Watch: Hands-on with Apple's entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro with USB-C

How does it compare to a $500 Windows laptop with similar specs?  I know the screen won't be as good.  It won't be as light.  It will be running Windows.  FFS, I have about just about everything Apple makes in my house: I'm willing to pay a premium for Apple quality, security, etc. but they got the pricing on this wrong.

(iMac 27", Macbook Air 11", Macbook Pro (2), Watch (2) Time Capsule, iPhone 7 (2), iPhone 6+, iPhone 6s, iPad Mini, iPad Mini3, iPad2, iPad Air2 - perhaps I've forgotten something? Sold the old AppleTV a few weeks ago)  

williamh said:

How does it compare to a $500 Windows laptop with similar specs?  I know the screen won't be as good.  It won't be as light.  It will be running Windows.  FFS, I have about just about everything Apple makes in my house: I'm willing to pay a premium for Apple quality, security, etc. but they got the pricing on this wrong.

(iMac 27", Macbook Air 11", Macbook Pro (2), Watch (2) Time Capsule, iPhone 7 (2), iPhone 6+, iPhone 6s, iPad Mini, iPad Mini3, iPad2, iPad Air2 - perhaps I've forgotten something? Sold the old AppleTV a few weeks ago)  

There will be no comparison to a $500 PC, as the adage is absolutely true that you get what you pay for. Maybe look at the good side of what Apple has done for you - the new higher priced, and to those that see the lack of old USB and card reader as a negative, rMBP's will likely have a positive effect on the price of the previous generation rMBP's. So perhaps you can sell your old MBP's and pay less for the updated version?

I really wish you could get this model without the Air class processor. I really want to get the best i7 processor I can get in a 13 inch size, but the touch bar doesn't appeal to me at all, nor does paying for it. :(

williamh said:

How does it compare to a $500 Windows laptop with similar specs?  I know the screen won't be as good.  It won't be as light.  It will be running Windows.  FFS, I have about just about everything Apple makes in my house: I'm willing to pay a premium for Apple quality, security, etc. but they got the pricing on this wrong.

(iMac 27", Macbook Air 11", Macbook Pro (2), Watch (2) Time Capsule, iPhone 7 (2), iPhone 6+, iPhone 6s, iPad Mini, iPad Mini3, iPad2, iPad Air2 - perhaps I've forgotten something? Sold the old AppleTV a few weeks ago)  

Totally. I expected 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD as a base config at an $1800/$2400 price point, even accounting for the Apple premium. Apple, you could have had my money, I was ready to insta-buy before the reveal.

main problem vs the air is one less usb port, not the best experience for people upgrading to a pro which Jobs traditionally filled with IO possibilities. In that audio comparison on my end the 15" sounded fuller and more bass!