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		The_Colonel on Jan 27, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Alder Lake Core i9 processor is faster than the M1... > So their entry level machines are a great deal -- you get the quality of a 5000€ machine for just 2500€ if you can live with limited storage. It sounds really weird to talk about 2500 EUR laptop as "entry level". > They want to offer computers at every price point They don't offer anything under 1000 EUR.

newaccount74 on Jan 27, 2022 [–]

It's the entry level configuration of that model.

Apple is doing the same as car companies: Make the base price of each model as low as possible and then charge ridiculous sums for extras.

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