Unrepairable-by-design machines which (for the few parts that can be replaced) explicitly require you to buy Apple branded parts at a premium… we must have different definitions of build quality, because using good materials on a poorly designed product still makes a poor product.
And yes, it’s true that everyone just solders RAM to the board and calls it a day now; Apple started that trend too. I agree they look nice. But they are not designed with the best interests of the consumer. They’re designed to maximize profits for Apple, despite the consumer also paying more for it.
But, to each their own. I also used to really enjoy their machines, but it was a long time ago (before they switched from PPC to Intel). Back in those days, Apple’s pricing was not nearly as batshit crazy as it is now. Since then, you consistently get less machine for more money. Doesn’t matter which device.
If I’m rich enough to buy an Apple product, I will never need to repair it, because I’ll just buy a new one in a year or two. QED. That is the entire product model, thus the point.
Apple products are extremely well built. There is no debate on that subject. They are extremely unrepairable. There is no debate on that subject. And this is not a conversation for the debate between those two subjects.
I will say this: I wish for repairable (or at least more repairable) products from Apple, but this is a very different conversation than “well-built products”
Edit: if I had said “well designed products”, then we might have a debate on the subject, but I didn’t.
I get where you’re coming from, and I get where you’re going, but the intersection you’re looking for just isn’t there
Unrepairable-by-design machines which (for the few parts that can be replaced) explicitly require you to buy Apple branded parts at a premium… we must have different definitions of build quality, because using good materials on a poorly designed product still makes a poor product.
And yes, it’s true that everyone just solders RAM to the board and calls it a day now; Apple started that trend too. I agree they look nice. But they are not designed with the best interests of the consumer. They’re designed to maximize profits for Apple, despite the consumer also paying more for it.
But, to each their own. I also used to really enjoy their machines, but it was a long time ago (before they switched from PPC to Intel). Back in those days, Apple’s pricing was not nearly as batshit crazy as it is now. Since then, you consistently get less machine for more money. Doesn’t matter which device.
A strawman argument upon which I will not engage
If I’m rich enough to buy an Apple product, I will never need to repair it, because I’ll just buy a new one in a year or two. QED. That is the entire product model, thus the point.
Apple products are extremely well built. There is no debate on that subject. They are extremely unrepairable. There is no debate on that subject. And this is not a conversation for the debate between those two subjects.
I will say this: I wish for repairable (or at least more repairable) products from Apple, but this is a very different conversation than “well-built products”
Edit: if I had said “well designed products”, then we might have a debate on the subject, but I didn’t.
I get where you’re coming from, and I get where you’re going, but the intersection you’re looking for just isn’t there