So happy with my base M4 purchase for $499 when it released. I even snagged a 1TB replacement drive for $199 a year ago. Feels like I got the last train out.
I wish I picked one up last fall when the stores were trying to clear them out. Now you can’t even buy them in person.
I feel that way about my GPU for normal gaming use. Now I’m afraid of it dying on me.
Same thing for me! Got it with the education discount when it came out in 2024 and, although I've been pretty disappointed with macOS, it's crazy to see that the price increased by $300 in less than 2 years, with no sign of the price increases slowing down.
What will happen once people are priced out of buying computers? I find this worrying.