A MacBook worth 1400 euro can sell for about 1150 euro after one year. That's 250 euro a year for a brand new device.
As a student, you even get a free MacBook, if you look smart at the purchase. The device loses less value within a year than the student discount is high. (This year you even got the headphones for the discounted device, which you could sell for 200 euro)
As a student you get the device so about 80% of the normal price. The loss of value is pretty much 20% in the first year => device is free if you repeat it every year.
That's why I'm wondering: are there Windows laptops as cheap as MacBooks?
There are so many Windows laptop that are much cheaper than Macbook. However, when looking at Cheaper model of performance, not much is expected.
How can I get a free Windows laptop as fast as the latest MacBook? Thought that works only with MacBooks?
Sorry but if you want a lot of power, you should spend more money.
MacBooks are not fast.
But I want to spend exactly 0 euro and have it as good a device as the latest MacBook. At Apple, I have this option. Now I ask if and how it works with Windows. So you write again that there's no way?
A laptop for 0 Euro? I want that too.
Each device loses 20% (and more) in value not just after one year, but also after one day. What exactly do you study? After your calculation, you could do that every day and so still on it. By the way, Widows laptops are always cheaper than MacBooks.
Yes, as a student, that works. Have you even read the question? "Total cost of ownership" is 0 euro. The purchase price should not interest anyone.
OK. Then I can camouflage myself as a student to get free Macbook. I'll try it right away.
The student discount from Apple is limited to a few weeks and one device per year. If there were always, yes then I could get rich. Check the sold items on Ebay. MacBooks lose about 20% in value after one year. Please contact me again if my bill is wrong.
The discount is from Apple. Sorry, but second hand computers would never buy. Even if you would give it to me.
Of course, I only asked this question to dissuade people from thinking about the purchase price. A rational buyer expects the value of the "Total Cost of Ownership". Example: I buy a cheap printer, but the cartridges cost 200 euro a year. Then the purchase price is low, but the TCO is huge. And this is exactly where the price-performance ratio between Windows and Apple laptops separates in my view. But I also like to be corrected.
The device is absolutely new, welded in its original packaging. Student discount is available on brand new from the apple.com original website.
The reference to Ebay was only used to estimate the loss of value in the first year.
It is correct that MacBooks have a relatively small loss in value. However, they are far too expensive and many Windows laptops offer more power for the same money or the same performance for less money.
So if you want to buy a laptop and keep it, you probably have more of a good Windows machine.
If you buy a calculator for 1200 euro and use for 5 years, that's 240 euro per year. You do not have to constantly migrate data and programs, take care of selling and are not dependent on the price development.
You could look how price stable, for example. Surface Pro or Surface Laptop devices are. I can imagine that they hold up well too.
The 2019 MacBook got a much faster processor this year. I think many know nothing about it. The performance comparisons should therefore be reconsidered.
You did not enter into the case of the student discount. Do you agree that you can't beat this technique with any other device?
Both the Surface Pro 7 and the Surface Laptop 3 have Intel 10th generation processors, but there's nothing new. The large surface laptop even has an AMD Ryzen with the largest iGPU (a special configuration for Microsoft Surface), which gives this laptop significantly better graphics performance than other laptops without a dedicated graphics card, as the AMD iGPUs are far superior to Intel's. In addition, he has a touch screen. The Surface Pro is a 2-in-1, making it a digital notepad and graphics tablet. These are all features that MacBooks do not have, although they cost more and do not really have more power. This is often limited in MacBooks by an insufficient cooling system.
No, I definitely do not agree that MacBooks are particularly good. Especially for students, a Surface Pro is much better and more useful as it can do many things that a MacBook Pro can't do at all. Apple pays more for a device that can do less.
