Apple Mac Pro Wheels Kit (opens in new tab)

All founders on HN when they see this no doubt have a twinge of envy. Imagine creating a brand so successful that you could do this.

Before you mock it. This is not for YOU. Just like the monitor stand. It is way more about the form than the function. You go into a big time executive/creative head/hedge funder's office and it is baller, except for that ugly ass plasticy monitor stand on their desk (Dell Circa 2002). For a $1000 that eyesore turns into a piece of art, considering they likely have art pieces on the walls worth $50-100k it is a no brainer. Same thing for the wheels. I would say I would never buy one but if $1000 wheels were the equivalent of a latte to me... sure wtf not? People whined at Apple for not making a "pro" product for awhile, then they made one that was too "pro" apparently. By pro, I mean gets PAID not gets by. Now they will whine about definitions of pro. Apple has a pretty good idea of what "rich suckers" will buy.

To me, the "feet kit" is the bigger eyebrow raiser. Even though the total cost is less, the wheels actually... you know, they turn. They're wheels. They perform a function that's somewhat greater than a brick sitting on the ground.

The feet kit is half the cost, but they're feet. It's like they're designed for safe use in operating theaters or something.

Serious question - Who puts towers on wheels? If you need to move a computer don’t you normally use a cart that has eg a display and keyboard on it?

The price is a marketing move. Apple couldn't care less if they sold 12 units of these wheels-kits per year, as long as it gets people talking about Apple. "There is no such thing as bad publicity"

This is AUD. In either case, I'm not entirely surprised.

I'm repeating what many have said before: If you're a legit pro / enterprise, the value behind the Mac Pro is probably a lot more than the minuscule amount you'd pay.

For comparison, I've made 10x from my MBP, so I'd say the value and quality was worth it.

Edit: Ok, yes obviously you shouldn't be comparing the price of your work with your laptop of choice: but the experience and quality was definitely worth it more than the Dell XPS. I mostly ssh/use sublime into bigger servers, but the quality of Macs in general are so good that I don't put much focus on performance.

When Dell charges $200 for a $2 stamped metal server rail no one bats an eye

A new set of wheels for your average Honda or Toyota costs just about as much. I want these and I don’t even own a Mac Pro. ;)

Don’t complain about the price. This isn’t for you. It’s for pros who need the best rolling performance to do their jobs. I mean, when the pros’ time costs $$$$/hr, are they really going to buy some knock off wheels for $500 and risk getting octagonal ones made in China instead? At least you know these will be perfect circles.

I wonder if they have locks. Seems like you can just pop em off, put em in a bag. Pretty expensive accessory.

...and they continued to pay it, despite it being an obvious rip-off. Until one day they didn't.

US $699 https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MX572ZM/A/apple-mac-pro-w...

The Mac Pro starts at $6,000. You can build a better PC for less than half that.

In my opinion, the Mac Pro and its relevant accessories are targeting a luxury customer that doesn't really care how much it costs.

I'm sure that Apple is conducting a social experiment to see how much money people are willing to pay for their products.

Still no brakes?

So this is why everyone in the valley needs mega pay checks. Likely Made in PRC made casters, $700 USD + shipping and tax. If there were ever a sign that Apple is charging too much for their products (as if the signs weren't already there over and over)...

wow

Uh huh...