Apple By Ryan Whitwam Feb. 12, 2014 11:31 am
Apple stock shortages are nothing new — the company has even created stock trackers for past iPhone releases to help consumers know where they can go to get that little slice of smartphone heaven. However, when a product like the new Mac Pro is in short supply, things can get crazy. People have been waiting years for a new version of this product, and it’s just not very easy to get right now. Supply and demand being what it is, some people who were lucky enough to secure a Mac Pro early are cashing in by reselling for over 50% above retail.
The base configuration of the Mac Pro starts at $2,999. For that lofty price you get a 3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU, dual AMD Fire GPUs, 128GB of RAM, and 256GB of PCI-e flash storage. It’s a beast of a computer, and comes packed inside that odd little black cylinder. The computer can be customized with hardware that bumps the price up to as much as $9,599.
Most consumers who have successfully obtained a Mac Pro haven’t gone for that over 9,000 version, but the lesser models are creeping up there in price on the secondary market. Apple’s ship date for the American-made Mac Pro has slowly been slipping further out as more orders are put in. When the computer went up for sale in December, the delivery date almost immediately went to January, then to February. By early January, delivery dates were pushed to March, and just recently Apple changed that to April.
Several new-in-box Mac Pros of the base configuration are being listed on eBay for over $4,000. Even slightly used ones are going for a healthy premium. Prospective buyers have the option of getting gouged on eBay or waiting two or three months to get their computer. It’s not an enviable position to be in.
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The base configuration of the Mac Pro starts at $2,999. For that lofty price you get a 3.7GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon CPU, dual AMD Fire GPUs, 128GB of RAM, and 256GB of PCI-e flash storage. It’s a beast of a computer, and comes packed inside that odd little black cylinder. The computer can be customized with hardware that bumps the price up to as much as $9,599.
Most consumers who have successfully obtained a Mac Pro haven’t gone for that over 9,000 version, but the lesser models are creeping up there in price on the secondary market. Apple’s ship date for the American-made Mac Pro has slowly been slipping further out as more orders are put in. When the computer went up for sale in December, the delivery date almost immediately went to January, then to February. By early January, delivery dates were pushed to March, and just recently Apple changed that to April.
Several new-in-box Mac Pros of the base configuration are being listed on eBay for over $4,000. Even slightly used ones are going for a healthy premium. Prospective buyers have the option of getting gouged on eBay or waiting two or three months to get their computer. It’s not an enviable position to be in.
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