New Computer

I just ordered a new computer. It is the new 14″ MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip. I was going to buy it in early December, but my sister was going on a trip to Oregon and wanted to see if she could find it at a Costco up there. Oregon does not have sales tax. At the time, I could have picked one up at a local Apple Store. By the time she went to Oregon, every MacBook is sold out, everywhere.

I ended up just ordering from the Apple Store website today. The computer won’t arrive until 3-4 weeks later. I do not know whether the new MacBooks are super popular or if production is affected by the semiconductor supply chain issues. Anyway, this is the model I bought:

I did not purchase any additional software or peripherals, so the price was $2,499 plus $4 recycling file and sales tax. Total was about $2,700. It is a nice computer, but that feels really expensive. It is to replace my old mid-2012 MacBook Air that has been running slow, and it does not even have the latest OSX version.

I mention this because I would not have purchased it several years ago. It seems way too expensive. But after going through dialysis, heart surgery, and kidney transplant, I am less concerned about being too frugal.