Why is the Apple Thousand Yuan Line so expensive? With the end of Apple's new product launch conference, all kinds of new products on the shelves have also become a hot topic for everyone. There is a kind of data line that can be called "sky-high price", which has caused heated discussion and spit by netizens. Why is the Apple Thousand Yuan Line so expensive?
Why is the Apple Thousand Yuan Line so expensive? 1 For Apple, their accessories are never cheap, and this time, "1.8 meter Li Lei 4 Pro line costs 949 yuan" has rushed to the hot search. Everyone complains that it's expensive, but of course, it's not their fault. Brand premium+Intel's expensive patent fee * * * is the same.
Whether you think it's expensive or not, Apple will launch a 3-meter lightning 4 Pro line at a price of 1 169 yuan. Then, after such a comparison, is the 3-meter line more cost-effective?
According to the product introduction of Apple official website, the biggest highlight of this cable includes the display device (black woven design) which is not easy to be wound, and supports Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4, USB-C and USB interfaces. The highest data transmission rate can reach 40Gb/s, and the highest power supply can reach 100W.
Users can use this cable to connect a Mac equipped with Thunderbolt 3 or Thunderbolt 4(USB-C) port to displays and devices equipped with Thunderbolt (USB-C) and USB ports, such as Studio Display, Pro Display XDR, dock and hard disk.
So, why is this cable so expensive? At present, Thunderbolt 4 interface is charged by PD 100W, and the price of 2-meter-long data cable is 499 yuan, which is about half the price of Apple. The next brand of bedside sells 868 yuan, which is the same as that of Apple, so from this perspective, the market price of Thunderbolt 4 interface is not low.
Some people in the supply chain said that the lightning interface is basically oriented to corporate customers, which may be difficult for ordinary users to accept. Most of Apple's user groups are relatively receptive to this product, and of course, more importantly, Intel's high patent fees.
According to people in the supply chain, Intel's patent fee for Thunderbolt 4 can account for at least 10% of the cost of a single data cable, so such a data cable can't be cheap, so in the final analysis, the patent fee has a great impact.
Why is the Apple Thousand Yuan Line so expensive? With the end of Apple's new product launch, all kinds of new products on the shelves have also become a hot topic, especially Studio Display with its own A 13 chip, which costs tens of thousands.
In order to give Studio Display a perfect experience, Apple also specially prepared various related accessories for it, such as a black seconds control three-piece suit that matches the color scheme of the display screen.
Among them, there is a data line that can be called "sky-high price", which not surprisingly triggered a hot discussion and spit by netizens. This is a black "Lightning 4 Pro Connecting Line" with a line length of1.8m.. Apple sold for 949 yuan, almost the price of an entry-level mobile phone.
Although ordinary users keep complaining about IQ tax, in fact, many digital bloggers think that the price of this cable is not exaggerated, because an ordinary lightning data cable needs to be around 400 yuan, and the specifications of this new product of Apple are almost full, basically at the top of the pyramid.
The specific specifications are as follows:
-The data transmission rate can be up to 40Gb/s.
-USB 3. 1 The second generation data transmission rate can reach 10Gb/s at the highest.
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-display port video output (HBR3)
-Connect to devices and displays that support Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4 or USB-C and USB.
-The maximum power supply can reach100W.
-Woven design, it is not easy to entangle when rolled.
-Li Lei logo is easy to identify and will not be confused with other connecting wires.
-Connect up to six Lightning 3 devices in a daisy chain.
Therefore, this data cable is not an ordinary USB Type-C cable, but the lightning 4 standard data cable with the highest specification at present.
More importantly, it is exactly the same as the price of two rice noodles sold by Apple two years ago.
The new model, with Studio Display, Pro Display XDR and other equipment, can give full play to all the performance, and it is still worth the money.
Why is Apple's thousand yuan line so expensive? Apple has once again demonstrated its strong ability to make money.
Some time ago, Apple 145 yuan's screen wipers boarded the Internet hot search, and many netizens complained that Apple charged "IQ tax". Now Apple has once again introduced a high-priced accessory-1.8m long thunderbolt 4 pro Studio Display cable, which costs 949 yuan in official website. In addition, Apple will launch a 3m cable in the future at a price of 16544.
Apple Shelf 1.8 m Connection Line 949 yuan.
At 2: 00 am on March 9, Apple's spring conference arrived as scheduled, and launched a new color scheme for iPhone 13 series. Cook introduced that both iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro have added the new color Cangling Green, which will be accepted for booking this Friday and officially launched in March 18.
Among them, the starting price of the new iPhone SE is 3499 yuan, and the iPhone 13 series has ushered in a brand-new Cangling green color scheme.
At the same time, Apple also introduced a series of accessories. The Studio monitor released by Apple this time comes with Thunderbolt 4Pro cable of1m.. Official website has also put up a 1.8m Li lei 4Pro cable at a price of 949 yuan, and the price of the 3m Li lei 4Pro cable to be launched in the future is 1 169 yuan.
According to Apple's official website product introduction, the biggest highlight of this line includes the difficulty of winding.
This 1.8m cable is designed with black braid, so it is not easy to tangle when rolled. It also supports data transmission of Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s), USB 3. 1 second generation data transmission (up to 10Gb/s) and video output of DisplayPort (HBR3), up to 60 GB/s.