New MacBook Pros based on M2 Pro an M2 Max chips

M2 MacBook Pros seem powerful but don't add value over M1 for me. And M1 MacBook Pro trade-in has has plummeted way more than I would have expected making me think I should only ever buy these on monthly installments.

While it is great that Apple is adopting a good cadence for updating core components in their laptops, this particular update seems less useful to me than I would have liked. What is even more disappointing is that the trade-in value of the 13-month old M1 MacBook Pro that I payed $3,500 is now only $1,400. And the purchase price of a new M2 MacBook Pro at a similar configuration (albeit M2 instead of M1) is about exactly the same at $3,500. I don’t get more storage, better camera, or better SD card slot at the same cost - the things that I care for the most and expected. The display remains the same as well, though I didn’t really need that upgraded.

Guess I can wait for another year to upgrade - at which point my current M1 may be worth almost nothing. Alternatively, I can upgrade and choose to pay monthly installments this time so that next time I can probably get the new machine with almost the same monthly payment. Apple may wittingly or unwittingly be pushing us into a subscription style pricing or an upgrade program similar to what they have with the phones.