New MacBook Pro Surpasses Total Sales of Nearly All Notable Laptops in Five Days [Chart]

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Posted November 9, 2016 at 4:02pm by iClarified

Despite an outcry from professional users, Apple's new MacBook Pro has surpassed the total sales of nearly all notable laptops in just five days, reports Slice.

Slice Intelligence reports that in the first five days of availability online, the latest model generated over seven times the revenue that the MacBook 12-inch did during its April 2015 launch. The new model’s sales already equal 78 percent of all the revenue generated by the MacBook 12-inch since it became available, and has accumulated more revenue than any other laptop this year.

New MacBook Pro Surpasses Total Sales of Nearly All Notable Laptops in Five Days [Chart]

Slice also notes that 40% of Apple laptop owners who bought a MacBook in 2014 switched to another brand. Dell and Asus computers were the most popular brands for switchers.

Over 80% of shoppers who bought a MacBook Pro in the first five days were men. That's a similar breakdown to early buyers of the Apple Watch.

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Ke.x - November 18, 2016 at 9:53am

@Tao Pai Pai, my pseudo Japanese expert, could you comment on this, please?!

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Yo - November 10, 2016 at 12:36am

Dude if people are giving money to Apple for their laptops, that means they're doing a good job. Say what you will about those people but given there's so many of them, maybe they see something you don't.

Yo - November 10, 2016 at 3:30am

Samsung does a good job with the vast majority of their products, yes. That's why people give them so much money. Anyway, you clearly still love Apple and are fecking passionate about them judging by your essay length diatribes.

Stewart Patterson - November 10, 2016 at 3:24pm

I'm one of those newcomers. I started off with an iPod, then went to an iPhone, and then dived in with an iPad, iPad Air, iPod Touch, iPod Shuffle, Apple TV, MacBook Pro, iMac, Powerbeats wireless earphones, Apple Wat... I'm sure you know where I'm headed. Thing is - for (relative) newcomers like me, there's the whole ecosystem thing. I think it's a truism that the more Apple products you own, the better each constituent part is. And even more importantly, whilst Apple might be losing the loyalty of those who stuck with the brand in the glory days, it DOES have the loyalty of a whole load of new customers. Customers who developed their relationship with Apple via the iPhone and/or the iPad. I have a 2013 MacBook Pro and after many years of using Windows from various hardware OEMs, I find my MPB an absolute joy to use. It's as fast as the day I purchased it, and I prefer macOS to Windows 10 (which I use at work). Put simply - I like the way that Apple products hang together. I like the tiny little design touches (such as the way that I don't need to enter a password on my iMac or MacBook, if I'm wearing my Apple Watch). But I see where you're coming from. It's like being a fan of Madonna in her 80s glory days and looking at the people who are buying her new music now, thinking "Yeah...but she's a shadow of herself". Thing is - it's only if you've lived through the past that you would have the power of comparison. (Insert any other singer if Madonna isn't your cup of tea).

Stewart Patterson - November 10, 2016 at 6:01pm

An excellent question. Losing the MagSafe? Appalling decision. That little connector has saved my MacBook Pro twice in the past 12 months. I think its removal is a step backwards. However, it's not something that would prevent me from upgrading at some point in the future - it's just that, well the model I have is so well put together that unless it break it, it's going to be a loooong time before I consider replacing it. But when I do upgrade, I will stick with the MacBook because the features I enjoy heavily outweigh the negatives. Regarding the connectivity thing...I've never actually connected anything to my MacBook Pro. My workhorse is my iMac. That's where my iTunes library resides, and where I do my photo editing etc.

Ace* - November 10, 2016 at 8:09pm

So your logic is that if a lot of people are doing something then whatever they are doing has validity and is logical. That's completely false. Again, most people are manipulated by marketing. Marketing. Especially regarding Apple products.

Ace* - November 9, 2016 at 10:27pm

iDevicePro- I actually own a bunch of Apple products also. Had the iPhone 6 Plus and currently use an iPhone 5s. I have a mid-2011 MacBook Air with thunderbolt that is still awesome because I upgraded the ssd via OWC. Too bad you can't upgrade new MacBooks.... I also own an HP laptop with Windows 7 that I use as a desktop replacement. Got it for less than $1000 for hardware that is twice is much in a MacBook and can be easily upgraded. MacBooks look great (better design than PC laptops) and you're paying a lot for that, obviously.

Ace* - November 9, 2016 at 7:44pm

Geeks who are really smart (computer science degree, engineers, etc.) are a minority and are not the people buying Macs and Apple products. Most people buying Mac and Apple are usually not as informed and are simply not as smart. Tons of people in fashion and hipsters who are into brands but don't really even know what an ssd is...

jojojojojojojojojo - November 9, 2016 at 9:32pm

Ironic thing to write since the MacBook ssd is the fastest stock ssd on the market

What - November 9, 2016 at 4:15pm

And still there are hypocrites criticizing the new macbook pro.....

Ace* - November 9, 2016 at 7:47pm

Totally agree with you iDevice Pro. It's not a coincidence that the people trolling you for making valid points and criticism can't even articulate a complete thought or give logical reasons as to how you are incorrect... They really don't know what they're talking about.

d05c787 - November 9, 2016 at 9:50pm

Dude, chill... don't buy it then, you do have other computers to pick.... my god you are acting like its the end of the world!!

SpeakLogic - November 11, 2016 at 7:04am

I completely agree if more people especially CELEBRITIES would come out and speak for the common people about how wrong their direction is going and how to fix it would help everyone instead of Blindly following a corporation!!