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		whiskyant on Oct 18, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MacBook Pro 14-inch and MacBook Pro 16-inch How come when you upgrade to the 24 core M1 max, it adds +$600 when the upgrade lists it as +$200. After you try to remove the upgrade the price only drops by only -$200. Is this a bug?

huy-nguyen on Oct 18, 2021 [–]

I think the reason is that the upgraded CPU ($200 extra) automatically triggers an upgrade of the memory config from 16GB to 32GB ($400 extra). That explains the $600 increase.

whiskyant on Oct 18, 2021 | [–]

Ah, that makes sense.

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