Ya, the ones without the upgrades are easier to build? LOL
Hi, you must be new to Apple products. Here's how it works:
The factory has, say, ten production lines.
NINE of those production lines are geared towards fastest-possible assembly of standard models, as those are going to outsell all others by a wide margin (and Apple has already configured them to likely sweet spots, based on past sales data that only they have), and are also the models that every dealer worldwide is going to stock.
ONE of those production lines does the CTO models, where each machine is configured to different specs and requires different parts. Probably, now that the configuration options are so limited, those are probably collected and just done on alternate days or alternate shifts for maximum efficiency.
I'm not making this up; it's how production has been set up for the last fifteen years, at least.
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The graphics RAM will make more of a difference if you need it.
The factory has, say, ten production lines.
NINE of those production lines are geared towards fastest-possible assembly of standard models, as those are going to outsell all others by a wide margin (and Apple has already configured them to likely sweet spots, based on past sales data that only they have), and are also the models that every dealer worldwide is going to stock.
ONE of those production lines does the CTO models, where each machine is configured to different specs and requires different parts. Probably, now that the configuration options are so limited, those are probably collected and just done on alternate days or alternate shifts for maximum efficiency.
I'm not making this up; it's how production has been set up for the last fifteen years, at least.