"Stronger, better, faster?...It's harder to recommend it to consumers given the price; the cheaper 13-inch model provides more than enough performance for the majority of consumers' daily tasks..."
In my estimation, there are mainly three types of people who would spend $6,699, $3,500, or even $2,699 on this laptop: creative professionals and developers (and the companies that employ them) whose livelihoods depend on performance, core gamers who are married to the Mac platform and have no other viable choices with strong enough video performance, and well-heeled consumers who just want the best computer they can buy, whether they need it or not.