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Apple has a new $599.00 Laptop out...

Posted on 3/12/26 at 5:41 am
Posted by TigerGman
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 5:41 am
Should be fine for mostly web surfing and moderate use...



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Posted by Jackie Chan
Japan?
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 7:05 am to
So a Chromebook that cost half that?
Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 11:50 am to
Chromebooks run shitty arse chrome.


Huge difference.

LINK

You won't read that but you should, laptop industry is sweating.
Posted by Dallaswho
Texas
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 11:57 am to
These old school OEMs are exactly the reason Intel and AMD are forced to live in the dark ages of computing.

This is a prime example of how vertical integration and building for final purchasers instead of middlemen can produce incredible results. Unfortunately, there’s maybe five companies in America that realize that.
Posted by TigerGman
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 1:35 pm to
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So a Chromebook that cost half that?


Well for starters, you mean a data miner for half that.

Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 1:43 pm to
Yeah idk who would buy that thing until it's a reasonable price at say $399.

All plastic case
Nearly 2 year old A18 Pro iPhone chip
60Hz screen
8GB ram

$600 for that you'd have to be retarded.


Posted by Mr Roboto
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 2:18 pm to
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you'd have to be retarded.

I'd imagine apple is betting on the fact that a majority of their customer base is when it comes to technology
Posted by LostSnake18
Member since Jan 2008
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 2:31 pm to
You didnt even start well. Its not plastic. Its going to own the budget laptop space.
Posted by Fat Batman
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Member since Oct 2019
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Posted on 3/12/26 at 2:33 pm to
Chances of cracking open the case on a Neo and finding out its just a traded in iPhone 16 with cracked screen??
Posted by j1897
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 9:10 am to
It's all aluminum, if you can't even bother to read basic facts you probably shouldn't be talking about it.
Posted by UltimateHog
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 9:19 am to
Facts.
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 3/13/26 at 11:10 am to
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Chromebooks run shitty arse chrome.

Love Chrome.
Posted by TerryDawg03
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Member since Dec 2012
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Posted on 3/17/26 at 9:47 pm to
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Chances of cracking open the case on a Neo and finding out its just a traded in iPhone 16 with cracked screen??
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
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Posted on 3/17/26 at 10:08 pm to
Used Surface 4 was $300 including shipping 1.5 years ago. A Yoga IdeaPad 710S from 12 years ago with Mint installed resumes at the same speed.

Apple laptops are shite for the price.
This post was edited on 3/17/26 at 10:40 pm
Posted by UltimateHog
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Posted on 3/19/26 at 12:33 am to
Never underestimate how retarded the average Apple consumer is.
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
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Posted on 3/19/26 at 5:22 am to
Planning a trip to the Apple Store this weekend to check them out, my MacBook Pro has seen better days and we are looking at replacing an Air as well.
Posted by prplhze2000
Parts Unknown
Member since Jan 2007
57866 posts
Posted on 3/19/26 at 1:58 pm to
The new pro has been $1399 lately.
Posted by CCT
LA
Member since Dec 2006
6920 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 1:11 am to
The review on Tom’s Hardware is very well done. The reviewer makes it clear that it’s not a machine for heavy lifting that most people do not do anyway. Web surfing, documents, email, video are all more than satisfactory and should serve most people well.

Hell, most people don’t rip movies and music much anymore, rendering a 4K vid to 1080 took 9 minutes compared to a 5 minutes on a Surface and Snapdragon, but how many people do that, anyway? Some do, yes, but not really that many.

Many pros, few cons for an entry level computer.
One thing I did not like was that they do not have the camera light that lets the user know that the camera is on. The software solution is not enough, IMO. The reviewer said that this was not a good idea if you give one to a kid, and I agree.

Anyway, if I get another laptop this is the route I’ll go. My Windows Thinkpad is long in the tooth but I do t do hardly anything on it anymore.
Posted by TigerGman
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Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:45 am to
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Never underestimate how retarded the average Apple consumer is.


True, but could always be worse, they could be using Winblows instead.
Posted by UltimateHog
Thailand
Member since Dec 2011
69174 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 10:10 am to
Still a higher tech IQ than retarded Apple sheep.
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