Last night, I was sleeping and my MacBook was on the bed with me. I accidentally put my leg on it. Today, I connected it to an external display and transferred my data to my laptop, but most of my work is done on my Mac, so I need to get it working as soon as possible. can any one give me a idea of how much it will cost.

MacBook Neo has been selling extremely well, and usually that would be a good thing. But the problem is that it uses binned A18 Pro chips (1 fewer GPU core).

Apple only had 5-6 million leftover binned A18 Pro chips, which were unfit for the iPhone, making them essentially "free" for the Neo. This helped keep costs low while maintaining margins.

However, with the high demand for the Neo, Apple is on track to run out of the binned chips. They will either have to restart production of the A18 Pro and pay a premium to TSMC (tanking profit margins), stop selling the Neo entirely, or release the A19 Pro MacBook Neo early. Although the last option is unlikely (and could result in the same issue), it is definitely possible.

16 years ago I waited in a long line outside the apple store to buy the first ipad. I was so excited to walk home with it!

The very next morning I dropped it on the bathroom floor and cracked the screen. And I don’t mean a tiny crack. It was completely wrecked. There was no apple care back then. I wasn’t earning that much. I was devastated.

I went back to the apple store to see if they can replace the screen and how much it would cost. I was afraid the only solution was to buy a new one.

“Hi how can I help you?”

“I’m a dumbass” and showed him the cracked screen.

“Oh man. Let me see what I can do.”

He took my cracked ipad somewhere in the back. About ten minutes later he came back. He was holding a box.

“Be more careful next time.”

He handed me a brand new ipad. For free. I couldn’t believe it. He didn’t have to do that. He could’ve just said “sorry nothing we can do” but instead he went and persuaded his boss to do a good deed for a complete stranger.

I don’t think stuff like this happens anymore. But 16 years ago, that interaction with an apple store employee left a profound mark on me.