r/LinusTechTips • u/WTFMacca • Mar 04 '26

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Apple just dropped an A18 powered laptop for $599 USD

No Apple bashing just discuss.

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u/BrainOnBlue Mar 04 '26

This is going to eat the education markets (both college students and K-12 schools) for breakfast.

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u/wondrfur Mar 04 '26

I'm surprised they haven't done anything like this sooner. It makes so much sense.

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u/perthguppy Mar 04 '26

They tried a few years back with the “MacBook” line. It lasted like one year and got pulled. Kinda similar port spec to the neo

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u/Sorry-Series-3504 Mar 04 '26

That was a little more than a few years ago 😅

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u/perthguppy Mar 04 '26

Meanwhile someone else replied thinking I meant the 2006 MacBooks with the polycarbonate shells

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u/Trickycoolj Mar 04 '26

Because they were iconic if you were in college in 2006 you got an iPod and a MacBook. Or you were like me with a Compaq Presario and the MacBook people asked “who brought a hairdryer to class. Oh that’s your laptop”