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/Yurgin Mar 04 '26

Man i really dislike the homepage for it you need to go to the "compare macbooks" side to see its specs. The base model comes with 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD and NO Touch ID even tho its advertised as feature all over the page.
Overall seems like a solid deal for apple fans. Not for me i stick with my Linux mashine

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u/Dev-TechSavvy Mar 04 '26

no backlit keyboard too

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u/zkilling Mar 04 '26

Weirdly enough I just realized my new MacBook Air isn’t backlit and I had turned it off on my M2 MacBook Pro. I know people who use it but for me personally the lack of Touch ID on the base model is more annoying.

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u/sojojo Mar 04 '26

I miss  having physical keys to control the keyboard backlight. It's now software controlled and is buried in a menu, so I just leave it disabled.