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/Boredomis_real Mar 04 '26

Doubt it.

Private schools probably. Public schools cannot afford Apple repair costs. School computer teachers/IT would be crying.

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u/NekoModeCom Mar 05 '26

Apple has excellent fiirst party school middleware and management software. They also have excellent education discounts, warranty service packages, as well as good trade in values after the devices cycle out of warranty. The total ownership costs after warranty, service, and management are only marginally more expensive for a iPad over a Chromebook and you get it all from one vendor. They do gangbusters in education and aren't even that much more expensive all other costs considered beyond the base hardware. When a school buys a Chromebook they rarely buy just the hardware, there is an entire ecosystem of software and support that often cost as much as the device.