Is this the end of chromebooks?
Not only can you buy two and a half Chromebooks with this, they never had much uptake outside a few countries school system.
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#112It's interesting that to get to the price point of $499 (edu) or $599 that what Apple did was - No touchID on the base model - 8GB of RAM - USB 3 and the second port is USB 2 - No MagSafe. But, you can still get a 512 gb of SSD and it adds the TouchID sensor back. For education the upgrade may actually make sense.
The RAM and USB limitation likely has little to do with price point and all to do with the limitations of the A18pro SoC. It's really not a chip designed to be put into PCs
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#113Whats "neo" about this compared to the last macbook they put out?
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#114$599, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB, *No* Touch ID $699, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB, Touch ID Honestly pretty fantastic product and price. This is clearly targeted towards education but I think I will happily replace by MacBook Air M1 with this :)
The ram is the only thing that I think is a little light, but with the ram situation in the world, asking for 12-16 GB have been too much.
This looks like a huge step-up from most Chromebooks, which are frankly junk. Apple, however, will need to build education software and services to really get schools to commit.
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#115Ugh. Why is is so much more expensive in Denmark? Here it's DKK5499 for the 256 GB version. That's USD857.
That's only a little more than the EU price of 699 Euro or approx $813. Part of that is VAT which is included the price (right?) instead of being added at checkout like the US. That would bring the USD price up to $713. IDK where the rest of the increase would come from though.
edit: Denmark VAT is actually 25% not 20% so the USD price plus Denmark VAT is ~$750
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#116How is it Apple can make a whole laptop cheaper than the phones they sell? Phones are costing more while laptops are going down in price.
probably a lot of economics going on, such as early age vendor lock-in, and new market acquisition loss-leaders, but ultimately it's not cutting edge hardware. So the same reason the laptop you bought 2 years ago is half the cost it is today. Granted, even that is not purely a cost only decision. Stratify any market and see how much you can get each segment to pay, and convince them they are getting the best deal for their money.
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#1178GB RAM was actually pretty workable for lightweight work… until they shipped Tahoe. Now macOS is just a slog doing even the most basic things unless you’re at 16GB. Sure hope macOS 27 comes with some serious performance optimization. But hey the colors are cute.
I'm typing this on an 8gb MacBook and Tahoe. it's mostly fine
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#118This is a very smart move and I love it! Absolutely the best device I can get for my parents.
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#119How is it Apple can make a whole laptop cheaper than the phones they sell? Phones are costing more while laptops are going down in price.
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#120Can't seem to find what is the processor on this thing?