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Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599 (www.apple.com)
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[–] 15 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They have had an ‘affordable’ Mac for a lot of their history. The Mac mini was a downright value for a while. They have had near $1000 laptops for most of my memory.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (2 children)

    Sorry but near $1000 and near $600 are not even remotely comparable.

    I got an HP EliteBook 840 G3 in 2017 for $565 with 24 GB of RAM and 512 GB storage. That was NEVER possible with any Apple laptop. Until now.

    Or actually, it still isn't now! The RAM and storage on this are absolutely abysmal for a 2026 laptop. PCs have already vastly eclipsed this bullshit.

    As an Apple devotee that pays your annual tithe to your exclusive, elitist blue bubble cult, you're welcome to crow about their smooth interface and nicer terminal and better privacy, but you will never, ever, ever beat PCs on price. Ever.

    Apple is a monopoly. Monopolistic exploitation that maximizes profit by keeping prices high and sales low is literally introductory level macroeconomics. They have never made their products good value for money, and they never will.

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