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Apple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599 (www.apple.com)
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[–] deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip 6 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

I got a laptop from 2017 off eBay for $50 with those same specs. Installed Linux on it and it was good to go. 600 is absolutely outrageous in a world where used hardware exists.

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

You got a machined-aluminium laptop with a battery lasting a full day and a hidpi screen, for fifty bucks?

[–] deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip -2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Do those things warrant 6x the price? Or, in reality, 12x the price? Let's be real here, the exact hardware specs down to material aside, is it?

[–] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Just to be clear in regard to your original comment:

600 is absolutely outrageous in a world where used hardware exists.

You expect manufacturers to sell laptops for fifty bucks?

[–] deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

I expect people to be able to obtain a laptop for 50 or 100 bucks, which they apparently can. Manufacturers should have to reckon with that fairly.

[–] MurrayL@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

You got a 2017 laptop with an A18 Pro chip? Wow that’s incredible!

[–] deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

No, 8gb of RAM (obviously older DDR but still) and 256gb or storage.

Of course the CPU and older components will be less powerful, but like... What do we use computers for now that we didn't in 2017? AI? Oh nooooo, what will I ever do without local AI...

I got a bargain, but say you can only get it for double what I paid. That's 1/6 the price. Why pay 600% more for a computer that's not even that much better?

[–] cole 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

this MacBook is going to have 10x the battery life of your used laptop, and weigh less.

plus, it's brand new so it has a warranty and doesn't require people to spend time searching for a good deal.

this is an excellent product launch at a good price and it is gonna sell like hotcakes

[–] deltaspawn0040@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 hour ago

Mine has a replaceable battery, in theory I can buy whatever quality level of battery I want :3

Again, 1200% the price.