$600 MacBook in 2026 is absolutely insane to me. Around 2007/08 when I started using MacBooks as a student the entry level ones used to be 1200€.
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It's pretty. But I recently bought a Lenovo IdeaPad at Costco for less, with 16GB ram and 1TB SDD and am running Linux Mint on it, which I'm getting way more out of than any other Mac I've owned.
Without a doubt the Mac's screen is better than mine. But I feel like, all things considered, what I have can do more (and probably for longer). I'm happy to see something like this come along and take the wind out of Microslop's sails (and sales). At the same time, I feel like one is able to get far more value out of a less-costly machine. If one were going to switch OSes anyway, why not Linux? I guess they're banking on people already owning iPhones and therefore making this a more seamless transition or whatever...
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They really said 'Cheap' and $600 in the same sentence.
They sell 4 wheels for $700. People buy it.
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A renewed interest in competing with Chromebooks?
Can’t complain. My kids need to use something beyond my 8 year old Surface.
If it had more memory I'd be on board. 8GB is fucking rough.
Honestly if it forces software to be leaner going down the line, I'm ok with memory crunches (it won't, but I'm just thinking out loud).
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Honestly this seems absolutely incredible for the vast majority of people, a good MacBook at a decent price point. Benchmarks haven't come out yet but I heard its as good if not better than the M1. For the vast majority of people that's good enough, and even with the worse battery the real world battery life is gonna be amazing.
Also for those complaining about Linux support the main competition is Windows laptops running Snapdragon X Elite which should have somewhat similar performance and also doesn't support Linux. Hell the snapdragon x2 probably won't support Linux either. These laptops cost two times as much as this and usually with significantly worse build quality.
I'm not mad about this, especially with Google pushing Gemini so hard on all their devices. I pulled up the Chromebook site to see their current offerings, and the prominent advertisement for Gemini is pretty disgusting after fresh news of another death.
Question, what is the used market for Macs like?
I can't check the prices for the USA, but I really wonder if getting an used M1 Air wouldn't end up being better bang for your buck?
Probably, so I would guess the core audience to be businesses or schools who need a few hundred a year, but had no need for the computational power of more expensive models.
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Why would anyone buy a new laptop when the second hand market is so available? It's all just novelty. I wouldn't touch this, all I can think about is what it'll look like in the second hand market in about 3 years.
Older ThinkPads are unbeatable, especially those that still have the CPU sockets in them, and can be upgraded. I put an i7-4702MQ into my L440, now it performs really well with Manjaro, at the cost of sometimes draining the CPU in 30-60 minutes under very high loads (battery might need some rebuilding).
I wouldn't touch this, all I can think about is what it'll look like in the second hand market in about 3 years.
That's pretty sad, tbh.
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I think it would be good for the industry. Windows had a stronghold in this price bracket and a competition is never bad especially considering how MS is pushing AI into W11.