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Apple is finally making cheap computers

The $599 MacBook Neo is the company’s first true budget product. Why now?
In the 1980s, there was a truly staggering amount of choice for a consumer looking to purchase a home computer. On the high end, something like an Apple Lisa, a business-class IBM PC, or a workstation ...
Apple is breaking the price ceiling with a new laptop based on the A18 Pro chip, a colorful aluminum design and battery life of up to 16 hours.
I've covered the mini-PC market for several years, being a huge proponent of the concept. Both my parents were working from computers purchased in 2012, before I upgraded them to a couple of mini-PCs ...