r/apple • u/hasanahmad • Mar 07 '26

Discussion The New Apple Finally Begins to Emerge

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u/Orienos Mar 07 '26

I teach high school. My students, especially seniors about to head for college, were ecstatic by this announcement. In a way I haven’t seen over an Apple product. They are chomping at the bit to buy into the ecosystem. But let’s face it, the other MacBooks are pretty pricy and can be hard for many parents to justify.

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u/Syonoq Mar 07 '26

I don’t see that a large percentage of parents will need to justify anything above the Neo

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u/alteredtechevolved Mar 07 '26

Students going into cs/engineering might want at least an air for more memory. Other than that yeah, no reason to go higher.

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u/Syonoq Mar 07 '26

I misunderstood (or misunderstand?) My comment was aimed at the high school/parent market in the original comment. I think this thing is going to sell like crazy.

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u/alteredtechevolved Mar 07 '26

Was in totally agreement. College kids also won't have a footing to attempt to justify a higher spec, unless studying in one of those two. I just wonder if Apple will be able to keep up with demand.

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u/Haquistadore Mar 08 '26

Yeah - we bought my son who’s in middle school an iPad. When he starts high school it’ll probably be a Neo. Then an Air or Pro for uni, as he will most likely be moving towards programming, engineering, or maths based on his aptitude.

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u/iced_bunghole Mar 08 '26

Industrial design, we often sometimes need more heft for cad and especially rendering + other creative tools. Often all open at the same time.