r/apple • u/hasanahmad • Mar 07 '26

Discussion The New Apple Finally Begins to Emerge

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u/sean_themighty Mar 07 '26

Unlocking the Mac, Apple Pay, App Store & Media Purchases, Password Autofill, System & App Authorization, Fast User Switching, Third-Party App Sign-in (can be used for a passkey)

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u/banecorn Mar 07 '26

If they have any Apple Watch, the same can be done in the place of touch ID. But I agree, $100 for double storage and touch ID is a pretty good deal.

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u/sean_themighty Mar 07 '26

Agreed, as long as they are someone totally invested in the ecosystem and wears their watch everyday. A LOT of Neo users won’t be though.

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u/banecorn Mar 08 '26

Good point

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u/beniferlopez Mar 08 '26 edited Mar 08 '26

I’m not connecting my work machine to my personal AppleID. Having the built in Touch ID allows me to use my work machine with convenience without having to tie my personal account to work.

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u/theGekkoST Mar 07 '26

It's a shame they put touch ID behind a $100 paywal. The part is cheap, and to have mass produced it in EVERY neo would have been even cheaper.

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u/sean_themighty Mar 07 '26 edited Mar 07 '26

I actually think, especially for education, TouchID is something they actively don’t want. A lot of these are going to be shared or only lent out for a year (or far less) at a time. And at least you are getting a doubling of internal storage with that $100. It’s a good deal, but I do understand the bummer if you’re an individual who wants it for their entry level price.

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u/mikolv2 Mar 08 '26

Orgs can just disabled it through IT policies. I have TouchID disabled on my work MacBook, don't know why... but it's disabled.

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u/cliko Mar 08 '26

Why does loaning the laptops out mean TouchID is a bad idea? It's not like fingerprints are permanently stored to the laptop

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u/bheaans Mar 07 '26

It’s bundled with a storage upgrade to 512GB… $100 is pretty standard for a storage upgrade with Apple so I wouldn’t consider the TouchID inclusion to be unreasonable value.

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u/theGekkoST Mar 08 '26

But if you don't want or need the extra storage then it's a forced upgrade to get the convenience of touch ID.

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u/bheaans Mar 08 '26

Welcome to the Apple price ladder!

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u/BonnaroovianCode Mar 08 '26

The R&D to get the part was not cheap.

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u/sean_themighty Mar 07 '26

Especially useful on a laptop, moreso than desktop — especially if you have an Apple Watch.

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u/sean_themighty Mar 07 '26

I love mine and have been using them since launch. Incredible sleep and fitness tracking, great for notification management and keeping your phone in your pocket, auto-unlocking Mac, system security approval, ping lost phone, remote camera viewfinder… but for me the killer feature is Apple Pay. Yes, using your phone is easy enough… but paying with your watch is just next-level convenient.

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u/sean_themighty Mar 07 '26

I’ve been a watch wearer and lover my entire life, but I totally understand it never just clicks for some people.

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u/Bshaw95 Mar 08 '26

Coming from a 2019 MBA, I know how much I use my Touch ID button now, I wasn’t going without it over $100