Only in the sense that renting an apartment for a single year is technically cheaper than purchasing a permanent home. It's actually insanely expensive because

Only in the sense that renting an apartment for a single year is technically cheaper than purchasing a permanent home. It's actually insanely expensive because most of us are going to still going to buy a computer and that $30/month ($327/year with discount) would have much more value for maxing out an M1 laptop.