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A kid looking for the best bang for the carefully saved buck would buy a used machine off eBay, for less than $599, and more capable. An M1 MBP 2021 with 16GB w
by nine_k 8mo ago
A kid looking for the best bang for the carefully saved buck would buy a used machine off eBay, for less than $599, and more capable. An M1 MBP 2021 with 16GB would cost about this much; an M1 Macbook Air, or an M1 Mac Mini with 16 GB would cost half as much. A ton of beefy, perfectly Linux-ready used laptops can be had for under $350.
So this is only for the kids who are obsessed not just with computers, but brand-new computers. Which is a different demographic.
- Ancapistani 8mo agoIt's also for parents who want to give their kids a "real computer" without breaking the bank. My 12-year-old wanted a laptop to build mods for games. I got her a new M1 Macbook 8GB - $425 from Walmart, refurbished. My 17-year-old wanted a laptop for college, but wasn't sure what she needed or wanted yet. I gave her my 2020 M1 MBP. If either of those situations arose today, I'd get them a Neo.
- autoexec 8mo agoIt's for kids and parents who bought into marketing and thinks that they need a apple product to be an artist or to be cool and not nerdy but can't afford an apple computer with decent specs.