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Entry-level Apple laptop described with an A18 Pro chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB base storage and two USB-C ports, from $599 for students and teachers.
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macOS 27 Golden Gate ships a dedicated Siri app with synced conversation history, retention controls and on-screen awareness, per 9to5Mac. That moves Siri from a shortcut to a destination.
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Apple dragged premium hardware into a budget price band. Wired's comparison says Dell has matched the entry price and beaten it on display, ports and keyboard.
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Apple raised prices across most of its hardware in June 2026, citing the memory shortage. Refresh budgets written before that date are now short, and Engadget's read is that waiting will not recover it.
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Two reviews grade the new XPS 13 against Apple's MacBook Neo rather than against cheap Windows laptops. The 8 GB base configuration is where the discount actually lands.
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The Verge says the RAM and storage crunch will keep pushing prices up well into next year, because all the memory being made through 2027 is already allocated.
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