Apple is full of surprises lately.
Last week, the company released its cheapest laptop ever, the MacBook Neo, priced at $499 for students with Apple’s education discount. (Non-education folk will pay $599 for the colorful budget machine.)
But just five days after Neo arrived, Apple made an unexpected announcement: Its most expensive over-the-ear headphones are getting a new chip. The AirPods Max 2 will go on sale March 25 for $549. That means it’s more costly for a student to buy these headphones than it is to buy a MacBook. (Alas, Apple doesn’t offer an education discount on AirPods.)
Watch this: Apple Surprises With AirPods Max 2 (and Why Does MacBook Neo Cost Less?)
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When the cost for Apple’s headphones rivals that of a Mac machine, it’s clear we’re in new territory. How can a MacBook be that cheap? And why do the AirPods Max
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