You may not be able to afford a $1,000 laptop while in college, but you can't afford to complete your degree on an old, beat-up one either. Trust me.
The iPhone 17e got MagSafe and double the storage; the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros have faster performance from the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips; the Apple Studio Display has an XDR model with mini LED, ...