An education focused laptop would be great, since most schools use god awful chrome books.

Something like the 11" MacBook Air was. A 12" 1080p display, slimmed down M1, and 16GB RAM would be great as a laptop for school students.

I use Gmail, mostly because the Mail app doesn’t give me instant notifications.

For years I’ve always used $10 clear cases from random Amazon brands that come with a screen protector. They have always worked great. And when they get scratched up or yellowed, oh well, another $10.

First phone was a 6s. Think I got it around 2016 or 2017 until the screen cracked and I upgraded to an XR in 2019. Water damaged killed the Face ID sensors, speakers were partly blown, and screen cracked (again), so I upgraded to a 12 Pro in 2021. Earlier this year the main camera stopped focusing and lens started making noise and moving around. Took it to Genius Bar, and they didn’t fix it because they said there was water inside the phone (which I believe them, was at the beach and pool a lot this year).

Currently on the 14 Pro Max I got in early summer 2023. So far, no issues. From my track record, 2025 will probably be when I fuck up my phone again lol.