MacBook Neo • Hacker News Board

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by lvl155 » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

Why don’t they just allow MacOS on iPad Pro. It’s what people want.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by syntaxing » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

Interesting how it runs on the A18. I wonder if this means they will try to unify macOS and iOS within this decade.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by moolcool » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

You can now officially get a device with mutli-user support for only $100 more than the base model iPad. They've really got to throw us a bone with what the iPad is capable of.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by mantas » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

joe_mamba wrote: post #5

1. Gawd damn, scrolling through that page full of all those bright colors with their saturation cranked up to 11, feels like I'm being flash-banged by a Cocomelon episode. No other page from Apple is like that. wtf 2. Would a used older hand-me-down Macbook Air/Pro not be better performance/value than this iPhone board in a cheap laptop shell? There was a guy here saying he bought a used Macbook Air M1 16GB for 250 E…

A used one probably has not-so-healthy battery and a bit worn keyboard. Maybe some scratches on the screen as well.

At this price, a new device seems very tempting over dealing with a used hardware which is always a bit of a lottery.

Performance-wise A18 would be plenty for casual stuff. IIRC it's faster than M1.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by cj » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

Is this the end of chromebooks?

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by spacecadet » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

joe_mamba wrote: post #5

1. Gawd damn, scrolling through that page full of all those bright colors with their saturation cranked up to 11, feels like I'm being flash-banged by a Cocomelon episode. No other page from Apple is like that. wtf 2. Would a used older hand-me-down Macbook Air/Pro not be better performance/value than this iPhone board in a cheap laptop shell? There was a guy here saying he bought a used Macbook Air M1 16GB for 250 E…

2. Apple would know best no? lol, this screams Cook. Too many iphone boards? Existing laptop tooling. Bam, revenue.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by saejox » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

8gb ram is criminal. For $100 more Air is the one to buy.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by mohsen1 » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:28 PM UTC

ValentineC wrote: post #10

Why do all the low-end Apple laptops not have USB-C ports on the right? That's one of the main reasons I had to get a MacBook Pro.

Because the motherboard is tiny and on the left?

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by whizzter » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC

joe_mamba wrote: post #5

1. Gawd damn, scrolling through that page full of all those bright colors with their saturation cranked up to 11, feels like I'm being flash-banged by a Cocomelon episode. No other page from Apple is like that. wtf 2. Would a used older hand-me-down Macbook Air/Pro not be better performance/value than this iPhone board in a cheap laptop shell? There was a guy here saying he bought a used Macbook Air M1 16GB for 250 E…

2: I'd say it's about the same, same RAM/SSD sizes, maybe an M1 chip is faster than A18 but limitations will come from running out of ram/disk Had an intern working with us, basically couldn't have an browser running together with Figma due to ram shortage making it slow down to a crawl.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by esher » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:29 PM UTC

I see a lot of young people on that page.