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With only 8 GB of RAM would this be usable even for web browsing?
If you do serious development, you might need to think about it.
I do serious development with local applications on my 16GB M2, and my current usage about 6GB. It goes higher when I run LLMs or VMs, and of course Xcode. Aside from iOS dev, I do not use an IDE.
Press release touts "built with the environment mind", but is silent on repairability. Also this week: Lenovo's new ThinkPads score 10/10 for repairability showing that even popular modules of mainstream manufacturers can build with repairability in mind. https://www.ifixit.com/News/115827/new-thinkpads-score-perfe... Apple I imagine is still soldering their storage and memory to the motherboard.
I wish more would be done on weight. The 12 inch Macbook was very lightweight, just 2 pounds. Today there's no Apple product that gets close to that: an iPad with the added accessories weighs more and it's still an iPad. The Macbook "Air" is not airy, this Macbook Neo weighs the same as an Air.
Seems like landfill fodder with the memory at 8gb.
I assume it's not Linux, because things are pretty good there too (aside from the poor behaviour when you reach OOM).
Looks like they're using some new variant of branding font for this. Inspect Element shows it as SF Pro Display, but it's actually just being masked over with an image https://www.apple.com/v/macbook-neo/a/images/overview/welcom... Also, why not just MacBook? Wasn't that historically the base-level laptop name?
Apparently the two USB-C ports are different specs [1] - USB 3.0 10 Gbps with DisplayPort support - USB 2.0 480 Mbps Both support charging but only one supports higher speeds and DisplayPort (A18 Pro limitation, as Apple probably doesn't dedicate much silicon to USB I/O). [1] https://www.macrumors.com/2026/03/04/macbook-neo-features-tw...
How is this different from Macbook Air?
Interesting. It's been a while since we've had excitement at the "cheap and cheerful" end of the spectrum. Anyone remember the initial Eee PC... and the problems it created for MSFT during the Vista transition?