Will it be true macOS or will they use this excuse of using an “iPhone chip” to lock down everything like they do on iPads/iPhones?
MacBook Neo
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Re: MacBook Neo
#402I just want a colourful fun pro laptop :(
first thing i thought when i saw the citrus version - give me that in a 16" M5 Pro machine!
Re: MacBook Neo
#403Geekbench CPU single/multi and GPU Metal scores. - M1: 2,347 / 8,342 / 32,377 - M2: 2,587 / 9,669 / 44,712 - A18Pro: 3,539 / 8,772 / 32,288 So Neo is really comparable with the M1, although it has quite faster single core speed.
Single core is close to M4, even.
Re: MacBook Neo
#404It's like the Netbook is back, but done well. This is really exciting, I have to admit. Superb execution of hardware of course, but the secret sauce is the OS. Can't wait to try one.
Re: MacBook Neo
#405So in Australia this is $749 after education discounts. I looked at OfficeWorks and I found some really cheap Chromebooks at the $300-500 level. I picked two $500 Chromebooks: - HP 14" Chromebook N200 8/128GB with usb-c + usb-a (quad-core). - Lenovo IdeaPad 3i 15.6" Chromebook Laptop 8/128GB Celeron. Looks like both are 1080p displays. First at simple tech spec glance they're below the entry level Neo except they bot…
Resale value. You practically have to pay someone to take an open box chromebook. The secondary market for apple products lasts longer than apple’s software support.
Re: MacBook Neo
#406This is a major challenge to Microsoft. A 13-inch Surface Laptop costs $899 [1], that's 50% more than an equivalent MacBook! And even at that higher price the Surface Laptop doesn't have a good screen: it uses 150% scaling (as opposed to the ideal 200%) which means you have subtle display artifacts. Other than Microsoft nobody even makes decent laptops in the Windows world. I am typing this on an Lenovo Yoga, it has…
> it uses 150% scaling (as opposed to the ideal 200%) which means you have subtle display artifacts I agree with you, but I’m afraid Apple doesn’t agree with us. The recent MacBooks do not use 200% scaling out of the box anymore. It is a setting that only nerds use. I have no reason to believe that out of the box the default settings on this MacBook Neo will use 200% scaling either.
I think macOS applications feel like they have mostly updated to use the native resolution, so arbitrary scaling works great now. My comparative experience with a new Windows laptop is how I remember macOS felt when they first made high density screens many years ago: lots of render bugs all over, and every program has to be re-opened when I plug in an external screen to be usable at the new resolution
Re: MacBook Neo
#407$599 and available in a range of colors. My bet is this is going to be a hit with high schoolers and college students everywhere. Reminds me of the Technicolor iPod mini of my college days. The 2000s are back, baby
I wish they had the green from the iMac lineup. I like that color a lot. Still this is a nice device at an excellent price.
Re: MacBook Neo
#408This A18 processor, how does it compare to the M series?
Re: MacBook Neo
#409Ideal computer for our mom.
Re: MacBook Neo
#410Run a Linux VM (basically no performance impact) and you have a killer quality Linux laptop. Sure it’s not the same as a dedicated Linux system but with these specs you’re going to do lighter work away from your desk anyway. Or perhaps this will be the perfect machine for the Asahi team to focus on…lots of demand at this price point, and a lean Linux install would make this machine fly.
with 8 GB of RAM?