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Re: MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble

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Post by nottorp » Sat, May 16, 2026, 5:55 PM UTC

a96 wrote: post #426

nottorp wrote: post #268

Hmm besides the 8 Gb being there mostly for market segmentation... Does this mean the Neo/Air aren't useful for lightweight gaming at all? Lightweight as in indie-ish games, not as in session length.

8 GB (not bits) should be fine for light games. Was on the M1 mini at least. But that thermal cliff might come up surprisingly quick with modern graphics on even something that looks simple on the surface.

Well… ever since Unity came out indie games have been hard on your hardware.

Anecdata: the first x-com reboot was nicer on my laptop battery at the time than random indies at the same time. Also it definitely had way more poligons.

Re: MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble

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Post by satvikpendem » Sun, May 17, 2026, 2:59 PM UTC

a96 wrote: post #416

satvikpendem wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wouldn't be embarrassed, Apple computers hold their value and performance for a remarkable amount of time, and that was even before Apple Silicon, which, as I'm still running an M1 Pro machine, will last quite a while, another several years yet.

Value, no. They're electronics. The value crashes with each new model, because it's not worth buying older when newer is the same price. And because they're ludicrously expensive, the actual amount of value lost is massive. You lose hundreds to thousands each year. It's like buying a new car. Ones low down in the curve can be less steep of course.

That's why you buy used, both electronics and cars, unless you really need the performance now especially if you make money directly from the time or power savings.

Re: MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble

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Post by para_parolu » Sun, May 17, 2026, 3:30 PM UTC

happyopossum wrote: post #134

para_parolu wrote: post #91

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Some apps close window. Some apps close tabs. Some apps can close tab or window. Some apps require double press (chrome)

That’s chrome being a dick - it chrome has an option to undo that (and it’s cmd-q they dickified, not cmd-w).

Oh, you are right. Wrong key