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Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by mohsen1 » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

opjjf wrote: post #7

$599, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB, *No* Touch ID $699, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB, Touch ID Honestly pretty fantastic product and price. This is clearly targeted towards education but I think I will happily replace by MacBook Air M1 with this :)

$499 for education which a lot of target group would qualify.

A friend has M1 with 8GB of RAM (the old design!) and she's perfectly happy about it still. Bought it in ~~2019~~ 2020!

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

syntaxing wrote: post #22

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

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Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by kotaKat » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

opjjf wrote: post #7

$599, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB, *No* Touch ID $699, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB, Touch ID Honestly pretty fantastic product and price. This is clearly targeted towards education but I think I will happily replace by MacBook Air M1 with this :)

$499 Education discount. Just placed my order in and I'm super-stoked.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by kilroy123 » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

saejox wrote: post #27

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

I agree. Especially now, with the insane RAM prices.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by scrivna » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

How is it Apple can make a whole laptop cheaper than the phones they sell? Phones are costing more while laptops are going down in price.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by spockz » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

So the biggest difference I see with the new Air is that you get sRGB only in the display, with less brightness. Also it is has 8GiB of RAM, which shouldn’t be an issue for the intended use.

Same weight. You lose a bit on the speakers, microphone, and webcam. Not sure how noticeable this will be.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by ramgine » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC

syntaxing wrote: post #22

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

Hasn’t that been the discussion since the laptops/desktops went arm?

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by pipeline_peak » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC

cj wrote: post #25

Is this the end of chromebooks?

Chromebook’s are like $200

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by mmastrac » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC

This could be useful as a remote-access device for something that has a decent amount of RAM, I suppose, but how can anyone do anything outside of light-duty work with 8GB? At some point a Pi + battery/screen case is legitimately better.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by gyomu » Wed, Mar 04, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC

8GB RAM was actually pretty workable for lightweight work… until they shipped Tahoe. Now macOS is just a slog doing even the most basic things unless you’re at 16GB. Sure hope macOS 27 comes with some serious performance optimization.

But hey the colors are cute.