How much extra is it to add DVI out and an ethernet port?
MacBook Neo
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Re: MacBook Neo
#732I'd like to bring to your attention the 2026 irony of how much things now cost: this thing has nearly the same chip, way bigger display,a keyboard, extra USB port, a touchpad, lots of copper inside and aluminum outside, way bigger battery and yet it is same price as entry level iPhone with same RAM and storage. Go figure! PS. Wonder why they didn't use A19 in this? Imagine they thought "yeah, that A18 will do for an…
PS. Wonder why they didn't use A19 in this? Imagine they thought "yeah, that A18 will do for an entry-level laptop", but the entry-level iPhone 17e with A19 needed more kick? What for, our social media apps and mobile websites? This is soooo absurd!
You have to be able to get enough of the things made, too. A19 and A18 Pro are made on different TSMC processes, and most likely it's easier to get production capacity on the older N3E process.
Re: MacBook Neo
#7338GB of unified memory, the fine print says. Hardly enough to multitask with today's bloated software. Maybe products like this, and the ram price hike, may finally push developers to care more about their memory budget.
I’m guessing you don’t have a Mac? My 8GB Intel Mac has always been just fine.
Re: MacBook Neo
#734Apple's share price is down about 0.45% today. The market knew this was coming, so that doesn't say much. It will be interesting to see if this product helps their market share and also has good enough profit margin to affect Apple's profitability much. I expect it will sell a lot more units more than the previous cheapest Walmart M1 Air
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/apple-macbook-neo-budget-lap...
Re: MacBook Neo
#735RIP, IBM compatiable PC.
Re: MacBook Neo
#736List of differences from the MacBook Air: * Only supports 8 GB of unified memory * No MagSafe * One of the two USB-C ports is limited to USB 2.0 speeds of just 480 Mb/s * No Thunderbolt support means the Neo cannot drive either of Apple’s new Studio Displays. However, it can push a 4K display with 60Hz refresh rate over USB-C. * “Just” 16 hours of battery life, compared to the 18 hours quoted for the 13-inch MacBook…
> * No MagSafe
For my kid who uses a Chromebook right now, Magsafe would've been improvement in how often the power cable pulls the it off the desk.
But otherwise, this checks all the boxes, including applecare.
Re: MacBook Neo
#737Has MacBook chassis been locked for a while? When was the last exciting design change?
Re: MacBook Neo
#738List of differences from the MacBook Air: * Only supports 8 GB of unified memory * No MagSafe * One of the two USB-C ports is limited to USB 2.0 speeds of just 480 Mb/s * No Thunderbolt support means the Neo cannot drive either of Apple’s new Studio Displays. However, it can push a 4K display with 60Hz refresh rate over USB-C. * “Just” 16 hours of battery life, compared to the 18 hours quoted for the 13-inch MacBook…
like Neo from the Martix, it has only one interface port of real use.
Like Neo from the matrix, the other port is still useful for mice, printers, DACs, arduino projects, and little USB powered fans.
Re: MacBook Neo
#739It's still almost three pounds.... Whatever they did with the 11" macbook air was magical. It doesn't seem like they can pull it off twice.
This is a 13” screen.
If they made an 11” model, it would probably weigh less than the original.
Re: MacBook Neo
#740that's it boys. apple will take over the ENTIRE market with this. they will be at schools everywhere. only reason to not get a macbook before was the price.