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Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by raffraffraff »

theopsimist wrote: post #657

List 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…

Is Force Touch the thing that makes Macbook trackpad better than basically every other laptop trackpad? Because if so, that is actually "the" deal breaker.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by create-username »

compounding_it wrote: post #275
reacharavindh wrote: post #250

If this makes people develop stuff under the assumption that the user only has 8 GB of memory, I am happy for where we are going :-)

Forget people, id like to see Apple themselves optimise the macOS experience for 8gb Ram. The M1 Air base should ideally be useful until the MacBook Neo loses macOS updates. So 6+6 years at least. But we all know M1 Air will lose updates in a couple of years maybe because Apple doesn't want us to keep using old hardware even if it's similar to new hardware.

I dream of a macOS installer in which you can decide the level of bloat, instead of then fighting against apple’s super user in your device (SIP) using scripts from generous Internet friends.

“Warning: installing the service ‘Siri’ will add up to an extra GB of memory usage”

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by tonyedgecombe »

spaceisballer wrote: post #700
theopsimist wrote: post #657

List 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…

I want to see the person buying the Neo and pairing it with a new Studio Display.

It won't drive a 5K monitor, 4K is the maximum.

I wonder if Apple should introduce a cheaper 24" 4K monitor to pair it with.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by Traubenfuchs »

They just crushed the budget laptop market. Everyone but weirdo contrarians and maybe gamers will have a macbook. Apple stock is slightly down. What‘s going on?

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by mastermage »

This would be pretty cool for my Grandparents. They don't need too much and I assume that in typical MacBook fashion this works rather smoothly. (Their current Laptop is old)

I still think 512 GB on Storage is realy too little for a PC device. There is phones with more Storage.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by frappe06 »

mastermage wrote: post #935

This would be pretty cool for my Grandparents. They don't need too much and I assume that in typical MacBook fashion this works rather smoothly. (Their current Laptop is old) I still think 512 GB on Storage is realy too little for a PC device. There is phones with more Storage.

Usually, I’d agree that 512GB doesn’t feel like a lot. But honestly, for most people who’d be interested in this device, what are they really storing on it? Photos? Probably not—those already live on their phones and are usually backed up to Google Photos or iCloud. And these days, so much of what we do happens right in the browser anyway. Writing, editing, collaborating, it’s all handled through web apps. Of course, there will always be exceptions, but those folks probably wouldn’t be looking at the Neo in the first place.

However, having the option to go for higher of course is always appreciated. But maybe that's just apple trying to steer users that need more storage to look at their other products.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by bzzzt »

raffraffraff wrote: post #931
theopsimist wrote: post #657

List 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…

Is Force Touch the thing that makes Macbook trackpad better than basically every other laptop trackpad? Because if so, that is actually "the" deal breaker.

They were great long before Force touch.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by OrangeMusic »

reddalo wrote: post #801
theopsimist wrote: post #657

List 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 camera notch Well, I see this as a very positive thing.

Instead, the screen has big bezel.

Re: MacBook Neo

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Post by sgt »

Imustaskforhelp wrote: post #148

Let's hope that in the future, When ram prices come down (if that's a concern to apple right now) then we can have 16 gb ram as well. I do think that 8 gb is fine for most cases, even development. I used to use a PC with 8 GB ram and it worked perfectly fine and honestly depending on the workflow if you need more, a VPS can always be your good friend (I really love using zed on a VPS with cloudflare tunnels or perhap…

I highly doubt Apple is currently paying market RAM prices. Their orders have been placed years ago.
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