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About the MacBook Neo

Just ordered mine!

Have been waiting so long for this.

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Onimusha370 said:
The Neo must contain a lot of Air! I have no idea how they've managed to make this thicker than the Air, and the same weight as the Air, while using a 30% smaller battery... The battery is actually smaller than the 2015 Macbook (35Wh vs 41Wh). There must be so much wasted space in that chassis!

Was hoping for something super thin and light, but this ain't it 🙁
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Remember, the Neo chassis is forged compared to CNC for Air. This means minimum wall thickness is greater to avoid defects in manufacturing (metal flow). In exchange, Apple can make the chassis faster and cheaper. It’s a trade off.
 
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42545 said:
Congratulations. I'm not so sure. I still don't think it's worth the price. But I don't know.
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Thanks!

It's a lot cheaper than what I paid back in 2017 12" rMB Intel i5 !
Or before that, the ancient tangerine G3 iBook.

This new color with white keyboard is reminiscent of the 2009-2010 white Intel Macbooks we used for 1:1 at our school district.
 
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JPack said:
Remember, the Neo chassis is forged compared to CNC for Air. This means minimum wall thickness is greater to avoid defects in manufacturing (metal flow). In exchange, Apple can make the chassis faster and cheaper. It’s a trade off.
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Aaa cool that’s very interesting! Yeah I guess it makes sense as they’re clearly optimising for price here. I just wish they’d optimise for lightness again in the MacBook line 🙁
 
JPack said:
Remember, the Neo chassis is forged compared to CNC for Air. This means minimum wall thickness is greater to avoid defects in manufacturing (metal flow). In exchange, Apple can make the chassis faster and cheaper. It’s a trade off.
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Love forged aluminum for strength - my rifle receivers are forged.

OTOH my old 1980's cast aluminum with small pockets of air bubbles is not very strong.

Can't wait to get my hands on the new forged Macbook Neo next week!
 
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If it weighs 1kg, that would be fantastic. It's already in my cart, but I'm still hesitating about whether to pay. I already have an M4 MBP, and I want a lightweight MB, but 1.23kg isn't quite lightweight enough.
 
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Miles Fu said:
If it weighs 1kg, that would be fantastic. It's already in my cart, but I'm still hesitating about whether to pay. I already have an M4 MBP, and I want a lightweight MB, but 1.23kg isn't quite lightweight enough.
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Compared to my 15" M2 MBA and 13.6" M2 MBP, this will be a huge weight and size decrease and fit perfectly for my international travels!
 
$499 price point!

Education site gets $100 discount but can't get it pre-ordered which is a bummer.

I am in education and ordered one for pickup.

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darkmatter343 said:
Instant bummer. Does no force touch mean no haptics at all? I'm not well versed on Apple's trackpad mechanics. Maybe it'll be a simple diving board than.
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Quoted from the Verge's hands-on: "You can click it from any spot on the trackpad, so the experience of using it shouldn’t feel much different." So that answers my question then. It'll be like the trackpad on the iPad and iPad Air keyboard folios where it clicks evenly everywhere but is still physical (so no diving board, phew).
 
Apple TR sells it to us for $864, like the iPad Air M4. But considering its features, I think it's very expensive. I'll wait for it to go on sale or I'll give up on it. This device definitely cannot be compared to the old 12" MacBooks from 2017. I understand very well why Apple didn't just call it a MacBook.
 
I spent an utterly disgusting amount on my iPad Pro 11” and keyboard and Apple Pencil, I have ended up using it for social media, the web, emails etc… gotta say tempting to sell it all for a Neo. Reason being to use it as a second device round the home, but with Mac OS you can have multiple You Tube screens open. Stuff like that, I use the Magic Keyboard a lot. Maybe I will come to my senses but it is making me think! An utter bargain of a machine! and unless you use the iPad as a tablet, better value too.
 
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