Apple Accidentally Leaks 'MacBook Neo'

[mansplains]

Thursday seems a great day to announce an updated AppleTV. 😜

I really hope so

To posters and likes, what are you wanting to see in a new Apple TV?

 

[markpaterson]

 

[turbineseaplane]

Classic M1 MBA bottom cover, suggesting wedge chassis although it appears slightly smaller.

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Are we sure this won't just reuse the MBA M1 Wedge chassis?

 

[darngooddesign]

I was going to make a joke about spoons, but I don't have any.

That’s because there is no spoon.

 

[Pezimak]

I’m kinda keen to see what it is all about.

 

[delsoul]

The current Apple TV is slow.. Example watching music videos if you hit skip it can take 5-9 seconds to go to the next video on my new MBP it takes 1-3 seconds, navigation is sticky choppy, freezes often for 1-5 seconds in general its slow.

I have 1 Gig internet, 2.5gig wired network 6E wireless, 5 both wired and wireless latest apple TV 4K's no its not my internet or wired/wireless network its the apple TV its slow especially in the apple apps

Honest question...if you can get the Apple TV app on your phone, playstation, and many other devices already...what's the point of buying an actual Apple TV?

 

[rufwork]

“aCcIdEnTaLlY”

 

[turbineseaplane]

Honest question...if you can get the Apple TV app on your phone, playstation, and many other devices already...what's the point of buying an actual Apple TV?

It's a dedicated device for your TV, just for consuming content.

That's all I do with many of my TVs and the ATV is the entire interface.

I don't want to use a gaming console or phone or anything else.

I use an ATV and it's remote and that's the entire (great) experience.

 

[JPack]

Are we sure this won't just reuse the MBA M1 Wedge chassis?

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If we match the size of the screw holes, the Neo is slightly smaller compared to 2018-2020 MBA.

 

[Spock]

never underestimate the dorkinness of Apple. Theres many things over the years we never thought would be "real" but they turned out to be real. Ipod Fatty, iPad, mighty mouse, polishing cloth, I'm sure there are more examples.

iPod Fatty was not an Apple name.

It’s no sillier than MacBook Air.

iPad Air is the one that gets me, they release the Air name because it's thin and yet it is not the thinnest iPad.

 

[Obioban]

To posters and likes, what are you wanting to see in a new Apple TV?

AV1 hardware decode!

When playing high bitrate 2160p AV1 files (aka, the way I store my personal library), my current gen ATV is fine for 20-30 min, then thermal throttles and can't do it. That means I can either transcode at the server (downgrade quality), store my files in not AV1 (much more storage used for the same quality), or pause every 20-30 mine to allow the ATV to cool down... not a fan of any of those options.

Next gen should almost certainly have AV1 hardware decode, since the iPhone has for a couple years and the ATV gets iPhone chips.

Even if they somehow didn't have AV1 hardware decode, a processor that's not 5 years old could likely keep up with software decode without throttling/failing after 20-30 min.

Can't come soon enough. Been wanting this for years.

Ideally, also support for Dolby Vision 2, though maybe Apple could software add that to existing Apple TVs? I don't know the specifics of what's required there, hardware wise. I'm next going to upgrade my TV when LG has a C series tandem OLED (same as the next gen MBP or current iPad Pro) with Dolby Vision 2-- which I suspect will be their 2027 line (2026 65" and 77" C series already has the tandem OLED, and I want a 77", so I'm really just waiting on DV2 to upgrade my TV). But, honestly, I'll buy it with or without DV2, and just upgrade again if they release a DV2 supporting model in the future... AV1 playback is what I want want want.

 

[iObama]

I really hope these aren't the actual colors. I've hated these iPad colors since they were released. The yellow especially is 🤮

 

[mlayer]

You folks are missing the obvious historical linkage. The MacBook Pro was first released in February 2006. I distinctly remember howling about the name back then because I thought it was clunky, at least compared to "PowerBook." Eventually I got used to it. "Neo" is literally about a new generation of MacBooks. So be it.

As for references to "The Matrix", keep in mind that a child born when that movie was released is now legally old enough to rent a car.

 

[Baseiseough]

Yeah I can imagine and no doubt the iPod nano.

If we got used the Nintendo Wii naming we’ll get used to anything 😅

Hey, I even got used to the Wii U naming, so, yes, we definitely get used to anything !

 

[coolfactor]

Apple Chromebook

Chromebooks are something different. This will be a real Mac, but with a specific target market in mind.

Huh. I 100% thought it would be called "MacBook", that it would be the return of that one.

wtf is this name. Just call it MacBook.

I never liked the plain "MacBook" name for a device. Always should have a qualifier.

Samsung really grabbed the golden goose with the Galaxy lineup... they have a whole universe of cool names to draw on.

I think the name Neo is good, for what it will be — a playful, colourful version of Mac without the compromises that ruined the past Netbook farce.

 

[delsoul]

It's a dedicated device for your TV, just for consuming content.

That's all I do with many of my TVs and the ATV is the entire interface.

I don't want to use a gaming console or phone or anything else.

I use an ATV and it's remote and that's the entire (great) experience.

That makes sense. I knew the Apple TV was a standalone unit but really not much beyond that, wasn't sure what the upsides or differences were. Thanks for the explanation!

 

[johnnycakes]

Well, this is definition of “Neo” is telling - sounds like the kind of approach they have with the iPhone 16/17e:

 

[Obioban]

I'm put money on this product being called "MacBook" and "Neo" just being the code name.

iPhone
iPhone Air
iPhone Pro

iPad
iPad Air
iPad Pro

_________
MacBook Air
MacBook Pro


No adjective is the value line, for customers where price matters over all else.
Air is the middle ground, that most people should probably get
Pro is whatever they can actually put into it at the time, and you pay for it.

The laptops have been the odd man out in this equation for a while, but now is the perfect time to right the ship.

 

[Baseiseough]

I still think "MacBook" sounds and feels ridiculous, although it has been repeated enough to not think about this (at least not every time) within the span of a normal conversation.

Yeah, I still don't like MacBook too, specially when you add the Pro after. It sounds cheesy. I fear Apple will name the iPhone flip the iPhoneBook Pro !

 

[WilliApple]

Anyone have the leaked documents?

 

[Plutonius]

Did Apple name it Neo based on the Matrix ?

Will you take the blue pill (Chromebook) or the red pill (MacBook) 🙂 ?

 

[maxoakland]

TBF, people said the exact same thing about the MacBook Air.
And the MacBook Pro, for that matter, remember it was replacing a computer called the “PowerBook”.

Not really. I don’t remember seeing anyone say that about those names. Maybe a tiny number of random people, but it wasn’t a common thought

 

[wolve]

That's what they should have done, not sure why they didn't do that.

Probably because they wanted it to make it clear this isn't the baseline Macbook. They will probably still market the MB Air as the baseline. It's like how they have the iPhone 17 and 17e.

 

[Veinticinco]

Neo? I think it’s a transcription error.

It’ll officially be called the MacBook E, short for Eeeuw.

 

[Veinticinco]

never underestimate the dorkinness of Apple. Theres many things over the years we never thought would be "real" but they turned out to be real. Ipod Fatty, iPad, mighty mouse, polishing cloth, I'm sure there are more examples.

The Magic Keyboard because you know….magnets.