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Leaked Apple Documents Detail MacBook Neo Features Ahead of Launch
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Kinda hard to get fired up about a laptop that’s a downgrade from the Air
So, Apple’s leaking the name via their website, so the name has been known for awhile, but the fella with “insider Apple information” didn’t know the name before Apple leaked it themselves? 😉
fockx
macrumors member
I just wonder who this is for with an iPad air being more powerful than this (supposedly).
JPack
macrumors P6
Anybody who doesn't want to run iPadOS?
Apple_Robert
Contributor
Consider me fired up. I had the Air as well as the 12” MB. I will be buying day 1 if the design is wedge and smaller than the Air was. I have my iMac if I need to do something more.
SactoGuy18
macrumors 603
I wonder why Apple didn't just made the USB Type C ports compatible with the USB-IF Power Delivery 3.1 standard for device charging. That way, the USB ports can charge at around 45 watts rate for this new low-cost MacBook.
IIGS User
macrumors 65816
Let the "Matrix" references begin!
Spock
Contributor
Upgrading the iPad Air storage to match the MacBook Air and adding a keyboard makes it more expensive than a MacBook Air. The MacBook Neo is for students and parents, not power users.
ThailandToo
macrumors 65816
At 599 would be great for travel.
If I have to see "fun colors" one more time...
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
beautyहमempty
macrumors regular
Why do you keep saying FUN colors???
The MacBook will be available in different COLORS.
We don’t say the ocean is FUN blue
The banana is FUN yellow
The car is FUN pink
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The MacBook will be available in different COLORS.
We don’t say the ocean is FUN blue
The banana is FUN yellow
The car is FUN pink
-.-
Calaveras
macrumors regular
Jesus Christ 'Neo'? Can someone in marketing have an original thought for once?
Maybe let a non-boomer come up with the names. This was a hip name 20 years ago.
There are so many better directions to go in. Perhaps borrow from apple varieties. That is where they got Macintosh from. Or go back in the history of Apple and revive iBook?
Macbook jr works. It places it as a 'less than' product, but still in the same lineage.
Neo just makes me think of card based animated TV series.
Maybe let a non-boomer come up with the names. This was a hip name 20 years ago.
There are so many better directions to go in. Perhaps borrow from apple varieties. That is where they got Macintosh from. Or go back in the history of Apple and revive iBook?
Macbook jr works. It places it as a 'less than' product, but still in the same lineage.
Neo just makes me think of card based animated TV series.
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
I can just see Phil Schiller in the brainstorming session.... doin' some "spit ballin" on "hip names", as only a 65 year old can do.
Genuine question ,
I may be wrong but it would seem the performance gap between the base 13" macbook air with an M5 (and more storage and ram) vs an iphone CPU in these would need the price to be substantially less to go with this instead.
Not knocking the idea of this for those who want it , just seems 599 vs 899 seems a small gap in price for a huge gap in performance.
(or maybe the eductation discount for these would be 499 ?)
I may be wrong but it would seem the performance gap between the base 13" macbook air with an M5 (and more storage and ram) vs an iphone CPU in these would need the price to be substantially less to go with this instead.
Not knocking the idea of this for those who want it , just seems 599 vs 899 seems a small gap in price for a huge gap in performance.
(or maybe the eductation discount for these would be 499 ?)
With the Air bumping up to $1099. I'd be *really* surprised (read: shocked) if the Neo came in at $599. It's gonna be $699 or $799. The former would be fine, the latter would be disappointing.
Would be happy to be wrong about this.
I’d guess not. Unit sales of iPads have been double and sometimes triple of Macs for years. Everyone internal knows that the iPhone and iPad brings in the money to keep the lights on (with their App Store and services revenues) and the Mac is still needed to develop apps for those. If they can sell an additional few million Macs to folks that aren’t iPhone or iPad developers, they’re not against pulling in those revenues. 🙂 But, their purpose inside Apple is likely as platforms to develop content for the popular devices.
Corrode
macrumors 65816
Personally, I think MagSafe is a waste of space. Just another single-use port whose functionality already exists on the USB-C ports. Would rather have 3 USB, or would even take an SD card slot.
Veinticinco
macrumors 68020
Not buying one unless it comes suitably accessorised…
Seeing these specs and what they did with the Airs today (and the Pros IIRC) makes me think there's a decent chance this ships with more than 8 GB of RAM. As long as it's significantly smaller/ lighter than the Air, I'm buying one regardless, but it would be nice to see 12 or even 16 GB of RAM, even if it's an upgrade.
ThailandToo
macrumors 65816
Yeah. I thought from beginning they’re off for thinking $599. Maybe on sale from retailers for Black Friday?
The bass iPad has used media tech wireless chips, and as far as I know it hasn’t hurt the product.
