Steve121178
macrumors 604
I mean the bezels are quite small and 13" is about as small as you can really go with modern notebook PC's. The footprint is not that different to that crappy 12" Intel MacBook from 2015.
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MacBook Neo Features Two Different USB-C Ports
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Steve121178
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It's a budget machine. You were never going to get magnets, bells & whistles.
It's good for what it is.
What_Is_George
macrumors member
You can attack it all you want, but at the end of the day the customer this is for has no idea different USB-C exist. A dot won't change anything and they'll plug in their phone to charge it at the same time. This is not a device for tech people who read forums
kaspurr
macrumors member
The best thing they could have done and should have done is just putting one port on this thing, a lot of uneducated people on this kinda situation are going to be flooding message boards and the Apple Store because their device won't work in one of the ports.
Sometimes Apple is amazing. Other times it is obnoxious. I remember the MacBook Air with a single USB-A port. Yes, a single port. And for an expensive laptop. Apple, why do you do such horrible things? Even move being the most rich company in the planet Earth. No excuses. Such greed is not good.
Johnny Applesuede
macrumors member
Brilliant, a laptop for the masses and you can’t tell the ports apart. I maintain this is not a Mac laptop; it’s an iPhone laptop. It does not have a Mac soul, but rather, an iPhone soul, and thus should not be considered a Macbook, but rather, an iBook. Ah, you say, but the ghost in the machine is MacOS. Which version, I reply; 26? And can it upgrade to the previous OS? QED.
It would have added another $50 to the price if you let Apple tell you. lol.
SilmarilFinder
macrumors regular
When you put a phone chip to a computer I think even having a second usb is a luxury.
A phone chip on a computer is the most Timmy thing to do rather than putting a heavily binned M chip.
Darajavahus
macrumors regular
rizzo41999
macrumors 6502a
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
If this is really "for the masses", and hitting the cheap price point buyer, shouldn't one of the ports been USB-A?
diego.caraballo
macrumors 6502a
I was sure that Apple mocked about other manufacturers color-coding USB ports:
the disappointing part for this macbook neo is that it weights exactly the same as macbook air, it should be as light as the previous macbook 12-inch that makes it real portable to carry around.
13 inch for this new macbook neo is good, becos to be fair previous 12-inch macbook the 12-inch display may be a little bit too small. but if becos of that, it weights more then not worth it. i would rather to have lighter weight while maintaining at 12-inch.
1.23kg seriously not so impressive.
but other than that, the specs are more than sufficient for anyone who needs it for basic web browsing, video watching and productivity work.
given the education savings, it is perfect device for school kids to own this too.
13 inch for this new macbook neo is good, becos to be fair previous 12-inch macbook the 12-inch display may be a little bit too small. but if becos of that, it weights more then not worth it. i would rather to have lighter weight while maintaining at 12-inch.
1.23kg seriously not so impressive.
but other than that, the specs are more than sufficient for anyone who needs it for basic web browsing, video watching and productivity work.
given the education savings, it is perfect device for school kids to own this too.
It's very excusable. Maybe Apple should have thrown in another USB 3 port (and some sort of indication about which one was faster would have been good to do), but what percent of people buying these computers will use the USB ports? 20%? 10%? Of those who do, what percent will be copying large files and will notice any speed difference? The last time my high school aged children had to use anything USB-related for school was maybe 6 years ago. Everything is "cloud" based now. This is perfect for most elementary through high school students (and frankly, most college students).
My wife has a MacBook Air. The only thing she ever plugs into a USB port is a cable to charge and occasionally a printer (that's a little finicky over WiFi). That's it. She runs a business and a lot of volunteer work from that laptop.
I have a MacBook Pro. I almost never plug in anything to a USB port.
I'm not suggesting my experiences are valid for everyone, but this device is targeted towards students and whomever else just needs a basic computer that works. If you need something more complex, buy the more powerful and complex computer. If you need more than one USB 3 port and can't manage with a dongle or a dock, this isn't the computer for you. Buy a MacBook Air. If you want a bright colored computer like these, buy a skin for your MacBook Air.
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Some folks are never happy. Come on guys. There's no notch! 🙂 Slightly smaller 13" display than the Air (vs the Air's 13.6") so bigger bezels to not require it... but still! No notch!!
B4U
macrumors 601
Nah, I can get a very decent label maker PLUS the label tapes for $50! 🤣
Blackstick
macrumors 68000
Lenovo killed their 12" X series due to low demand. It's a 13" now. That's been the sweet spot for quite some time. Most people don't want an exceedingly small display, these days.
TwoBytes
macrumors 68040
limited to 512GB and if you want a hard drive because you actually need to save something, it's limited to 2.0 if you plug it into the wrong port. Great Apple... Nice to sell the iCloud subscription.
ikramerica
macrumors 68020
Apple doesn’t like to clutter things with useful information. On PCs and peripherals they often put SS (super speed) next to USB3 ports but that is an English language biased solution.
Apple could also etch a 3 next to one and a 2 next to the other but that requires people to know what that means.
Or they could have given it a silver ring or something. Like the red dot/ring on cellular watches that everyone hated. But a silver ring wouldn’t be obnoxious.
M4irmidnight
macrumors regular
To me it feels like an iPad soul with full macOS and a true Magic Keyboard.
Like this is what the iPad Air and pros should be when paired with their Magic Keyboards.
Any chance this will NOT have temporal dithering? It says sRGB instead of Wide Color (P3) for the display. Even M1 MBA was P3.
The original 12" MacBook has one USB-C port - still in use by a family member until I can persuade them to consider Neo
mrr
macrumors 65816
Imagine how many *MILLIONS* of Apple service center calls they will get regarding why their user’s external monitors do not work.
1984 Mac Guru
macrumors member
I just purchased, and canceled, two of them. First knee jerk was the base model. Then I thought, I’ll really be pissed if I’m paying monthly, not to get the 512 model. I don’t need touch ID because I have my watch. But when I found out one of the ports is USB-2, I was upset, and cancelled again. I also was dismayed that it’s the exact same weight, and basically the same size as the MacBook Air. It’s even a bit thicker!
I was hoping for a 2017 MacBook reimagined with an updated processor.
I was hoping for a 2017 MacBook reimagined with an updated processor.