macOS Will Alert You to MacBook Neo's USB-C Port Limitation

[conmee]

4K at 60MHz refresh looks fine. I've been using such a display with macOS since 2009. Since then I've added a 5K2K 40" monitor at 120MHz refresh, which is better, but not earthshakingly so.

I wasn't a convert until I bought an ASD... the ASD 5K is superior in every way to my Alienware 4K 180Hz Gaming Display... EXCEPT for the refresh rate. To be honest, for my use case anyway, I'd take 4K@120Hz over 5K@60Hz most of the time. I really prefer the fluid/smooth look and feel of 120Hz. But the reason my ASD remains my main display is greater brightness, even backlighting (much more uniform in the corners than the Alienware), the clarity of 5K, the convenience of TB3 connection to charge my MBP and also use the ASD as a hub... if Apple would have simply changed the refresh rate spec on my ASD (no need for more bass, newer A chip, mini-LED), I would have bought it already. But I'm not spending $3,299 for an ASD just to get 120Hz. True, 120Hz may not be earthshaking, but I definitely feel it's a quality of life improvement even for folks that claim they can't see the difference (same with ProMotion).

 

[Hillstones]

Apple says the MacBook Neo supports one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz.

That means it does not work with any displays made by Apple, not even their brand-new ones.

 

[goonie4life9]

Got to save something for Gen 2.

1x USB C Gen 2
1x Thunderbolt
Improved FaceTime camera
MagSafe
Non-mechanical Touchpad
Faster SSD
12GB RAM

BINGO! Apple learned a valuable lesson with the original HomePod. There is a clear upgrade path for the MacBook Neo, ensuring years of increasing profits! Apple thinks you’re gonna love it.

 

[ThailandToo]

Got to save something for Gen 2.

1x USB C Gen 2
1x Thunderbolt
Improved FaceTime camera
MagSafe
Non-mechanical Touchpad
Faster SSD
12GB RAM

I don’t think so. Not at that price point.

 

[Siliconguy]

I don’t think so. Not at that price point.

Not today, but in the future.

 

[Astuces iOS]

They forgot to say that the alert is a kernel panic ! (jk jk)

 

[Bustycat]

What does 4K display look like? I thought you needed 5K to avoid macOS scaling issues.

A normal 27 or 28 inches 4K display for macOS looks more comfortable for me with the larger texts (especially Chinese characters).

 

[ResolutionNZ]

Found the SD card slot! Could they be planning to add MicroSD to iPhones and iPads next? View attachment 2610218

It’s a side firing speaker port.

 

[jlnr]

Everyone is missing the obvious solution: make the slower port USB-A. There, I said it!

Edit: Ah dang, someone already wrote this one page 1. But that would be my preference, even knowing that it will never happen. USB 2 ports are perfect for wireless mouse dongles and so on.

 

[klasma]

As a result, Apple says external display connectivity is supported on the left port only.

Luckily, both ports are on the left. 🤪

 

[mrmod]

This is a great and simple fix. Adding etching to the ports would be another process that they would have to do, increasing the price.

 

[wikiverse]

Apple says the MacBook Neo supports one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz.

That means it does not work with any displays made by Apple, not even their brand-new ones.

If you're buying this computer, you're not paying thousands for an overpriced Apple display.

 

[darngooddesign]

Found the SD card slot! Could they be planning to add MicroSD to iPhones and iPads next? View attachment 2610218

Thats a speaker, there is on in each side.

 

[Benjamin Nabulsi]

it baffles me how a phone processor can drive all of this!

 

[JohnC1959]

Apple says the MacBook Neo supports one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz.

That means it does not work with any displays made by Apple, not even their brand-new ones.

Won't most Apple displays permit 60Hz? Clearly it can't take full advantage of such displays but may work. That said, it's only relevant if one happens to already have such a display. There's no way that someone buying a Neo will then decide to also buy an Apple display -- there goes all the advantages of getting a low cost computer right out the window.

 

[JosephAW]

Can’t wait to see the micro center and Amazon discounts. 🙄 💻

 

[klasma]

Why is it called Neo? Every new Mac is "new".

It's Hawaiian for bare, desolate, failure. 😉

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/neo#Hawaiian

 

[JPack]

why wouldn’t they put the usb 2 port at the back since that is the best one to use for charging? 🫠

Because some people have docks or USB-C monitors with a hub.

 

[JosephAW]

it baffles me how a phone processor can drive all of this!

Right, now they need to provide a docking station for the iPhone 17 Pro so you can run macOS and display. 😛

 

[conmee]

Won't most Apple displays permit 60Hz? Clearly it can't take full advantage of such displays but may work. That said, it's only relevant if one happens to already have such a display. There's no way that someone buying a Neo will then decide to also buy an Apple display -- there goes all the advantages of getting a low cost computer right out the window.

Apple doesn't make a 4K display. Neo can't drive the extra pixels of 5K@60Hz or 6K@60Hz.

 

[Arran]

Luckily, both ports are on the left. 🤪

Can imagine the calls with customer service: "but it is plugged into the left port"

 

[segfaultdotorg]

Honestly they should have just included a docking station like the Surface and avoided this entirely.

 

[klasma]

This is a great and simple fix. Adding etching to the ports would be another process that they would have to do, increasing the price.

But they would save on material due to the etching!

 

[burgman]

That's a nice affordance.

It'd still be nice to put a physical "dot" or literally anything next to the physical port.

One pops up on screen, the other in low light or for other reasons, can be a hassle for some.

 

[Arran]

This is a great and simple fix. Adding etching to the ports would be another process that they would have to do, increasing the price.

Haven't you seen the video? You just wipe a finger over the case and it'll appear! 😛