I have the Indigo 512GB Neo. I do not regret buying the indigo from the outside or keyboard deck/ touchpad appearance point of view but the fact that they colored the keys in two tones of blue (light blue keys with dark blue symbols) makes them more difficult to see in low light conditions. This is exacerbated by the lack of a back light. The keyboard looks nice but I think this is an example of form over function. And yes I am well past retirement age so my eyes are not as good as they used to be in poor lighting conditions. However, I do touch type but occasionally I have to find the odd key for control functions, for example, and it can be a pain in poor light.
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Neo Color Remorse ?
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I have a Midnight Blue M2 MBA 16/1TB, so I could not justify buying a Neo. But I was (still am) seriously lusting after the Citrus Neo. Why? Because it harkens back to the fun colors of the fruity-colored iBooks--the ones with the handle.
Indigo is way too close to the color of my MBA. In fact, when I went into Best Buy to look at the Neos shortly after they came out, I looked at the Citrus and then right next to it was what I thought was Indigo; turns out it was a MBA (presumably Midnight Blue).
Indigo is way too close to the color of my MBA. In fact, when I went into Best Buy to look at the Neos shortly after they came out, I looked at the Citrus and then right next to it was what I thought was Indigo; turns out it was a MBA (presumably Midnight Blue).
I have a laptop because it works best on my desktop and I sometimes travel and it's nice having the laptop to handle things away from home. The choice of color is crazy for me I admit. Thanks for your comment!
I Also have a M5 MBA that I purchased (Silver) then I saw the Silver Neo and it reminded me of the first laptop I ever purchased....... a white iBook G4 I believe around 2002. So I purchased that one too. Then I saw all the videos for the Citrus and now I like that color. I think my OCD is in overdrive. LOL
The MBA is definitely better than the MacBook Neo. But that is expected. I switch off between the two hooked up to a 27" Dell monitor.
When they first invented cars, I believed you could get any color as long as it was black; I think that is what may grandfather told me. LOL
Color does matter. It helps regulate our emotions and can influence our day. Nothing is more beautiful than a cloudless sunny day. I'll take those colors over a cloudy day.
ElPaso
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I'm 73 yoa with "iffy" eyesight too, and my Neo is the indigo also. Problem solved with a keyboard cover that came with a case I bought for the device. Check out photo . . . . . lol there's your post. I bought the case on Amazon, and will be happy to send you the link.
That looks very cool ! I've seen them online at Amazon. You know, from what I read, those cases you put on the laptops are not supposed to be good. Especially laptops that don't have a fan, like the Neo.
ElPaso
macrumors regular
I've had this case for a week or more (?) and it's great. The MBN is not heating up at all. :=)
That's good. I like the cases, just never purchased onw for that reason. Good luck with it. I believe if you don't push the laptop, it won't overheat. Mine doesn't overheat because I just do spreadsheets. No games.
ElPaso
macrumors regular
Yeah, that's me too - I do a lot of personal spreadsheets, do some word processing, simple stuff comparitively speaking. Also, I store & organize a lot of pictures. Social media. Watch YooToob vids -- That's it -- no heat -- happy owner lol
We're alike, I am also retired. I watch a lot of old baseball games on YouTube.
Can you send link please as I am interested in this keyboard cover. Can it be purchased on its own ?
ElPaso
macrumors regular
I don't think the cover can be purchased on its own. The Amazon link is:
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burgman
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The big difference between typing on a computer and typing on a typewriter is the fact that on a computer you can backspace and type over.
I graduated HS in 1967 and college-bound students were required to take Personal Use Typing. In that class 10 strike-overs on a page was a fail. As a consequence, I hated typing--until I got an Apple ][ and word processing software, which changed the whole dynamic. I've since written several textbooks and, I promise you, I would never have done so without word processors--which we now take for granted.
Back to the Neo. While I do frequently look at the keyboard while typing, I think I could get by using the light reflected from the keyboard. The one time it is annoying not having a backlit keyboard is when I try to type using the Vision Pro headset, since there is no reflected light whatsoever in that setting.
burgman
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Flexing about personal typing skills, mixed with throwing shade in Neo threads on MR and Reddit is pretty funny. Not that there’s anything wrong with it.
I can't speak for other countries, or any time period outside of the 1990s/early 2000s, but we definitely didn't learn touch-typing (though I think many of us learn to do it simply from repetition).
MultiFinder17
macrumors 68030
I finally did something that I've been wanted to do to my Neo for a while now - put a black keyboard on it! The key caps came from a broken M1 upper case. I love how it looks on the silver Neo. I'm not a fan of how rubber keyboard covers feel, so swapping the key caps was the ultimate solution for my wants. I also couldn't figure out what to do about the lock button so I put an extra "L" there for "Lock". I'm not terribly miffed about the lower visibility as I'm a touch typist anyway, and I just adore how classic it looks now.
I too have 2 of those IBM cases, got them brand new. AMD 333s, one on 98 and one on 00. lol
And this makes me think. I have a 13" M2 lower in the closet.....
MultiFinder17
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I built my main gaming rig in there a few years back - Ryzen 5 5600, 64GB 3200MHz DDR4, 4TB SSD storage, 1080 Ti 11GB running Linux Mint. And all in the dingus little case. I genuinely love that little system.
retta283
macrumors 68040
Very nice! This looks like a modern version of the old Unibody/Retina 13" MBPs.
I had an Indigo 256 Neo and I noticed the few times I used it in bed at night the keyboard was very hard to see. I can touch type however just finding my home keys was difficult. I would have just kept that color and maybe use a dim lamp at bedside but I wanted the 512 SSD; I returned the Indigo and got Silver. The silver is much easier to use at night, but I really liked Indigo. Add a backlight keyboard or one of those Thinkpad Thinklights and Id get that Indigo again.
Yup, I had silver. Even with the lighter keyboard I still couldn’t see it at night. Bought an air to fix that. If they add a backlight keyboard it would be epic.