Neo Color Remorse ?

[ElPaso]

. . . . . and also we are new owners of the indigo model and love it. Haven’t really noticed the lack of keyboard visibility, but that might change the first time using it in a dark room. A backlit keyboard was one of two gripes I had…the other being that the notch to open the lid is a little small. Otherwise it’s 100% perfect.

Congrats on your new MBN! These are awesome devices - something only Apple could do.

 

[lambertjohn]

Silver's a great color IMO.

 

[Harddrive]

Where and when? I’m in my 50’s and from CT and typing was definitely available for all. But that being said I never took it…instead I took a computer skills class (back when the TRS-80 was a thing) and have since then used computers all my life, so touch typing is just a muscle memory thing at this point.

Oh and also we are new owners of the indigo model and love it. Haven’t really noticed the lack of keyboard visibility, but that might change the first time using it in a dark room. A backlit keyboard was one of two gripes I had…the other being that the notch to open the lid is a little small. Otherwise it’s 100% perfect.

Houston Texas and probably do to the fact almost all job openings for men were HVAC,Electrical both home and commercial,Machinists and Automotive none requiring typing skills at that time but you had to be handy with a scientific calculator. College grads however was a different story my parents simply did not have the money and I have no regrets years later it never held me back and I di not have to experience the brainwashing going on then and now.I left off welding and 50 years later there are still help wanted in all those fields.

 

[alfonsog]

I took typing my senior year in high school the semester before I graduated because I wanted to learn how. We used electronic typewriters it was back in 1991. Once I got it I was a super fast typist, 125 wpm. The teacher thought I was much younger because she wanted me to take more classes with her but I was like sorry I'm done (I was very scrawny skinny boy at 17). I even learned Dvorak. My friends who are programmers still hunt-and-peck type! Why?!
Anyway if I needed a laptop I'd get a Neo in Blush or Citrus they look the best to me.

 

[Hajj.david]

Always buy a computer with a keyboard easiest to read.

I can and have operated many keyboards that are completetly letterless. My typing is so good I even know when I am making a mistake despite not looking at the screen. Typing classes are a waste of time and money. The best way to improve is to just keep typing, go on site like typeracer or attempt to transpose a book and force yourself to NOT look at the keyboard.

The whole "home row" stuff will absolutely slow you down and frustrate you.

 

[GianL]

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.

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This is gorgeous, congrats. I hope Neo 2 will have this option.

The keycap donor was a MBP M1 14", wasn't it? for sure not MBA M1 (it has rectangular function keys), unsure if MBP 16" has larger keycaps.

 

[MultiFinder17]

This is gorgeous, congrats. I hope Neo 2 will have this option.

The keycap donor was a MBP M1 14", wasn't it? for sure not MBA M1 (it has rectangular function keys), unsure if MBP 16" has larger keycaps.

Most of the keys are from an M1 Air, but the function row is from the upper body husk of a 16" M1 MBP. I love how it came out, I think it looks fantastic.

 

[bluespark]

I want to give one of those to my girlfriend. She's obsessed with pink!

I tried to sell my daughter on one of these, but she is holding out for a vibrant pink (think Barbie pink) or a vibrant purple. I also think Apple would benefit from selling bolder colors, but we'll see.