I want fully loaded mac Book Neo for 1/5th price of a MBP. It should do everything my MBP does. Come on Apple fix those things.
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Things that need fixing on the MacBook Neo
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It's funny how people want to buy a Corvette at the price of a Cobalt.
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AlixSPQR
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This Neo will be perfectly fine for my elder brother. I bought a citrus for him today. Things listed in the OP won't bother him.
WilliApple
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I7guy
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Or it could be a year and a half for the next refresh. And it could use the next processor but keep the memory at 8gb. Apple could make it the Neo pro and raise the price.
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WilliApple
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From what I understand, Apple is using A18 Pro's that had a failing GPU core, or CPU core, so it was cheaper to use those A18 Pro's that were failing already. Very common practice in the CPU Industry, Intel does it, AMD does it, everyone does it. Its cheaper to use A19 Pro's with a failing GPU / CPU core than it is to downgrade the 12 GB of memory to 8 GB of memory.
Jumpthesnark
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I don't know who would be saying that, they're different machines on several levels.
jz0309
macrumors P6
it has been repeatedly reported that the A18 chips in the Neo were made recently, so this theory of binned chips is just yet another conspiracy theory ...
jz0309
macrumors P6
what is that supposed to mean in the context of this thread? Explain please
Both can be true. Binning is part of the reality in every chip manufactured on daily basis. But the post above sounds more conspiracy.
jz0309
macrumors P6
sure, but here is one of the posts I mentioned:
Why is Macbook Neo having A18Pro such a big deal?
This has been debunked many times. A18 Pro chips in Neo are brand new with date codes November 2025. In all likelihood, it's a cost issue. Apple targeted ~M1 performance and A18 Pro was the first chip to meet it. N3P (A19) costs 20% more than N3E (A18).
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Agreed. This whole theory of binning unique to A18Pro is not true. There was binning before and A18 Pro and after. Also RAM has nothing to do with the processor. Apple could keep 8 GB or give 16 GB. The way memory is priced now, it’s hard to imagine them increasing with out bumping the price.sure, but here is one of the posts I mentioned:
Why is Macbook Neo having A18Pro such a big deal?
This has been debunked many times. A18 Pro chips in Neo are brand new with date codes November 2025. In all likelihood, it's a cost issue. Apple targeted ~M1 performance and A18 Pro was the first chip to meet it. N3P (A19) costs 20% more than N3E (A18).
No idea what a Cobalt is, but no one is interested in a Corvette either... unless you're on a low budget of course.
I know it's a crazy idea, but they could also keep the base model with 8GB RAM/256GB storage and offer another version with 16GB RAM/512GB storage.
They could but It’s MBA price level. This isn’t for spec chasers, but more price conscious consumers.
Corvette isn’t low budget lol. Cobalt is low budget. Neo could be high end laptop like wanting cobalt to be corvette.
That is true with the M series chips but not true with the A series chips when it comes to adding more RAM. The A18 Pro only supports a max of 8 GB and the A19 Pro supports a max of 12 GB.
Apple_Robert
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Why are so many of you wasting your time replying to the same member over and over? He is not going to buy a Neo. All he is doing is arguing the same things over and over.
I agree, he isn't worth arguing with. He's like a bad rash, the more you scratch the worse it gets. Ignore it and the rash will go away.
Apple_Robert
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16 hours of battery is excellent. And for people that need more, we have things called electrical outlets. The Neo supports an external monitor.
Apple_Robert
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The Neo isn't meant to be a MBP. It really gets old with people on here constantly complaining about the Neo not having the features they want that the MBP has.
Agreed. Comparing it to a MBP defeats the whole purpose of the Neo.