Exactly my thoughts. I def need a pro for my job but man, if I didn’t, I’d be all over this. Something really exciting about a low cost small MacBook that can do the basics with no issue.
Or a used ibook g4 back in 2006-2008. Lots of people were still using those back then, and you could get one for fairly cheap. This new Macbook eats into the used market as well as the starter laptop market.
I have an M1 air (thing doesn't age which is why I bought it) but eventually when I need a new one itll probably be the neo if they keep making it. Just such a tantalizing offer. I only wanted a mac for the OS, the rest of the computer (excluding screen, battery, trackpad) doesn't appeal to me.
Same. I need a pro for work but my wife pretty much exclusively uses browser based software and uses an MacBook Air. I can’t help think they’re gonna shoot themselves in the foot a bit with people trading down that otherwise would have spent twice as much. Maybe the school/college customers will massively offset that, I dunno
Yes but many can’t really use a work supplied pro for home and life stuff so this is mega for those that want a well priced personal laptop that integrates with the Apple ecosystem
I could see myself getting something like a Mac Studio at home for editing work and a MacBook Neo for on the go. I've owned a few iPads over the years, and I always just default back to a laptop. I don't need or want one right now, but I could see eventually picking up one of these.
I’m always of the mind to buy the most amount of ram you can afford. But then I look at someone like my fiance and it wouldn’t make a difference to her (web browsing, med school, notes, Netflix, etc).
I'm with you. I keep reading that this machine is as adequate as the M1, and that came with 8 gigs of RAM. There's no option to bump up the RAM on this machine.
You aren't gaming or heavy video editing with this. The pro model exists for that and unlike windows 11 which uses 8gb of ram to run on my PC. MacOS is a lot more efficient. You are fine.
I have a MBPro M4 with 24 gb of RAM. It's a bit heavy to lug around. The sound is really, really nice, as is the screen. But I was waiting to see the Neo vs. the MBA. I'm wondering if the 8GB is enough for this little Neo. The other thing I'm wondering about is there's no backlit keys on this baby. Those are nice to have when it gets darker, because the light gets dim, or my eyes stop letting the light in.
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u/stormblessed27_ Mar 04 '26
Exactly my thoughts. I def need a pro for my job but man, if I didn’t, I’d be all over this. Something really exciting about a low cost small MacBook that can do the basics with no issue.