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4.9•47 reviews•5.3K followers
Think Different
4.9•47 reviews•5.3K followers
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MacBook Neo
Launching today
Introducing MacBook Neo — Apple's all-new MacBook features a durable aluminum design, a stunning 13-inch Liquid Retina display, the power of Apple silicon, and all-day battery life — all for the breakthrough starting price of just $599
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Apple's answer to Google's Chromebook. Powered by an iPhone chip. Wild!
Certainly intrigued, but $599 base is still a good $100 more than the highest end student Chromebook (which it seems they are targeting in the imagery). Yes, the screen is 13-inch, compared to the 11.6 to 12.2" Chromebooks displays. Everyone claims all day battery so I'll beieve it when i see it. ICERTSAINLY know that my iphone battery doesn't last all day (none of them...ever). but I love the color and am glad that Apple hasnt COMPELTELY abandoned educationi (though, their enterprise solutions certainly have .. its impossible to manage a fleet of APple products without a pricey 3rd party software solution) . Real-world costs, adding warranty repair (IF AppleCare Plus, hopefully just $149 for 3yr if bundled), & protective case ($30-$40 due to its fragility, and since breakage rates for student devices are VERY HIGH & this mac does NOT seem to have protection or durability in mind, it would be REQUIRED) are going to put this device cost closer to $780-$800 each range...plus tax, per student. I'm thinking maybe a better fit for college use. SO close, Apple.
vibecoder.date
The battery life better be stellar on this.
Loving the colors, such a throwback to the G3 ibook days, in the best way.
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@buzzle That's not too bad.
I'll pick one of these up in 3 years when the second gen gets announced lol.
This is the perfect travel computer imo.
@build_with_aj it's effectively an iPhone with an extra big screen and extra big battery... battery life should be pretty darn good.
As an indie iOS developer, this is exciting. A $599 MacBook with Apple silicon means more people can afford to build apps — that's great for the entire developer ecosystem. Curious about the RAM and how it handles Xcode builds. If it can compile Swift projects smoothly, this could be the best entry-level dev machine ever.
whats the max ram for this?
Almost as much processing power as a Studio Display! 😂
Love the form factor.