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Apple is now killing low end Windows machines with Macbook Neo that starts @ $599

* CPU: Apple A18 Pro chip
* CPU/GPU Cores: 6‑core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores for CPU and 5‑core GPU.
* RAM: 8GB unified memory
* SSD: 256GB (512GB option, $100 extra for this option)
* Size/Display: 13" with 2408-by-1506 native resolution at 219 pixels per inch
* Weight: 1.23 kg
* Up to 16 hours battery life etc.

https://www.apple.com/macbook-neo/

MacBook Neo

Introducing the new MacBook Neo. Stunning colors, durable aluminum design, 13” Liquid Retina display, all-day battery life, AI and Apple Intelligence.

Apple
Mar 4 at 2:48pmWeb
Show threadVickMar 4
@nixCraft, as much as I hate them both, I have to admit this looks neat
Show threadJonlyMar 4
@nixCraft wondering why touch id is only on the 512gb version.
Also how is ram management with 8gb in current mac os?
I remember when the normal macbooks started at 8gb it was rough
Show threadChristopherMar 4
@Jonly @nixCraft my wife has m1 with 8GB of RAM. Good enough for web browsing.
Show threadWouter LindenhofMar 4

@Jonly @nixCraft

I have an M2 with 8GB ram and that is good enough to run multiple applications that I’m developing including two different databases. It’s comparable to Windows with 16 GB.

Show threadGnoufouMar 4
@Jonly @nixCraft 8Go is a bit light but you can do daily work with it. I have no problem using Lightroom/Photoshop unless I do heavy work such as focus stacking 20+ pictures:)
Show threadTubemeisterMar 4
@nixCraft Huh. That’s going to upset the apple cart a bit. Pun intended.
Show threadrhempelMar 4
@nixCraft Oh, if this could run Linux I would be all over it!
Show threadMichael / マイケル 사자 🦁Mar 4
@rhempel @nixCraft I wonder if Asahi Linux could run on it.. but they only support M1 and M2 machines at this time I think.
Show threadkorin 🔜 kodiMar 4
@nixCraft this comes just in time for microslop to... no, not shoot themselves in the foot, but blow their own leg off
Show threadDaryl ManningMar 4
@nixCraft This strikes me as more of a problem for machines like the Framework 12” since it aimed squarely at the edu market. I think if they bumped to panther lake or a bit more beefy processor (and 2 ram slots though) they could perhaps compete as well as a slightly better screen.
Show threadferricoxideMar 4
@nixCraft

Seems kind of redundant with Microsoft's #enshittification of Windows 11.

I'd still rather load Linux on lower-end hardware than use hardware saddled with either OSX or iOS.
Show threadRay McCarthyMar 4
@nixCraft
Hardly.
Show threadralenMar 4
@nixCraft > low end
> 600$
thats mid or even upper mid, far from "low"
Show threadMrGrumpyMonkeyMar 4
@ralen @nixCraft This is Apple we're talking about.
Show threadROTOPE~1 ⭐️Mar 4
@nixCraft this absolutely crushes the high-end Chromebook market.
Show threadCapitã Jack Mar 4
@nixCraft i wouldn't say a 599 USD 8gb machine is killing anything
Show threadSeth GalitzerMar 4
@nixCraft I'd still pick a refurb Thinkpad over this.