Anonymous
Post 05/04/2026 14:39     Subject: Re:MacBook Neo
If you don't specifially need a Mac, a used business laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad, HP Pro/Elitebook, or Dell Latitude) or a desktop will be a better value in the same price range or lower.
Anonymous
Post 05/03/2026 17:08     Subject: MacBook Neo
We have a MacBook but my daughter usually uses it. I just need a basic simple laptop for browsing, school/camp forms, and basic day to day use so I don’t have to resort to my work laptop, so I’m considering getting this instead of another MacBook. It was either this or a surface and I haven’t been too impressed by the surface.
Anonymous
Post 03/25/2026 09:35     Subject: MacBook Neo
Anonymous wrote:Online reviews from reputable places say it is a reasonable home computer, but not a work computer substitute. Meaning great for email, web, light use of MS Office (not some huge work spreadsheet).

Price point is interesting compared with what a Windows laptop specs are at that same cost.

One review thinks that the K-8 education sector is the target market.


Even in college you aren’t running huge spreadsheets, most things are done on beefy servers. This is a Chromebook that can run office as native apps. Many people do everything on their phone but this may bring people back to computers.
Anonymous
Post 03/21/2026 20:16     Subject: MacBook Neo
Online reviews from reputable places say it is a reasonable home computer, but not a work computer substitute. Meaning great for email, web, light use of MS Office (not some huge work spreadsheet).

Price point is interesting compared with what a Windows laptop specs are at that same cost.

One review thinks that the K-8 education sector is the target market.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 20:36     Subject: MacBook Neo
It looks great, actually. If it had existed when my kids were middle schoolers, I would have bought some. But now, my college kid has a MacBook, and my teen will get the same when she graduates from high school... so we're not in the market for Neos.

Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 20:32     Subject: Re:MacBook Neo
Anonymous wrote:It's crippled with 8GB of non-upgradable RAM. The specs are basically the same as for a five-year-old low/mid-range laptop. It might work well for some people, but so would an older-model used laptop that would be half the price. Pretty much no one should be buying a new general-purpose computer with 8GB of RAM in 2026, especially with no ability to upgrade it in the future.


macOS is a Unix os. For running a web browser and excel, that is plenty.

This is basically a iPad with integrated keyboard and more local storage and can run real applications.

Price out the iPad Pro and keyboard and compare.
Anonymous
Post 03/13/2026 10:05     Subject: MacBook Neo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Most people don’t need a super expensive laptop.


Yep. Get a Chromebook, cheap with great specs. Does everything most people need to do.


I don't let Google have any of my data. ChromeBook is a non-starter.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2026 22:09     Subject: MacBook Neo
Anonymous wrote:Most people don’t need a super expensive laptop.


Yep. Get a Chromebook, cheap with great specs. Does everything most people need to do.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2026 13:38     Subject: MacBook Neo
this is an ad.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2026 13:37     Subject: MacBook Neo
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It runs on a phone chip. Probably grabbing the 2025 M4 on sale before they are too hard to find.


My 72 year old mother only checks her email and online banking from her laptop (MacBook Air circa 2015). Apple is best for her since it is visually similar to her iPhone apps. The Neo with a phone chip is likely a good match for her case (and many seniors).


I am getting it for my 78 year old mom for this exact reason.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2026 12:25     Subject: Re:MacBook Neo
It's crippled with 8GB of non-upgradable RAM. The specs are basically the same as for a five-year-old low/mid-range laptop. It might work well for some people, but so would an older-model used laptop that would be half the price. Pretty much no one should be buying a new general-purpose computer with 8GB of RAM in 2026, especially with no ability to upgrade it in the future.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2026 11:51     Subject: MacBook Neo
Most people don’t need a super expensive laptop.
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2026 11:45     Subject: MacBook Neo
Anonymous wrote:It runs on a phone chip. Probably grabbing the 2025 M4 on sale before they are too hard to find.


My 72 year old mother only checks her email and online banking from her laptop (MacBook Air circa 2015). Apple is best for her since it is visually similar to her iPhone apps. The Neo with a phone chip is likely a good match for her case (and many seniors).
Anonymous
Post 03/06/2026 11:32     Subject: MacBook Neo
It runs on a phone chip. Probably grabbing the 2025 M4 on sale before they are too hard to find.
Anonymous
Post 03/05/2026 20:50     Subject: MacBook Neo
Any reactions to the new MacBook Neo at $599?