2026-03-04 15:40 UTC
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@matcha06@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 15:42
@snazzyq They must have sold SO many Walmart M1's that they made an entire product line for it to keep that income flowing.
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@fabienmarry@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 15:42
@snazzyq Only widely available worldwide. And in cool colours. But with only one USB 3/Display port.
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@fi@chaos.social 2026-03-04 15:43
@snazzyq Another significant difference IMO is the lack of ambient light sensor on the Neo. I guess that means no automatic screen brightness. (Also no backlit keyboard, either)
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@captain_bluesky@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 15:53
@snazzyq looks like the Neo’s keyboard doesn’t have a backlight 😔
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@joe@toot.works 2026-03-04 16:00
@snazzyq I spent a week writing code on an m1 with 8gb of memory while the IT department at work was working on my workstation. That cemented in my mind, how irresponsible selling a mac with 8gb of memory really is.
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@hpridham@mastodon.world 2026-03-04 16:04
@snazzyq so sad because the RAM and storage compromises make these products effectively ewaste from day one. My wife cheaped out and bought a base spec M1 air and very quickly hit its limits doing basic web browsing and document editing. She didn’t make that mistake again with her M4. Cost was a tough pill to swallow, but for a 5+ year computer a few hundred bucks doesn’t matter.
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@webjac@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 16:25
@snazzyq and don’t forget that USB 2 port!
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@rfreling@masto.ai 2026-03-04 17:45
@snazzyq and no TouchID for the Neo (which is a sin…)
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@morphorod@mstdn.party 2026-03-04 18:01
@snazzyq that was my exact thought when I first heard about this new MacBook.
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@zero101@mastodon.social 2026-03-04 18:28
@snazzyq The thing I want now is the ability to plug an iPhone Pro into a Thunderbolt dock and launch full MacOS, ala Samsung Dex. The Macbook Neo proves the chipset can handle it, so why not?
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@quarterswede@noc.social 2026-03-05 13:20
@snazzyq Makes me think they used Walmarts M1 fire sale (that never stopped) as a case study and went, “welp, that’s the price point” and “we can do it within margin.”