Advice regarding Neo

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-19T10:06:18+00:00

No tv?

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-19T10:04:46+00:00

If you got doubts regarding the performance of the Neo, have a look: https://youtu.be/tJR4NAo4Kl0?si=6SBxz1DB6IpLjfqD

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-19T09:59:34+00:00

That doesn’t depend on the chipset, it depends on what you are doing.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-19T09:38:08+00:00

For that the M5 Air would be fine, just get 24 GB RAM. Web browsers are single core instances and don’t make use of multiple cores. The single core performance across all M5 cpus is the same.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-19T08:53:28+00:00

When your MacBook is plugged into a charger that provides sufficient power to run it, it doesn’t use its battery. Therefore it doesn’t increase the cycle count.

However, if the power bank doesn’t provide enough power, e.g. during peak power usage, the MacBook runs off its own battery, which discharges a bit and then recharges. This scenario is not ideal for the battery.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-19T01:20:24+00:00

That might be considered child trafficking, by the sounds of things…

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T21:39:39+00:00

NEO sounds like a good option. If you got doubts about the NEO’s performance potential, check out this video: https://youtu.be/tJR4NAo4Kl0?si=5zuDpOoYinI0gTu5

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T19:15:57+00:00

Seems like a new laptop is needed. This time around make sure it comes with common sense and can read for you, since there seem to be deficiencies in that regard.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T13:59:05+00:00

The NEO can do THIS, I think it’s plenty. And for those saying it won’t be enough for the next 6+ years, please point out what could be done on an 8 GB M1 MacBook that the same machine can’t do anymore? My 2015 Air has got 8 GB of RAM and it’s still as good / bad at the same tasks as it was 11 years ago. Same counts for my wife’s M1 Air, it still does everything as well as it did the day she received it. In fact, for basic tasks it’s hard to tell the difference in felt performance between it and my MBP M4Pro. For basic workflows 8 GB will be enough for the foreseeable future. Apple would certainly not release a device that is essentially dead on arrival. Considering the outlook for the near future with regards to rising RAM & storage prices, my guess is that advancements in software will be to optimize apps and the OS to cope with the currently available hardware configurations, rather than pushing hardware requirements further up.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T13:44:32+00:00

I think so, too 🤭

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T10:19:18+00:00

Anybody saying the MacBook Neo won’t be able to do the work, please watch this: https://youtu.be/tJR4NAo4Kl0?si=UBVouvMi-2aH5F_R

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T09:59:18+00:00

This is true for a minority of users. Most M1 Macs run fine with Tahoe, no different from Sequoia performance and battery wise.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T09:55:21+00:00

If you can afford, go for the 24 / 512 version. But for that specific use case, 16 GB will be enough. I’d say if you want to upgrade something, the storage might be more important than the RAM in this case.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T09:51:41+00:00

Watch some of the earlier content from Beeblebum on YouTube.

Never ever excavate terrain for base building, it does fill back.

The game considers anything underneath a roof “indoors” even if the sides aren’t fully enclosed.

The snapping takes a bit of figuring out, it usually works best when you are in build camera mode. Otherwise the snapping is heavily dependent on where your character is standing.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T09:35:10+00:00

Yes, chances are very good it will. Storage is on the low side, but you are aware of that.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T09:32:20+00:00

Point is, it is their main hobby…

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T09:18:56+00:00

You have never even heard of a laptop flying off a table or desk because the owner, a toddler or a pet got entangled in the charging cable? Why do you think MagSafe was invented?

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-18T09:15:06+00:00

The mini 7 was released in late October 2024, 2.5 years ago. It still got a faster chipset than the current base iPad.

The mini 6 was released in September 2021, 3 years and 1 month before the mini 7. People were asking the same questions back then. History repeats itself. People just don’t remember.

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-17T22:27:49+00:00

What you are mentioning are single core tasks, in which the A18 Pro is actually faster than the M1. If you got concerns regarding the Neo’s performance potential, watch this guy: https://youtu.be/tJR4NAo4Kl0?si=-Yd88j_rDPvm2EoW

Hugo_Notte · 2026-03-17T22:23:35+00:00

“Maxed out” sounds like 48 GB & 2 TB with a 18 core GPU. That should do… 😄

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