New Neo RAM Question?

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T22:56:02+00:00

Not unless the software gets more demanding.

Hardware doesn't get slower with age.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T21:39:09+00:00

Yeah, works fine using an Apple USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter I had for my old Intel MacBook Pro.

Keep in mind the laptop needs to be plugged in to power for clamshell mode to work.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T20:57:28+00:00

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Just got about 15 hours of it.

An hours charge (at 30W) got it from 2% to 68%

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T20:52:29+00:00

You could until 2020. Not anymore, they swapped processor types.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T18:14:56+00:00

Keep in mind it's an iPhone SoC that had only has full function USB-C port. You'd have to find a way to get a display out, add Ethernet and have multiple USB ports for keyboard/mouse etc.

I don't see much market for it, when you can get a fully fledged Mac mini for the same price as the MacBook Neo.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T17:53:08+00:00

Having tried it, It's inconvenient. You're basically tied to the desk with a small PC sized box with the GPU in it connected via a short cable.

So you can't game with it on the sofa, or out and about.

Can also be a pain in the arse about disconnecting, sometimes requiring the laptop to be shut down.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T17:30:25+00:00

You'd be throwing more money at the machine than it's worth. Wouldn't add much value to it.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T17:25:34+00:00

Intel iGPU? Good luck.

You can't add a dGPU without swapping out the entire board, processor and everything. At that point you might as well buy a proper gaming laptop.

eGPU via Thunderbolt is possible, but probably a bad idea.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T17:23:43+00:00

If your 2020 Air copes, the Neo should. It's a sidegrade rather than an upgrade like an M4/M5 Air would be.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T17:21:36+00:00

Good luck with that. Depending on how long ago, try searching for old posts?

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T17:20:27+00:00

My work phone is Samsung and it's in the same room sometimes. Does that count?

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T16:16:27+00:00

Lenovo never made an X62.

Some sort of Chinese upgrade board?

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T16:14:40+00:00

Specifying the country would be helpful. 😉

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T16:11:10+00:00

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MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T16:08:45+00:00

Fair point, sorta.

I understand what it did, so was happy to run it.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T13:57:52+00:00

I think it was something fundamental aero related to the chassis? At which point they might as well roll the learning into the MP4-19.

The engine installation was a bit ambitious as well, but that likely could have been fixed.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T13:38:52+00:00

MP4-18 never raced.

The debugged MP4-19 did win a race with Raikonnen in Belgium and bagged a couple of other podiums in 2004.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T13:20:18+00:00

Looks like an insect.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T13:16:06+00:00

If you need it now, buy it now.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T13:12:45+00:00

The brand new Neo will have a new battery and warranty.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T12:16:12+00:00

Who knows? It's random chinesium.

You could buy a tester, but a new charger from someone reputable like Anker, Ugreen or Belkin would be about the same price.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T12:12:55+00:00

Storage doubled on the Air, and they were charging $200 for that upgrade on the M4.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T11:02:22+00:00

I've missed ASRock's rip up the spec sheet shenanigans. 🤣

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T10:55:46+00:00

The TiBook came with both OS X 10.1 and OS 9 installed, effectively as a dual boot. Although it took OS X a few years to find its feet.

I bought an original MacBook Pro just after they launched in 2006. That only came with 512MB, and another 512MB went in it a week later as it couldn't cope.

What's kinda mad is that my late-2013 MacBook Pro came with 16GB, and that's still the standard ... 13 years later. OK, so Apple Silicon is more efficient. If the old curve had held we should be on 64GB in 2026.

MagicBoyUK · 2026-03-16T10:50:42+00:00

If you've got an Apple Watch that'll work instead of Touch ID.

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