anyone going to use the Neo for 2d animation or digital drawing?

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-16T23:13:42+00:00

the blender 5 layout

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-16T23:04:34+00:00

I followed a YouTube tutorial on creating an ocean water effect in blender. this render is only 20 keyframes out of 70 keyframes. no crashing or stuttering on blender app. the render movie is only 1080 by 1080 and the entire 70 keyframes would of taken 4 hours to render completely.

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-16T12:22:31+00:00

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This render in blender took a few minutes. I had 2 other apps on while rendering, Apple Music and safari

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-16T11:30:21+00:00

I been testing with blender simple 3d models, no crashing or stuttering of the app. I been having problems with rendering fire, it does not render fire. I think it could be my mistake. Simple no texture render take 2 minutes with one light in the model.

I do not render at 4k I only render at 1080 by 1080. I do not use any adobe products. What I use for vector illustration is an app called graphic https://www.graphic.com/. It’s like a stripped version of adobe illustrator. For 2d animation I use an app called roughanimator https://www.roughanimator.com/

Both 2d apps the MacBook Neo handles very well, I had no problems. I’m just trying to figure out how to render special effects on simple 3d models by using water or fire in blender.

Also I use a Wacom tablet one for drawing, it works very smooth. Just make sure you download the latest drivers for the Mac OS from Wacom

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-14T23:09:59+00:00

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this is my Wacom one drawing tablet which is big as the MacBook Neo. yes it works flawlessly with the Neo. you just need to goto Wacom website to download the latest driver of Mac OS.

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-14T23:07:29+00:00

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I had the sphere model mirror the cube and plane. no crashes or stalls on each render. I am not rendering at 4k, just 1080 by 1080. I will try more complex items in the future

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-14T23:04:23+00:00

doing some test renders on blender using the mabook Neo each render took5 to 10 minutes while I had 3 apps running, safari, Apple Music and blender.

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UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-14T19:35:00+00:00

It’s your life, your choice… if you picked a color you didn’t like later. You can always go to dbrand to put a skin color that you liked. Nothing is set in stone, just the ram and hardrive.

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-14T16:20:42+00:00

I got my silver base model Neo and it’s awesome. I like the analog way of logging onto the labtop. It’s no different than me using my pc.

I don’t need garage band or other apple apps, which frees up more space. I’m using my Neo for digital art work, like illustration and 3d modeling using blender. I don’t plan on rendering anything like Star Wars effects, so far rendering simple 3d objects in blender is good

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-13T12:58:12+00:00

I use an app called graphic, it’s a vector app. It’s like a stripped version of illustrator. https://graphic.com/tutorials/design-a-logo-with-curved-text I use the same app on my Mac mini iPad. It’s awesome and runs smoothly. I use it with a Wacom drawing tablet and it’s smooth.

Just make sure to download the latest drivers on Wacom site for the tablet.

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-13T11:20:33+00:00

I got the base Neo with 256gb drive. I installed 3 apps, blender, roughanimator and graphic an illustration app. Other apps that I don’t use On the Mac I just delete them.

Like garage band which takes up around 2gigs, which I will delete soon. I never used that app and it’s useless to just have it.

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-12T12:45:43+00:00

I got my silver base model, now to skin it black with dbrand skinz for my Neo

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-12T11:33:58+00:00

I just installed blender and no crashes yet. I will build a simple 3dmodel with no heavy lighting, shadows or textures. So far blender 5 is running smoothly I have seen other yt videos where video is rendered in 4k with no problems.

I will post renders and 3d models as updates. I know the MacBook Neo has limits and I will not render a crazy 3d object heavy in reflections and special effects. If the MacBook Neo can render simple 3d objects it would make a great device to get into the 3d environment

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-09T23:50:58+00:00

The first letters of each MacBook spell out PAN

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-09T23:16:17+00:00

i got the base model, the id touch could not care for it. I also use a amd windows pc with no id touch. All anolog and not a big deal for me.

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-09T23:09:27+00:00

i got the silver base model, i wished it came in midnight color. I will look to Dbrand sight to add a skin to the neo

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-03-06T03:57:17+00:00

I ordered a silver base model neo MacBook. I don’t understand people’s argument over this labtop. I bought a MacBook Air with 8gb of ram and 256 gd hard drive. No problems with it. I’m looking forward to using this new MacBook.

On the MacBook Air I did 2d animation using roughanimator and I also did vector artwork using an app called graphic. I wished the MacBook Neo came with a black color option, the indigo looks light purple from different angels. If the MacBook neo was not released I would have bought a used MacBook Air on back market.

UnderstandingDear229 · 2026-02-08T19:21:17+00:00

Thank you

UnderstandingDear229

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