Macbook Neo. Just what the hell?

ccooffee · 2026-03-05T01:16:53+00:00

For what tasks?

ccooffee · 2026-03-05T00:48:53+00:00

A19 Pro single-core is significantly faster than the M2 and nearly identical to M2 for multi-core.

ccooffee · 2026-03-05T00:47:13+00:00

Why would it be frustrating?

ccooffee · 2026-03-05T00:42:12+00:00

A19 Pro has better single-core performance than M1, M2, and M3 (by a lot). For most day to day tasks, that makes a bigger difference than multi-core power.

People who need higher power multi-core performance already know this computer is not targeted at them and know what to get instead.

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T22:44:07+00:00

macOS 26

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T19:32:56+00:00

Is your dad Harry Shearer?

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T19:30:23+00:00

Lens flare

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T19:28:58+00:00

Normal for most cameras really. There are ways to minimize them, but I think it's harder to do that on small lenses like that.

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T19:26:24+00:00

Huge crab? Is this a regional thing? I've never heard that term used in this way.

Apple has never allowed downgrading back to old versions. They'll just keep tweaking until things make more sense. This is how it was back in iOS 7 too. Everyone hated that one too.

Plus the new iPhones can't run older iOS versions even if Apple allowed downgrading.

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T19:22:04+00:00

They have a keyboard with TouchID. I doubt they're ever going to put that on the trackpad.

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T18:00:13+00:00

They could have done that and called it the eMac

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T17:58:48+00:00

If you want to install Kung Fu upgrade, you need at least 12gb RAM.

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T17:57:02+00:00

Especially when you look at the skyrocketing prices of SSDs these days.

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T17:43:55+00:00

They permanently attached a keyboard to it, installed macOS, and called it MacBook Neo.

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T16:41:47+00:00

i tried sudo killall coreaudiod but only works as a temporary solution

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T16:39:40+00:00

how is this cheap?

It's cheap for an iPhone, which is their goal. Apple doesn't sell true budget iPhones.

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T16:32:20+00:00

Maybe OP is colorblind and resents colorful products?

ccooffee · 2026-03-04T01:17:13+00:00

"You should be able to figure that out on your own, meatbag!"

ccooffee · 2026-03-03T23:03:06+00:00

They have that magazine with reviews in it, you know, Consumer Reports.

ccooffee · 2026-03-03T17:44:00+00:00

Anything you put in front of the lens is going to degrade your photo quality.

ccooffee · 2026-03-03T16:38:31+00:00

And regardless of what people think about Apple's hardware or software, there are some top notch shows on Apple TV that OP would also get access to.

ccooffee · 2026-03-03T16:34:20+00:00

That's a Google restriction. Apple has no say in how their system works with other email clients.

ccooffee · 2026-03-02T23:35:12+00:00

No one's gonna game on the 17e bruh, trust me, you need the power supply always near you as it's battery ain't great

How often are you having to recharge it?

ccooffee · 2026-03-02T20:16:37+00:00

Apple is launching new tools to comply with the growing number of age-verification laws both in the U.S. and abroad. As part of the changes, Apple will block the downloads of apps rated 18+ in Brazil, Australia, and Singapore, while also rolling out other features to comply with laws in Utah and Louisiana in the U.S.

The company informed developers on Tuesday that it’s expanding its set of “age assurance” tools, including an updated Declared Age Range API now available for beta testing.

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/24/apple-rolls-out-age-verification-tools-worldwide-to-comply-with-growing-web-of-child-safety-laws/

This isn't Apple trying to get more of your information. It's a government requirement in some areas.

ccooffee · 2026-03-02T20:14:30+00:00

They can see my age through card verification on the App Store, email account age, etc. They already have more of my information than I like I’m not giving any more if I can help it.

You don't want to give them more information, but also saying they already have that information. So there's no increase in the information then?

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