popcar2@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months agoApple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599www.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square245linkfedilinkarrow-up1300arrow-down133 cross-posted to: apple@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareWolfLink@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoIt’s the same price and similar specs to current Chromebook models, which is what I think they are trying to compete against.
minus-squareSeefra 1@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·6 months agoBut why would anyone want to buy a chromebook? When they can buy a real computer for the same price? If battery life is such an issue, just buy a powerbank.
minus-squaredylanmorgan@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoHardware is Chromebook priced. OS,is (AFAIK) full macOS, AKA a posix compliant Unix machine with a pretty nice GUI. Nice enough that several Linux WMs try to duplicate it.
It’s the same price and similar specs to current Chromebook models, which is what I think they are trying to compete against.
But why would anyone want to buy a chromebook? When they can buy a real computer for the same price?
If battery life is such an issue, just buy a powerbank.
Hardware is Chromebook priced. OS,is (AFAIK) full macOS, AKA a posix compliant Unix machine with a pretty nice GUI. Nice enough that several Linux WMs try to duplicate it.