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Apple's MacBook Neo uses the A18 Pro that launched in its iPhone 16 range, alongside 8GB of RAM and a headphone jack; Apple discontinued its 12" MacBook in 2019

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  • @stevemoser Steve Moser on x
    Looks like the MacBook Neo uses a binned A18 Pro Chip as the iPhone 16 Pro has a 6-core GPU and the MacBook Neo has a 5-core GPU. [image]
  • @tomwarren.co.uk Tom Warren on bluesky
    Apple just launched a $599 MacBook Neo.  This colorful entry-level MacBook is powered by the same A18 Pro chip that launched 2 years ago in the iPhone 16.  The 13-inch Neo only comes with 8GB of RAM that you can't upgrade 😬 www.theverge.com/tech/886496/ ...
  • @steipete Peter Steinberger on x
    The new MacBook Neo has 8GB unified memory? Rough.
  • @benbajarin Ben Bajarin on x
    A main reason why the 8gb of RAM won't be an issue for the type of workloads/web browsing, etc., folks in this price band do regularly.
  • @mweinbach Max Weinbach on x
    On the 8GB MacBook Neo, Apple has some of the best swap on any machine. It's where it offloads the data from memory into flash storage and back so you don't fill your ram. Apple's swap on macOS and Apple silicon is best in industry because of their storage speed + software
  • @mweinbach Max Weinbach on x
    This is what I've been trying to explain for the past few months when the rumors started You can't easily change the memory amount on A18 Pro. It's physically combined into a single package, not a chip on a board. They could have swapped it, but negates the cost/volume benefits
  • @highyieldyt @highyieldyt on x
    In ST, the A18 Pro should outperform the M1 and even the M2 due to more IPC + higher clk speeds. So the MBN should feel more “snappy” than a M1/M2 MBA.
  • @highyieldyt @highyieldyt on x
    The new @Apple MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro, a mobile chip that is packaged using TSMC InFO-PoP. The DRAM sits on top of the SoC, it's a single, closed packaged. That's why the MBN comes with the same amount of 8GB DRAM as the iPhone 16 Pro. Same chip, same package. [ima…
  • @snazzylabs Quinn Nelson on x
    The MacBook Neo is basically the Walmart M1 MacBook Air. But new. Their specs are a bit different: Neo has a better webcam, display, CPU/NPU. M1 Air had a better GPU, battery, a Force Touch trackpad. Both had 8GB memory. Both had 256GB storage. Both were $599.