That or the 12" Retina MacBook, which weighed 0.67 lbs less than the neo and Air do. And it does make a difference!

It's disappointing they finally got the silicon for the "thin and light at all costs" form factor but gave up on the form factor. I just want my clipboard laptop back!

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gyomu 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

A revival of the 12” MacBook would be amazing, but give it to me as a premium device - not an educational market positioning.

I want a real M-series chip with RAM upgrades, an OLED display, etc.

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jkestner 11 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Like the little buff 12” PowerBook https://www.macworld.com/article/225194/ode-to-the-12-inch-p...

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wpm 9 hours ago | parent [-]

Somewhere on my list of projects is "Gut a 12" Powerbook and put the guts of a modern M series Macbook in it". The chassis is so spacious and the Macbook Air logic boards are so small, physics is not going to be a problem. Just hooking up screens, the keyboard and trackpad (using the original, natch), and ports. There's already a high-res display swap you can do in that chassis to get to 1400x1050.

	▲	jkestner 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Hmm now I want to see this done in a PowerBook 100 chassis with a Sharp Memory LCD screen.

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retired 11 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I still remember when the Air lineup was all about being small and light.

	▲	NetMageSCW 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The MacBook Neo and the MacBook Air (at about the same weight) are 10% lighter than the original Air.

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ulfw 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Exactly. This with an M5, OLED, today's keyboard/trackpad combo, 16GB/24GB RAM, 2-4TB of SSD and it would be an instant buy

	▲	NetMageSCW 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They make something like that, but it costs a bit more.

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cduzz 4 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I'm very sad this neo macbook thing isn't a replacement for my macbook retina in any way. I'm not really sure what I'll do to replace it; I'd been hoping this "phone chip based macbook" would be of the old retina form factor. But instead it's just a nerfed air. My kids have the macbook airs and my little 2017 retina is substantially dramatically smaller and more portable. At least until the battery dies.

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NetMageSCW 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How much did that 12” Retina MacBook cost? Small and light isn’t cheap.