The Macbook 12 inch was a relatively better laptop than this. An "re"-launch of equivalent for today, really would have been something. This is half-baked compared to the innovation that was there.

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happyopossum 6 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> The Macbook 12 inch was a relatively better laptop

Which virtually nobody bought... Everyone loves an ultra-light ultra-compact laptop, then decide that one of the sacrifices required to make one is a deal-breaker and the company was dumb to not "just include X".

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aobdev 6 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I really don’t see how you came to that conclusion—that Mac was overpriced and underpowered, and only had the single usb-c port. Neo has better battery life, a better display, a more capable processor, and a much lower price (9 years later no less).

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zahirbmirza 6 hours ago | parent [-]

https://web.archive.org/web/20170612054339/https://www.apple...

I meant to convey if it was made to today's specifications...

The Macbook 12 inch was super thin, super light weight, was excellently designed (apart from the keyboard fault that I got a replacement for free for). That was a laptop that made the iPad redundant. Which is why it will never comeback.

I only had to buy a new mac because it allowing getting updates. It lasted me 7 years, I coded apps on it with xcode, and it ran the earlier versions of logic pro and final cut fine for small projects.

If they had put that engineering effort into the Neo, then that would have been something. The Neo is not a serious laptop, nor is it an iPad replacement; because most really cant and dont do serious work on a iPad. The iPad will still be an excellent internet browser and streaming screen.

	▲	NetMageSCW 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		The 12” MacBook was $1299. This is $599 for anyone and $499 for many.