You get twice as much RAM, twice as much storage. 4x faster storage too. You get a full sized HDMI port. You can do multiple monitors if you need to. It has a fan for better sustained performance. You can plug in a flash drive, mouse, monitor or other external peripheral without a dongle. Oh, and it's actually COOLER running than the Neo.

The Neo costs a $100 more, needs a $30 dongle to connect to 90% of the stuff people have, has half the RAM, half the storage, slower storage. Has considerably worse I/O. But has a better screen and build quality comparable to a MacBook Pro from 2007.

It's different compromises. Personally I'd rather have more RAM, storage and IO than a prettier case and better screen.

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janalsncm 4 hours ago | parent [-]

You don’t need to buy Apple adapters. You can buy a $10 usbc to hdmi adapter off Amazon and it’ll work just fine.

Same thing with the USB A ports. Not really selling point imo.

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chocochunks 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Apple's official HDMI adapter is $70. I was already talking generic.

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kstrauser 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Or just use a Thunderbolt cable to send video, power, and USB to a newer monitor with a single cord. That’s my work setup and I’d never go back.

And yeah, USB A? I got a cheapo C-to-A hub for my dwindling number of legacy devices. There’s no remaining upside to A.

	▲	chocochunks 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		On the Neo that doesn't support Thunderbolt? Or on the Acer that supports USB4 and might actually work with the hub? It's a weird choice to pair with a budget laptop since monitors that support that are usually several dollars extra...