I had the same thought, I grabbed a studio two years ago for this reason and it’s been great. 99% of the time lack of portability isn’t a concern. Every now and then (e.g. travel) I notice the limitation, but it’s not much of an inconvenience to just not do some work for a bit.

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Gareth321 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Plus remote work is getting easier and easier. There are so few instances when I'm not able to get online. If we lived in a world where hardware were getting cheaper, it might make sense to splurge. In this environment I think the Neo is perfect.

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dannyw 4 hours ago | parent [-]

Build quality of the Neo is extremely good, I love the keyboard — it’s more tactile and reminds me of early 2010s MacBooks.

I’ll be selling my M4 MBA soon, I genuinely use the Neo more. Huge difference in typing experience.

Great repairability is a plus. It was super easy, and actually fun to open. Felt like unboxing an Apple product. Applied the thermal paste mod for $10 which works excellently; I’ve had it shortly after launch.

And I love the notchless display, even if I wished the color gamut was a bit better.

	▲	havaloc an hour ago \| parent [-]
		The Neo keyboard just feels nicer than even an M5 Air.