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  1. I have switched my #mobile #computing device from an iPad to a #MacBookNeo. What a fantastic device, it is a perfect fit for my terminal and Apple centric needs. If the nice people at Apple start offering one with #eSim support (and why wouldn't they?) it would be an instant buy from me.

  2. Shocker! The #SteamDeck got a price hike!

    - 512GB OLED = $789 ($200)
    - 1TB OLED+AG = $949 ($300)

    I cannot longer recommend the Steam Deck as entry level gaming.

    If you want to play *something*, get a #MacMini or a #MacBookNeo... if you can find them.

    How much the #SteamMachine will cost? $1,200? Will be DOA?

    #Videogames #Gaming #Games #Steam #Valve #Handled #Handleds #Portable #PortableGaming #PortableGames #Hardware #PCHardware #PGGaming #Linux #Arch #SteamOS #PCGames #Computer #Computers

  3. I never would've expected "Neo" as an #Apple product name but #MacBookNeo is looking like it's set to be a market share disruptor. Without any student discount, without any #Shopee sales and whatnot, the Neo's just 2499 MYR lol. That's fucking ridiculous, when #Windows laptops with half the capability and a quarter of the build quality would at least cost 3-3.5k MYR.

    I still think the
    #MacBookAir is better value if you could afford it (hard not to, when ~1-3 gen older Airs go for 3k or less brand new, pretty often), but, these Neos are such a sweet deal if u tryna save a lil bit more money or buy in bulk or something for schools/offices. As the tech guy of my family and friends, this laptop is such an easy recommend (assuming that I deem them able to work around #macOS 's weird quirks).

    Notable specs:

    - A18 Pro
    #ARM chip (what a flex, same chip as the #iPhone 16 Pro and it's more capable than Apple's M1)

    - 8GB RAM (expected, since other Macs have been upgraded to min of 16GB for a while now - and perfectly sufficient on macOS)

    - 256GB SSD (not a lot but it's never not been enough on my own Macs even as a dev)

    - 1080p webcam

    - WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 6

    The only downsides:

    - Instead of
    #Thunderbolt/#USB4 ports, it only has 1x USB-3 (charging, data, #DisplayPort) and 1x USB-2 port (charging, data) - this is a slight bummer and USB-2 in this day and age on a laptop is a little weird and confusing, should've both been USB-3, but at least its USB-3 port is capable of DP

    - No
    #TouchID unless you get the 512GB SSD model - prolly not a big deal

    - Keyboard isn't backlit I believe, but yea not something I've ever used

    - NOT a haptic trackpad u might be familiar with on other MacBooks - prolly the biggest deal to me, but to some reviewers who've tested it out, it's not functionally different?

    🔗 https://www.apple.com/my/macbook-neo