Comment by vintagedave
11 hours ago
'What are you talking about' aside: exactly. What is the Neo, if not an Air? What is the Air, then? What is the product segmentation?
Once upon a time, there was the white MacBook. Maybe this is trying to be the new plain MacBook?
> Maybe this is trying to be the new plain MacBook?
Well yes, obviously!
> What is the product segmentation?
RAM, CPU cores, GPU cores, for the most part.
Segmentation is about product fit. I think it’s amazing and an amazing price and I expect and hope it will be very successful. Yet I feel like this is where the Air used to be, but the Air has crept more towards Pro.
I don’t dislike it! Just, confused how three models all fit together.
My feel is the "feel" segmentation is like this:
MacBook Neo: for students (some primary school, probably more geared to post-secondary) and people who want a lightweight (form factor, price, performance) laptop that still feels premium.
MacBook Air: people who frequently move around, have an actual need performance but in a highly portable form factor.
MacBook Pro: professionals who highly prefer performance over ergonomics, basically a portable PC, as they likely keep it plugged in more than not, and it spends more time on a desk than being used as a laptop.
Basically the Pro is like a PC that also happens to have a screen and a keyboard and foldable, the Air is their laptop that intends to be a laptop, and the Neo is their Air on a budget.
The Neo is for when budget is primary. The Air is for when weight and size are primary. The Pro is for when the others aren’t enough.