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mass market consumers don't even know what "SOC" is, and would pretty much disagree with the rest of your sentiment. I think I was clear on the context being fo

mass market consumers don't even know what "SOC" is, and would pretty much disagree with the rest of your sentiment. I think I was clear on the context being for them, not tech enthusiasts like yourself.

pjmlp 6mo ago
They will disagree when they find their phone powered experience to be sluggish, after a couple of Electron garbage powered apps are running, which they also don't care are making use of.
- commandersaki 6mo ago
  Mate, it'd smoke the FW12 especially when it comes to energy efficiency and heat. Also FW12 has a fan.
  - pjmlp 6mo ago
    Hardly something that people check down at Media Markt.
    - commandersaki 5mo ago
      People considering the Neo aren't thinking they're being constrained by a mobile SoC when it performs just as well as M1 with a slightly reduced core count. The fact that they're selling incredibly well is a testament to that.
      - pjmlp 5mo ago
        In US, where anything Apple sells, not so much in the rest of the world. Actually I would like to see some numbers for how much they are flying off the shelves in countries where they are priced 700 - 800 euros.
        commandersaki 5mo ago
        Pretty sure they've sold out globally that they need to make more due to surge in demand. We'll find out more during quarterly earnings at the end of the month. https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/16/macbook-neo-demand-surging/ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/16/macbook-neo-demand-surg...
- notepad0x90 5mo ago
  There has been plenty of reviews and comparisons of the neo in this area, they disagree with your take. Comparing with similarly priced alternatives, it comes out on top. Every reviewer is trying hard to prove the neo sucks by comparison, it helps contrarian takes get better views.
  - pjmlp 5mo ago
    Most done by Apple influencers, or people gifted one for review....
    - notepad0x90 5mo ago
      do you have a review i can look at by non-apple influencers, or are they all working for apple?

pjmlp 6mo ago

They will disagree when they find their phone powered experience to be sluggish, after a couple of Electron garbage powered apps are running, which they also don't care are making use of.

commandersaki 6mo ago
Mate, it'd smoke the FW12 especially when it comes to energy efficiency and heat. Also FW12 has a fan.
- pjmlp 6mo ago
  Hardly something that people check down at Media Markt.
  - commandersaki 5mo ago
    People considering the Neo aren't thinking they're being constrained by a mobile SoC when it performs just as well as M1 with a slightly reduced core count. The fact that they're selling incredibly well is a testament to that.
    - pjmlp 5mo ago
      In US, where anything Apple sells, not so much in the rest of the world. Actually I would like to see some numbers for how much they are flying off the shelves in countries where they are priced 700 - 800 euros.
      - commandersaki 5mo ago
        Pretty sure they've sold out globally that they need to make more due to surge in demand. We'll find out more during quarterly earnings at the end of the month. https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/16/macbook-neo-demand-surging/ https://www.macrumors.com/2026/04/16/macbook-neo-demand-surg...
notepad0x90 5mo ago
There has been plenty of reviews and comparisons of the neo in this area, they disagree with your take. Comparing with similarly priced alternatives, it comes out on top. Every reviewer is trying hard to prove the neo sucks by comparison, it helps contrarian takes get better views.
- pjmlp 5mo ago
  Most done by Apple influencers, or people gifted one for review....
  - notepad0x90 5mo ago
    do you have a review i can look at by non-apple influencers, or are they all working for apple?