A revival of the 12” MacBook would be amazing, but give it to me as a premium device - not an educational market positioning.
replyI want a real M-series chip with RAM upgrades, an OLED display, etc.
Like the little buff 12” PowerBook https://www.macworld.com/article/225194/ode-to-the-12-inch-p...
replySomewhere on my list of projects is "Gut a 12" Powerbook and put the guts of a modern M series Macbook in it". The chassis is so spacious and the Macbook Air logic boards are so small, physics is not going to be a problem. Just hooking up screens, the keyboard and trackpad (using the original, natch), and ports. There's already a high-res display swap you can do in that chassis to get to 1400x1050.
replyHmm now I want to see this done in a PowerBook 100 chassis with a Sharp Memory LCD screen.
replyI still remember when the Air lineup was all about being small and light.
replyThe MacBook Neo and the MacBook Air (at about the same weight) are 10% lighter than the original Air.
replyExactly. This with an M5, OLED, today's keyboard/trackpad combo, 16GB/24GB RAM, 2-4TB of SSD and it would be an instant buy
replyThey make something like that, but it costs a bit more.
replyI'm very sad this neo macbook thing isn't a replacement for my macbook retina in any way. I'm not really sure what I'll do to replace it; I'd been hoping this "phone chip based macbook" would be of the old retina form factor. But instead it's just a nerfed air. My kids have the macbook airs and my little 2017 retina is substantially dramatically smaller and more portable. At least until the battery dies.
replyHow much did that 12” Retina MacBook cost? Small and light isn’t cheap.
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