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by vintagedave8 hours ago |
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upvoteby markn9518 hours ago|
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The body, size, weight, shape of the Neo is almost exactly the same as the current Macbook Air. What are you talking about?
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upvoteby vintagedave8 hours ago|
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'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?

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upvoteby throwaway2709254 hours ago|
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> Maybe this is trying to be the new plain MacBook?

Well yes, obviously!

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upvoteby nateb20226 hours ago|
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> What is the product segmentation?

RAM, CPU cores, GPU cores, for the most part.

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upvoteby vintagedave4 hours ago|
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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.

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upvoteby nateb20223 hours ago|
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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.

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upvoteby NetMageSCW3 hours ago|
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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.
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