popcar2@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 hours agoApple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599www.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square108fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down115
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minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 hours ago Isn’t it about 40% cheaper than the M4 CPU macbook ? It’s 100% the same price as another portable M4 computer sold by Apple
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoHow much does each USB port cost per device?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·7 hours ago How much does each USB port cost per device? A 5-pack of USB C ports costs about one dollar on Aliexpress.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 hours agoHow about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours ago How about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard? 10 dollars and that’s retail, not manufacturing cost.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours agoHow much for a 13" display to match the real estate of the Neo display?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours ago How much for a 13" display to match the real estate of the Neo display? Look up the costs of 11" and 13" HiDPI displays and subtract the costs yourself. I’m sure you can do it.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 hours agoHow about a travel bag to hold all this extra equipment?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 hours ago How about a travel bag to hold all this extra equipment? Completely irrelevant to the topic that Apple the cost of the Neo is not reasonable.
It’s 100% the same price as another portable M4 computer sold by Apple
How much does each USB port cost per device?
A 5-pack of USB C ports costs about one dollar on Aliexpress.
How about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard?
10 dollars and that’s retail, not manufacturing cost.
How much for a 13" display to match the real estate of the Neo display?
Look up the costs of 11" and 13" HiDPI displays and subtract the costs yourself. I’m sure you can do it.
How about a travel bag to hold all this extra equipment?
Completely irrelevant to the topic that Apple the cost of the Neo is not reasonable.