popcar2@piefed.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoApple introduces Macbook Neo - cheaper Macbooks starting at $599www.apple.comexternal-linkmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down116
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minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 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-up0·9 hours agoHow about a keyboard that is similar to the Neo keyboard?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 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-up1·8 hours agoHow much for a 13" display to match the real estate of the Neo display?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 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-up0·8 hours agoHow about a travel bag to hold all this extra equipment?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 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.
minus-square9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoRelevant because Neo has it built in. How about the price of an iPad case?
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours ago Relevant because Neo has it built in. The difference in manufacturing cost compared to the iPad Air is pocket change, way less than a M4 CPU would cost. It’s just Apple ripping off its customers as usual.
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.
Relevant because Neo has it built in.
How about the price of an iPad case?
The difference in manufacturing cost compared to the iPad Air is pocket change, way less than a M4 CPU would cost. It’s just Apple ripping off its customers as usual.