Complaint Huge bottleneck with RAM 2026-03-10
Macbook Neo reviews are in, and sadly they are mixed.. So before. I made another post asking about the Neo vs a Air M1 with 16GB. But after I've seen the reviews of Neo coming out my decision became more easier, I will pick the M1 Air. Sadly most of the people found this issues with the Neo: \- Washed out screen at any brightness level. \- Huge bottleneck between the A18 Pro chip and the 8GB of RAM. Many said the CPU is way to better for everything you put it too, but is held back by the 8GB of RAM, and you will
Complaint Expensive repairs 2026-03-07
I think apple charges $800 for the repair and that way you know you are getting genuine parts, id do that instead of third party. Mini-LED displays arent cheap.
Complaint Expensive to repair 2026-03-07
My cat also bit and ruined the corner of my laptop display. It was an M1 Macbook Pro and it would have cost me $1k to fix. I decided to buy a new laptop instead.
Complaint Screen punctured 2026-03-07
My cat bit the corner of my MacBook My cat bit my 14" inch Macbook pro (bought brand new in 2023). The screen is punctured and won't display, it does display to an external monitor. A repair shop initially told me it would be $300-$500 max, so I left the laptop with them knowing there would be a $60 diagnostic fee if we declined the repair. Now they came back with a $900 repair quote for the display assembly! I'm upset they said $500 max when I dropped it off. I'm trying to figure out the best option: Pay the $9
Complaint bad deal 2026-03-06
That is a bad deal. It is currently unsupported. I would recommend getting the MacBook Neo. Since you are in education, you should qualify for the education discount. Here in the United States the normal price is about $600, and the education discount brings it down to around $500.
Like A18 chip comparable to M1 2026-03-04
Wouldn’t it be the other way around for ram? I’ve only used school Chromebooks but they would freeze when opening chrome or browsing the web. MacOS has pretty good ram management. How is this budget Mac targeted towards people who only upgrade once every 10 years? A MacBook is certainly going to last longer than a Chromebook. As for storage, word docs and pdfs don’t really take up too much storage (files K-12 students would use) The MacBook also uses like the A18 which is comparable to an M1 chip which is bett
Like Pro chip is not required 2026-02-25
It’s seems that your use case doesn’t require a pro chip or even a MacBook Pro model. If you want the better screen yeah I would get the M5 14 inch MacBook Pro, but other than that you could save a ton of money by getting an M4 MacBook Air 15 inch and spec up the ram. Honestly it’s up to you and hire much you want to use your laptop for. All of the modern Macs are quite capable of doing what you require.
Like Good value for money 2026-02-13
If you have a MacBook models from 2021-on the DAC in it then it is good enough to go directly into your Denon amp. If older, I'd consider an external DAC such as the $80 SML Su1 for audiophile sound. And its got a better DAC than the on in your Denon amp. But I would buy a good cable, with good shielding/insulation in case it crossed ac lines. And copper jacks are actually better than gold. Finally, AAC music at 256 kbps is audio transparent to FLAC and ALAC, so I wouldn't be afraid of also listening to high
Complaint Tendency to crash 2026-01-26
Hellooo! I’m starting grad school this fall and am looking for a laptop that last me 4-5 year. I currently have a 2020 MacBook however it’s quite slow and has a tendency to crash. I am wondering if I should work on getting the MacBook refurbished or simply just buy a new laptop. I will need something that will be easily able to run R, SPSS, etc., supports external monitor use, and will just run the course. What do folks recommend? What laptops have you had good luck with? Thank you in advance! The Form LAPTOP QU
