[vintagedave]

'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?

[nateb2022]

> What is the product segmentation?

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

[vintagedave]

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.

[nateb2022]

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.

[vintagedave]

Yes, that makes a lot of sense. I can see this.

I wish they'd had some name other than Neo ('new') because I think it won't age well. Even plain 'MacBook' might have been better. But, I get what you're saying re segmentation, I think you're right.

[NetMageSCW]

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.

[throwaway270925]

> Maybe this is trying to be the new plain MacBook?

Well yes, obviously!