Windows PC makers typically haven't had to compete with Apple on the low end, but that changes with the Neo, says S.Y. Hsu. The memory shortage might complicate things, though.

The Apple MacBook Neo’s $599 starting price is a “shock” to the Windows PC industry, according to an Asus executive.

Hsu said he believes all the PC players—including Microsoft, Intel, and AMD—take the MacBook Neo threat seriously. “In fact, in the entire PC ecosystem, there have been a lot of discussions about how to compete with this product,” he added, given that rumors about the MacBook Neo have been making the rounds for at least a year.

Despite the competitive threat, Hsu argued that the MacBook Neo could have limited appeal. He pointed to the laptop’s 8GB of “unified memory,” or what amounts to its RAM, and how customers can’t upgrade it.

  • fallaciousBasis@lemmy.worldEnglish
    45·
    11 hours ago

    I would assume most computer people would just assemble their own devices…

    But that’s the difference between real computer people and you.

    • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      31·
      3 hours ago

      Computer people might own several devices, some of them (particularly laptops) prebuilt, and don’t usually gatekeep.

      But that’s the difference between real computer people and you.

        • boonhet@sopuli.xyzEnglish
          4·
          2 hours ago

          Tbf many of us can be real assholes online but all the fellow nerds I know irl are very inclusive and just excited when someone else shares a hobby