Benchmarking the MacBook Neo, A Deep Dive

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How does the competitively priced MacBook Neo actually perform? Is it a glorified iPhone or worthy daily driver? J.D. Hodges gives a breakdown of his personal findings: The defining constraint is the 8GB memory ceiling, not the processor. That ceiling is a product of engineering constraint (the A18 Pro’s memory controller), market economics (DRAM shortage pricing), and strategic calculation (ecosystem conversion at maximum volume). It will age poorly, it is not upgradeable, and Apple knows this. The second-generation Neo with 12GB or 16GB is already the obvious product. See more!