The arrival of cheaper MacBook Neo clearly didn't just resonate with the fandom Applu, who received it with quite a lot of enthusiasm. Very interesting reactions are also coming from the other side of the barricade, specifically from the manufacturers Windows laptops. For example, on the last financial call, ASUS management openly admitted that the new product from Apple is a fairly big shock in the sense of a hard blow for the entire PC industry.
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ASUS CFO Nick Wu literally said during the call that the Mac being available like this was a "shock" to the market because it was Apple has long been known for the higher prices of its products. It was all the more surprising when the company came out with a laptop that starts at $599 in the US, or even $499 for students. In the Czech Republic, this machine can be found for an equally pleasant 16,990 CZK, which is a good 13,000 CZK less than you can get a basic MacBook Air M5.
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According to Wu, moreover, although MacBook The Neo is equipped with a relatively modest configuration, which means that he was definitely referring to only 8GB of RAM, which he said could limit work in some more demanding applications, but the first reviews so far indicate the opposite. The world of cheaper laptops is apparently starting to shake up its foundations, as it Apple stepped in with an extremely ambitious machine.
ASUS' CFO continued by saying Apple according to him, they are probably aiming a little differently with this product than traditional PC manufacturers, and according to him, it may be MacBook Neo is more of a device designed for content consumption, something between a laptop and a tablet. "Of course, that doesn't mean it can't be worked on.,” Wu explained during the call. However, he said, due to hardware limitations, some experiences may be different from traditional laptops. However, early reviews suggest otherwise, so it’s entirely possible that Wu is simply trying to reassure investors.
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This is precisely the thesis he himself indicated when he said that the entire market for Windows notebooks takes the new Mac very seriously, with computer manufacturers and technology partners like Microsoft, Intel or AMD are figuring out how to respond to a similar product. In other words, MacBook The Neo may look like a low-end Mac, but it could actually shake up the entire laptop market. How big of an impact will it have?onec will have, but according to Wu we will have to wait a while longer.
