Apple shipped 1.1 million MacBook Neo units in the first quarter of the year, according to IDC, making it one of the strongest Mac debut performances in recent memory (via TechCrunch). The figure is particularly striking given that the laptop was only available for roughly three weeks of the period, having gone on sale in mid-March. Shipments began spiking from early April, suggesting the March tally understates underlying demand.
My understanding is that it’s mostly used for school work by kids that want a proper operating system and don’t want to have to deal with Chromebooks which are a terrible idea.
My understanding is that it’s mostly used for school work by kids that want a proper operating system and don’t want to have to deal with Chromebooks which are a terrible idea.
It’s also decent for people who want a low-power MacBook for cheap, but don’t need a lot of bells and whistles, without the limitations of an iPad.