MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and the 8GB Gamble

Re:MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and t... by revengerwizard on Thursday May 14, 2026 @04:34AM (#48132644)

Was it really necessary to cut out Magsafe?

I feel like I end up stumbling on the charging cable at least one or two times. Plus, I wouldn't be able to re-use the old Macbook charger I have :(

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Re:MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and t... by memsom on Thursday May 14, 2026 @07:24AM (#48133894)

This makes no actual sense as a complaint.

The M-series all have chargers with a USB-C socket on them that the cable is plugged in to, so you would have been able to use the PSU from any M-series MacBook - even if they were the models prior to magsafe being re-introduced.

The magsafe in the M-series is not the same as magsafe 1 or 2, so they are not compatible and you would have needed to buy an adapter (and I have no idea if Apple has even made a first party version of this.) So you'd need a new adapter.

On the other hand, any USB-C charger that delivers the right voltage will charge the Neo.

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Re:MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and t... by iknowstuff on Thursday May 14, 2026 @04:36AM (#48132650)

Just buy a magnetic usb-c cable if it’s very important to you

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Re:MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and t... by revengerwizard on Thursday May 14, 2026 @09:55AM (#48135439)

The USB-C standard doesn't allow for a magnetic attachment. Besides, those are notoriously unsafe and probably even dangerous to use.

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Re:MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and t... by iknowstuff on Thursday May 14, 2026 @02:37PM (#48139356)

TIL thx

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Re:MacBook Neo Deep Dive: Benchmarks, Wafer Economics, and t... by a96 on Saturday May 16, 2026 @04:09AM (#48157959)

Also the port you plug an adapter in will still be just as fragile and just as taken up by a charger.

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