The "I just bought..." thread.

[lxskllr]

Gotta fire up some Jeremy Irons!!

I'll give it a shot, but probably no time soon.

 

[spaceman]

i bought a macbook neo...ewww i dunno..its fine for what it is, i have no use case for it that a floppy ass chromebook from 3 years ago can't address. i think im gonna return it.

 

[mikeymikec]

i bought a macbook neo...ewww i dunno..its fine for what it is, i have no use case for it that a floppy ass chromebook from 3 years ago can't address. i think im gonna return it.

I haven't heard of a MB neo before. I really wish these hardware makers would provide a useful explanation somewhere as to why the new product line exists. For example, 'Air' apparently means variable things depending on which line of Apple hardware one is looking at.

 

[AMD64Blondie]

Wurkkos TS10 V2 Ti/copper direct from wurkkos.com.

On sale for $34 shipped. (Normally $85.) 60% off.

 

[spaceman]

its a budget macbook, the thing is great outside of the 8gb of ram. it runs full macos, but honeslty..a refurb air is a better buy if u want more than 5 or 6 tabs open in a browser.build quality is great.

 

[Kaido]

its a budget macbook, the thing is great outside of the 8gb of ram. it runs full macos, but honeslty..a refurb air is a better buy if u want more than 5 or 6 tabs open in a browser.build quality is great.

8GB in 2026 was kinda shocking tbh

 

[lxskllr]

I haven't heard of a MB neo before. I really wish these hardware makers would provide a useful explanation somewhere as to why the new product line exists. For example, 'Air' apparently means variable things depending on which line of Apple hardware one is looking at.

Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside?

8GB of RAM is a bummer, but this $599 laptop cuts most of the right corners.

arstechnica.com

I'm in the 'never apple' camp, but it seems like a decent machine for the right person.

 

[Brainonska511]

"Bought" some hotel nights and a rental car for an upcoming trip to Scotland that will take us to Edinburgh and through parts of the Scottish Highlands.

 

[Brainonska511]

8GB in 2026 was kinda shocking tbh

It's pretty shameful that things marked as "higher end" would come with such little RAM these days, and the BS excuse they tried to use to justify it when that news first hit.

 

[mikeymikec]

its a budget macbook,

Thanks for the explanation, though the continuation of my original point is that nowhere on this page:

MacBook Neo

Introducing the new MacBook Neo. Stunning colours, durable aluminium design, 13” Liquid Retina display, all-day battery life, AI and Apple Intelligence.

www.apple.com

Does it say that (PS I'm frustrated with them not you).

The Macbook Air is officially described as "built to go places"... so... it's a laptop?

Words are hard apparently.

PPS - I'm not taking an opportunity to dump on Apple here. I'm experiencing similar frustration with Samsung and Motorola as I'm shopping for a new phone.

 

[JM Aggie08]

Audiobooks feel like cheating to me. So far I only get books that are narrated by the subject. Patrick Stewart's autobiography, A Stitch In Time by Andrew Robinson(Garak), The Hologram's Handbook(Robert Picardo), and Kathryn Janeway's(Kate Mulgrew) autobiography. I have other random audiobooks I picked up here and there, but I haven't listened yet.

I'm looooove anything put out by Graphic Audio. They use a full cast, music, and sound effects. It makes for a super immersive experience.

For stand-alone narrators, Ray Porter is my king. He did a fantastic job with Project Haily Mary and Bobiverse.