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Chud Thu 19 Mar 2026 02:13:26 No.28768 View View Original Report

Quoted By: >>28769 >>28788 >>28838 >>28844

Hey /tech/

I was thinking about getting the MacBook Neo since it costs about $600 and I would like something to do for my College work

However it has over 8GB of RAM. Do I need 16GB of RAM for my College work? More specifically for Computer Science

What does /tech/ think

Chud Thu 19 Mar 2026 02:15:27 No.28769 Report

Quoted By: >>28785

>>28768
get a thinkpad nigger

Chud Thu 19 Mar 2026 06:20:39 No.28778 Report

Unironically, I'm going to buy a Dell XPS if I ever get money.

I don't support Apple or used stinky thinkpads.

Chud Thu 19 Mar 2026 09:36:29 No.28785 Report

>>28769
Trve, I got one for 1/3 of the price of that, battery can last 6 hours with some use, probably enough to last you through a day of courses. Since you usually have some labs as well mixed in, you can charge it there.

Chud Thu 19 Mar 2026 10:22:27 No.28788 Report

>>28768
>However it has over 8GB of RAM. Do I need 16GB of RAM for my College work? More specifically for Computer Science
It could make you optimize your code working with weaker hardware

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 10:21:38 No.28838 Report

Quoted By: >>28840

>>28768
Macbooks are a very bad idea. Get a thinkpad instead

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 10:42:16 No.28840 Report

Quoted By: >>28842

>>28838
what about a thinkpad with a arm chip aparently the sd gen 3 one has 28 hours battery life but since its a new thinkpad i doubt u can replace the ram etc

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 11:15:49 No.28841 Report

Don't become an applejeet

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 11:35:10 No.28842 Report

Quoted By: >>28843 >>28846

>>28840
nigga buy a USED thinkpad
I would rather be visted by 'apeson than buy a new twinkpad

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 11:35:27 No.28843 Report

>>28842
accidental super sage mb bro

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 11:40:50 No.28844 Report

Quoted By: >>28854

>>28768
Can only speak for Australia, it's literally only $100 more to get an M4 ipad Air with significantly more RAM. Apple has ported all their production software over to a sub based model which is designed to work on both iPads and Macs. Unironically you've got a significantly better value proposition with an iPad (even an older M3 model).

The Neo is essentially just an updated iPhone bound to 8GB of unified memory (which means it's doing everything). With the way that Apple has MacOS with AIslop integration you're going to really appreciate having the extra memory + you're getting one of the better digital art pads as a bonus if you're into that kinda thing…

Otherwise if you're just writing documents/word presentations you'll save about $500 getting a T14 Gen 2 (or better) and have a more powerful device.

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Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 11:55:28 No.28846 Report

>>28842
u can get a used snapdragon thinkpad i found a listing on ebay for under 500 which is comparable to the macbook neo but id rather just buy a older used thinkpad and put a extended battery

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 16:08:13 No.28854 Report

Quoted By: >>28857

>>28844
So you're saying a T14 gen 2 should be 250 USD/350 AUD?
Then I really lucked out on mine, got a 1135g7 model, 16/256gb for 200 USD/280 AUD

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 18:11:02 No.28857 Report

Quoted By: >>28858 >>28873

>>28854
inhensible technobabble

Chud Fri 20 Mar 2026 18:23:24 No.28858 Report

>>28857
T14 gen 2 refers to a model of Thinkpad laptop. 1135g7 refers to the processor (i5 1135g7)

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