So I work at a school and was using my personal M1 Pro at first (don’t want a CB), but I got tired of docking and undocking cause I use it at home for podcasts and edits.
Figured I’d get a Neo for day to day instead and work and now I’m using it everyday and barely touch my MBP….anyone else just happy to use their light, smaller, colorful (I have silver) Neo while ignoring their other love lol
Whether on YouTube videos, articles, reviews, real-world school deployments, etc., about how the new “Neo” Macbooks are working in education environments.
Part of my reasoning is honestly the price point and the image/perspective Apple gives off for a school trying to move toward more modern tech. (literally just opened up an Esports and Exploratorium with state of the art equipment)
Current setup at our small private school:
I’ve been fighting with Dell Technologies and CDW over staff laptop orders getting canceled, specs changing, pricing changing after POs, etc., and it’s making me reconsider our direction.
I’m trying to make the case that staff/teachers could realistically daily-drive the Neo Macs for normal school tasks while also giving teachers a higher-quality device and the school a more forward-focused feel. The pricing seems relatively stable compared to constantly spec’ing Windows devices, though repair turnaround and availability concern me a little.
Long-term thought would be:
One pushback from leadership is that Macs may feel “unfair” to students since many students use Chromebooks.
Would love any real-world experiences, deployment stories, pros/cons, or resources from schools actually doing something similar.
**Lastly, this is a neurodivergent school, not that it makes a difference but as far context figured it'll help **