MacBook Neo 能取代我的 M4 Air 吗？
作者探讨了MacBook Neo是否能够替代他目前使用的M4 Air作为旅行笔记本。由于他已有更强大的M4 Max Mac Studio台式机，因此更看重轻薄便携的笔记本，并提到自己最喜欢的Mac笔记本是11英寸Air。
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