Dozens of youtube video reviews showing that the 8GB is not really a limitation for what most people need to do with the laptop. Heck I saw a review where the guy played minecraft on it with 20 rather hefty tabs in safari open, without any stuttering.

So what is the actual limitation of a neo, and how to they apply to users in that price class?

Its $600 in the states. $500 if you are a student. What is a cheaper but good enough alternative in your opinion?

It's a computer released at the peak of the RAM crisis. Even Raspberry Pis are expensive now. That's just life.

Maybe you don't need a laptop then, if your dream is 1000eur.