Five hundred bucks. That's the price difference between the MacBook Neo and the MacBook Air. Having spent a lot of time testing and using both laptops in the MacBook lineup, I can say that there's a ...

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The MacBook Neo pulls you out of the Matrix, showing that budget laptops don't need to be flimsy, cheap or built out of plastic. It brings the same industrial build and lightweight design as other ...

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Both the MacBook Air and entry-level MacBook Pro now feature the M5 chip, so how do the latest models compare? While the 13-inch ‌MacBook Air‌ starts at $1,099 and the 15-inch model at $1,299, moving ...

The MacBook lineup has finished its shift over to the M5 chip generation, and has been joined by the MacBook Neo. Here's which model you should buy to fit your budget, as of early 2026. Apple's ...

I’ve been a consumer PC expert at PCMag for 10 years, and I love PC gaming. I've played games on my computer for as long as I can remember, which eventually (as it does for many) led me to build and ...

Apple’s new MacBook Neo isn’t just the most affordable MacBook by far — it’s also the most repairable MacBook in “about fourteen years,” according to an in-depth teardown by the how-to website iFixit.

The MacBook Neo is Apple’s new entry-level laptop, launched in March 2026 as the most affordable MacBook ever released. Starting at $599, it offers A18 Pro performance, a 13-inch display and up to 16 ...

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I really don't know how Apple did it. The MacBook Neo is a $600 laptop that doesn't feel like an afterthought, which is a curse that has befallen so many cheap Windows notebooks. Sure, it has a slower ...

8 GB of memory is easy to use up. USB ports and storage speed are slow. Lack of keyboard backlighting is frustrating. No Touch ID on the base model. But is there anything new here, beyond marketing ...