In the current RAM crisis, no company is better positioned to not only weather the storm but turn it to its advantage like Apple. It proved that when it released the MacBook Neo in early March

However, Apple gives and it takes away. For the MacBook Air to exist, the disk drive had to go; ditching the home button led to edge-to-edge iPhone screens

A colon-ellipsis smiley soon didnt hit the same. The death of the disk drive, part 2 (2008) The MacBook Air, introduced by Steve Jobs in 2008, was famously pulled from a manila envelope to demonstrate its ultraportable design

A recent experiment by YouTuber ETA Prime has shown that the all-new MacBook Neo may have far more performance headroom than its modest specifications suggest

Get a refurbished Apple MacBook Pro (2020) for $429.97, featuring 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD storage, and a Retina display.

While designed for basic tasks, the MacBook Neo shows clear thermal constraints that can be solved with better cooling

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What's the best MacBook to buy in 2026? Mashable's senior shopping reporter rounds up three best options for budget shoppers, video editors, and more.

Looks like Chromebooks just got a little less attractive.

The MacBook Air with M5 offers a strong variety of performance and premium materials to make it a strong computing value

Apple's early 2026 release schedule seems quite busy as the company has already announced upgraded MacBook Air and Pro models with M5 series chips, a new affordable MacBook Neo, iPad Air with M4 SoC and a pair of AirPods Max 2

Shipping for the MacBook Neo has been pushed to mid-April, so it's best to act now if you don't want to wait longer to snag one

Macbook Neo Portuguese copyright levy fee highlights draconian piracy compensation laws

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The MacBook Neo is breaking Apple sales records for first-time Mac buyers, with the cheap laptop now out of stock in several markets as demand surges

Apple already announced a lot of new devices in 2026 and weve been busy reviewing them all. In this installment of our bi-weekly roundup, we revisit the MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e and more, in addition to the regular Galaxy S26 and Dell XPS 16

YouTuber runs several PC games on the MacBook Neo, including Cyberpunk 2077 at around 40 FPS

The general state of the operating system has led many to explore Linux alternatives like Bazzite . With Apple also recently releasing the $600 MacBook Neo , a laptop that few Windows manufacturers can match right now, Microsofts dominance in the PC market is looking vulnerable for the first time in more than a decade

The $599 MacBook Neo is an incredible budget laptop

"8GB unified memory is the minimum practical configuration."

Set between the MacBook Neo and MacBook Pro, the M5 MacBook Air remains the laptop that I recommend for most people.

Rabbits Cyberdeck revives the Vaio P concept, offering a portable, Linux-based vibe coding device with affordable pricing and customizable hardware

The body has a high-quality brushed aluminum finish, with small holes across the top and bottom designed to vent heat from the built-in, nearly silent fan. It has enough internal hardware to be a standalone computer, as its equipped with an A19 Pro processor and 12GB (!) of RAM more than Apples new MacBook Neo laptop

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The XPS 16 now weighs just 3.65 pounds (or 3.85 if you opt for the heavier LCD display), which is almost a full pound lighter than its predecessor (4.56 pounds). That's a massive drop and it makes this system closer in heft to a 15-inch MacBook Air (3.3 pounds) than a 16-inch MacBook Pro (4.7 pounds), despite the latter being XPS's usual rival

A professional teardown shows a successful 1TB NAND swap on the MacBook Neo, though the 8GB RAM remains unchangeable.

They're still priced at $549. In Apple's recent press images for its cheapest MacBook ever, a child was using AirPods Max while working on their $599 MacBook Neo

Older MacBook Airs can still be viable options for budget laptop buyers

iFixit opens Apples budget system, discovers something missing from MacBooks: replaceable components Apple's latest MacBook may be cheap, but it also comes with something modern MacBooks haven't offered in years: a fighting chance of being repaired.

Polina Lebed via Getty Images Where to buy refurbished tech We recommend going directly to the manufacturer whenever possible, especially for more technical items like smartphones and laptops. If you need a new MacBook, check out Apples refurbished stock first; if you want a new Galaxy phone, hit up Samsung before anyone else

We've loved Apple's 2021-era MacBook Pro design from the start, and the M5 Max edition is once again the professional notebook to beat

Rising RAM prices, CPU cost increases, and tighter chip supply could push mainstream notebook prices nearly 40% higher

DirectorFeng, an expert technician in China has just performed what is likely the first hardware mod of its kind on the new MacBook Neo

With the launch of the MacBook Neo, Apple has potentially started a new naming convention for its entry-level devices

"The new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models feature a keyboard change," reports MacRumors: On the U.S

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The week's biggest tech news stories from Apple, Google, Sonos, DJI, and more for March 14, 2026

The M5 MacBook Air is blazing fast for an Air, which is its biggest strength and only real flaw

SAN FRANCISCO, March 13 (Reuters) - Apple's MacBook Neo, the laptop it announced last week that starts at $499 for students, is the most repairable laptop the company has released since 2014, according to an analysis released Friday by iFixit

The brand-new MacBook Neo is projected to be a hit in terms of sales and could turn out to be one of Apples most important laptops in recent memory

Apple's cheapest laptop is also its most repairable. iFixit gave the new MacBook Neo a 6/10 repairability score

Parallels, the company best known for making the virtualization software that enables you to run Windows and other operating systems on a Mac, has confirmed that Parallels Desktop is compatible with the MacBook Neo

The M5 MacBook Air is a minor upgrade, but minor upgrades add up over time.

To help your computer feel new, or at least a little cleaner and less chaotic, we put together this guide with techniques and useful apps that have helped us maintain a more organized computer. Ive been using these tips since before I first published this guide in 2021, and theyve helped keep my 2018 MacBook Air looking and running (almost) like brand new

Somehow, Apple made a $599 laptop that's actually a joy to use. In this episode, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham chat about what makes the MacBook Neo so great

Apples MacBook Neo is incredibly easy to disassemble and repair, a new teardown video suggests

Apple's MacBook Neo is cheap both in starting price and repair costs, according to a new report.

Apple's new family of laptops might have a cringeworthy name, but don't let it fool you. Despite the MacBook Neo running on a built-for-iPhone A-series processor and being limited to 8GB of RAM, it delivers on what Macs do best

Its hard to believe that its been almost four years since Apple gave the MacBook Air a serious glow-up

Early benchmarks show the A18 Pro-powered MacBook Neo beating every current x86 CPU in single-core Cinebench performance, including chips from Intel and AMD

The MacBook Neo performs surprisingly well in some Mac games, while others remain completely unplayable

Apple's new MacBook Neo is "easier to repair than other modern MacBooks," according to Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham

Here's a look at some of the drawbacks to Apple's newest laptop, the MacBook Neo.

Although the savings are modest, Amazons $50 discount across most of the 2026 MacBook lineup makes these newly launched laptops slightly cheaper than buying directly from Apple

Neo is the first MacBook in a long time with an easily replaceable keyboard.

A more exciting MacBook Pro is waiting in the wings, but the M5 Max shows the continued success of Apple Silicon.

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Recently,ASUS co-CEO SY Hsu was quotedas saying that the MacBook Neo is a surprise to the Windows PC industry

MacBook Neo dilancarkan seminggu lalu pada harga yang kami sendiri rasakan tidak masuk akal kerana versi paling mahal sekalipun masih lebih murah berbanding iPhone 17e yang paling murah

Apple has quietly done a minor design refresh on the MacBook Air keyboard, prioritizing images over words

Last week, Apple launched the MacBook Neo, its cheapest MacBook yet, but obviously not a cheap machine per se - just cheaper than the other MacBooks

Apple's new slate of MacBook laptops has just been released, including the entry-level Neo, powered by the A18 Pro

ASUS says the MacBook Neo is a "shock" to the Windows PC ecosystem

Apple officially launches the colorful MacBook Neo on March 11, and based on our hands-on tests, it's sure to be a hit.

Asus co-CEO S.Y. Hsu said that the MacBook Neo shook the entire PC market, but also said that it's mostly designed for content consumption because of its limited specifications

Apple's MacBook Neo officially doesn't support fast charging, but you can get it to charge faster with a more powerful brick.

Following their announcements last week, the iPhone 17e and new 11 and 13 M4 iPad Air models are now on open sale. They are joined by the updated M5 generation MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, as well as the new Studio Display and Studio Display XDR

PC makers are shocked by Apples MacBook Neo laptop and are working out how to compete, Asus says

The MacBook Neo isn’t just Apple’s most affordable computer to date starting at just…

The new attack vector combines fake human-verification prompts with malware, trying to trick users into running Terminal commands that bypass macOS security. M5 MacBook Pro The tactic, known as ClickFix, disguises malware delivery as a routine human verification step

It is possible to buy an Intel Mac Pro and give it enough upgrades to beat a more modern M3 Max MacBook Pro in a selected video task

Early reviews praise the M5 MacBook Air for its performance and fast SSD speeds, but criticize the laptop's $100 higher price tag compared to previous models

The MacBook Neos AppleCare+ repair costs are lower than any other Mac

8GB of RAM is a bummer, but this $599 laptop cuts most of the right corners.

At $599, the MacBook Neo is Apples first budget laptop

Mashable's tech editor put the colorful MacBook Neo ($599) through a series of stress tests, and it performed surprisingly well.

Apple's MacBook Neo has all the trappings of a premium laptop at a surprising price, with only a few compromises to get there