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40 20+ MacBook Neo Compromises: What You Give Up for Apple's Cheapest Mac

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Juli Clover @ MacRumors 1 place · today 17:11 EDT

20+ MacBook Neo Compromises: What You Give Up for Apple's Cheapest Mac

The new MacBook Neo is Apple's most affordable Mac notebook, and at $599, it's priced the same as the iPhone 17e. For teachers and college students, it's even more affordable at $499.


To offer a Mac at such a low price, Apple had to make some compromises, and there are some features that the MacBook Neo is lacking compared to the next most expensive Mac notebook, the MacBook Air.

Processor

A18 Pro Chip - Apple is using an A-series chip instead of an M-series chip in the Neo. It has the A18 Pro.

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