Thanks to the existence of the MacBook Neo, Apple’s slimmest laptop is no longer its cheapest. That puts it in a slightly awkward middle ground, as power users will naturally gravitate to the absurd heights of MacBook Pro models, such as the one with the M5 Max CPU, while the Neo is a compelling prospect for anyone looking for a cheap everyday laptop. By putting an M5 in the new MacBook Air, however, Apple has positioned it as a natural step up. There's almost as much processing power here as you’d get from the entry-level MacBook Pro, at a lower price, and while it can’t be specced with enormous amounts of RAM and storage, what you get is a useful and highly portable laptop that can handle plenty of photo and video tasks.
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