
Early benchmarks for Apple's freshly unveiled MacBook Neo, released this week at $599 with pre-orders live now ahead of its March 11 launch, pit it directly against the ageing M1 MacBook Air in a battle of budget laptops.
It can be recalled that Apple surprised the tech world just days ago by introducing the MacBook Neo as its cheapest ever laptop, borrowing the A18 Pro chip from the iPhone 16 Pro to target students, families and casual users eyeing rivals like Windows PCs and Chromebooks.