Apple surprised everyone with the power and performance of the M1 MacBook Air when it launched the laptop in late 2020. And more than five years later, those Macs show no sign of slowing down, handling everything users care to throw at them. The Mac still boots almost instantly, races through daily tasks, offers battery life…
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Apple unveiled a new high-end market opportunity this week
Though I reviewed Apple’s recently-introduced MacBook Neo, M5 MacBook Air, and M5 Max MacBook Pro, I didn’t look at Apple’s new displays. But it is noteworthy that even these products open up new opportunities for the company. That’s because Apple this week gained FDA clearance for the Medical Imaging Calibration feature introduced in the Studio Display XDR. Just as the affordable MacBook Neo opens…
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Hexnode CEO: MacBook Neo forces IT to rethink its budget laptop strategy
Apple’s MacBook Neo (reviewed here) challenges what we expect from budget laptops. Accompanied by shrewd enterprise-focused moves, the new model gives Apple a chance to convert hitherto resistant IT purchasers to adopt its platforms. I spoke with Hexnode CEO Apu Pavithran to get some sense of this potential. Apple’s decision to introduce a $599 laptop is hugely significant, said Pavithran.…
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Here’s what $5,849 gets you in an M5 Max MacBook Pro
The M5 Max MacBook Pro is a symphony of performance. On the surface, it looks like any other MacBook Pro, but its capabilities define top-notch performance. It aces every performance benchmark and handles everything you throw at it, quietly and with 22 hours of battery life. Put simply: it’s portable computing done right. The 14-in. MacBook Pro I’ve been working with is…
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Now that we have the MacBook Neo, could Apple make a Mac Neo desktop?
With the new MacBook Neo now launched, a question arises: Does Apple intend on repeating the story with a desktop Mac? If it did, what might a sub-$500 Mac be like and what might it cost? You could easily argue that Apple doesn’t need to do this. It already offers three desktop Macs: the Mac…
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Review: A weekend with MacBook Neo
The MacBook Neo might be Apple’s most disruptive Mac since the M1 Macs in 2020. For $599, it delivers a true Mac experience and is probably the best affordable laptop you can get — and it’s already coasting atop Amazon’s PC sales charts. MacBook Neo exists to be a lower-cost machine for domestic, college, or…
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Going Electric?
Plus: The $599 MacBook Neo reviewed, the teens running a billion-dollar AI startup, electric-grid blues, and more.
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Review: Does the $599 MacBook Neo Fit in Your Life?
Comparing Apple’s new budget laptop to the new M5 MacBook Air plus a comparable Chromebook and Windows PC.
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It looks like Macs are becoming the value option
If I happened to be one of Apple’s newly-introduced M5 MacBook Pro systems, I would feel a bit as if the equally new MacBook Neo had just strutted into the party like the star of the song. Yes, the incredibly disruptive Neo is a strong option for almost anyone who needs an affordable general purpose computer. But let’s not…
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Apple’s MacBook Neo: First reviews and analyst reactions
As the introductory dust settles on the recent launch of Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo, product reviewers and the analyst community all seem to agree Apple has hit a home run. The new systems should drive big gains for Apple, gnawing big chunks out of Chromebook and mid-range Windows laptop sales and resetting expectations across that part…
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Dario’s Big Test
Plus: Apple’s new iPhone and MacBook, a suicide linked to Google’s Gemini, Claude’s Firefox hack, the navigational tech aiming to replace GPS, and more.
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Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo: The Pros and Cons
It’s a new MacBook with a historically low price of $599—and it comes with some trade-offs.