- MacBook Neo is available in silver, indigo, blush, and citrus (or silver, blue, pink, and bright yellow as most people outside Apple will describe them).
- You get a 13-in. 2,408×1,506-pixel resolution Liquid Retina display with support for a billion colors and one external monitor. The anti-reflective display is brighter with a higher resolution than most PC laptops in this price range, Apple says.
- The Neo delivers 16-hour battery life, two USB-C ports (one of which supports USB 3), Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 6, a headphone jack, and stereo speakers.
- There’s a Magic Keyboard and large Multi-Touch trackpad.
- And the systems include a 1080p FaceTime camera, dual mics, and macOS 26 Tahoe installed. The latter means they support Apple Intelligence and everything else you can expect from any Mac.
One thing you won’t find is a range of build-to-order options for these systems; these are very much sold on the basis that one size fits all and you can’t pour additional memory into them. (Apple would likely argue that if you want more memory, a higher-end model such as MacBook Air or MacBook Pro might be more appropriate.
One more thing
As the world’s first Apple laptop in this price range, it’s reasonable to think these systems will be popular — so what are the environmental consequences? The company says these systems are its lowest-carbon notebooks and are built to use 60% recycled content, including 90% recycled aluminium and 100% recycled cobalt in the battery. And the MacBook Neo is manufactured with 45% renewable electricity, such as wind and solar, across the supply chain.
The new MacBook Neo is available to pre-order now and will be in Apple stores beginning March 11. I think Apple will sell millions, particularly as this, along with the iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air Apple introduced this week, means you can now take a position somewhere in the Apple ecosystem for just $599. The upcoming iPad upgrade should widen that reach even more.
