On the flip side, some of the MacBook Neo's specs are really good for the price. This includes the 13-inch LED display with a 2,408x1,506 pixel resolution, and two USB-C ports, one of which supports connecting a 4K external display while running the device's own display at the same time.

Apple Inc. updated the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, the company’s two main laptop computer lines, adding faster processors and raising prices as it copes with an industrywide memory crunch.

The MacBook Neo will, for the first time, give Apple a truly affordable laptop that it can officially promote through its online and physical stores, rather than hide on other websites. Additionally, customers are more likely to buy a 2026 computer than a 2020 one—even if, on paper, they perform similarly.