Apple Announces $599 'MacBook Neo' With A18 Pro Chip

Apple contiguous announced the "MacBook Neo," an all-new benignant of low-cost Mac featuring the A18 Pro spot for $599.


The MacBook Neo is the archetypal Mac to beryllium powered by an iPhone chip; the A18 Pro debuted successful 2024's iPhone 16 Pro models. Apple says it is up to 50% faster for mundane tasks than the bestselling PC with the latest shipping Intel Core Ultra 5, up to 3x faster for on-device AI workloads, and up to 2x faster for tasks similar photograph editing.

The MacBook Neo features a 13-inch Liquid Retina show with a 2408-by-1506 resolution, 500 nits of brightness, and an anti-reflective coating. The show does not person a notch, alternatively featuring uniform, iPad-style bezels.


It is disposable successful Silver, Indigo, Blush, and Citrus colour options. The colored finishes widen to the Magic Keyboard successful lighter shades and travel with matching wallpapers. It weighs 2.7 pounds.

There are 2 USB-C ports. One is simply a USB-C 2 larboard with enactment for speeds up to 480 Mb/s and 1 is simply a USB-C 3 larboard with enactment for speeds up to 10 Gb/s. There is besides a headphone jack.


The MacBook Neo besides offers a 16-hour artillery life, 8GB of unified memory, Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 6 connectivity, a 1080p front-facing camera, dual mics with directional beamforming, and dual side-firing speakers with Spatial Audio.

Starting astatine $599, the MacBook Neo is present the entry-level MacBook and Apple's astir affordable laptop ever. Education customers tin acquisition it for $499. It is disposable with 256GB of retention and the Magic Keyboard for $599 oregon 512GB of retention with the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for $699.


Apple besides pointed retired that the MacBook Neo is Apple's lowest-carbon Mac. It features 60% recycled materials, much than immoderate different Apple product. This includes 90% recycled aluminum and 100% recycled cobalt successful the battery.

MacBook Neo is available to pre-order starting today, with availability opening connected Wednesday, March 11.
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