Overview
- Reviews published Friday and Saturday find the $599 MacBook Neo quick for everyday tasks and deliver more than 12 hours of mixed-use battery life.
- Technical reporting explains the A18 Pro uses a package-on-package design with 8GB of LPDDR5X stacked on the chip, so memory cannot be upgraded or configured higher.
- The low price comes with trade-offs that include two USB‑C ports with one limited to USB 2 speeds, no Thunderbolt or MagSafe, no SD or HDMI, and no keyboard backlight, plus a mechanical trackpad.
- Storage options are 256GB or 512GB, and reviewers recommend the $699 model because the 512GB upgrade adds Touch ID on the keyboard.
- Aimed at students and budget buyers, the Neo is pressuring low-cost Windows and Chromebook rivals, which ASUS’s finance chief called a shock to the PC industry.