First MacBook Neo Benchmarks Are In: Here's How It Compares to the M1 MacBook Air

Benchmarks for the new MacBook Neo surfaced today, and unsurprisingly, CPU performance is almost identical to the iPhone 16 Pro. The MacBook Neo uses the same 6-core A18 Pro chip that was first ...

Apple’s budget MacBook Neo is already outrunning the M1 MacBook Air in early tests

Early MacBook Neo benchmarks show Apple’s cheapest laptop keeping pace with the M1 MacBook Air in several tests.

MacBook Neo benchmark results are predictably close to iPhone 16 Pro, M1 comparable

Apple announced the MacBook Neo with the A18 Pro iPhone processor, and early benchmarks reveal expected results are in line with AppleInsider's previous analysis, making it an easy spec swap for the ...

Budget speed: How fast will the low-cost MacBook Neo really be?

Apple's budget-focused MacBook Neo borrows the A18 Pro chip from an iPhone 16 Pro. Here's how the chip compares against other Apple Silicon Macs, and why it's actually a pretty smart thing for Apple ...

MacBook Neo hands-on: Apple build quality at a substantially lower price

Whether you’re talking about the iBook, MacBook, or MacBook Air, Apple’s most basic laptops have started at or within $100 of the $1,000 price point for over 20 years. Sure, the company had quietly ...
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The Little Engine That Could: MacBook Neo Benchmarks Are Here

First benchmarks for the 2026 MacBook Neo are in. See how Apple's $599 laptop stacks up against the M1 and M2 MacBook Air.

The MacBook Neo Isn't the Only Low-Cost Mac Worth Buying

There are plenty of deals for Macs that are actually designed to run macOS.