Apple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone’s processor inside?
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Apple's MacBook Neo uses an iPhone A18 Pro processor to achieve a groundbreaking $599 price point, making it the cheapest Mac laptop ever released. The smartphone chip provides adequate everyday performance but struggles with sustained workloads and performs slower than the five-year-old M1 MacBook Air in demanding tasks. The Neo cuts several standard MacBook features like keyboard backlighting, Touch ID on the base model, and limits RAM to 8GB, but maintains decent build quality with a colorful design that could appeal to students and first-time Mac buyers.
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