Reading time 2 minutes Apple just unveiled the 2026 MacBook Air with the M5 chip, which means there’s never been a better time to pick up the 2025 MacBook Air with the M4 chip. Amazon is currently offering last year’s MacBook Air at up to 19% off,

It's been a busy week at Apple. First there was the iPhone 17e, then a refreshed iPad Air followed swiftly by souped-up MacBook Pros, and now, to finish things off, Apple has dropped the MacBook Neo, a bargain-basement laptop that can be yours for just $599. It is by some margin the cheapest laptop the company has ever made.

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Apple this week unveiled the MacBook Neo, its most affordable MacBook ever. Below, we have outlined pre-order and release date information. The colorful MacBook Neo starts at just $599 in the U.S., and at an even lower $499 for college students.

Apple this week unveiled a new budget iPhone, an updated iPad, supercharged MacBooks, and a low-cost MacBook Neo. Our experts went hands on with all of them; here are the details.

Apple’s Mac refresh moves the lineup further upmarket, pairing higher prices with faster performance in a push to give customers a reason to upgrade.

Apple is typically known for its pricey, premium products. Its latest releases have a different vibe.

With the new M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, the new MacBook Pros have a radical new Fusion silicon packaging technique and "Super Cores." It's the biggest Apple silicon change in years. I got a peek at the new machines.

The new MacBook Neo is equipped with two USB-C ports, but they are not the same. The left USB-C port supports USB 3 speeds of up to 10 Gb/s, while the right USB-C port closer to the trackpad is limited to USB 2 speeds of just 480 Mb/s.