{"id":503657,"date":"2026-03-04T18:21:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/503657\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T18:21:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T18:21:23","slug":"apple-launches-599-macbook-neo-powered-by-an-iphone-chip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/503657\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple launches $599 MacBook Neo powered by an iPhone chip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Apple <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/newsroom\/2026\/03\/say-hello-to-macbook-neo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">just announced<\/a> a new entry-level MacBook that runs on the same A18 Pro chip that launched two years ago in its iPhone 16 lineup and starts at $599. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/888712\/macbook-neo-laptop-iphone-chip-apple-event-photos-price-features\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MacBook Neo<\/a> features a 13-inch (2408 x 1506) display, 8GB of RAM, 256GB or 512GB of storage, a Magic Keyboard, multi-touch trackpad, 1080p camera, two USB-C ports (one USB 3 and one USB 2), a headphone jack, and new side-firing speakers with support for spatial audio and Dolby Atmos.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">It\u2019s available in four colors: silver, indigo, blush, and citrus, each with a color-matched keyboard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">There are some tradeoffs for the lower price, like the 8GB of RAM that doesn\u2019t include an option to upgrade. Additionally, while the 512GB model includes a Touch ID sensor, the 256GB model does not. Neither model includes Thunderbolt ports or MagSafe. The Neo also ships with a 20W charger and does not appear to support fast-charging like the more expensive MacBook Air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The $599 starting price on the Neo fills a price slot held by older <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/gadgets\/834693\/apple-m2-macbook-air-cyber-monday-deal-sale\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M-series MacBooks<\/a> in recent years, competing with Windows and ChromeOS models. Earlier this week, Apple announced that the cheapest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/888091\/apple-march-2026-event-macbook-air-pro-announcement\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">M5 MacBook Air<\/a> will start at $1,099 with 512GB of storage. With the new Air\u2019s $100 bump over the previous model\u2019s starting price, there\u2019s a widening gap between the Neo and other laptops in Apple\u2019s lineup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple just announced a new entry-level MacBook that runs on the same A18 Pro chip that launched two&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":503658,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[517,44123,166,4117,3,172,74],"class_list":["post-503657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-apple-event","tag-gadgets","tag-laptops","tag-news","tag-tech","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503657"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503657\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/503658"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}