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Apple MacBook Neo
Apple's most affordable laptop pairs the A18 Pro, first used in the iPhone 16 Pro, with 8GB of memory in a fanless aluminum body. It has a 13-inch 2408x1506 IPS display at 500 nits, two USB-C ports (one USB 3, one USB 2) and starts at $599, with Touch ID only on the 512GB model.
Pros
- Aluminum body in four colors at a $599 starting price
- Sharp 13-inch 2408x1506 IPS display rated at 500 nits
- Fanless design runs silently and stays cool in review testing
- Single-core Geekbench 6 score of 3,535 in review testing, above the M3 in the same comparison
- Around 13.5 hours of runtime in a mixed video-and-web battery test in review testing
Cons
- 8GB of soldered memory that cannot be upgraded
- Multi-core Geekbench 6 score of 8,920 in review testing trails the M3 MacBook Air, and long renders or compiles are slow
- Two USB-C ports, one limited to USB 2 speeds, and no Thunderbolt
- Keyboard is not backlit, and Touch ID needs the 512GB model
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple MacBook Neo
Display
- Screen size
- 13 ″
- Panel type
- Liquid Retina IPS LCD
- Resolution
- 2408x1506
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Apple A18 Pro (6-core)
- Graphics
- Apple A18 Pro 5-core GPU
- RAM
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5X (unified)
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Storage type
- SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,535Top 24%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 8,920Bottom 6%
Battery
- Capacity
- 37 Wh
- Charging
- 20 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.23 kg
- Thickness
- 12.7 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- USB-C 3 (10Gb/s, DisplayPort), USB-C 2 (480Mb/s), 3.5mm
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Bluetooth
- 6
- Webcam
- 1080p FaceTime HD
- Biometrics
- Touch ID (512GB model only)
Software
- Operating system
- macOS Tahoe
Quick answers
Is the Apple MacBook Neo good in 2026?
The Apple MacBook Neo earns an Inno Score of 41.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. Apple's most affordable laptop pairs the A18 Pro, first used in the iPhone 16 Pro, with 8GB of memory in a fanless aluminum body. It has a 13-inch 2408x1506 IPS display at 500 nits, two USB-C ports (one USB 3, one USB 2) and starts at $599, with Touch ID only on the 512GB model.
What are the key specs of the Apple MacBook Neo?
Processor: Apple A18 Pro (6-core) · RAM: 8 GB · Screen size: 13 ″ · Weight: 1.23 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple MacBook Neo?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Framework Laptop 12, Asus ExpertBook P3 G2, Lenovo LOQ 15IAX9 — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
