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Following years of rumors, Apple has finally rolled out the new entry-level MacBook Neo. It’s $599.

Slim silver laptop on a table, screen showing colorful pink and blue abstract wallpaper, surrounded by other open laptops and people standing and working in a busy tech event setting
MacBook Neo

The MacBook Pro and MacBook Air are premium notebooks on the market, with Apple avoiding the more budget-focused end for quite a few years. However, with its latest introduction, it is going to compete with Chromebooks and other low-cost notebook options, but on its own terms.

The new MacBook Neo is an effort to tempt value-oriented consumers to sign up to Apple’s ecosystem. To do this, Apple had to create a low-cost MacBook, stripping it down to the bare essentials.

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