MacBook Neo versus an old MacBook Air: good luck

March 4, 2026 Nathan Edwards

A silver MacBook Neo on a desk with a blue one behind it.
Are you the one? | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge

My first thought when Apple announced the MacBook Neo today was "okay, but why not just get an older Air?" If you're thinking that too, you might be right. If you can find one.

The Neo starts at $599 with an A18 Pro processor, 8GB of memory, and 256GB storage, and ends at $699 with the same specs plus TouchID and 512GB of storage. It has two USB-C (not Thunderbolt) ports, a pretty basic-looking screen, a mechanical trackpad instead of haptic, and various other cost-saving measures. It's the cheapest new MacBook you can get now.

The new M5 MacBook Air starts at $1,099 with 16GB of memory and 512GB of much faster storage, a bigger and brigh …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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