Macbook Neo

I bought the MacBook Neo base model with my own money and used it for a full week to see if Apple’s cheapest MacBook actually holds up. For everyday work like browsing, email, docs, and even some light video editing, it’s way more capable than the price suggests—this is the one I think most people should just buy.

Pros

+Excellent Liquid Retina display with 500 nits brightness
+Very capable real-world performance for everyday tasks
+Great battery life (I saw around 8–9 hours typical)
+Solid keyboard feel and a good trackpad experience
+More repairable design than a unibody MacBook

Cons

-No backlit keyboard
-Older-style trackpad (not the newer haptic/Force Touch)
-Base model storage is only 256GB
-No MagSafe charging

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Highlights

+Excellent Liquid Retina display with 500 nits brightness
+Very capable real-world performance for everyday tasks
+Great battery life (I saw around 8–9 hours typical)

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