Apple have launched their most affordable MacBook ever — the MacBook Neo — and in this video I share my first impressions after going hands-on with it here in London. I walked into the Apple Store right after the March event, and what stood out straight away was how the Neo sat right next to the MacBook Air. It genuinely felt like Apple want you to come in for the cheapest MacBook, then get tempted into spending more on the Air. Still, I walked out with the Neo and unboxed it — I went for the citric colour because I wanted something different, and honestly it gives me happy vibes. Even though this is the “budget” MacBook, Apple haven’t really compromised on the experience. The packaging is still premium, the aluminium build is here, and I love the tinted keyboard plus the matching wallpaper and folder icons when you boot it up. After a few days of use, my main takeaway is simple: the Neo isn’t trying to be powerful — it’s trying to give you macOS at a more accessible price. With the A18 Pro iPhone chip and 8GB unified memory, it’s not built for heavy multitasking or content creation (I moved to Mac Studio for a reason). But for simple, reliable computing, I genuinely think this could become the MacBook most people buy in 2026.