No Longer The Budget MacBook
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Publish Date: 2026-03-24 21:24:00
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The MacBook Air has been the laptop most people should buy for years now. With the M5, the MacBook Air doesn’t reinvent the wheel, and it doesn’t change how great of a laptop the MacBook Air in general is. But what has changed is the MacBook Air’s positioning in Apple’s MacBook lineup.
The MacBook Neo is the new budget MacBook in town, allowing users to get MacOS at an even lower price than the MacBook Air, without having to buy a used machine. The Air is better than the Neo, and that’s not really debatable. But is it enough better to justify what you’re paying over the Neo? That’s the more interesting question, and the answer isn’t as straightforward as you’d think.
Design
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Like before, the M5 MacBook Air comes in 13.6-inch and 15.3-inch sizes, and both carry over the same aluminum build and thin-and-light profile Apple has used for several generations now. If you’ve ever seen a MacBook Air released in the past few years, there are no surprises here. That’s not a bad thing, though — it’s still premium, durable, and sleek. The design isn’t all that exciting…
