{"id":223994,"date":"2026-03-15T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/apple-macbook-neo-first-look-and-hands-on\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T18:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T22:25:09","slug":"apple-macbook-neo-first-look-and-hands-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/apple-macbook-neo-first-look-and-hands-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple MacBook Neo first look and hands-on"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple MacBook Neo first look and hands-on<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/technology\/tech-news-technology\/apple-macbook-neo-2026-budget-notebook-10578018\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-03-15 13:59:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: indianexpress.com<\/a><\/p>\n

When I woke up this morning, the first thing I did was find the nearest Apple Store to my hotel in Los Angeles. Thankfully, the Apple Store was just a few meters away from my hotel at the posh Beverly Center. As soon as the store opened its doors, I was among the first few people to walk in. And there it was: the MacBook Neo, Apple\u2019s first \u201cbudget\u201d Mac notebook in many years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The MacBook Neo, in many ways, reminds me of the MacBook released in 2006. Powered by an Intel processor, the notebook featured a 13.3-inch glossy display and a chiclet-style keyboard in an all-new white plastic case, replacing the iBook G4. While it is still remembered as the affordable Mac notebook, the MacBook was an entirely new machine. And it was a huge success: it not only brought new consumers to the Mac but also introduced Intel processors to Apple computers, something I feel the iMac and MacBook Pro couldn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n

I see a parallel between the MacBook and the MacBook Neo; the intention remains the same: to offer a Mac notebook at a never-before-seen price ($599\/Rs 69,900) and to reach an audience of first-time Mac users.<\/span><\/p>\n

No wonder, like many others, I have had a series of questions about the MacBook Neo: Is it a MacBook, or an iPad inside a notebook shell? Or a combination of the two? My curious mind couldn\u2019t stop thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

I spent some time with the MacBook Neo at an Apple Store in Los Angeles to satisfy my curiosity, and here are my early impressions.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"I I walked into the Apple Store in Los Angeles to check out the newly launched MacBook Neo. (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia\/ Indian Express)<\/span><\/p>\n

Looks and feels like a MacBook \u2014 this time in fun colours<\/h2>\n

I wouldn\u2019t be lying if I admitted that I thought the MacBook Neo would be a cheap notebook but I was so wrong. Before trying it out myself, I was under the impression that the Neo would be a low-cost netbook, those plastic-y laptops that were once all the rage, disguised as a MacBook. But no, the Neo feels like a regular MacBook. It…<\/span><\/p>\n

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