{"id":271027,"date":"2026-06-12T06:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/separated-from-my-macbook-pro-i-turned-to-a-macbook-neo-heres-how-it-did\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T06:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T10:30:10","slug":"separated-from-my-macbook-pro-i-turned-to-a-macbook-neo-heres-how-it-did","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/12\/separated-from-my-macbook-pro-i-turned-to-a-macbook-neo-heres-how-it-did\/","title":{"rendered":"Separated From My MacBook Pro, I Turned to a MacBook Neo. Here\u2019s How It Did"},"content":{"rendered":"

Separated From My MacBook Pro, I Turned to a MacBook Neo. Here\u2019s How It Did<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/computing\/macbook-neo-vs-macbook-pro\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-12 06:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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

My 14-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro is a workhorse. I bought it in 2022 and have never looked back. I spilled water on it a while back, however, and things came to a head when I started having trouble with one of its USB-C ports. So I backed it up and took it to the Genius Bar for repairs.<\/p>\n

As luck would have it, my MacBook Pro troubles happened right after I purchased a MacBook Neo, giving me the perfect opportunity to put the entry-level Apple laptop through its paces. Here’s what I liked — and didn’t like — about it during the week my MacBook Pro was away.<\/p>\n

How different did the two MacBooks feel?<\/h2>\n

\"MacBook <\/p>\n

The MacBook Neo only has ports on the left side of its aluminum body.<\/p>\n

<\/span> Aryan Surendranath\/CNET<\/span><\/p>\n

Setting up the MacBook Neo didn’t take me long. I already had a Time Machine backup of my MacBook Pro, so the switchover was simple. And because the Neo uses the same MacOS software you see on other Apple computers, I felt right at home. However, there was a noticeable shift in the hardware experience.<\/p>\n

I moved from a laptop with a 14.1-inch mini-LED screen to one with a 13-inch LCD screen, making the Neo’s smaller size along with brightness and contrast differences instantly noticeable. There was also a downgrade in RAM and the ports I could use. I now had 8GB instead of 16GB of memory, and I no longer had a MagSafe charging port or the extra USB-C, HDMI and SD card slots on the right side of my MacBook.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, because I sprung for the 512GB MacBook Neo, I didn’t struggle with storage and still had Touch ID — the 256GB variant of the MacBook Neo misses out on it. But I really wish that Apple had included a backlight on this otherwise flagship-grade keyboard. Nevertheless, after making a few adjustments to my workflow, I continued my week with the Neo.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/strong>: Best MacBooks We’ve Tested<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

My week with the MacBook Neo<\/h2>\n

\"Indigo <\/p>\n

The MacBook Neo’s pop of color definitely makes it more fun to use on the daily.<\/p>\n

<\/span> Aryan Surendranath\/CNET<\/span><\/p>\n

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