The budget laptop isn’t just for students. CNET’s Bridget Carey unboxes her blush pink MacBook Neo on launch day and explains why it could disrupt the PC market. With Apple’s social media energy, are we seeing a new era of cool?
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MacBook Neo Launches Apple Into a Cooler Era (With a Mascot?)
00:00 Introduction to the MacBook Neo
01:03 Impact on the Laptop Market
01:34 Customer Experience and Use Cases
02:23 Technical Specifications
03:24 Performance and Demographic Targeting
03:57 Competing with Windows and Chrome OS
05:15 Marketing and Aesthetics
05:51 New Accessories and Rumors
07:05 Conclusion
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@CNET
March 13, 2026 at 12:01 pm
Read more about the MacBook Neo on CNET.com: MacBook Neo Launches Apple Into a Cooler Era (With a Mascot?)
@AbrasiveXRS
March 13, 2026 at 9:18 pm
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March 13, 2026 at 7:20 pm
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@peterting73
March 13, 2026 at 7:27 pm
All MacBooks should come with 5G connections!
@Mr_Kenneth
March 13, 2026 at 7:30 pm
They should have named it MacBook Nano. DJI and the Matrix beat them to it
@adamdeclark3319
March 13, 2026 at 7:33 pm
Might not be the Pro but It’s still the most powerful desktop I’ve ever owned.
@T1D_D_Douglas5191
March 13, 2026 at 7:47 pm
Let’s rebrand the 12th Gen iPad the iPad Neo!
@Steve.F
March 13, 2026 at 8:28 pm
You forgot to mention those big huge bezels around the screen
@stephenhancock9100
March 13, 2026 at 8:45 pm
Got mine today. Hate windows so been using chromebooks for the last 10 years. ChromeOS is being merged with Android so I have been planning to exit their ecosystem. Cancelled google music today and will be cancelling google drive once all my data has been migration to iCloud. Finally moving over to Apple now it’s affordable! Better privacy, better hardware and a nicer ecosystem.
@BretHart-w7h
March 13, 2026 at 8:51 pm
Why don’t you make love to it while your at it (warning, it doesn’t have a keyboard backlight…for the dark).
@kamertonaudiophileplayer847
March 13, 2026 at 9:09 pm
Can I buy it for development for iPhone? Who knows?
@harudos
March 13, 2026 at 9:23 pm
when was apple not cool?
@darinherrick9224
March 13, 2026 at 9:24 pm
I think this is going to be the best selling laptop of all time.
@RonnieGreher
March 13, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Why is the dog in the store? I love dogs,but place and time.
@ReyMangual
March 14, 2026 at 12:01 am
How would Parallels run on it?
@shahvatsal2391986
March 14, 2026 at 12:54 am
I still using my 2012 Macbook Pro after 14 years 😂 I had upgraded to 500 GB sata SSD and 16 GB RAM myself. First battery lasted 900+ cycles with 70% capacity. Its on 2nd battery now. The last generation of upgradable Macbook. Still works fine and outlived chrome and safari browsers support.
Will use for another 2-3 years before retiring.
I will miss this generation of upgradable Macbook.
@nickcpv
March 14, 2026 at 1:18 am
I switched to Mac last year. My personal laptop and work laptops are Mac. It’s cool, I like the os learned to use it pretty quickly. The only downside is that every Microsoft app for Mac sucks way more than the windows version. Specially excel. I have a feeling it’s intentional.
@robin2thek
March 14, 2026 at 2:23 am
Try to use teams.
@Group51
March 14, 2026 at 2:38 am
If you have an Apple Watch you can use it for all passwords. Save your money oldies.
@tomgroth3455
March 14, 2026 at 3:34 am
Ok but the camera does “compromise”… it’s literally the worst FFC on any recent apple release
@perhapsme988
March 14, 2026 at 4:27 am
$599 for an affordable Apple Display modified from iMac desktop even with several colour options. It’s what I want. What Apple needs to make and sell to get more users switched from
Windows and Chromebook. iPad, iMac, iPhone and MacBook Neo/air/basic pro users would love it as a versatile and inexpensive display.
MacBook NEO next year with A19 pro chip will definitely kill the cheap Windows/Chromebook segment- much better GPU.
@sevnpicoferro5352
March 14, 2026 at 4:48 am
For normal users, the mess of the mode buttons is still a pain.
Fn
Control
Option
Command
If there was space left, they would introduce another one.
@jonsmith6331
March 14, 2026 at 1:01 pm
What are you talking about?????
@alanchrishughes
March 14, 2026 at 5:05 am
I’ve heard people saying the keys are really wobbly. Is that true?
@Markus_Rieder
March 14, 2026 at 5:37 am
but i recommend to buy an ipad (pro) with keyboard if you are only scroll trough web and do simple things like word/pages.
@mikecoshan3752
March 14, 2026 at 6:29 am
Still not sure about foldable phones yet Bridget, I think until they have stronger & more durable screen to match non folding devices I will just stick with my current phone. Love the new Neo though lack of a keyboard backlight is slightly disappointing
@technodrone313
March 14, 2026 at 7:23 am
lol 8g of ram is not cool. its half as cool as it needs to be. but since you wont be gaming you wont fill up the 256gb drive as fast
@MO_AIMUSIC
March 14, 2026 at 7:27 am
“Students gonna love it for its $500 price with education discount.”
Doubt spending a lot on a paperweight that can’t play AAA games or do anything even remotely productive is something worth loving for students.
@ItsNish101
March 14, 2026 at 8:01 am
2:44 “Boo hoo, just go get a lamp” 💀
@technicallyme
March 14, 2026 at 12:31 pm
Why can’t people tour without looking at their fingers
@BerightCoalition
March 14, 2026 at 12:47 pm
i never like Chromebook. Windowd PC sucks.
The only thing missing is support for a stylus..
@Captain-Chats
March 14, 2026 at 1:17 pm
watching this on my Neo 👌🏼 Im 44 have a gaming pc in my gaming room but am sick of windows and wanted a laptop for around the house and something to travel with. I have an iPhone and iPad which ties in nice. I also hate what MS are doing with Windows, just wish proper gaming was a thing on the Mac OS. The price of this thing was also a factor. The build quality is fantastic and I love it !
@tpbolero8495
March 14, 2026 at 2:09 pm
after macbook NEO, apple should release macbook MORPHEUS and then macbook TRINITY. 🕶😁=😎👍
@weing
March 14, 2026 at 4:05 pm
I cant believe how everyone is soiling themselves over this thing. The M1 air has been discounted seasonally to as low as 750 for years.
@marsnagini
March 14, 2026 at 4:56 pm
I never used macs before. I went to a store and tried it i clicked on excel it took like 5 seconds to open it. I do not know is the store machine struggling for some reason or is it that slow
@egorkosten
March 14, 2026 at 5:00 pm
Why on earth would you buy a neo if you have a Mac book pro or Mac book air?
@egorkosten
March 14, 2026 at 5:02 pm
It’s like going back in time to 2020 when m1 was released trying to prove that 8 gigs of ram and 256 gigs of storage is enough for most of the users.
@LauraT925
March 14, 2026 at 6:21 pm
Cool as in something new was truly something new. Bring on the wearables and foldables. 😂