Apple Store has for
EDU Members:
Apple MacBook Neo Laptop (4 Colors) for Pre-Order on sale
from $499.
Shipping is free.
Thanks Deal Hunter
Eragorn for sharing this deal
Note, you need to make color, storage, trade-in and warranty selection and purchase options before adding to cart. Availability starts March 11, 2026.
Available Options:
- 256GB Solid State Drive $499
- 512GB Solid State Drive $599
Available Colors:
Specs (
source):
- 13" Liquid Retina (2408×1506), IPS, 219 PPI, 500 nits brightness, 1B colors, sRGB
- Apple A18 Pro — 6-core CPU (2P + 4E), 5-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, hardware-accelerated ray tracing, 60GB/s memory bandwidth
- 8GB unified memory
- Battery Up to 16 hrs video streaming / 11 hrs web; 36.5Wh battery; 20W USB-C charging
- Ports:
- 1x USB-C (USB 3, up to 10Gb/s, charging & DisplayPort)
- 1x USB-C (USB 2, up to 480Mb/s)
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- Wi-Fi 6E + Bluetooth 6
- 1080p FaceTime HD
- Dual speakers w/ Spatial Audio (Dolby Atmos), dual-mic array w/ beamforming
- Magic Keyboard w/ multi-touch trackpad; Touch ID on select models
- 0.50" H × 11.71" W × 8.12" D; 2.7 lbs
- In the Box:
- MacBook Neo
- 20W USB-C Power Adapter
- USB-C Charge Cable (1.5m)
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The SSD probably has died since then due to the constant swapping.
For those who buy the MacBook Neo, make sure you get the 512 GB version and do over-provisioning to help it last a little longer.
I haven't heard of any widespread issues with SSD's dying on any of the Macs, even with 8GB of RAM.
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The intended audience here is those who were considering getting a Chromebook or a cheap entry-level Windows laptop. Not those running LLMs, doing a bunch of photo editing, development work etc.
My wife has had a base M1 MacBook Air for 4-5 years now and it does everything she needs it to do. Single core on this is significantly better then the M1, with better battery life and longer support to boot.
If you need more power, then you know you'll need more power and this isn't the device for you.
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