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forum threadDmytro_B posted Mar 05, 2026 09:49 PM
forum threadDmytro_B posted Mar 05, 2026 09:49 PM

Pre-order new MacBook Neo (various colors & capacity) from $599 (available 3.11.) +$25 Best Buy Gift Card $574

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Pre-order new MacBook Neo (various colors & capacity) [bestbuy.com] from $599 (available 3.11.) +$25 Best Buy Gift Card

Color - Silver, Blush, Citrus, Indigo

256GB Magic Keyboard from $599
512GB Magic Keyboard with Touch ID from $699

Pre-order gift card offer:
*Excludes prior purchases. May not be valid in combination with other offers. If you remove any of the qualifying items from your cart or cancel all or part of your order, you will not receive the promotional e-gift card. Offer subject to change. Best Buy's Return Policy on Bundle or Promotional Discount Items applies to this purchase.
Promotional E-Gift Cards Terms and Conditions
Select BestBuy.com orders, including Store Pickup, will receive an e-gift card. A valid email address is required to redeem. The e-gift card will be created and sent out after your eligible product is received, shipped or picked up in store. You may be asked to confirm your email address, and, if asked, you must respond to that email within 60 days to receive the e-gift card. E-gift cards are subject to the terms and conditions below, which may change from time to time. Best Buy promo e-Gift Cards are NOT the same as Cash Star Best Buy e-Gift Cards.
Providing a Valid Email Address
Best Buy is not responsible for e-gift cards that are undeliverable or not received due to your failure to enter an accurate email address. Please check to make sure the email address is correct and contact Best Buy online at BestBuy.com, or call 1-888-716-7994.
If you have provided a correct email address, but the email containing the e-gift card has not been received within a reasonable period, the following is a list of the most common reasons why delivery may have failed:
Spam filter blocked email or routed it to a bulk/spam folder
Recipient's firewall blocked the email
Email inbox is over size limit
Invalid email address
If a spam filter is blocking [email protected] emails from getting to an inbox, the email options will need to be modified so that [email protected] emails are not considered spam.
E-Gift Card Replacement
Lost, stolen or damaged cards replaced only with valid proof of purchase to extent of remaining card balance. If an e-gift card CODE IS NON-FUNCTIONAL, YOUR SOLE REMEDY, AND THE SOLE LIABILITY OF BEST BUY, SHALL BE THE REPLACEMENT OF SUCH E-GIFT CARD.
Special Offer Returns
If you return an item bought as part of a bundle or with a promotional discount and you do not return everything — not to worry. We will reimburse you for what you do return, minus the value of the discount or freebie.
General Terms
Redeemable in any U.S. or Puerto Rico Best Buy retail location or online at BestBuy.com® where available for merchandise or services, including some Magnolia Home Theater®- and Geek Squad®-related services, excluding prepaid open-loop cards and third-party gift cards.
No expiration date, no fees. Not redeemable or returnable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Not valid as payment on a Best Buy Credit Card.
Check gift card balance at any U.S. and Puerto Rico Best Buy retail locations, online at BestBuy.com, or call 1-888-716-7994. Must have card number available. An e-gift card may be available for reference in BestBuy.com accounts in the order details section of your account.
All terms enforced except where prohibited by law.
Limited-time 18 month financing details:
*Offer valid 3/4/26–4/5/26 on MacBook Neo purchases. Subject to credit approval. Terms and conditions apply. Easy Replenish™ purchases excluded. In select stores. Online offer may vary. Subject to change without notice. See Financing Details for more information.
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Pre-order new MacBook Neo (various colors & capacity) [bestbuy.com] from $599 (available 3.11.) +$25 Best Buy Gift Card

Color - Silver, Blush, Citrus, Indigo

256GB Magic Keyboard from $599
512GB Magic Keyboard with Touch ID from $699

Pre-order gift card offer:
*Excludes prior purchases. May not be valid in combination with other offers. If you remove any of the qualifying items from your cart or cancel all or part of your order, you will not receive the promotional e-gift card. Offer subject to change. Best Buy's Return Policy on Bundle or Promotional Discount Items applies to this purchase.
Promotional E-Gift Cards Terms and Conditions
Select BestBuy.com orders, including Store Pickup, will receive an e-gift card. A valid email address is required to redeem. The e-gift card will be created and sent out after your eligible product is received, shipped or picked up in store. You may be asked to confirm your email address, and, if asked, you must respond to that email within 60 days to receive the e-gift card. E-gift cards are subject to the terms and conditions below, which may change from time to time. Best Buy promo e-Gift Cards are NOT the same as Cash Star Best Buy e-Gift Cards.
Providing a Valid Email Address
Best Buy is not responsible for e-gift cards that are undeliverable or not received due to your failure to enter an accurate email address. Please check to make sure the email address is correct and contact Best Buy online at BestBuy.com, or call 1-888-716-7994.
If you have provided a correct email address, but the email containing the e-gift card has not been received within a reasonable period, the following is a list of the most common reasons why delivery may have failed:
Spam filter blocked email or routed it to a bulk/spam folder
Recipient's firewall blocked the email
Email inbox is over size limit
Invalid email address
If a spam filter is blocking [email protected] emails from getting to an inbox, the email options will need to be modified so that [email protected] emails are not considered spam.
E-Gift Card Replacement
Lost, stolen or damaged cards replaced only with valid proof of purchase to extent of remaining card balance. If an e-gift card CODE IS NON-FUNCTIONAL, YOUR SOLE REMEDY, AND THE SOLE LIABILITY OF BEST BUY, SHALL BE THE REPLACEMENT OF SUCH E-GIFT CARD.
Special Offer Returns
If you return an item bought as part of a bundle or with a promotional discount and you do not return everything — not to worry. We will reimburse you for what you do return, minus the value of the discount or freebie.
General Terms
Redeemable in any U.S. or Puerto Rico Best Buy retail location or online at BestBuy.com® where available for merchandise or services, including some Magnolia Home Theater®- and Geek Squad®-related services, excluding prepaid open-loop cards and third-party gift cards.
No expiration date, no fees. Not redeemable or returnable for cash. Not a credit or debit card. Not valid as payment on a Best Buy Credit Card.
Check gift card balance at any U.S. and Puerto Rico Best Buy retail locations, online at BestBuy.com, or call 1-888-716-7994. Must have card number available. An e-gift card may be available for reference in BestBuy.com accounts in the order details section of your account.
All terms enforced except where prohibited by law.
Limited-time 18 month financing details:
*Offer valid 3/4/26–4/5/26 on MacBook Neo purchases. Subject to credit approval. Terms and conditions apply. Easy Replenish™ purchases excluded. In select stores. Online offer may vary. Subject to change without notice. See Financing Details for more information.

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Mar 05, 2026 09:54 PM
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EltoritoMar 05, 2026 09:54 PM
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I believe you can just order it cheaper using apples education discount. You don't need to verify anything. $499 for the 256gb version.
https://www.apple.com/us-edu/shop...acbook-neo
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Mar 05, 2026 10:09 PM
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mcosfMar 05, 2026 10:09 PM
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Yuck, these are rotten apples. They give you a phone processor.. and it's not even the latest gen. Tim Apple has got to go!
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Mar 05, 2026 10:16 PM
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Quality-LearingMar 05, 2026 10:16 PM
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Makes no sense not to have touchscreen if they're trying to market this for education because touch is how many kids learn to use computers. Ehh maybe for next year
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Mar 06, 2026 01:37 AM
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kevinaaaMar 06, 2026 01:37 AM
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Quote from mcosf :
Yuck, these are rotten apples. They give you a phone processor.. and it's not even the latest gen. Tim Apple has got to go!
It's still faster than M1
Mar 15, 2026 05:10 PM
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Elon69Mar 15, 2026 05:10 PM
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I love this thing. single core is great, and 8GB is fine.

forces me to use my resources better.

Instead of trying to run local LLM, I Tailscale to my 5090 laptop at home and moved some of the apps to tunnel back to 5090 to up that machine's utilization.

My carry is thinner and lighter vs. a MacBook Pro 14.

I still might replace the MPro with the M5 Max because I still like the option to just run everthing local but other than running local LLM, MacBook Neo is running everything I was doing on the MPro.

Browsers- duh
Canva at times
lots of chat apps.
for LLM chat like LM Studio, now there is LM-Link to access the remote models. Really making this "thin" machine works as if I had my MacBook Pro since I can move the workload to my 5090 at home.
3 coding windows running Claude, Droid and OpenCode
I occasionally run Google apps but nothing like Word/Office on this Mac.
Mar 15, 2026 05:12 PM
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Peerless_WarriorMar 15, 2026 05:12 PM
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Quote from Quality-Learing :
Makes no sense not to have touchscreen if they're trying to market this for education because touch is how many kids learn to use computers. Ehh maybe for next year
They've been adamant about NO touch in laptops.
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IanS1962Yesterday 08:55 PM
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Ive been testing a neo at my workplace since release. Honestly its been good for me. Im IT/project managment. At the Education pricing id give it a thumbs up. I wish id have gotten it with the fingerprint reader upgrade for convinance. If your heavy into data/graphics work id consider something more robust. Normal Gmail, Microsoft Office, Video conference calls work well. I use remote windows app for access for my non Mac compatable tools. Good battery life.

I plan on getting my daugher one for her birthday.
Last edited by IanS1962 April 23, 2026 at 02:00 PM.

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