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Budget speed: How fast will the low-cost MacBook Neo really be?

Apple’s budget-focused MacBook Neo borrows the A18 Pro chip from an iPhone 16 Pro. Here’s how the chip compares against other Apple Silicon Macs, and why it’s actually a pretty smart thing for Apple to do.

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MacBook Neo has an A18 Pro chip borrowed from the iPhone 16 Pro Max

Apple’s launch of the new MacBook Neo is a fresh salvo into the value computer market, normally dominated by Windows notebooks and Chromebooks. The value end of the market meant Apple had to cut production costs.

One of those cuts was the CPU.

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