The MacBook Neo is Apple’s new lowest-cost MacBook, taking the role from the MacBook Air. Here’s where the differences are looking at the spec sheets of the the two least-expensive MacBook lines.

MacBook Neo [left], M5 MacBook Air [right]

MacBook Neo [left], M5 MacBook Air [right]
Early March has seen Apple launch two new value-focused MacBook options for consumers on a budget. Built to reduce the entry cost as much as possible, it’s an unusual model that uses Apple Silicon still, but a chip designed for the iPhone and iPad.
This is a big shake-up in Apple’s pricing strategy. It that replaces the MacBook Air as the entry-level MacBook option, which it has served as for quite a few years.