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The MacBook Neo is (probably) not for you, but that doesn’t make it a failure

With the MacBook Neo, Apple has created a brand new MacBook not aimed at its usual fanbase, and is instead gunning for iPhone owners who haven’t yet made the leap to Mac.

Neo from The Matrix extends his hand dramatically toward a MacBook Neo with colorful abstract patterns, which is held up by an outstretched hand in the foreground
The MacBook Neo name has some implications

On Wednesday, Apple announced the MacBook Neo, a budget-friendly, entry-level macOS machine. It’s cute, has lower-end Mac specs, and, perhaps most importantly, it’s priced to move.

But I’d like to make it very, very clear to 75% of people reading this piece, and probably 90% of the AppleInsider reading cohort — the MacBook Neo is probably not for you.

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