Apple has launched the all-new MacBook Neo, its most affordable laptop yet, featuring a durable aluminium chassis and a 13-inch Liquid Retina display. Available in four striking colours, blush, indigo, silver, and citrus, the laptop is powered by the A18 Pro chipset, first introduced on the iPhone 16 Pro series, offering smooth everyday performance at a lower price point.
Like the MacBook Air, it features a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, essentially an IPS LCD screen. To reduce costs, Apple included the A18 Pro, a smartphone chipset first introduced with the iPhone 16 Pro series.
To summarize briefly, the A18 Pro features a 6-core CPU, including 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. It is paired with a 5-core GPU capable of hardware-accelerated ray-tracing. Additionally, the chipset includes a 16-core NPU. Despite being a smartphone chipset, Apple claims the MacBook Neo can effortlessly handle daily activities such as web browsing, streaming media, photo editing, and utilizing AI tools.
Apple’s MacBook Neo, the company’s most affordable 13-inch laptop, offers the A18 Pro chip, long battery life, and a sleek aluminium design. Pre-orders are open now, with sales starting March 11 at Rs 69,990.
Memory & Storage: 8GB unified memory; storage options of 256GB or 512GB.
Battery: 36.5Wh battery offering up to 16 hours of video playback; comes with a 20W USB-C charger.
Connectivity: The MacBook Neo offers a versatile connectivity setup, including a USB 3 Type-C port that doubles as a DisplayPort, a USB 2 Type-C port with data transfer speeds up to 280Mb/s, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and support for one external 4K display at 60Hz.
Camera & Audio: 1080p FaceTime HD camera, dual-speaker system with Spatial Audio, dual-mic array.
Software: Ships with the latest macOS.
The MacBook Neo is now available for pre-order through the Apple Store website and the Apple Store app. Official sales kick off on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. The base model starts at Rs 69,990, with higher storage options priced accordingly.
