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Apple (AAPL) on Thursday raised the starting price of many of its devices, including the MacBook Neo, due to the unprecedented shortage in memory. Shares dropped sharply following the announcement, ...

Dell has rebuilt the XPS 13 to directly take on Apple's MacBook Neo on price. Here's how the entry-level models compare on specs and value. Apple's MacBook Neo arrived as the company's most accessible ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The internet has been abuzz after the release of Apple's new budget laptop, the MacBook Neo. Buzz that's both positive and negative. On the ...

PCWorld reports that Dell’s $699 XPS 13 successfully copied key MacBook Neo features, earning ‘Best of Computex’ recognition with competitive hardware including OLED display and strong battery life.

The MacBook Neo is disrupting the laptop space and putting Apple into the conversation as a value option like it’s never been before. With a price starting at $599 (or $499 for students and teachers), ...

MacBook Air has long been the bestselling Apple laptop, but its reign may be over soon. Per a new IDC report tracking sales in the first quarter of 2026, we have our first solid numbers comparing ...

Nearly three months after its debut, Apple’s MacBook Neo is emerging as an early success story, helping the Cupertino company reach new customers and challenging long-held assumptions about who buys a ...

MacBook Neo outsold every other MacBook in Apple’s lineup in its launch quarter. IDC reports Apple shipped 1.1 million units of its cheapest Mac, higher than the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. What’s ...

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Dell, Microsoft, and others are unveiling new laptops to compete directly with the Neo, but not all are learning the right lessons from Apple. Cheaper laptops with only 8 GB of RAM are coming—most ...