#laptop review

For the longest time, the entry-level Macbook Air (at $999) has always been the most affordable in the laptop line-up. I can still remember those days with my old MacBook and this time around, when I was writing this review inside the car while traveling from our farm to our house, I found it a bit hard to type effectively under the poorly-lit cabin of our vehicle. [gallery columns="2" link="media" ids="422664,422663,422662" orderby="rand"] If you're using the MacBook Neo as a casual school or office laptop, mostly doing web browsing, office productivity, photo editing and light video editing, 4k video streaming and casual gaming, it can easily handle such tasks with ease. Apple repurposes these binned A18 Pro chips in the Neo, which helps cut silicon costs and makes the laptop’s aggressive entry‑level pricing possible. Conclusion The MacBook Neo is a masterful way for Apple to take a big chunk of the pie in the sub-$600 laptop market (or under the Php 40,000 price category, if we're talking Philippine settings). There's technically nothing really new in the Neo but the fact that Apple was able to make a reasonable compromise and set their entry-level MacBook at this price point poses a serious threat against similarly-priced Windows laptop. Read more in our articles including "Apple MacBook Neo Review" and "Watch: ASUS Zenbook DUO (UX8407AA) | Screen real-estate for YEARS".