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Apple put an iPhone chip in a MacBook and priced it at $599

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 04, 2026
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MacBook Neo

Apple finally built a cheap MacBook. The MacBook Neo starts at $599 — $499 for education buyers, making it the least expensive Mac laptop the company has ever sold. To get there, Apple is using the A18 Pro, the same chip inside the iPhone 16 Pro, not the M-series silicon that powers every other Mac in the lineup.

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