These boring $599 Windows laptops are the MacBook Neo’s competition

These boring 9 Windows laptops are the MacBook Neo’s competition

Apple’s new MacBook Neo is its cheapest laptop yet at just $599, and it’s a much more interesting proposition than these plasticky Windows laptops.

Two slim Apple laptops on a wooden table, one pink with a colorful screen, one light green partly closed, both on matching mats, with people standing in the background

Apple’s MacBook Neo is a colorful bundle of joy

Rumors of Apple’s entry into the affordable laptop market were accurate, they just took years to come true. March 4, 2026, saw Apple launch a laptop at the impossibly low price of just $599. Or $100 less, if you’re buying as a student or teacher.

Apple is more accustomed to the other end of the market. The one where a $1,100 MacBook Air is considered a good value and a MacBook Pro is just the cost of doing business.

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