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Buying guide›Mac›MacBook Neo
Good buy right now

MacBook Neo

The magic of Mac at a surprising price.

Buy on AmazonBuy at Apple

Amazon is usually cheaper and comes with the same one-year Apple warranty. Either way you can add AppleCare+ within 60 days of purchase.

iHelp's verdict

My pick for most people who want a laptop. Runs every Apple Intelligence feature.

Key facts

Released
11 March 2026
Colours
Silver, Blush, Citrus, Indigo
Chip
6‑core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
Display
13.0‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 2408x1506 native resolution at 219 pixels per inch
Storage
256GB

Who should buy it

Most people who want a laptop for email, browsing, photos, Office and FaceTime. My default recommendation for a first Mac or an Intel Mac replacement.

In more detail

13-inch Liquid Retina display, A18 Pro chip, up to 16 hours of battery life and 60 per cent recycled content, at the lowest price Apple has ever put on a laptop. Runs macOS 27 and all Apple Intelligence features.

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Tech specs

Full details at Apple →

Chip

  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
  • 5‑core GPU
  • Hardware‑accelerated ray tracing
  • 16‑core Neural Engine

Memory

  • 8GB
  • 8GB unified memory

Storage

  • 256GB
  • 256GB SSD
  • 512GB
  • 512GB SSD

Display

  • 13.0‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 2408x1506 native resolution at 219 pixels per inch
  • 500 nits brightness
  • Support for 1 billion colours
  • sRGB colour

Battery

  • Up to 16 hours video streaming
  • Up to 11 hours wireless web
  • Built‑in 36.5‑watt‑hour lithium‑ion battery
  • USB‑C Charge Cable (1.5m)

Audio

  • Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos

Connectivity

  • Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
  • Bluetooth 6

Headline specs from Apple's UK tech specs pages, base configuration unless stated.

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