Everyone Has Their Targets Set on the MacBook Neo
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Thanks to its dramatic $599 price, it tossed Apple into a brand-new laptop demographic.
Key facts
- Cheaper laptops with only 8 GB of RAM are coming—most notably, the new Dell XPS 13 and Microsoft Surface Laptop 8
- It even uses a high-end IPS screen with a higher resolution (2560 x 1600) and refresh rate ( 120 Hz )
- Thanks to its dramatic $599 price, it tossed Apple into a brand-new laptop demographic
- The new Dell XPS 13 takes a nearly identical approach
Summary
The MacBook Neo was like throwing a giant boulder into a still, peaceful pond—and they're still feeling the ripple effects. Cheaper laptops with only 8 GB of RAM are coming—most notably, the new Dell XPS 13 and Microsoft Surface Laptop 8. The MacBook Neo was rightly criticized for having only 8 GB of RAM in the base model, as it limits what this otherwise great laptop could do. Either way, there should be room in the market for a device for people who don’t have heavy computing needs but want something that looks and feels premium. It even uses a high-end IPS screen with a higher resolution (2560 x 1600) and refresh rate ( 120 Hz ).