It can even play Cyberpunk 2077: Apple MacBook Neo surprises early reviewers with more positives than negatives
Apple will begin shipping the MacBook Neo on March 11. Incidentally, that is the same day when Apple will begin shipping the iPhone 17e, M5 Pro and M5 Max-powered MacBook Pros and all the other devices it unveiled last week.
In the meantime, various early reviews have now provided initial impressions about Apple's long-awaited $599 MacBook. For instance, the performance that the A18 Pro and macOS provide has surprised YouTubers like Dave2D and Tyler Stalman. In short, the chipset even handles Pro apps well.
Not only that, but the MacBook Neo can still run Final Cut Pro with other applications and browser tabs open. Meanwhile, triple-A games like Cyberpunk 2077 are playable on the lowest graphics settings or with frame generation enabled. Games optimised for the A18 Pro like Gear.Club Stradale and Oceanhorn 3 run even better, too.
The limits of the A18 Pro can be quickly found, though. As a result, no early reviewers can recommend the MacBook Neo as a tech enthusiast's primary laptop. Battery life is nothing to write home about compared to other MacBooks, either, with a circa 20% deficit to the M4 version of the 13-inch MacBook Air. Overall, the MacBook Neo's build, display, keyboard and trackpad quality appear to outweigh its lack of keyboard backlighting, a relatively slow SSD, 8 GB of RAM and its underwhelming port selection.
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