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Omnissa says Windows devices in its enterprise telemetry dataset saw 3.1 times more forced shutdowns than macOS in 2025, alongside higher crash and app-hang rates.

The Apple MacBook Neo is powered by a passively cooled A18 Pro SoC. A tech YouTuber has now shown that, with a simple mod, you can increase the performance of the MacBook Neo by double digits while reducing the laptop's temps.

The MacBook Pro 14 with Apple's new M5 Max SoC has some flaws, but the overall performance is still excellent and there is hardly a better alternative, especially when you want to edit pictures or videos.

MacBook's are very popular among content creators and the two new SoCs M5 Pro as well as M5 Max manage excellent results in the PugetBench tests for Adobe apps and DaVinci Resolve. They also clearly beat the mobile GeForce RTX 5090.

Apple has today released the fourth major update to macOS 26, introducing a number of exciting features, led by an option to limit the battery charge to extend the life of a MacBook.

The MacBook Neo is a polarizing device and Apple wants to attract new customers with a starting price of $599 or $499 for the education sector, respectively. There are technological compromises, but you still get the familiar MacBook experience with a comprehensive software package.

Apple's A18 Pro-powered MacBook Neo has been the talk of the town in recent weeks. According to a YouTuber, the $599 laptop can apparently run one of the most impressive games of 2026 - Crimson Desert - at acceptable frame rates.

Apple's new MacBook Air 15-inch is once again a very good overall package and the combination of the powerful M5 processor and passive cooling solution remain unrivaled. There are still some areas where Apple could improve its larger everyday laptop.

Apple has detailed Background Security Improvements, a new system for delivering smaller security fixes to iPhone, iPad, and Mac users between full OS updates.

Thanks to Asahi Remix 43, Mac users with Apple silicon can enjoy Fedora Linux 43 on their machines. In addition to RPM 6.0 and the DNF5 backend, the list of exclusive features for Apple hardware includes Mac Pro support and 120 Hz refresh for MacBook Pro 14/16, as well as support for M2 Pro/Max MacBook microphones.

The MacBook Pro 16 was already an excellent multimedia laptop with last year's M4 Pro SoC, but the new M5 Pro offers even more performance. You also get faster PCIe 5.0 SSDs with at least 1 TB of storage as well as Wi-Fi 7 for the model year 2026.

iFixit’s teardown of Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo awards it a 6/10 repairability score, Apple’s best in 14 years, thanks to a screw-mounted battery, modular USB‑C ports, easier display removal, and a keyboard that’s now replaceable without swapping the entire top case. The gains come with compromises, including a labor-intensive 41‑screw keyboard procedure, continued use of pentalobe screws, soldered 8GB RAM, and 256/512GB storage that limit upgrades and data recovery, and pared-back audio and trackpad hardware.

Apple’s new MacBook Neo may not be part of the company’s upcoming touchscreen plans, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. While Apple is reportedly preparing touch enabled MacBook Pro models, the budget focused Neo is expected to remain non touch for the foreseeable future.

Apple's new M5 Max SoC shows its full potential in the larger MacBook Pro 16 and the performance is noticeably better compared to the MacBook Pro 14. The performance is also stable, and the fans are quieter at the same time.

If you are interested in the new M5 Max SoC, we recommend you get the larger MacBook Pro 16. The compact 14-inch model suffers from inconsistent performance. This is not only the case for the stress test, but also pure CPU or GPU performance.

Apple offers the same power adaptors for its MacBook Pro models for years now - 96W for the 14-inch model and 140W for the 16-inch model. Our reviews of the latest M5 generation show that they are insufficient, and that Apple is not very transparent about it.

Assassin's Creed Shadows is currently one of the most demanding games and is even a challenge for powerful multimedia laptops. We were therefore very impressed that the new MacBook Air 15 M5 manages more than 30 fps without throttling or any fan noises.

Apple MacBook Neo performs much better than what its price tag suggests. This remains true for gaming as well, where the MacBook Neo can do quite well in native macOS games. However, the 8 GB RAM is shown to be a big limitation when it comes to emulating PC games.

While the old MacBook Air 13 M4 was already a great everyday laptop for many users, the 256 GB SSD in the base model was not ideal. The new M5 model now gets a 512 GB SSD be default, so it is the best version for the majority of people.

The Apple MacBook Neo is not only compact and inexpensive, the notebook is also surprisingly easy to repair. All important components are modular.

You can currently buy a 20,000 mAh Sixthgu power bank on Amazon at a big 45% discount. The power bank can deliver 200 W max at the same time and supports 140 W PD over USB Type-C.

Apple's new MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro smartphone processor and offers excellent single-core performance, which beats every mobile processor from AMD, Intel and Qualcomm. And Apple does not even have to use the latest A19 Pro from the iPhone 17 Pro.

The new Apple MacBook Neo has arrived and we started our tests of the base model for $599. How is our initial impression and is the smartphone processor Apple A18 Pro powerful enough for a laptop?

Based on initial Geekbench scores, it appears that Apple's cheapest iPhone (the iPhone 17e) is faster than its cheapest laptop, the MacBook Neo. Per Geekbench 6, the iPhone 17e outscores the MacBook Neo by roughly 6% in both single- and multi-core benchmarks.

The Apple MacBook Neo 2 is no longer expected to feature touch support, according to claims made by a prominent analyst who previously stated otherwise. Of course, given the Neo's affordable price tag, the lack of a touch-enabled display can be forgiven even a year from now.

Amazon has significantly discounted one of the most popular configurations of the MacBook Pro 14, which is powered by the fast M5 chipset and comes with 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. This configuration is now almost as affordable as the former base model with half as much storage.

A prominent analyst has revealed that all-new MacBook Pros with OLED display are likely to launch later this year or early 2027. Touch input support has also been reiterated, although no further details were shared.

The initial batch of Apple MacBook Neo reviews is now online, revealing a big compromise that Apple has had to make to keep the price down. More specifically, the battery life of the MacBook Neo might disappoint some fans, as it gets handily beaten by the MacBook Air 13.

The MacBook Neo is Apple's cheapest MacBook in its current line-up. Priced at $599, the new 13-inch laptop has reached reviewers ahead of its March 11 shipping date. While many pull up the MacBook's obvious shortcomings, extensive tests show that Apple has got a lot of things right, too.

We have reviewed the new MacBook Air 13 with the latest Apple M5 SoC. Overall, the laptop continues the tradition of excellent construction, stellar performance, good display, and superb power efficiency. However, the MacBook Air 13 M5's battery life shows no improvement over the last-gen MacBook Air 13 M4.

The brand new Apple MacBook Neo is by far the cheapest MacBook with prices starting at $599. With a colorful aluminum body, a 500 nits bright display and a multi-touch trackpad, the notebook offers interesting features, the successor model is supposed to fix two of the biggest weaknesses.

Apple is set to launch a MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen, Face ID, a thinner chassis and a brand new design later this year. According to the latest rumors, this notebook could be marketed as a MacBook Ultra and not replace the MacBook Pro, but rather function as an even more expensive top model.

Apple's new MacBook Air with the small M5 SoC is extremely efficient while gaming. During our tests, we recorded a SoC consumption of just 7-8 Watts, which means the gaming performance is also rock solid despite the passive cooling solution.

An Apple VP has claimed in a recent interview that the MacBook Neo does not feature any design compromises, which definitely appears to be an honest take. The Neo has many compromises, but its design and build quality are unlikely to draw any major complaints.

Real-world benchmarks for Apple's M5 Max and Pro SoCs have started appearing, and the results sure do look promising. Interestingly, the improvements indicated by Geekbench AI are rather disappointing, likely due to lack of optimization.

Much has already been said about the MacBook Neo, with many commentators already consigning the compact MacBook to the scrapheap before it has begun shipping. Initial benchmark results indicate that the MacBook Neo will find its level between the Apple M3 and Apple M4 when it comes to single-core performance.

A recently leaked Geekbench 6 listing for Apple's latest and greatest M5 Max SoC has revealed that no other laptop chip on the planet stands a chance against the 18-core M5 Max, at least in Geekbench. Both the AMD Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" and Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPUs are left in the dust by a massive margin

The long-rumored affordable MacBook is finally official, and it is called the "MacBook Neo". The MacBook Neo is built to be a cost-effective Apple laptop that gets the basics right. In doing so, Apple has sacrificed many creature comforts. Despite these sacrifices, the MacBook Neo has been well received.

According to a recent report by a market analysis firm, the MacBook Neo could help Apple increase market share for macOS to 13.2% in 2026. Priced attractively, the Neo happens to be the most affordable MacBook Apple has ever introduced.

A few lucky customers have been upgraded to an M5 version of the MacBook Pro and MacBook Air after ordering an M4 variant. The new processors are said to deliver up to 30% performance improvement over the last generation.

A new leak has revealed the Apple M5 Pro and M5 Max in full. Both chips use Apple's new Super and Medium cores, with the former boosting up to 4.61 GHz.

Apple has released a new compact MacBook, almost eight years after discontinuing the 12-inch MacBook. Larger and heavier than its spiritual predecessor, the MacBook Neo makes various compromises to hit a $599 starting price.

Capcom’s Resident Evil Requiem has no official macOS version yet, but new testing suggests the game can already run on Apple silicon Macs. A recent video shows promising performance on newer chips, while older Apple silicon machines appear to struggle.