The Bargain-Basement MacBook Neo Exposes the Insane Price of Another Key Apple Product

It's been a busy week at Apple. First there was the iPhone 17e, then a refreshed iPad Air followed swiftly by souped-up MacBook Pros, and now, to finish things off, Apple has dropped the MacBook Neo, a bargain-basement laptop that can be yours for just $599. It is by some margin the cheapest laptop the company has ever made.

Seeing as this comes in bold iBook G3-like color options, sports a 16-hour battery, 13-inch Liquid Retina screen, 1080p HD webcam, and dual Spatial Audio speakers (with Dolby Atmos), all wrapped in an aluminum case that weighs just 2.7 pounds, you can well imagine that Apple is going to shift a fair few of these budget beauties.

But while the MacBook Neo has the Cupertino crowd all very pleased with themselves, and rightly so, this keenly priced laptop means there's another product in the Apple lineup that ...