Apple this week unveiled the MacBook Neo, its most affordable MacBook ever. Below, we have outlined pre-order and release date information. The colorful MacBook Neo starts at just $599 in the U.S., and at an even lower $499 for college students.

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.

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Still, Apple’s colorful, relatively affordable MacBook Neo isn’t doing anything you haven’t seen before. Instead, the Mac maker is offering what may become one of the best deals in laptops today. The MacBook Neo starts at $600.

You can already snag the new Apple 2026 MacBook Neo laptop on Amazon in all four viral colors — and it costs way less than you might think. Even we were surprised. Here's the deal.

Apple this week unveiled a new budget iPhone, an updated iPad, supercharged MacBooks, and a low-cost MacBook Neo. Our experts went hands on with all of them; here are the details.

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