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.

The MacBook Neo is Apple's newest Mac, and the most affordable notebook that Apple has released to date at $599. Designed from the ground up, the Neo is unique because it features an A-series chip instead of a typical M-series chip. It has lower-end features than the MacBook Pro or the MacBook Air to keep costs low.

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.