Apple's new budget MacBook is bringing macOS to a lot of potentially new customers, but its certainly making some meaningful tradeoffs to hit such a low price.

Apple has a new entry-level Mac with an affordable price tag called the MacBook Neo. It starts at $599, and comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. For some, those specs may sound dated. After all, Windows laptops increasingly ship with 16GB of RAM by default, with gaming and premium PCs sporting 32GB, 64GB or more, along with 1TB of storage.

The first MacBook Neo benchmark scores confirm that it offers all the performance needed by entry-level computer users.

My Dad introduced me to computers with a Windows 3.1 work laptop when I was in elementary school, and I’ve been a Windows fanboy ever since — well, almost ever since. When Apple released its M1 processor in 2020, I finally caved and bought my first MacBook

Apple's new $599 MacBook Neo features the A18 Pro chip, a 13-inch Liquid Retina display, 16-hour battery life, and fun colors. Check it out!