Jan Vajdak The first reviews have been released to the public ahead of Wednesday's official launch MacBookat Neo. Apple With this model, it is targeting a group of people that it has more or less ignored in recent years. And according to the first reviews, its bet on the historically cheapest laptop in its offer is paying off. The new product is available in four colors (Blush, Citrus, Indigo and silver). At its heart is the A18 Pro chip, which was introduced in the iPhone 16 Pro two years ago.
One of the biggest question marks was the performance of the A18 Pro processor inside the laptop. Early benchmarks show that MacBook The Neo scores 3,541 points in single-core performance, not only outperforming older MacBook Air with the M1 chip, but it is dangerously close to even the latest machines with the M4.
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In everyday use, this means the system feels very snappy. According to reviewers at The Verge, the machine is "perfectly adequate" for everyday productivity.
Is 8 GB of RAM enough?
Apple decided to go with 8 GB of RAM for the basic model, which caused a wave of discussions. Reviews agree that for the target group, i.e. students and non-demanding users, memory will not be a problem. You may encounter limits under extreme load, but for the work done by a regular basic user or student, it will not be a problem.
Low price tag of $599 (in the Czech Republic from 16,990) Kč) carries with it several compromises. For example, the laptop lacks MagSafe charging and instead of Thunderbolt ports it offers two USB-C ports, one of which runs at speed only USB 2. The basic version (256 GB) also lacks backlighting for the keys and Touch ID, which you get if you buy the higher configuration with 512GB of storage. Reviewers from Bloomberg, on the other hand, praise the aluminum chassis and the quality of the display and speakers.
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Jiří Filip In battery tests MacBook The Neo lasted a respectable 13 hours and 28 minutes of continuous surfing. Although it lags behind the current MacBookem Air, clearly crushes the competition in the form of Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3. Overall, reviewers agree that MacBook Neo is a well-thought-out product that will be the perfect gateway to the ecosystem Appyou.
I personally am from MacBookI'm as excited about Neo as I haven't been about any product in a long time and I can't wait to try it out somewhere. If I were a student, I wouldn't hesitate to buy it.
