I reviewed the MacBook Neo, ask me anything
I reviewed the MacBook Neo, ask me anything

It’s MacBook Neo review day, so let’s talk Apple’s new $599 laptop. I’m going to host another AMA for Verge subscribers today at 11AM PT / 2PM ET. Like last time, it’ll all take place in the comments section of this post. What do you want to know about the MacBook Neo? I’ve got the […]

Apple MacBook Neo review: a budget-priced game-changer

Apple’s MacBook Neo has all the trappings of a premium laptop at a surprising price, with only a few compromises to get there.

Apple MacBook Neo review: the best budget laptop you can buy

The MacBook Neo might be Apple’s most exciting MacBook launch for years — but have too many compromises been made to keep the price down?

MacBook Neo review: the Mac for the masses
MacBook Neo review: the Mac for the masses

The MacBook Neo is basically the M1 MacBook Air all over again. That laptop changed the game in 2020, and became the default option for just about anyone who wanted a great all-around thin-and-light laptop and could spend $1,000. The M1 Air was good enough that you could still buy a new one until last […]

Laptop prices expected to soar by around 40% as AI crunch takes hold — analyst says rising mainstream models priced at $900 could hit more than $1,200 due to rising memory, storage, and CPU costs

Industry analyst outfit TrendForce estimates that midrange laptops will increase their retail prices by about 40% due to increasing RAM, SSD, and CPU costs.

Apple’s new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop three years ago
Apple’s new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop three years ago

We’ve been busy testing many new MacBooks, ranging from the new $1,099 M5 MacBook Air, going all the way up the $6,149 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max chip. While these computers are identical in design to last year’s models, they have some things in common: neither delivers a significant lead over their M4 […]

Apple MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Max) review: Blazing-fast super cores

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max is a portable powerhouse with a fast CPU and a massive integrated GPU that can share 128GB of RAM.

11 excellent MacBook Neo cases to keep your new tech protected and your peripherals neat — from $9.88

Got a new MacBook Neo winging it way to your front door? I’ve found the best cases to protect it from bumps and scratches.

First solar-powered rugged laptop announced — features a solar panel on the back of the display and a backup battery with 5,200mAh of capacity

A Chinese laptop manufacturer has announced the world’s first rugged industrial laptop with a solar panel. The device is geared towards professionals who need a device that can work for long periods of time away from a pow…

‘Borderline scam’ 1.1TB HP laptop deal on Amazon draws consumer ire, laptop has 128GB SSD and 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage — ‘generous’ $499 third-party laptop deal sounds too good to be true, because it is

A number of third-party sellers are selling laptops with descriptions that claim over 1TB of storage, despite only physically containing a 128GB SSD, despite public disapproval over the practice.