MacBook Neo vs. M5 MacBook Air
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The iPhone 17e, announced March 2, is built around Apple's latest-generation A19 chip — the same processor powering the flagship iPhone 17 lineup. It also adds C1X, a next-generation cellular modem the company says is roughly twice as fast as the modem in the iPhone 16e.
MacBook Air M5 arrives with Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6, while the 13-inch and 15-inch design stays the same for 2026 buyers.
Apple has launched the new MacBook Air with the M5 chip, which is claimed to deliver up to 4x faster performance for AI tasks than the MacBook Air M4 version.
Following months of rumors about a lower-cost MacBook, Apple has delivered in a big way with the MacBook Neo, which starts at $599 in the United States. Even better, the MacBook Neo starts at just $499 through Apple's education store on its website,