MacBook Neo Starts at Just $499 for Students
Source: MacRumors
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 for eligible college students and educational staff.
There is only one upgrade option available: a configuration with a Touch ID button and an expanded 512 GB of storage, which costs $100 extra (source). This raises the price to $699 for the general public and $599 for college students—the most expensive the MacBook Neo gets on its own.
With the MacBook Air’s starting price rising from $999 to $1,099 with the introduction of new models featuring the M5 chip (announcement)—albeit with a doubled 512 GB of storage—the MacBook Neo is as much as $500 cheaper than the MacBook Air. It could also go on sale through resellers like Amazon for even less eventually.
U.S. Starting Prices for MacBooks
- 13‑inch MacBook Neo: $599
- 13‑inch MacBook Air: $1,099
- 15‑inch MacBook Air: $1,299
- 14‑inch MacBook Pro: $1,699
- 16‑inch MacBook Pro: $2,699
MacBook Neo is available to pre‑order now and launches on Wednesday, March 11.