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Apple just did something I didn’t think they would do this decade: they shipped a MacBook that starts at $599. The MacBook Neo was announced today, March 4, 2026, and it’s a ground-up new laptop designed to be the most affordable Mac ever. Pre-orders are open now, with units shipping starting March 11. For those in education, the price drops even further to $499, which puts it firmly in Chromebook territory, except this one runs macOS Tahoe and packs Apple silicon. ...

On March 3, 2026, Apple announced three Mac-related updates: MacBook Air with M5 MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max M5 Pro and M5 Max chip details (Fusion Architecture) All three announcements target the same window: pre-orders open March 4, availability March 11. TL;DR MacBook Air M5 starts at $1,099 (13-inch) and $1,299 (15-inch), now ships with 512GB base storage and Wi-Fi 7. MacBook Pro M5 Pro starts at $2,199 (14-inch) and $2,699 (16-inch), with 1TB base storage. MacBook Pro M5 Max starts at $3,599 (14-inch) and $3,899 (16-inch), with 2TB base storage. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 (base chip) now starts at $1,699 with 1TB. M5 Pro and M5 Max use a new Fusion Architecture: two dies fused into one SoC, targeting a significant AI and GPU compute jump over M4. Both lines ship with the N1 wireless chip (Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6). MacBook Air with M5 MacBook Air is still the fanless, thin, silent laptop it has always been. The M5 generation sharpens the value story without changing the form factor. ...