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What reviewers said about the MacBook Neo (13-inch, A18 Pro)

1 review of this exact model; 3 of a sibling configuration (same chassis; a different chip or size, or the review does not state this Mac’s base chip with its CPU and GPU core counts), used for design topics only. Quotes are short, word for word, and each links to the article it came from. Every one was checked against that article on . MacIQ gives no score and no stars, and averages nothing.

What reviewers raise

A count of the reviews we quote on this page that have a quote on each topic, from the findings shown below. A review may say more on a topic than we quote, so it counts what is quoted here, not everything each review covers, and it says how often a topic is quoted, not what was said about it. Battery, performance and heat are counted over the 1 review of this exact model.

Where reviewers and Apple differ

No reviewer’s own figure on this page can be set beside an Apple claim for the same kind of test, so nothing is compared here.

The reviews

Newest first, in the order of the date each article prints (which may be an update date, not a first-publication date). Each quote links to its article; the date is the one the article prints, labelled as the article labels it. “Published” and “Updated” appear only where the article prints that word beside the date; “Dated” means the article prints that date with no label, so the date itself does not say whether it is the first publication or an update. A later update that an article mentions only in an editor’s note is not used as its date.

Tom's Guide

Reviewed: 13-inch MacBook Neo, A18 Pro

This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.

Keyboard and trackpad

I found the Multi-Touch trackpad on the Neo to be smooth, responsive and precise

Ports

The Neo doesn’t support Thunderbolt, and my dock requires that connection.

The Verge

Reviewed: 13-inch MacBook Neo, A18 Pro, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD

This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.

Ports

the MacBook Neo doesn’t have a MagSafe connector, just two USB-C ports — one 10Gbps USB 3 and one USB 2.0, both on the left-hand side

TechRadar

Tested: 13-inch MacBook Neo, A18 Pro (6-core CPU, 5-core GPU)

Heat and fan noise

the MacBook Neo has a fanless design, which means it’s practically silent when in use

Six Colors

Reviewed: 13-inch MacBook Neo, A18 Pro

This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.

Display

Apple prides itself on the quality of its displays, and as a result, the MacBook Neo’s display is good, if a little compromised.