Ah, laptops. Just like a regular computer, but you can place it atop your lap. Truly the grandest innovation the computing industry has ever seen. We jest, of course - we love laptops, whether they’re super slim and sleek ultrabooks or powerful gaming laptops.
What makes a laptop the best laptop, though? It’s a question we’ve been seeking the answer to for years - along with half of the tech industry, in fact. Apple thinks it has portable perfection in its MacBooks, while some prefer the laid-back simplicity of the best Chromebooks instead.
Whatever your choice of laptop, you’ll find below every single article we’ve written about our favorite (and least favorite) portable PCs. Struggling to choose a new laptop? We’ve got you covered.
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Apple's MacBook Neo nails the netbook by being nothing like it
By Lance Ulanoff published
Apple's new MacBook Neo is the perfect Netbook you always dreamed of, even while being nothing like it.

Best Buy is already discounting Apple's brand-new devices — score discounts on the MacBook Neo, iPad Air, and MacBook Pro
By Mackenzie Frazier published
The MacBook Neo, iPad Air M4, and MacBook Pro M4 are available to preorder, and Best Buy is offering incredible discounts, up to $250 in savings.

The MacBook Neo might be a creator's dream — hear me out
By Jacob Krol published
It’s not the most powerful Mac, but between iPhone Mirroring, macOS tools, and Apple’s ecosystem, the affordable MacBook Neo might be the perfect creative companion.

You can get the MacBook Neo for just $499 / £499 with this easy-to-miss education discount at Apple
By Alex Whitelock published
Apple's official education store is a gold mine for discounts if you're eligible—even on new models like the latest MacBook Neo.

Apple says 'life is just better on a Mac' — and the $599 MacBook Neo may be its smartest pitch yet
By Jacob Krol published
Just as polished, but a much, much lower price

Steve Jobs derided netbooks, and now Apple’s made one in the MacBook Neo
By Carrie Marshall published
Opinion Apple's new cheap laptop is a big upgrade to a throwback idea

'We wanted something that felt fun and friendly, and fresh, and felt like it really suited the spirit of this product': Apple exec on why their new budget laptop is called MacBook Neo
By Lance Ulanoff published
Don't blame The Matrix

7 features the MacBook Neo is missing — including one mystifying omission
By Darren Allan published
We've got a good look at what the new budget MacBook is packing — but what about the stuff that's missing?
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