Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Episode 062: First thoughts on MacBook Neo, including advantages, compromises, and how it fits into the Apple ecosystem. Fernando and Jeff make the argument that MacBook Neo could be the best budget laptop of all time.

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## Chapters
00:00 Introduction to the MacBook Neo
00:39 Why's it called MacBook Neo?
02:04 What is the MacBook Neo?
05:31 MacBook Neo compromises
13:34 MacBook Neo's main competition
17:08 MacBook Neo lets the iPad be an iPad
20:06 MacBook Neo's place in the Apple ecosystem
22:35 No cellular for MacBook Neo
28:24 How Jeff plans to use MacBook Neo
39:58 The biggest takeaway from MacBook Neo


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