MacBook Neo vs. M5 MacBook Air
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Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max debut with Fusion Architecture, redesigned CPU cores and expanded AI acceleration, succeeding the M4 Pro and M4 Max chips
Apple's 16-inch MacBook Pro has been my notebook of choice in recent years, but it isn't perfect, and that led me to check out the competition — namely, Acer's $2,000 Predator Helios Neo 14 AI laptop.
MacBook Neo is a major shift for Apple, which has been reluctant to sell a low-end Mac laptop. It's also the first time Apple has put a smartphone chip in a Mac.