Neo: A cheap MacBook for the masses

Apple just shook up the laptop market with its “cheap and cheerful” Neo,
said Nicole Nguyen in The Wall Street Journal. At $599, the Neo, released last week, is “a different vibe” for a company known for “pricey, premium products.” Its “candy-colored hues” hark back to the whimsical iBook days of the early 2000s. And the lower entry point is “a well-calculated strategy” with PC prices on the rise due to the memory-chip shortage. Ultimately, “what really matters is how well the laptop can run apps,” and in my trial...