Acer Swift Air 14 vs. MacBook Neo: I compared both budget laptops - this model wins
Acer's new $699 Swift Air 14 is a direct response to the MacBook Neo. Here's how it compares, by the specs.
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Acer's new $699 Swift Air 14 is a direct response to the MacBook Neo. Here's how it compares, by the specs.
Indigo, citrus, and a touch of blush. It’s a Neo cocktail. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge The MacBook Neo is Apple's cheapest laptop, its most colorful, and its easiest to repair in years. That means owners can buy replacement parts in all four of its available colors and swap them in
I've tested every MacBook Neo alternative that just got announced at Computex 2026 — including the Dell XPS 13 and Asus Zenbook 14. Here are my thoughts!
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A solid shell and a low price can go a long way. A shady trackpad, not so much.
The new Dell XPS 13 is the perfect MacBook Neo alternative for Windows users, bringing iconic flagship luxury down to an uncharacteristically low price.
A new IDC report (via TechCrunch) offers a glimpse into MacBook Neo sales in its first few weeks compared to the also-new M5 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models. more…
The MacBook Neo shipped 1.1 million units in its first weeks on sale, IDC estimates, as Apple pushes deeper into the mainstream laptop market.
Computex 2026 is in full swing, and I've just tested the Nvidia RTX Spark laptops. Follow along for the latest hands-on impressions!
It was clear that the launch of the MacBook Neo at just $599 took most Windows PC makers by surprise. However, Dell appears to have had a strong suspicion of what was coming as the company has just launched its own direct competitor, (sort of) starting at the same price. Apple also has a new rival w
Dell unveiled a new XPS 13 at Computex on Sunday with a starting price of $699 for general consumers and $599 for students aged 16 and over, the first time the company’s flagship thin-and-light laptop line has launched anywhere near MacBook Neo territory. The pricing structure is the news: it places
Starting at $699 and a reduced $599 for students aged 16 and older during the back-to-school season, the XPS 13 seeks to offer a superior experience compared to the MacBook Neo, Dell said.
It starts at just $599 for students or $699 for everyone else.
The new XPS 13 may ultimately prove we could have had good, cheap PCs all along.
Dell just announced its new 13-inch XPS for $599 with student pricing, making it a direct competitor to the Neo.
The Acer Swift Air 14. To compete against the Neo, you apparently have to cop another, more common MacBook name. | Image: Acer Acer is aiming to take on the MacBook Neo more directly with a new Swift Air 14, a new 14-inch laptop that starts at $699. The laptop will use Intel's lower-cost Core Series
That is, if the laptops carrying it aren't all flimsy shells and bad screens.
AR Glasses are having a MacBook Neo moment, and here is your first real look at the $299 X by XREAL a01 specs.
The newly "all-Apple district" will replace 30,000 Windows and Chromebook devices across its public schools.
The 2026 Memorial Day sales at Amazon and down to one of the best prices yet at $199. We also have this 14-inch 24GB M5 MacBook Pro with the 96W Apple charger at $320 off today ($420 off the launch price) this black Apple Watch Ultra 2 is $380 ($419 off the list price, refurb) and Series 11 from $29