Apple's new low-cost MacBook Neo is equipped with the A18 Pro chip that Apple first used in the iPhone 16 Pro, and it's the first Mac that has an A-series chip. Using an iPhone chip in a Mac comes with some downsides,

A MacBook Neo on display at the “Special Apple Experience” launch event Wednesday at an Apple Store in New York. Apple debuted its newest — and cheapest — MacBook on Wednesday, finishing a three-day stretch of new hardware announcements that also featured a new iPhone 17e,

Apple is offering the MacBook Neo at a more affordable price point by using an A18 Pro chip, which is used in the iPhone 16 Pro.