This Week in Apple: A brand Neo day

The MacBook Neo gets rave reviews, Apple ponders its mortality, and then we’re on to the next thing.

Why do you keep hitting yourself?

The reviews of the hardware Apple announced last week are in and would you be surprised to learn that the new iPads and MacBooks are faster than their predecessors? Huge, if true. Reviewers also spoke highly of the iPhone 17e.

Of course, the MacBook Neo was the big news and it looks like Apple may have another hit on its hands.

The Verge says “PC makers are not ready for the MacBook Neo”.

…the Neo embarrasses an entire class of affordable Windows laptops, but further embarrassment awaits these companies if they have nothing to answer it with.

But can you run games on it?

Yes!

Sort of.

Define “run”.

Cyberpunk 2077, for instance, only ran well with all settings set to the lowest possible and at 720p, while Minecraft ran between 50 and 300 fps at 1080p, depending on the presets.