MacBook Neo. Amazing Mac. Surprising price.

Ready for whatever your day brings, MacBook Neo flies through everyday tasks and apps. Choose from four stunning colours in a durable aluminium design. With a brilliant 13-inch Liquid Retina display, the A18 Pro chip built for AI and Apple Intelligence, and up to 16 hours of battery life, it’s an amazing Mac at a surprising price.

Key features

•   THE MOST COLOURFUL MACBOOK LINEUP EVER — Choose from Silver, Blush, Citrus or Indigo — each with a colour-coordinated keyboard to complete the look. And with a durable aluminium design, MacBook Neo is built to go wherever you go.

•   POWER FOR EVERYDAY TASKS — Ready to go when you are, MacBook Neo with the A18 Pro chip delivers the performance and AI capabilities you need to get things done, whether you’re editing family photos, powering through spreadsheets, using AI to summarise lecture notes or playing the latest Apple Arcade game.  

•   UP TO 16 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE — With all-day battery life, MacBook Neo is equipped to go the distance for everyday users and students — from early-morning classes to late-night study sessions.

•   A BRILLIANT 13-INCH DISPLAY — Feast your eyes on the gorgeous Liquid Retina display. A 2408x1506 resolution, up to 500 nits of brightness and support for one billion colours provide vivid images and crisp text.

•   LOOK AND SOUND GREAT — MacBook Neo comes with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, a dual-mic array to enhance your voice for crystal-clear calls, and two side-firing speakers for immersive sound with Spatial Audio.

•   BUILT FOR AI — Apple silicon, and every major component that powers it, is designed to efficiently run on-device AI activities. And Apple Intelligence helps you write, express yourself and get things done effortlessly with groundbreaking privacy protections at every step.

•   MACOS RUNS APPS FAST — All your go-to apps run lightning fast in macOS, including built-in apps like FaceTime and Messages.

•   IF YOU LOVE IPHONE, YOU’LL LOVE MAC — Mac works like magic with your other Apple devices. View and control what’s on your iPhone from your Mac with iPhone Mirroring. Copy something on iPhone and paste it on Mac. Send texts with Messages from your Mac, or use your Mac to answer FaceTime calls.

•   PRIVACY AND SECURITY — Built-in antivirus protection and free software updates help keep your MacBook Neo running smoothly and securely. FileVault encrypts your files so others can’t access them. Find My can help you locate your lost or stolen Mac. The MacBook Neo model with Lock Key lets you wake and lock your screen and power your Mac on and off. The model with Touch ID uses your fingerprint to unlock your Mac, authorise payments and sign in to apps and sites.

•  POWER ADAPTERS — Please be aware: MacBook Neo comes with a USB C charging cable, but does not include a power adapter. A USB C power adapter or other USB PD power source that can provide 20W or higher is required to charge this device. For optimal charging, Apple recommends pairing this Mac with the Apple 20W USB C Power Adapter.

Legal
Screen size is measured diagonally. The display on the 13-inch MacBook Neo has rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 13.0 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/en za/121115.
Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using pre production MacBook Neo systems with Apple A18 Pro, 6 core CPU, 5 core GPU, 8GB of unified memory and 256GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi-Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/za/batteries for more information.
FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime enabled device for the caller and recipient and a Wi Fi connection.
Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication, your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (e.g. camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.


Technical specifications
Go to apple.com/za/macbook-neo/specs/ for a complete set.