Apple MacBook Neo has been widely acclaimed for striking the balance between performance and value, all while mixing in the familiar macOS environment and signature material build. The Neo was released at an inflection point in the consumer electronics space as AI companies bought up time and inventory from chip and memory factories, cranking up prices for RAM, storage, and other parts. At $599, it was a cheap and cheerful laptop. Now at $699, it is markedly less cheap . Most of Apple...