As noted by MacRumors, Apple has apparently revealed the name of its anticipated low-cost MacBook in a regulatory document.
The name? MacBook Neo. The moniker may reflect that the device will come in a variety of colors, including yellow, green, blue, pink, silver, and gray.
The laptop will almost certainly be unveiled tomorrow to conclude the “Apple Experience” week. While the Apple doc doesn’t contain the “MacBook Neo” name, it briefly appeared in a link on Apple’s regulatory website for EU compliance purposes, notes MacRumors.
Said doc also hints at these specs for the laptop: two USB-C ports, MagSafe, and Wi-Fi 7. However, it apparently won’t pack Apple’s N1 networking chip, instead adopting a MediaTek chip for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
The MacBook Neo is expected to come in a 12.9-inch display and use an A19 iPhone processor. Expected to be priced as low as US$699, the Mac laptop will have the following limitations, according to a a post on Chinese social media platform Weibo and in an email to MacRumors:
° Its maximum display brightness may fall below the MacBook Air’s 500 nits.
° It will lack True Tone, a feature that can adjust the color and intensity of the display to match the ambient light.
° It will be available in 256GB and 512GB storage capacities, but not 1TB or 2TB options.
° There be a potential 128GB model for educational institutions.
° The flash storage in the base model will apparently have slower read and write speeds compared to the latest MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models.
° It may lack fast charging features.
° The keyboard may lack backlit keys.
° There’ll be no high-impedance headphones support.
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