It's a MacBook in appearance, but an iPad in spirit.

Still, Apple’s colorful, relatively affordable MacBook Neo isn’t doing anything you haven’t seen before. Instead, the Mac maker is offering what may become one of the best deals in laptops today. The MacBook Neo starts at $600.

Apple’s Mac refresh moves the lineup further upmarket, pairing higher prices with faster performance in a push to give customers a reason to upgrade.

The new MacBook Neo is equipped with two USB-C ports, but they are not the same. The left USB-C port supports USB 3 speeds of up to 10 Gb/s, while the right USB-C port closer to the trackpad is limited to USB 2 speeds of just 480 Mb/s.

Given the large price difference between the Neo and Air, I think we'll see tons of colorful MacBook Neos in schools by next fall. It looks like a hit for student budgets, but should you consider buying a MacBook Neo if you're already out of school?

There’s not much to say about the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Airs with M5 chips. At Apple’s New York City experience, where it announced the $600 13-inch MacBook Neo, I got some brief hands-on time with the latest Airs and… yeah, they’re the same premium laptops you know and love—only faster.

The MacBook Neo is Apple's new lowest-cost MacBook, taking the role from the MacBook Air. Here's where the differences are looking at the spec sheets of the the two least-expensive MacBook lines.

Apple is typically known for its pricey, premium products. Its latest releases have a different vibe.