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The MacBook Neo may cannibalize more iPads than MacBook Airs

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2026/03/MacBook-Neo-vs-iPad-Air.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/04/macbook-neo-is-now-official/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple finally unveiled[/url] the long-awaited entry-level MacBook, the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-neo/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MacBook Neo[/url] – and it was certainly worth the wait. The shiny new machine hit the most optimistic of price estimates, with a starting price of just $599.</p>



<p>There’s little doubt that the Neo will cannibalize some sales of the <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/macbook-air/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">MacBook Air[/url]. Although it <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/05/the-macbook-neo-is-built-down-to-a-price-but-is-phenomenal-value/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">certainly involves compromises[/url], it will be <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2026/03/04/why-macbook-neo-is-apples-best-new-model-for-most-people/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the right choice for many[/url]. However, my suspicion is that it will actually end up cannibalizing even more <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/ipad/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">iPad[/url] sales …</p>



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