Apple’s new MacBook Neo starts at $599 with a Liquid Retina display, A18 Pro chip, and 16-hour battery life. But the 8GB RAM limit raises questions.

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Apple has a new entry-level Mac with an affordable price tag called the MacBook Neo. It starts at $599, and comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. For some, those specs may sound dated. After all, Windows laptops increasingly ship with 16GB of RAM by default, with gaming and premium PCs sporting 32GB, 64GB or more, along with 1TB of storage.

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