# Macbook Neo

Published articles for Macbook Neo.

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## I'm excited for Intel after testing the XPS 13

DevFeed: [I'm excited for Intel after testing the XPS 13](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/i-m-excited-for-intel-after-testing-the-xps-13-10460.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/excited-for-intel-efficiency/>)

Author: jeff@jeffgeerling.com (Jeff Geerling)

Published: 2026-08-07T14:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Jeff Geerling](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jeff-geerling.md>)

Topics: [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel.md>), [Benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmark.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [Hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/hardware.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

Tags: [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [arm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/arm.md>), [benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmarks.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cpu.md>), [dell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dell.md>), [efficiency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/efficiency.md>), [ethernet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethernet.md>), [gpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gpu.md>), [hardware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardware.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intel.md>), [laptop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laptop.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [low-power](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/low-power.md>), [macbook-neo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macbook-neo.md>), [npu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npu.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [wifi-7](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wifi-7.md>), [wildcat-lake](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wildcat-lake.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>), [windows-11](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows-11.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/x86.md>), [xps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xps.md>), [youtube](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/youtube.md>)

### AI overview

The article reviews Dell's low-end XPS 13 against Apple's MacBook Neo and highlights the Intel Core 5 320 processor. It reports that the Wildcat Lake chip ranked second in the author's HPL FP64 efficiency benchmark, behind the M4 Mac mini, making it the strongest x86 result described in the supplied text.

### Source excerpt

Shortly after Apple launched the budget MacBook Neo, Dell announced their response, a new low-end XPS 13. Matching the Neo's current pricing, it starts at $699, or $599 with an educational discount. That discount is currently set to expire on November 2, and with the current component pricing insanity, I'd be surprised if we don't see a price increase on both laptops by next year. I ran the XPS 13 through my gauntlet of benchmarks, and published a review on my YouTube channel:

## It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12

DevFeed: [It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/it-s-hard-to-justify-buying-a-framework-12-10468.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/its-hard-to-justify-framework-12/>)

Author: jeff@jeffgeerling.com (Jeff Geerling)

Published: 2026-05-29T14:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Jeff Geerling](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/jeff-geerling.md>)

Topics: [NEO](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/neo.md>), [benchmarking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmarking.md>), [Benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/benchmark.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cpu.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/intel.md>)

Tags: [apple](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apple.md>), [benchmark](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmark.md>), [benchmarks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/benchmarks.md>), [cpu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cpu.md>), [framework](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/framework.md>), [geekbench](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/geekbench.md>), [intel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/intel.md>), [laptop](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laptop.md>), [laptops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laptops.md>), [mac](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mac.md>), [macbook-neo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macbook-neo.md>), [performance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>), [touchscreen](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/touchscreen.md>), [youtube](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/youtube.md>)

### AI overview

The author compares the Framework 12 with Apple's MacBook Neo for a student laptop purchase. The MacBook Neo is described as faster, more efficient, quieter, better built, and less expensive in most tested situations, while the Framework 12 offers a touchscreen, 360° hinge, repairability, and upgradeability. The Framework performs slightly better under sustained heavy workloads because its fan reduces throttling.

### Source excerpt

My nephew just graduated high school, and wants a laptop. When he decides what computer to buy, price (or more precisely, value) is the most important attribute. Apple's MacBook Neo upended the 'value laptop' equation--Apple's not supposed to be both the cheapest option and the best value... but it seems like that's squarely where the Neo landed for the good-but-cheap laptop category. My nephew is also my godson, and to kick off his computing journey, I thought I'd let him choose from a Framework 12 I bought to test, or the MacBook Neo I bought a couple months ago to use around the studio.