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Engadget Podcast: Apple's $599 MacBook Neo is astounding

Somehow, Apple made a $599 laptop that's actually a joy to use. In this episode, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham chat about what makes the MacBook Neo so great. And they also dive into the new M4 iPad Air, M5 MacBook Air and M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pros. Also, Roberto Baldwin, SAE Internationa...

Engadget Podcast: Apple's $599 MacBook Neo is astounding
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Somehow, Apple made a $599 laptop that's actually a joy to use. In this episode, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham chat about what makes the MacBook Neo so great. And they also dive into the new M4 iPad Air, M5 MacBook Air and M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pros. Also, Roberto Baldwin, SAE International's Sustainability Editor, joins us to chat about the state of EVs today as gas prices explode.

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Topic

  • MacBook Neo review: Apple puts $600 Windows PCs to shame – 1:47

  • iPad Air M4 remains Apple’s best overall tablet – 18:05

  • Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE employee illegally took social security info on 500 million Americans to their new job – 33:37

  • Valve clarifies their outlook on the Steam Machine, it’ll launch in 2026, still no word on price – 36:08

  • Grammerly hit with a class action lawsuit for using reporters’ names in an editing ‘expert’ tool – 40:29

  • A new study claims every major AI chatbot will help users plan a hate attack or political assassination – 44:03

  • What to look for in a used EV with SAE International sustainability editor Roberto Baldwin – 48:31

  • Around Engadget – 1:21:04

Credits

Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Nathan Ingraham
Guest: Roberto Baldwin
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/engadget-podcast-apples-599-macbook-neo-is-astounding-140402521.html?src=rss

Originally published at Engadget

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