https://tube.blueben.net/videos/watch/e588b9e2-2337-4ce8-a39b-d55aaa529542 Apple's Most Dangerous Laptop - the $599 MacBook Neo running the A18 Pro iPhone chip Get Tidy Today! Try CleanMyMac 7 days FREE and use my code THISISE20 for 20% off - https://clnmy.com/ThisIsE20 In March 2026, Apple released the cheapest Mac ever made - and gave it the same A18 Pro silicon that powers the iPhone 16 Pro. This episode looks at why the $599 MacBook Neo is a bigger threat to the PC industry than anything Apple has shipped in years, what it means for the MacBook Air, and how a phone chip ended up running a real Mac. We compare it to the M1, look at the architecture differences, and dig into what changed inside Apple to make this possible. M Y W A L L P A P E R S & W I D G E T S → Find them here: https://www.thisise.tech/store or JOIN the channel for perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJgBJcJkc0Q4kZeGIyNTYA/join C O O L D I S C O U N T S → https://www.thisise.tech/discounts M Y N E W S L E T T E R → https://www.thisise.tech/newsletter M Y G E A R → https://kit.co/thisisetv M Y F A V O R I T E P R O D U C T S → Write 2x faster with your voice - my new favorite Mac app: https://paraspeech.com?atp=thisise → Balolo Desk Shelf (GET 10% OFF): https://www.balolo.de/?ref=KX44h8yQ → iPad Stand: https://shrsl.com/40np5 → iPad Screen Protector: https://paperlike.com/thisise → iPhone Case: https://www.ipitaka.com/products/magez-case-3-for-iphone-14?ref=nMtRl1ax → Favorite iPhone Accessory: https://www.ipitaka.com/products/magez-grip?ref=nMtRl1ax → Ultimate Power Bank: https://www.omnicharge.co/thisise → Monitor of Choice: https://geni.us/QeQGwW → Budget Monitor I Recommend: https://geni.us/s6EZ1O → Favorite Keyboard: https://geni.us/VFHPAt → Favorite Mouse: https://geni.us/ykBh → My Laptop: https://geni.us/oAAh6t → My iPad of Choice: https://geni.us/Kkru → Headphones I recommend: https://geni.us/0OMXGn → Earbuds of Choice: https://geni.us/Pa9IMP2 → Fantastic EDC Backpack: https://geni.us/V09usm S I M I L A R V I D E O S → I Spent $8,700 on a MacBook. The M5 Made It Obsolete.: https://youtu.be/RB1JKf2PeWY → NEW TO MAC? Start Here: https://youtu.be/x9dcxHgykNA → 12 Mac Apps I Wish I Installed Sooner: https://youtu.be/sykUaXn7xI0 C H A P T E R S 00:00 | Most Dangerous Product 01:13 | The A4 Beginning 02:37 | The Leash Off 03:21 | Cheap Apple History 04:39 | The Pre-Order 04:54 | Opening The Box 05:41 | The Spec Sheet 06:21 | Living With It 07:01 | The 8GB Question 08:43 | Who It's For 10:04 | Windows In Trouble 10:48 | The Margin Problem 11:48 | After The Sale 12:31 | The CEO Context 13:31 | The Decade Pattern 14:38 | A Different Game 15:39 | The Final Answer 15:59 | The Nano Moment ┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉ C O N T A C T M E My website → https://thisise.tech Twitter → https://twitter.com/thisisetv Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/thisisetv ┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉ M U S I C The music for this video is created in collaboration with Tom Fox Chromatic: johnny-harris-x-tom-fox.disco.ac/lib/1632843844 and Epidemic Sound https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/idtlmw/ D I S C L A I M E R This video contains Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases at NO cost to you! This helps grow the channel. Your help is appreciated! #apple #macbookneo #CleanMyMac #thisise Sun, 03 May 2026 07:38:44 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tube.blueben.net https://tube.blueben.net/client/assets/images/icons/icon-96x96.png https://tube.blueben.net/videos/watch/e588b9e2-2337-4ce8-a39b-d55aaa529542 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tube.blueben.net/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.