Apple plans to release a second-generation MacBook Neo in the first half of 2027, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Gurman previously said that the MacBook Neo 2 will be powered by an A19 Pro chip, 12GB of RAM, and will offer new color options.
The current MacBook Neo – which was Released in March 2026 – is powered by an A18 Pro chip and has 8GB of RAM. The Neo is available in Silver, Blush, Citrus, and Indigo. The laptop’s base model was initially priced at $599, but Apple raised the price to $699 in June, due to the rising cost of components, such as memory chip and SSD storage.
While Gurman did not indicate when the next MacBook Neo will be released, the first half of next year seems likely, as the current MacBook Neo was released in March of this year. That makes a March 2027 release date logical, as that would make it a year since the OG Neo debuted.
We also don’t know the base price of the 2nd-generation MacBook Neo, but unless components again rise sharply, it will likely be priced at the same $699 base price as the current model.
Last week, we reported that Apple was able to gain a larger share of the overall worldwide PC shipments during the calendar third quarter of 2026, likely thanks to the low(er) priced MacBook Neo, even as the PC market faces a downturn in global shipments.