Farewell Neo, Hello Air.

[urbis]

I bought a Citrus 256GB Neo back in March and have been delighted with it, however the lack of a backlit keyboard (and the lack of Touch ID, but that's my fault) have been fairly frustrating.

I bought it on the Student Discount, so paid £499 in the UK. I've just stumbled across a brand new (open box, 1 battery cycle, Apple warranty to July 2027) M2 Air (16GB/256GB) for £499 - which I snapped up - appreciate it's an older model nowadays.

Although I know I'm sacrificing slightly in terms of single core performance, I feel the other benefits outweigh it.

So, the Neo's on Facebook Marketplace... an amazing little laptop, especially before the price increase!

 

[Ben J.]

Congratulations.
Sounds like a good move.

 

[DEMinSoCAL]

Always nice to find an open box deal that not only saves you huge money, but is in an almost new condition AND still has some manufacturer warranty!

I'd definitely take the M2 Air over the 8GB Neo for the same price.

 

[snipr125]

Always nice to find an open box deal that not only saves you huge money, but is in an almost new condition AND still has some manufacturer warranty!

I'd definitely take the M2 Air over the 8GB Neo for the same price.

Especially with 16 GB RAM its a no brainer, if it was the 8 GB model it would still be overall better than a Neo imo.