MacBook Neo Availability Continues to Tighten Ahead of Launch

[MacRumors]

If you want a MacBook Neo from Apple for Wednesday, March 11 delivery, but have yet to place an order, you might be out of luck.

MacBook Neo pre-orders began March 4, and the initial delivery date was March 11. But now, Apple's online store in the U.S. shows that MacBook Neo orders placed today are estimated to be delivered between March 17 and March 31.

Here are the estimated delivery dates for each configuration as of 5:45 p.m. Eastern Time:

• 256GB/Blush: March 24 — March 31
• 256GB/Citrus: March 17 — March 24
• 256GB/Indigo: March 17 — March 24
• 256GB/Silver: March 24 — March 31
• 512GB/Blush: March 24 — March 31
• 512GB/Citrus: March 24 — March 31
• 512GB/Indigo: March 24 — March 31
• 512GB/Silver: March 17 — March 24

Fortunately, Apple Store pickup is still an option for some configurations on launch day. MacBook Neo is also sold by resellers like Amazon and Walmart.

Without knowing how much supply there is for each configuration, it is hard to draw any conclusions from the delivery dates listed above, but it is clear that it is getting harder and harder to find a MacBook Neo for launch day. Given the laptop starts at just $599, or an even lower $499 for college students, that should not come as too much of a surprise.

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[MacLawyer]

Several commenters here stated that the demand for the Neo would be low. 😂

 

[JPack]

Unless you’re a tech geek, it’s a no-brainer to consider this as one of your top 3 choices for a basic notebook. Some people make it sound like 8GB is the end of the world. Reality check is most people are fine with that in macOS.

 

[CEmajr]

But I thought no one would buy it because it only has 8GB of RAM?

 

[Abazigal]

Several commenters here stated that the demand for the Neo would be low.

Many of us here are not the target customer for this product and that’s perfectly fine. The problem comes when these critics then attempt to conflate their own personal preferences as somehow being representative of Apple’s user base, or that Apple’s somehow doomed just because their specific demands are not being catered to.

A lot of the discussion here would benefit from people taking off their consumer hats and putting on their analyst hats and acknowledging how Apple is growing their addressable market in both a timely and significant manner.

 

[firstcitazen]

Ordered pink higher model day of!

Looking forward to Wednesday

 

[dominiongamma]

But I thought no one would buy it because it only has 8GB of RAM?

Some Macrumors users don’t represent the real world, when you live in a tech bubble by yourself you tend forget there are many more people out there

 

[Astuces iOS]

Wait until people realize how limited is this MacBook with his 8gb of ram with Tahoe !

 

[Tig_one]

Yea we all know the story, it'll be sold out bla bla. Another profit success by Tim.

 

[ikramerica]

Will get Yellow for son for his birthday this summer. Hopefully Prime days or summer Christmas in July sale.

 

[JPack]

Yea we all know the story, it'll be sold out bla bla. Another profit success by Tim.

The creators of iPhone Air and Vision Pro are offended by this stereotype.

 

[Billy_Bob]

256/Silver will get a big boost in demand as soon as school districts start making bulk purchases. Considering that most school districts run on a July 1 - June 30 fiscal year, summer should see increased demand for the delightfully generic silver model, as they're not going to want to see students competing for (or getting jealous over) particular favorite colors.

Of course, as others have said, the current delivery times say very little about current demand, as we simply don't know the color breakdown of the initial production run.

 

[iTangerine]

If I'm an eccentric Apple-friendly oligarch with a sizable staff and I'm looking to maximize productivity, mass-deploying MacBook Neos is an absolute no-brainer.

 

[jz0309]

Many of us here are not the target customer for this product and that’s perfectly fine. The problem comes when these critics then attempt to conflate their own personal preferences as somehow being representative of Apple’s user base, or that Apple’s somehow doomed just because their specific demands are not being catered to.

A lot of the discussion here would benefit from people taking off their consumer hats and putting on their analyst hats and acknowledging how Apple is growing their addressable market in both a timely and significant manner.

very true, but "hating Apple" is/seems much more rewarding and gets lots of clicks ... quite bizarre

 

[Ben11]

I love the indigo color!!!

 

[citysnaps]

But I thought no one would buy it because it only has 8GB of RAM?

That's a typical MR reader retort/slam on just about any new Apple product. I guess that makes some people feel good.

 

[FattiesGoneWild]

Ah yes, the annual rent a toy and send it back because people don’t like it after all.

 

[Plutonius]

I have no desire to be a beta tester for a new Apple design 🙂.

 

[MacLawyer]

Unless you’re a tech geek, it’s a no-brainer to consider this as one of your top 3 choices for a basic notebook. Some people make it sound like 8GB is the end of the world. Reality check is most people are fine with that in macOS.

I have an eight gig M1 MacBook Air that I use strictly on the road. No issues.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

I have no desire to be a beta tester for a new Apple design 🙂.

Isn’t this kind of the opposite of a beta tested new design?
Chips from two years ago’s iPhone, the display and side firing speakers from the old 13 inch iPads, the camera from the M2 and M3 MacBook Air, the same keyboard mechanism that’s been on every Mac released since October 2019, the trackpad from the iPad’s magic keyboard.
Literally the only thing that’s “new” is the the manufacturing process of the aluminum, something a consumer would never be able to notice.

 

[MacLawyer]

Wait until people realize how limited is this MacBook with his 8gb of ram with Tahoe !

I think it depends on your use case.

 

[iTangerine]

I have no desire to be a beta tester for a new Apple design 🙂.

Look, just because literally every new Apple design has turned out to be a brittle terrifying unusable mess doesn't mean Apple can't luck out at least once 😉

 

[SanderEvers]

A cheap MacBook ofcourse it's going to sell well.

 

[Siliconguy]

I think it depends on your use case.

Some people claim to need 64 GB RAM and 2 TB storage with an M5 Pro to send a four line email. 🙄

As for "just because literally every new Apple design has turned out to be a brittle terrifying unusable mess "

This M1 Air has not been a "brittle terrifying unusable mess".

 

[SDAVE]

Super good move by Apple to have a regular MacBook again. A literal no brainer especially for cost conscious/budget friendly Students ($499 is a steal for a very capable macOS machine).

Very happy for new students and people just getting into the Apple ecosystem.

I would buy these for family members who don't do high end work tbh, easily.