Apple Upgrades MacBook Neo by Borrowing iPhone Chips Because Why Not
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- •Apple plans to update its popular MacBook Neo laptop with the A19 Pro processor used in iPhone 17 Pro models.
- •The new model is expected to increase RAM from 8GB to 12GB amid ongoing global component shortages.
- •Upcoming MacBook Neo refresh will include new colors and is supported by reports from analyst Tim Culpan and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.
In a shining example of cutting-edge optimism, Apple has confirmed plans to make its beloved MacBook Neo even shinier with an A19 Pro processor, the very same chip powering the iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and mysteriously enough, an iPhone Air. Previously rocking an A18 Pro from the iPhone 16 Pro, the Neo will also get an upgrade from 8GB to 12GB of RAM—which might be hard given ongoing global component shortages jolting RAM prices like a roller coaster ride in the year 2026. Also, Apple is reportedly eyeing a splash of new colors to jazz up this budget laptop, proving color options remain the ultimate distraction from real hardware dilemmas. Apple enthusiasts can look forward to this if production negotiations with analysts like Tim Culpan work out before the shortage turns into an excuse for waiting forever.
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(1 of 3)When Apple slaps an iPhone chip in a budget laptop and jazzes it up with new colors, you know the RAM shortage’s got tech companies feeling like snackless kids at a candy store.
Apple just put the iPhone 17 Pro’s chip in a $600 laptop and called it innovation. Meanwhile, RAM stocks are playing hard to get.
Upgraded MacBook Neo with iPhone guts means Apple’s inside-out branding strategy is finally paying off. Too bad RAM prices say no thank you.
Source: Theverge | Published: 7/22/2026 | Author: Stevie Bonifield
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