Spooked by the MacBook Neo, Asus shows off affordable Intel Wildcat Lake laptops

Asus’ new Intel Wildcat Lake Vivobooks are putting early pressure on the MacBook Neo, with aggressive China pricing, practical ports, and a faster 16-inch display option leading the attack.

Intel reveals Project Firefly to make cheap Wildcat Lake laptops that rival MacBook Neo

Intel is trying to make budget Windows laptops look a lot less bargain-bin. Project Firefly, launched in China alongside Intel’s Wildcat Lake laptop chips, gives PC makers a common hardware playbook for thinner, cleaner, lower-cost systems that can tak…

HP’s huge Memorial Day sale is already live — I’ve looked through everything and these are easily the 6 best laptop deals

On the hunt for a new laptop? You don’t even have to wait until Memorial Day to score a deal at the official HP Store.
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I held off on the MacBook Neo. I hope the next one fixes these 5 papercuts before I plonk cash

I nearly bought the MacBook Neo, but after spending a few days with it, I changed my mind. Here’s exactly what Apple cut that it shouldn’t have, and what needs to change.

Microsoft leaks predict the obvious: The Surface line has no answer for the MacBook Neo

Leaked plans for Microsoft’s 2026 Surface lineup show display upgrades and a two-stage chip rollout, yet the company still has nothing for buyers looking at Apple’s MacBook Neo.

Microsoft’s next-gen Surface devices don’t sound exciting going by rumors — and I worry they’ll be poor value even compared to MacBooks

In an interesting twist, Arm-based Surface devices won’t come until later this year, we’re told — as Intel models will be released first.
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