Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo
The Unibook is a weird entry-level laptop for people with patience.
The Unibook is a weird entry-level laptop for people with patience.
The short version
- In another time, the MacBook Neo could have caused a substantial realignment of the lowish-end laptop business.
- Sure, it has shortcomings compared to the MacBook Air, but it could have at least encouraged PC makers to start shipping consistently decent keyboards, screens, and build quality in the Neo’s $599 price window.
- The PC makers did start responding, thanks in part to Intel’s actually new non-Ultra Core Series 3 processors (codenamed Wildcat Lake).
What happened
But even the MacBook Neo ended up being too good to be true. Apple raised its price by $100 three months after introducing it.
Why it matters
There was one US-announced Wildcat Lake system that has managed to undercut the MacBook Air and the rest of the industry, though.
Summary by Nerd News Network. Read the full article at Ars Technica via the links above and below.