MacBook Neo Has Up to 8× Slower SSD Speeds Compared to New MacBook Pro

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By Joe RossignolMar 10, 2026, 4:54 pm227 ptsTrending
While the MacBook Neo achieves a breakthrough $599 starting price, that of course comes with some compromises, and one of them is slower SSD speeds. The Verge today said the MacBook Neo had up to 8× slower sustained SSD read and write speeds in a benchmark test compared to the new MacBook Pro models with M5…

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