MacBook Neo: Apple's cheapest laptop has caused significant concern for the company. Given its high demand, Apple may be facing a shortage of chipsets.

The MacBook Neo's rapid sales have raised concerns for Apple.

MacBook Neo: Apple launched its cheapest MacBook ever, the MacBook Neo, last month . It has been in strong demand since its launch. Now, its popularity has increased Apple's tension. Apple had originally planned to produce only 5-6 million units of this model. Now, MacBook Neo sales are so high that the company is facing a shortage of the chipset used in it. This could impact the price, and there are speculations that the company may increase its price. Let's find out what the full story is.

MacBook Neo has an iPhone chipset

Apple has provided the A18 Pro chipset in the MacBook Neo , which is the same as the iPhone 16 Pro . The only difference between these two chipsets is the GPU configuration. The 16 Pro chipset comes with a 6-core GPU, while the Neo chipset has a 5-core GPU. It is worth noting that Apple does not make a separate chipset for the Neo. In this, the company uses those chipsets of the 16 Pro, in which one GPU got damaged during manufacturing, while the other five are working properly. Such chipsets are called binned chips. Instead of wasting them, Apple has used them in its cheapest laptop.

Chipsets are falling short of demand for the MacBook Neo.

According to media reports, Apple may run out of binned A18 Pro chipsets due to the high demand for the MacBook Neo. If this happens, Apple will have to pay its supplier TSMC a higher price to produce new chipsets for the Neo, which will increase the company's costs and could impact customers.

MacBook Neo has been launched to compete with Windows laptops.

Apple has launched the MacBook Neo to compete with Windows laptops. Its features include a 13-inch Liquid Retina display with 500 nits of brightness. With the iPhone chipset, Apple claims it delivers 50 percent faster performance than many laptops powered by the Intel Core i5. It features a 1080p FaceTime HD camera, dual microphones, and dual side speakers that support spatial audio and Dolby Atmos. It also features Apple's Magic Keyboard, a large multitouch trackpad, and Touch ID.