I bought and tested Apple's cheapest laptop so you don't have to.

I stress-tested the MacBook Neo with a 250,000-word document, ran every major writing app, and pushed the machine to its limits. Whether the Neo is right for you depends on what you use your computer to do, because authors do more than just type words into a word processor.

In this week's episode of Novel Marketing, you’ll learn

• What you should look for (and ignore) when buying a laptop in 2026
• Which laptops I recommend for authors, podcasters, and PC users
• Whether the MacBook Neo is the right choice for you as an author
• Which laptop I will not recommend in 2026

Listen in or read the blog version to find out which machine is the best bang for your buck and your use cases as an author.

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