Episode
Apple's Cheapest Laptop Ever: Should Authors Buy It?
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- Novel Marketing
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- Apr 1, 2026
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- 2643
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Summary
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 2026Which laptops I recommend for aut...