Before you buy that MacBook Neo — consider you might be able to get a super-cheap MacBook Air instead

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If you've got the latest MacBook Neo in your shopping cart ready to go, I have a deal that could potentially just stop you in your tracks. It's on the equally excellent, but higher-end, MacBook Air M5.

Right now, Best Buy has this model listed for just $949 (was $1,099) on its baseline 16GB RAM / 512GB configuration. That's a great deal in itself, but what's really caught my eye is the retailer's trade-in program. Using this program, you can currently stack that upfront saving with some serious additional discounts.

Best Buy's latest MacBook Air deal

Is the MacBook Air better than the Neo?

Better is subjective, but the Air is certainly a higher-end laptop than the Neo. It's designed from the ground up to have more performance - and, under normal circumstances, rightfully fetches a higher asking price than the Neo.

That said, if you're not trading in, there...

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