The MacBook Neo is not only the Apple laptop that the majority should buy, but it's also almost good enough to recommend to some MacBook Pro buyers as well. I've been using a $599 Blush (read, pink) MacBook Neo for a few weeks now, and I'm in love. It's a wonderful little laptop whose iPhone -powering chip belies its capabilities. I'm going to cut to the chase right out of the gate. Any worries about the performance of the Neo's A18 Pro chip were allayed within five minutes of unboxing the thing. Couple that performance with an eminently portable design and some gorgeous colors, and Apple clearly has a winner. The MacBook Neo is flying off shelves at a rate Apple can't keep up with. It's easy to see why, too. My normal machine is an M4 Pro 16-inch MacBook Pro , and the MacBook Neo has had me regularly questioning whether I should switch. Ultimately, I can't for reasons that we'll get into. But I really wish I could.…