# Sorry, Apple, but $1,299 for a MacBook Air is a bad joke – here are better value Windows 11 laptops to get instead

> Apple can be its own worst enemy sometimes. After shaking up the industry with both the MacBook Air M5 (slim, light and great value for money) and the MacBook Neo (which redefined what we should expect from an…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/macbooks/i-cant-believe-im-saying-this-but-the-macbook-neos-usd100-price-bump-means-budget-windows-11-laptops-are-now-the-better-buy?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a3d7657f411e3e99c5ef89b)
- **Published:** 2026-06-25
- **Category:** Laptops
- **Tags:** #macbook #apple #dell #microsoft #windows
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