Is this $450 laptop from an unknown brand too good to be true?

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By Antonio G. Di BenedettoAug 8, 2026, 8:00 am124 ptsTrending
Cute name, especially if it were a wookiee. | Photo: Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Finding a good laptop under $500 was hard enough before RAMageddon. They nearly always had cheap hardware and underpowered, often outdated chips. That's what made the MacBook Neo so disruptive: It offered great build…

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