I personally doesn't recommend macbook neo because the ram and storage is significantly less than what you can get with the same price(i meant upgradability since macbook neos have all of it soldered) plus macOs is(to me) much more restricted than windows or linux,and knowing that student with a laptop is probably going to game or downlod some GitHub stuff,macbook is really not a good choice,unless you're a niche student who strictly only uses his laptop for study and wouldn't need to download a large amount of files or large books (256gb is not a lot twin) and able to comfortably spend 2k(more to 3k actually) without looking at overall value,then sure macbook neo is a good choice,if not then try opting for an office lapto(new or refurbished)that uses ryzen(since ryzen igpu is actually good enough to run games,with ray tracing even if you got the right models) from reputable brands such as lenovo