Despite hardware limits, Parallels supports running Windows on MacBook Neo
Summary
Ars Technica reviews Parallels Desktop on the new MacBook Neo, noting that while the device can run Windows 11, performance is constrained by the Neo's 8GB unified memory and overall hardware limits. Parallels finds it suitable only for lightweight tasks; for heavier workloads, RAM, multi-core CPU, and GPU limits are bottlenecks, with additional overhead from x86 emulation on ARM. The article discusses use cases and the trade-offs for SMBs and power users.