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There's the 13-inch MacBook Air and both 13- and 16-inch MacBook Pro models.
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The key question is how to make sure you're not buying too little MacBook - or too much. However, all have been excellent in our recent hands-on experience. Regardless, if you need a new MacBook now, the lineup is currently a mix of Apple's M1 and Intel's Core processors. Plus, Mac apps align more closely with iPad and iPhone apps. Based on our testing so far, the M1 has delivered on Apple's promises of better battery life and faster performance. The 16-inch MacBook Pro, 27-inch iMac and the Mac Pro tower are still running on Intel processors. Since then, the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac Mini and 24-inch iMac have made the jump to Apple's M1 system-on-a-chip. If you need a bigger display and high-end components, the 2020 27-inch iMac is also available.Īlmost all Macs have transitioned to Apple's own M1 chips: It was the big news at Apple's WWDC show in 2020. If you need something bigger and don't mind it being less than portable: Apple just updated its smaller iMac (formerly 21.5 inches, now 24 inches) that comes in seven color options and runs on the company's M1 processor. Yes, it took Apple half a decade to backtrack, but the good news is that Mac laptop keyboards are finally good again. The result is a far more comfortable and reliable keyboard than the "butterfly" design that many MacBooks had been burdened with since 2015. On the other hand, we've recently found better Apple laptop deals through Best Buy's Student Deals page, which dropped the Air M1 to $750.Īll current MacBooks finally have the improved Magic Keyboard: It started with the 16-inch MacBook Pro last autumn, but Apple has since added the Magic Keyboard to all of its current MacBook Pro models, including the latest M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 13-inch model. So if you're a student or teacher, that can mean $100 off a MacBook Air and a free pair of AirPods, plus a 20% discount on the AppleCare Plus extended warranty (which I have mixed feelings about). The big exception to the rule is Apple's education sales, which usually include MacBook deals.

Apple is still offering education deals on MacBooks: Normally, the Apple Store is (ironically) not the best place to buy an Apple laptop (really, almost any Apple product) because sales are all but nonexistent.
