MacBook Air (M5)

Given this new pricing structure, the value proposition of the Mac mini has shifted. What’s interesting is that the super-popular MacBook Neo is now the cheapest way to buy into the Apple ecosystem. For now, the Neo still starts at $599 for the 256/8GB configuration, while the 512/8GB variant is $699 - still $100 less than the Mac Mini. In fact, for some users, it may now be a wiser decision to spend $1,100 (or $300 more) to pick up a MacBook Air (512/16GB). Not only does the Air offer portability and a built-in display, but it has the M5 chip, providing a performance edge over the M4 found in

The new MacBook Neo is the perfect low-cost laptop for school and casual home use, and the MacBook Pro is great for those who need higher-level processing and graphics performance for content creation, graphic design, advanced STEM work and gaming. In between, the MacBook Air is more of an everyday laptop that favors portability over performance, although it has power to spare and a long battery life, according to our tests. That’s why the MacBook Air is still CNET’s pick for the best MacBook for most people. The 15-inch MacBook Air acts as a bridge between the 13-inch MacBook Air and MacBook

With the entry-level Mac mini now sitting at $799, all eyes are on the MacBook Neo - Apple's newly released answer to the budget Windows world. Launched in March 2026, the Neo has turned out to be more popular than Apple itself anticipated. However, could this and the ongoing memory crisis give Apple the "courage" the discontinue the 256GB variant? Looking further ahead, the rumor mill is already buzzing about the M6 generation of Macs, expected to debut in late 2026 or early 2027. The next era of Apple Silicon is expected to power a massive MacBook Pro redesign, potentially introducing OLED d

The shortage situation is noteworthy because it’s rare when shopping for Apple products; generally, the company’s control of its supply chain means that if it wants to sell you something, it can do so on whatever terms it chooses. That’s mostly still true. So far, the chaos affecting Apple’s headless desktops is mostly not touching the rest of the lineup. Ship times for the vast majority of MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iMac models are mostly the same as they were a month ago, with a handful of basic configurations available for delivery the day after they’ve been ordered and typical-ish week-