In terms of price, performance, and value all in one package?
On Amazon, you can get the 16GB RAM, 256GB storage M4 MacBook Air for $749. This computer will run 99% of use cases effortlessly, and will be good for several more years. A comparable MacBook Air from a few years ago (especially Intel) would cost more and run worse. If you need more storage or RAM, Amazon also has those for $200 less than Apple. While Amazon says the current prices are Black Friday prices, they are basically available all year at those prices.
Similarly, the M5 MacBook Pro, with a larger and much better screen, more ports, more storage, etc is available for $1,349. I think I bought a similar Intel MacBook Pro at a higher price with less RAM and storage a few years ago. The product is vastly improved thanks to Apple Silicon.
I don't think Apple gets enough credit for releasing much better laptops than they did a few years ago at the same or lower nominal prices. The laptops also seem to be significantly better than what the competition are releasing, with a wider gap.
Hell, even the Mac mini is under hyped ($869 for a 24GB, 512GB storage model on Amazon) based on the performance you get.
I get these computers may seem boring, but the Mac line is simply much better than it was a few years ago, and no one seems to be really noticing this.
On Amazon, you can get the 16GB RAM, 256GB storage M4 MacBook Air for $749. This computer will run 99% of use cases effortlessly, and will be good for several more years. A comparable MacBook Air from a few years ago (especially Intel) would cost more and run worse. If you need more storage or RAM, Amazon also has those for $200 less than Apple. While Amazon says the current prices are Black Friday prices, they are basically available all year at those prices.
Similarly, the M5 MacBook Pro, with a larger and much better screen, more ports, more storage, etc is available for $1,349. I think I bought a similar Intel MacBook Pro at a higher price with less RAM and storage a few years ago. The product is vastly improved thanks to Apple Silicon.
I don't think Apple gets enough credit for releasing much better laptops than they did a few years ago at the same or lower nominal prices. The laptops also seem to be significantly better than what the competition are releasing, with a wider gap.
Hell, even the Mac mini is under hyped ($869 for a 24GB, 512GB storage model on Amazon) based on the performance you get.
I get these computers may seem boring, but the Mac line is simply much better than it was a few years ago, and no one seems to be really noticing this.
