Luke Larsen / Digital Trends There are plenty of reasons to buy a MacBook Air instead of a MacBook Pro. If you want a MacBook on a budget, you don’t necessarily need the goodies that come with upgrading to the MacBook Pro. That being said, I’m going to argue for spending a little more. In … Read more
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Apple’s MacBook Air M2 sits at the top of our list of best laptops, and for good reason. It’s incredibly well-built, exuding an elegance that few laptops can match. It’s also plenty fast for productivity users, and its GPU is optimized for creators. Its keyboard, touchpad, and display are all … Read more
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Upon getting the new MacBook Air M3 in my possession, I had one major question: Can you play games on it? That might sound like a silly first thought for a laptop of this type. After all, it’s not marketed as a gaming laptop — it’s an incredibly thin, fanless … Read more
Qualcomm When I first heard that Apple was putting ARM into its MacBook lineup, I was more than a little skeptical. There’s no way, I thought, that smartphone chips could compete with Intel CPUs, despite Geekbench scores that argued otherwise. Since then, all my assumptions have been proven wrong. And there’s a reason: ARM can … Read more
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends I was as surprised as anyone when Apple killed off the 13-inch MacBook Pro in October 2023, but at the time, it was definitely a pleasant revelation rather than a nasty shock. Now, though? There’s something I wish Apple had done differently. Looking at Apple’s MacBook Pro lineup today, it’s … Read more
Luke Larsen / Digital Trends Ah, yes — the eternal question MacBook buyers have: Is it worth waiting? On the surface, it might seem like it. After all, we’re at the beginning of a new chip refresh cycle, with Apple launching the M3 in November. But if you’re looking at buying any of the available … Read more
