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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
20 hours agoThe World's Smallest 100W Charger Fits in Your Palm and Charges MacBooks at Full Speed - Yanko Design
The Supertiny is as small as your Airpods case, fitting in your palm or even your pocket. It comes in three global plug formats and packs a single USB-C port to supercharge your laptop.
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fromComputerworld
3 weeks agoReview: A weekend with MacBook Neo
Apple's $599 MacBook Neo delivers a full Mac experience at an affordable price point, handling everyday tasks and advanced applications despite performance limitations compared to higher-end models.
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fromZDNET
3 weeks agoMacBook Neo vs. Mac Mini: I compared Apple's $599 models, and the choice is easy for me
Apple's $599 MacBook Neo offers an affordable, complete laptop package with portability and 10+ hour battery life, while the Mac Mini provides more processing power but requires separate peripherals and additional investment.
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fromZDNET
3 weeks agoMacBook Neo vs. Mac Mini: I compared Apple's $599 models, and the choice is easy for me
Apple's $599 MacBook Neo offers an affordable, complete laptop package with portability and 10+ hour battery life, while the Mac Mini provides more processing power but requires separate peripherals and additional investment.
fromThe Verge
4 weeks agoApple's new M5 Max feels like a huge upgrade if you bought your laptop 3 years ago
Apple claims that its 2026 models can deliver "up to 2x" the sustained read and write speeds of the M4 Pro and Max laptops. In our testing, the 4TB SSD in the 16-inch M5 Max MacBook Pro bore that out: our unit could sustain a 13.6GB/s read speed and an even higher 17.8GB/s write speed.
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fromZDNET
1 month agoLenovo ThinkPad vs. Apple MacBook: Which is the better laptop for you?
ThinkPads prioritize function and durability with reliable keyboards and extensive ports, while MacBooks excel at creative tasks with seamless ecosystem integration, making the choice dependent on individual work priorities and preferences.
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fromgizmodo.com
4 weeks agoM5 Max MacBook Pro Review: Preeminent Power In the Same Old Shell
The M5 Max MacBook Pro delivers exceptional gaming performance with frame rates around 50 fps in demanding titles, but its premium pricing starting at $3,600 raises questions about practical value for most users.
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fromThe Verge
3 weeks agoMacBook Air M5 review: a small update for the 'just right' Mac
The 2026 MacBook Air gains M5 chip, Wi-Fi 7, and larger base storage, maintaining excellence while costing $100 more, now positioned as a middle-tier option between the new $500-cheaper MacBook Neo and premium MacBook Pros.
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fromgizmodo.com
3 weeks agoM5 MacBook Air Review: A Laptop With Real Middle Child Energy
The M5 MacBook Air occupies a crowded middle position between the affordable MacBook Neo and powerful MacBook Pro, offering solid performance for demanding tasks but facing positioning challenges in Apple's expanded laptop lineup.
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fromZDNET
3 weeks agoMacBook Neo vs. iPad Air: How I'm deciding between Apple's $599 computing devices
Apple's new MacBook Neo entry-level option at the same price as iPad Air M4 offers MacBook experience at an accessible price point, creating a choice between touchscreen tablet functionality and traditional laptop computing.
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
3 weeks agoMac Neo Concept Imagines a Cheaper, A18 Pro-powered Apple Desktop Built for the OpenClaw Era - Yanko Design
A Mac Neo desktop would fill a gap in Apple's lineup by offering affordable Apple silicon in an accessible, colorful design targeting students and first-time buyers.
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fromComputerworld
3 weeks agoIt looks like Macs are becoming the value option
Apple's M5 MacBook Pro delivers over three times the multi-core performance of M1 systems and six times the AI compute, exceeding Moore's Law projections and eliminating thermal throttling issues for sustained high-performance tasks.
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fromWIRED
3 weeks agoThe MacBook Pro M5 Max Is So Fast, It's Hard to Know How to Test It
The M5 Max MacBook Pro delivers exceptional performance and remains the market's most powerful high-end laptop, though its design has stagnated after five years with anticipated major redesigns coming next year.
fromZDNET
3 weeks agoAfter using MacBook Neo, it's clear Windows needs to rethink its PC strategy (and fast)
The MacBook Neo is a $599 laptop ($499 with the educator discount) that disrupts the market, bringing a trimmed-down version of the premium build MacBooks are known for to this lower price point. Yes, there are trade-offs to get the price this low, but Apple has done a good job at managing them.
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fromArs Technica
4 weeks agoTesting Apple's 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new "performance" cores
The M5 Pro and M5 Max are no longer monolithic chips with all the CPU and GPU cores and everything else packed into a single silicon die. Using an 'all-new Fusion Architecture' like the one used to combine two Max chips into a single Ultra chip, Apple now splits the CPU cores (and other things) into one piece of silicon, and the GPU cores (and other things) into another piece of silicon.
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fromArs Technica
1 month agoApple intros M5 Pro and Max MacBook Pros and its first new monitors in years
M5 Pro and Max chips feature significantly improved GPU cores and memory bandwidth, with M5 Pro offering up to 20 GPU cores and M5 Max up to 40, delivering approximately 20 percent performance gains alongside new Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity.
fromZDNET
1 month agoApple's new 'cheap' MacBook aims at the budget market, but there's a deeper motive
Apple's new affordable 13-inch MacBook is rumored to feature a low-power A18 processor -- the same chip found in the iPhone 16 Pro -- rather than the typical M-series processors used in MacBooks. This would allow it to keep costs low, particularly if paired with more modest hardware such as a less flashy display and a smaller form factor.
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fromZDNET
2 months agoM5 MacBook Pro vs. M4 MacBook Air: I compared Apple's most popular laptops, and this one wins
If you are in the market for a new Apple laptop, it can be confusing to choose the one that suits your needs. After all, the company recently released an all-new 14-inch base MacBook Pro powered by its latest M5 processor. It is more powerful than the $999 (currently $750) but not as formidable as the more expensive M4 Pro and M4 Max-powered machines.
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