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fromThe Verge
1 month 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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fromArs Technica
1 month agoApple MacBook Neo review: Can a Mac get by with an iPhone's processor inside?
Buying a cheap laptop is easy. You just go to Best Buy or Newegg or Amazon or Walmart or somewhere, you pick the cheapest one (or the most expensive one that fits whatever your budget is), and you buy it. For as little as $200 or $300, you can bring home something new (as in, "new-in-box" not as in, "was released recently") that will power up and boot Windows or ChromeOS.
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fromThe Verge
4 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
1 month 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
4 weeks agoThe $599 MacBook Neo is Shaking Up the PC Industry: 6 Best Alternatives - Yanko Design
Apple introduces the MacBook Neo at $599, marking its first entry into the budget laptop market, directly challenging Chromebooks and Windows machines with premium design and performance.
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fromWIRED
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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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fromgizmodo.com
1 month 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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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
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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