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The MacBook Pro is rumored to undergo a major redesign in 2026, featuring a thinner and lighter body, an OLED display without a notch, touch support, and possibly a cellular modem. While this could be a significant upgrade, concerns remain about maintaining ports, performance, and battery life, with the success depending on execution. The author is excited but cautious about the changes.
The article highlights the best MacBook deals in January, including discounts on M3 and M4 MacBook Air models, as well as M4 and M5 MacBook Pro models, with significant savings across various configurations, making it a great time to upgrade.
Tweakbench plug-ins, popular for ambient, chiptune, and experimental music over the past 20 years, have returned with support for AU and VST3 on macOS (including Apple Silicon), Windows, and Linux, thanks to developer Aaron Rutledge using JUCE and C++. They are available for purchase individually or as a full set, with a special 20% discount code for early adopters.
Apple is developing a new iMac Pro featuring the upcoming M5 Max chip, indicating ongoing advancements in their Silicon-based desktop computing lineup.
In November, MacBooks with Apple Silicon chips are available at significant discounts, with prices starting as low as $599 for the M1 MacBook Air. Various models, including the latest M4 and M5 MacBook Pros, are on sale across retailers like Amazon and Walmart, making it a great time to purchase before potential price increases due to tariffs or new releases.
The $499 M4 Mac mini, released just over a year ago, has exceeded expectations with its compact design, solid performance for everyday tasks, and versatility, making it suitable for students, remote workers, and creators, despite some limitations in gaming and high-end rendering. It offers great value, outperforming many more expensive machines, and is a compelling choice for most users seeking a reliable desktop computer.
The article compares the performance of Apple Silicon chips from M1 to M5 over five years, highlighting the advancements and improvements in each generation.
Apple's latest M5 chips in new devices are highly capable but appear underwhelming compared to the revolutionary M1, highlighting a shift from raw performance improvements to storytelling and user experience, as hardware becomes fast enough that the focus is now on how it enables new creative possibilities.
The new M5 MacBook Pro offers modest upgrades primarily in performance, with an impressive single-core score and improved graphics and AI capabilities, but retains the same design, display, and ports, making it a less revolutionary update for most users.
The M5 chip offers significant performance improvements over the M4, especially in AI, graphics, and memory bandwidth, making it ideal for demanding tasks, though for everyday use the difference may be less noticeable. It is currently available in select Apple devices like the 14-inch MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, and Vision Pro, with future models expected to feature higher-end variants.
The article highlights the best current deals on MacBooks, with prices starting at $599 for the M1 MacBook Air, and discusses various models including M2, M3, M4, and the newly released M5 MacBook Pro, emphasizing the limited-time discounts and the latest features of each model.
In October, significant discounts are available on various MacBook models, including the M1, M2, M3, and M4 MacBook Airs, with prices starting as low as $599, making it an excellent time to buy before potential price increases due to tariffs or new model releases.
Apple is quietly discounting its Mac Mini M4, launched a year ago, with a notable Amazon deal dropping the 256GB model to $499 from $599, indicating a move to clear inventory despite Apple's usual resistance to discounts. The Mac Mini M4 features a powerful 10-core CPU and GPU, 16GB unified memory, fast SSD storage, and improved connectivity, making it a high-performance compact desktop option.
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip for laptops has matched Apple's M4 in benchmarks, but with Apple expected to release the M5 soon, Qualcomm may soon be surpassed again, highlighting the ongoing competition in high-performance chip development.
Rumors suggest that the 2026 MacBook Pro will feature a major overhaul including OLED displays, a thinner design, a touchscreen option, cellular support, and the new M6 chip, marking a significant upgrade after five years since the last redesign.