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Should I buy new MacBook Pro M1 or wait?
You should only consider buying a MacBook Pro if it is the M1 model, but otherwise it will be better to wait until new models are released. Even if you are considering an M1 model, it may simply be better to wait and see exactly what the new machines have to offer and how they are priced.
Can you still get free AirPods with Macbook?
This deal is a lot simpler and not a scam: If you buy select Mac and iPad models direct from Apple with student pricing, you’ll get a free pair of AirPods. All of these Mac and iPad products qualify for the free AirPods: Macbook Air starting at $899. Macbook Pro starting at $1,199.
Should you buy the M1 MacBook Pro or wait for M1x?
So even if you don’t buy the latest and greatest MacBook Pro, you can get the M1 MacBook Pro for hefty discounts. So right now, you have a choice between Intel and M1 Macs, which isn’t really a choice. However, if you wait for the M1X MacBook Pro, you get to choose between two processors, models, and price points.
What is the Apple M1 chip?
Apple dropped its long-running use of Intel processors for a brand new homegrown chip, called the Apple M1, which takes the performance of these machines to new (and different) heights. The MacBook Air, in particular, really benefits from the boost in performance, bringing it rather close to the M1-based MacBook Pro despite its $999 starting price.
Why is my MacBook Air running M1 instead of Broadwell?
Plus, if your MacBook Air is more than a couple of years old, it’s likely running the “Broadwell” (5th Generation Core) version of Intel’s mobile CPU. Apple resisted moving on from this nigh-ancient CPU until just a couple of years ago in the Air. Going from that generation of chip to M1 will be a major leap.
Can I run natively on m1-based Macs?
Things get even trickier when considering a (temporary) issue with applications running natively on M1-based Macs. At the moment, only Apple’s first-party apps and a handful of third-party programs are written to run natively on the M1 chip, and these are called Universal apps.