MacBook Air

The new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are great for most people and for demanding users respectively – but as much as Apple has raised the bar with these, they're just incremental improvements that aren't worth upgrading from the previous models.

Apple has treated its most popular portable workstation to a significant performance boost thanks to building the new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air laptops around its latest silicon, the M3 chip announced last year.

Although the MacBook Air has long played second fiddle to the better-spec'd Pro model, it's certainly no slouch. That's particularly true of the new 15-inch MacBook Air, which Apple has just announced at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference.

In June 2020, Apple revealed that its computing products were about to follow iPhones and iPads and use its own bespoke system-on-chip. Now the company has revealed the M1's successor, and the first models to benefit from a marked performance boost.

Apple announced updates to the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro lines this week, and – just in time for the beginning of the North American school year –​ a Back to School promotion that shaves US$100 off the ticket price for students, and throws in a pair of $350 headphones for good measure.

The new HyperDrive USB-C Hub is quite possibly the only extra connectivity accessory you'll ever need. As well as turning one USB-C port into a variety of eight ports, the device is a wireless charging stand for iPhone and Android smartphones.

If you've been dreaming of a MacBook with a touchscreen, the odds that Apple will ever indulge your fantasy look slim to none. That leaves room for products like Neonode's AirBar to fill in that gap. We took the new MacBook Air-compatible AirBar for a spin at CES 2017.

Thinking about making an end-of-year MacBook purchase? We've got you covered. In this comparison, we look at the 12-inch MacBook, the MacBook Air, the 13-inch MacBook Pro (with and without the Touch Bar) and the 15-inch MacBook Pro.

The 2016 MacBook Pros are smaller and more powerful than the MacBook Air, but it's worth taking a close look at these two offerings before assuming that the more expensive "Pro" model is right for you.

In light of Apple's controversial decision to nix the headphone jack on the iPhone 7, let’s take a look at all the hardware that Apple’s already killed. Then you can decide whether or not removal of the headphone jack is following a tradition of innovation – or something else altogether.

From today, Gizmag is known as New Atlas, and we thought the moment warranted a look back at some of the key developments that have impacted our personal lives throughout our 15 year history. Join us as we revisit the 21st century's most innovative tech products in mobile, wearable and gaming.​​

It's back-to-school season, and if you're a college student shopping for a new MacBook, you certainly aren't alone. Let Gizmag guide you through your choices among Apple's current lineup of laptops.