Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. With last month’s launch of the M4-powered MacBook Pro laptops, Apple ...

CNET’s expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise. Apple's M4 models of its MacBook Pro 14- and 16-inch laptops ...

Every household needs a backup laptop—the one you grab when your main machine dies mid-deadline, when your kid leaves their ...

The MacBook Pro M4 is one of my favorite laptops I’ve ever used, just like the many excellent Apple silicon-based MacBooks that came before it. Just as we saw with the MacBook Pro M3, Apple didn’t ...

Apple says “The CPUs across the M4 family feature the world’s fastest CPU core, delivering the industry’s best single-threaded performance, and dramatically faster multithreaded performance.” And “The ...

How much more does the Pro cost? How much lighter is the Air? Which size is best? You've got MacBook questions. We've got answers. Matt Elliott is a senior editor at CNET with a focus on laptops and ...

Our review unit of the MacBook Pro 14-Inch is close to the $1,599 entry-level model, which comes with Apple's 10-core M4 processor, 16GB of memory, and a Space Black finish. Ours rings up at $1,949 ...

The improved GPU and SSD performance help the M5 MacBook Pro make a clearer distinction from the M4 MacBook Air. It offers a tremendous combination of price, performance, and features. After spending ...

When I’m asked to recommend a Mac laptop for people, Apple’s low-end 14-inch MacBook Pro usually gets lost in the shuffle. It competes with the 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air, significantly cheaper ...

Apple does not plan to refresh any Macs with updated M5 chips in 2025, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Updated MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models are now planned for the first half of 2026.