Best time to buy a Mac: Should you buy a Mac or MacBook now?
Whether you are updating your old MacBook laptop or planning to buy your first Mac part of the decision of which model to buy should be based on timing. Before you part with your money…
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For the first time ever, you don’t need to be afraid to buy a new Mac
As someone who has reviewed Macs for a long time, I’m often asked for shopping advice and whether now is a good time to buy a Mac. It’s an excellent question since Apple has been…
Stop waiting for an Xbox handheld and just buy a Steam Deck
As a tech writer, I’ve seen a lot of theoretical gadgets come and go — or perhaps more accurately, never actually exist and then… continue to not exist. While it’s true that tech companies are…
Why you shouldn’t buy a laptop based purely on its specs
When buying a laptop, we tend to think there’s no stronger indication about how it’s going to perform than its specs sheet. We put so much emphasis on it in our quest to find the…
Which iPhone should I get? Best iPhone to buy in 2024
Deciding which iPhone to buy has always been tricky. Which screen size is best for you, and how much storage do you need? Should you save money by selecting an older model, or should you…
Best Apple Watch 2024: Which Apple Watch to buy
Apple released only one new Apple Watch in 2024: the Apple Watch Series 10. It offers a refined design and a few modest upgrades over the Series 9. Apple did not update the Ultra 2,…
These are the two Chromebook deals I’d buy this Prime Day
Chromebook deals are often about compromise. But there are two Chromebooks on sale for Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days that I don’t think entail any tradeoffs at all: They’re both solid Chromebooks for less than…
When is the best time to buy an Apple Watch?
There’s no bad time to buy an Apple Watch, but there are better and worse times. Apple releases new Apple Watch models (called “series”) on a yearly cadence, and the price rarely changes by all…
Don’t buy locked Apple hardware when shopping for used gear
When purchasing used Apple hardware, make sure that it’s unlocked before you hand over funds. Otherwise, you’ve bought something akin to a fancy brick. A number of people have written Mac 911, and you find…
Why you should skip the M4 Macs and just buy an iPad Pro instead
The distinction between traditional computing methods has been slowly eroding during the last few generations of Apple products. The Mac has long been Apple’s go-to workstation, but with the introduction of the new M4 iPad…