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The price increases mean deals are harder to come by than they used to be, but third-party retailers like Amazon and Best Buy are finding ways to undercut the new list prices, so not all hope is lost. Direct discounts on Apple products were already rare before the hike. Now, they’re even scarcer. Trade-ins are currently your best bet for meaningful savings. You could go the route of an older M4-gen model, but deals on those are drying up too. Apple is the latest in a line of tech companies to raise prices citing component costs, a trend that’s showing no signs of slowing down. CNET’s Scott Ste

Farknot Architect/Shutterstock If you are using a decent MacBook right now and can hang on for a little longer, you'd be best to do so. Personally, I'm still using a M1 Pro model, and while my needs are mostly word processing, streaming, and light photo and video editing, I'm a huge multitasker as well. And this model still meets my needs just fine. Admittedly, I'm itching for an upgrade anyway. But knowing that the MacBook Ultra with a touchscreen is a possibility for later this year and/or early next year is enough to convince me to wait. Even if that model never materializes, you haven't mi

Hispanolistic/Getty Images Determining your current MacBook's lifespan is particularly interesting right now because Apple is completing the transition from Intel CPUs to Apple silicon. macOS 27 Golden Gate is the first version that lacks support for all Intel models. Thus, if you don't have at least an M1 chip in your MacBook, you should plan to upgrade soon, as even critical security support is ending in 2028. Apple silicon CPUs offer massive improvements over older Intel models, so you aren't getting the best experience on your current machine. Once all supported Macs are Apple silicon mode

With the XPS 14, Dell corrects many of the missteps it took with the previous 14 Premium. I love its sleek looks, solid feel and trim dimensions. And I love the fact that it’s more than half a pound lighter than the tank that was the Dell 14 Premium. Dell must be feeling pretty proud about the XPS 14 because it slapped a premium price on this premium laptop. Apple does the same thing with its 14-inch MacBook Pro, but the M5 processor bested the Core Ultra X7 358H in the higher-end XPS 14 I tested with the OLED display. The two laptops make a great comparison because the OLED XPS 14 and M5 MacB