If you need something bigger and don't mind it being less than portable: Apple just updated its smaller iMac (formerly 21.5 inches, now 24 inches) that comes in seven color options and runs on the company's M1 processor. Yes, it took Apple half a decade to backtrack, but the good news is that Mac laptop keyboards are finally good again.
The result is a far more comfortable and reliable keyboard than the 'butterfly' design that many MacBooks had been burdened with since 2015. On the other hand, we've recently found better Apple laptop deals through Best Buy's Student Deals page, which dropped the Air M1 to $750.Īll current MacBooks finally have the improved Magic Keyboard: It started with the 16-inch MacBook Pro last autumn, but Apple has since added the Magic Keyboard to all of its current MacBook Pro models, including the latest M1 MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 13-inch model. So if you're a student or teacher, that can mean $100 off a MacBook Air and a free pair of AirPods, plus a 20% discount on the AppleCare Plus extended warranty (which I have mixed feelings about). The big exception to the rule is Apple's education sales, which usually include MacBook deals. Apple is still offering education deals on MacBooks: Normally, the Apple Store is (ironically) not the best place to buy an Apple laptop (really, almost any Apple product) because sales are all but nonexistent.
