The 16-inch MacBook Pro is a potent and premium laptop, but a somewhat specialized one given the high starting price and its CPU baseline of the M4 Pro. Unless money is no object to you, be honest with yourself about your computing needs before clicking the “buy” button on this one.

Apple recently announced its M4 MacBook Pro, but the new M4 MacBook Air likely isn't coming until next year. That means older generation MacBook Airmodels, which are still incredibly powerful laptops even with an M2 or M3 chip,

When it was introduced during the white plastic heyday of peak iPod-era Apple, the Mac mini was pitched as the cheapest way to buy into the Mac ecosystem. It was $499. And despite some fluctuation (as high as $799 for the entry-level 2018 mini, $599 for this year's refresh), the Mac mini has stayed the cheapest entry-level Mac ever since.

Apple has launched the first three M4 Macs, but the M4 MacBook Air is coming later. Here’s what’s coming next.