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Latest news on MacBooks, Apple's laptop range, covering the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Apple silicon chips, macOS updates, reviews and comparisons with Windows laptops.

The MacBook is Apple's family of notebook computers. The range centres on the lightweight MacBook Air and the more powerful MacBook Pro. Buyers range from students to developers, designers and video editors.

Coverage follows new releases, chip upgrades, display and battery improvements, and software changes in macOS. It also tracks rumours ahead of launches, repair and reliability stories, and debates over upgradeability and ports. Reviews often weigh MacBooks against Windows laptops and Chromebooks.

MacBooks are a familiar sight in cafes, classrooms and boardrooms. Their battery life and quiet performance suit remote and hybrid working. Creative industries such as music, film and design have long favoured Apple notebooks.

Apple launched the MacBook Pro in 2006, replacing the PowerBook, and added the MacBook Air in 2008. The company moved from PowerPC to Intel processors in the mid-2000s. It began shifting Macs to its own Apple silicon chips in 2020, a change that transformed performance and efficiency.

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