The smallest Mac, which often merely existed to be the cheapest Mac, has been warming up for this moment. Thanks to AI, it is finally a star not a concession. And with this week’s M6 chip announcement, Apple finally has embraced that. You should, too.
Since its introduction, no one has ever mistaken the Macintosh as the cheap option for computers. Nor would anyone who watched Apple’s launch of its insanely fast M1 Pro and Max chips on Monday argue that the new MacBook Pros are cheap. However, when the dust settles, the previous reigning top Apple Chip — the M1 — will still be the one that created a year when the cheapest Mac was the best Mac and one of the best computers, period.