A blog post can’t tell you which ones you will like, or where you would prefer to make compromises. I can tell you which chips are faster, and so on, but your personal experience will be dominated by the quality of the keyboard and screen. These are the old MacBook Air (best keyboard, worst screen) and the MacBook Pro (horrible keyboard, great screen). However, I do think it’s essential to visit an Apple Store or other stockist so that you can compare at least two 13in MacBooks side by side. The bad news is that they all have features that would put me off buying them, though, with luck, they won’t necessarily put you off. The good news is that, if you can survive on a 2009 MacBook Pro, any of them would be fine for your purposes. Do I need a Touch Bar? How much memory and SSD do I need? Maryįollowing the product refresh on 30 October, Apple has four MacBooks that do much the same job. So, I need to buy a new MacBook, but I am overwhelmed by the options. But in order to access the university library remotely, I have to use an up-to-date operating system, and my Mac is so old I can no longer update it. I have soldiered on with a 2009 MacBook Pro, which I use for internet access, social media, photos, and my research.
