Macworld July 2025

Apple offers pretty good prices on the standard configurations of its Macs. $599 for an M4 Mac mini? $999 for a new M4 MacBook Air? $1,299 for a new M4 iMac? Those are attractively priced. But those prices involve a few sacrifices, most notably the starting storage of just 256GB. A quarter of a terabyte might sound like a lot, but much of what we do on the Mac involves large files—high-resolution pictures, videos, games (literally the biggest culprit), and a lot more—so 256GB runs out quickly. Apple does give customers the option to upgrade storage at the point of purchase, of course, but their prices are steep. Upgrading from 256GB to 512GB (the minimum amount we recommend) is an extra $200/£200, and jumping to a terabyte is another $200,…

The Apple Vision Pro is a perplexing piece of hardware. It’s a technological marvel that stuns the senses, but it lacks the killer app and content needed to overcome the initial cost of investment and awkward ergonomics. I’m fascinated by its potential and was brave enough to hold on to the Vision Pro beyond the return window. When I use it, I am reminded of its unique abilities, such as its Mac Virtual Display feature. Bringing a boring “real world” experience to a hybrid virtual one sounds good on the surface, but the original Mac Virtual Display was limited and didn’t offer much of a benefit. But in visionOS 2.2, Apple added the ability to support a wide or ultrawide monitor, making the feature much more useful. It was one feature…

With the release of the Mac Studio in March, Apple also released its fastest processor ever. However, that chip, the M3 Ultra, is only available in the Mac Studio—it’s not available in the higher-end Mac Pro. Apple’s flagship Mac, once dubbed “the world’s fastest personal computer,” still runs the M2 Ultra chip that was released in 2022. That leaves the Mac Pro as a glaring oddball in its Mac lineup. It’s an expensive tower computer starting at $6,999 with an out-of-date chip. Does this mean the tower Mac has come to an end? Perhaps, but there is a glimmer of hope, if you want to believe. MAC PRO’S HISTORY IN LIMBO Apple has a history of leaving the Mac Pro in limbo. When the Mac Studio was first released in 2022, the…

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, 2027 will be a big year for Apple, with a couple of dramatic new iPhone designs, smart glasses, AI servers and Apple Intelligence developments, camera-equipped wearables, and a tabletop robot. But it’s the year after that when we may finally see a product a lot of Apple customers have been asking for. Gurman reported that Apple is working on a “product that will cross a foldable iPad with a touch-screen Mac” that could be revealed in 2028. That’s the only thing Gurman says about the product, but based on past reports, we can piece together what this device is so far. The major hurdle to a touchscreen Mac is the macOS user interface, which is not designed with touch targets in mind. However, it’s been reported that…

A few weeks ago, Apple posted the New Lumon Terminal Pro on its website to promote the season finale of Severance, its hit show on Apple TV+. It’s not a real product, and the product page isn’t on Apple.com anymore (but it lives forever in the Internet Archive). However, what is real is the MDR Dasher Keyboard, a replica of the one Lumon employees use in the show. According to Atomic Keyboard, the MDR Dasher Keyboard is inspired by the Data General Dasher 200, a computer terminal from the 1970s. The MDR Dasher is clad in three shades of blue and even features the trackball used to move the cursor. The keyboard “boasts a unique 73-key, 70% layout with no Escape, no Control, and no Options keys.” Those missing keys might…

BenQ’s 27-inch MA270U (reviewed separately) provides a very affordable alternative to Apple’s expensive Studio Display, but its sub-$500 price tag does involve some compromises. In this review, we are looking at the 32-inch MA320U. It is slightly more expensive, at $599.99/£549.99, but as well as providing a larger screen, it also addresses some of the weaknesses of its 27-inch stablemate and produces a brighter display with bolder, crisper colors. Just for the record, though, we should point out that the screen actually measures 31.5 inches when measured diagonally. Unsurprisingly, the basic design of the two MA-Series monitors is very similar, with a silver and black case that is mostly made out of plastic. It can’t match the slimline elegance or the sturdy aluminum construction of Apple’s displays, but it does…