Since the introduction of the Apple M1 chips MacBooks are more attractive than ever. They are typically significantly faster and quieter than their Windows counterparts and so energy efficient that the battery lasts all day. The successor CPU M2 is now on the market, but the performance improvement is manageable and the efficiency has barely improved.
MacBooks with M1 processors are therefore still a top-notch choice and just damn cheap, as new ones are no longer being reproduced. With the MacBook Pro with M1 Max in the Amazon offering you now get a real laptop powerhouse more than 1,200 euros cheaper compared to the suggested retail price.
For a long time, the cheapest price for the MacBook presented here (with a few exceptions) was around 3,000 euros, so you are guaranteed to get a bargain here, because you saves 700 euros compared to the low price of recent months.
Performance without end: the MacBook Pro with 16-inch display and M1 Max
The M1Max does the most powerful version of the M1 processor and consists of a 10-core CPU and a 32-core GPU. This combo gives you as much power as a high-end gaming laptop, only the Apple notebook is quieter, cooler and more energy efficient. Compared to the previous generation with an Intel CPU, this is possible, depending on the application area double or triple (!) the power to expect.
There’s one for that brilliant mini LED display with 120 Hz (“Liquid Retina XDR Display”), which offers a peak brightness of up to 1,600 nits and a stunning contrast ratio of 1 million to 1. The battery life is also at a high altitude with up to 21 hours. A fast 1TB SSD hard drive takes care of your data, on which you need to find enough space for your projects.
You are ahead of that the most demanding applications armed: video editing, 3D animation and rendering, complex music productions or coding, the M1 Max MacBook can only smile wearily. Even gaming – long gone from an Apple domain – runs really well on the 2021 MacBook Pro, as long as the accompanying game is supported. A list of compatible games can be found here hereso much to say: “Baldur’s Gate 3”, the role-playing mega hit that our colleagues GameStar the highest rating of all time crowned, among other things.
The affordable productivity alternative: the MacBook Air with M1 processor
The 2020 MacBook Air M1 is still a great alternative for anyone who has a fast and silent laptop for less than 1,000 euros to search. The cheapest MacBook shines with a battery life of up to 18 hours, which is achieved by the incredibly energy-efficient Apple chip. You can get it on sale at Amazon right now.
The cheapest model comes with 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB hard drive. Of course there are also versions with more memory, but they are no longer so attractively priced. As a budget option, the tiny 13-inch MacBook Air is hard to beat. The models with the M2 processor are currently noticeably more expensive.