Best college Macbook: Macbook Pro 13-inch (4 Ports).Best middle-road Macbook: Macbook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2 ports).Best professional Macbook: Macbook Pro 16-inch.Best Macbook overall: Macbook Air 2020 (M1).Read more: How we test products at Insider Reviews.Finally, we use the product in real-world scenarios, such as work and entertainment, to understand the products effectiveness in those situations. We also test any newly touted features and weigh value heavily in our judgments, which includes projected longevity and hardware quality. This includes using the product as our main laptop for at least as long as it takes to write the review as well as battery life and general performance benchmarking for empirical comparison's sake. Our methodologyĮach of these MacBook products has been tested according to the standards set by Insider Reviews for the Tech & Electronics section. These include Live Text, a feature that detects text in photos so that it can be copy and pasted across apps, and Portrait Mode in FaceTime. But only M1 Macs get to take advantage of certain new features. It will bring deeper integration between Apple devices (especially Mac and iPad) and system-wide enhancements to Safari, FaceTime, Notes, and Maps. Apple's new operating system, macOS Monterey, is compatible with both Intel and M1 Macs.
