The best MacBook to buy in 2026: Comparing the Air, Neo, and Pro

Look Up Say More Versus Creator Hub Switch Off Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Trending Now Safety Net In My Bag VidCon with Mashable Back to School Furtastic All Series All of Apple's laptops are excellent. But if you're not sure which model is right for you, I can offer some buying guidance. Haley Henschel is a Chicago-based Senior Shopping Reporter at Mashable who reviews and finds deals on popular tech, from laptops to gaming consoles and VPNs. She has years of experience covering shopping holidays and can tell you what's actually worth buying on Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. Her work has also explored the driving forces behind digital trends within the shopping sphere, from dupes to 12-foot skeletons . All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. MacBooks have been ridiculously easy to recommend since we first started reviewing them in the mid-2010s, but since Apple rolled out its first M-series chips in 2020.