Apple is on the cusp of its major launch season, with new hardware coming in nearly every product category. But rumors indicate there will be one glaring omission from these fall launches: the Mac.

Apple’s big product launch season is almost here, headlined by the iPhone 17 line , Apple Watch Ultra 3 , and AirPods Pro 3 . There’s a new Apple TV 4K coming too , and I’m planning to upgrade for one rumored feature alone.

Apple has three standalone Mac desktops – the Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro. Mac Pro isn’t exactly worth talking about, so we’ll focus on the former two.

While these computers are typically priced quite far apart ($599 vs $1999), the is a bit older – and Amazon has an incredible deal on the . We’ll be comparing the two, and showing you which computer is the best bang for your buck at this price point.

The moment Apple announced iPadOS 26, it felt like us iPad users have finally been heard. For years the iPad has always been “almost there”. It had the powerful hardware, but the software made the experience too limited for most people. But now with iPadOS 26, that gap is almost gone. The new windowing system, improved multitasking, and better file management make the iPad feel more like a computer than it ever has before.

So the next natural question is, can an iPad be your