Should You Buy a New Mac or Wait for the new ARM?

Apple recently announced plans to pivot its Macs from Intel hardware to ARM-based chips that the company will be developing itself. However, the shift to ARM won’t happen all at once, meaning both Intel and ARM-based Mac models will be available at the same time. If you’re thinking about a new PC, should you buy and Intel-based Mac now or wait for the ARM models? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons for each of those paths. Why you should buy an Intel-based Mac right now Macs have used Intel chips for years, but ARM is unproven This video from AppleInsider makes a decent case for both options, but brings up valid concerns about early adoption for ARM-based Macs. In the video, Andrew O’Hara says Apple expects the transition to ARM to take at least two years to complete. We know Apple plans to release a 13-inch MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro with the new chips in the coming months, but other ARM Macs won’t show up until 2021. While these early models are sure to be exciting, even ...