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