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Save $800 or more on the new M5 MacBook Pro with an M4 trade-in at Best Buy

Apple M5 MacBook Pro best trade-in value-2

Apple’s all-new M5 iPad Pro and the new M5-powered MacBook Pro have arrived. We have already detailed the now live pre-order listings for folks who might prefer to grab one via Amazon or Best Buy (or just have some gift cards saved up to put towards one) and now it’s time to take a look at the trade-in values you can land at Best Buy. Some of the more affordable M4 MacBook Pro models are yielding as much as $950 in savings on the new M5 MacBook Pro, so let’s take a closer look below. 

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Last chance – All of the best Apple deals still live for Prime Day: AirPods, iPhone, MacBook, iPad, accessories, more

Apple Prime Day deals

The last and final day of the fall Prime Big Deal Days sale at Amazon is quickly coming to a close. That said, there is still a giant selection of price drops live on Apple gear, from MacBooks to iPads, and AirPods to iPhone, Mac mini, and just about everthing in between. We are even tracking the best prices ever offered on Apple’s latest accessories for iPhone 17 that just released last month. It all awaits down below.

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New models are inbound, but Best Buy is offering $800 off M3 Pro MacBook Pro models right now

M3 Pro MacBook Pro

Amazon’s Prime Day M4 MacBook Air deals are live and quite notable at up to $230 off the list prices, the M4 MacBook though…not so much. You can land a solid discount on the base model M4 MBP, but after seeing solid $300 discounts for a couple months and reports suggesting stock is dwindling at Apple stores, options are thin right now. That said, if you’re looking to land a huge deal on a MacBook Pro and don’t mind a previous-gen version, Best Buy is offering up to $800 off the original list prices right now on select M3 Pro configs as part of its Techtober sale.  

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New LG UltraFine 6K with Thunderbolt 5 now available to order

Back at CES in January, LG caught the attention of Mac users by teasing a new UltraFine 6K Display with Thunderbolt 5. The company, however, was ultra tight-lipped on details about the display, including pricing and availability.

Now, however, the LG UltraFine 6K is available from LG’s website for $1,999.99, with the first orders shipping on October 20. Here’s everything you need to know…

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After years of touchscreen Mac rumors, here’s why I believe the latest one

After years of touchscreen Mac rumors, I do believe it this time | MacBook Pro shown with screen covered in fingerprints

Ming-Ching Kuo today suggested that we can expect a touchscreen MacBook Pro to go into production in late 2026. This is the latest in a years-long string of rumors that Apple is working on such a device.

The company has been testing prototypes since at least 2008, but has consistently dismissed the idea of launching one. However, I do tend to believe the latest report …

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macOS Tahoe put your apps in icon jail? Here’s the fix

macOS 26 Tahoe

Yesterday I highlighted macOS Tahoe’s aggressive behavior of putting nonconforming app icons inside an ugly gray box of shame. The change seems to affect the Mac user experience more than it impacts the app developer. It makes the actual icon 20% smaller and 80% harder to recognize.

A great thing about the Mac, though, is the ability to customize app icons. This can be a temporary solution. You just need to track down an app icon that works. Here’s how to swap out app icons on macOS Tahoe and avoid the gray box effect.

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Apple tells students ‘how to convince your parents to get you a Mac’ [Update: Removed]

Update, June 21: Apple has removed the video from YouTube. It’s not clear why.

Original article, published June 20, below.


Apple kicked off its annual Back to School promotion earlier this week, offering free AirPods and other accessories with the purchase of a new Mac or iPad.

Now, as Back to School season ramps up, Apple has shared a humorous new video telling college students “how to convince your parents to get you a Mac.”

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