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Are the macOS 26 Tahoe icons ‘terrible’ and ‘objectively bad’? [Poll]

Are the MacOS 26 Tahoe icons 'terrible' and 'objectively bad' | Three examples shown on a bland gray background

Apple’s Liquid Glass design language has been controversial, to say the least. But it wasn’t just the glass-themed elements that came under fire. One of the macOS 26 Tahoe icons in particular came under fire, with Apple changing the Macintosh HD icon in response.

But some suggest the problems go deeper than this, with the macOS 26 icons as a whole described as “terrible” and “objectively bad” …

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One of the best Black Friday 2025 deals is already live – M4 MacBook Air at $250 off (All-time low)

Best Black Friday deals-MacBook Air

Black Friday month 2025 is off to a seriously notable start. Alongside the usual smattering of early discounts we see just about every year from select brands, the early sales have also ushered in seriously notable and all-time low pricing on major 2025 tech releases – retailers typically make folks wait for these sorts of discounts until much later in the month. Alongside the all-time low pricing on the new Google Pixel devices, one of the particularly standout offers delivers new Amazon all-time low pricing across the 2025 MacBook Air lineup

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Exclusive: 9to5 readers can now score between $112 and $224 off the new M5 MacBook Pro (Best prices yet)

Apple M5 MacBook Pro best trade-in value-2

Apple unleashed its new M5 MacBook Pro to the masses last month, the first and only Mac with its next-generation M5 chip, and we have now secured 9to5 readers the best price on the internet and on all 14-inch configurations. Using the links you find in this post, you can land up to $224 off the new M5 MacBook Pro via our partners over at Expercom – a beloved and well-trusted official authorized Apple dealer. All of the details await below. The discount varies depending on the configuration you choose from $112 off up to $224 off on the upgraded machines. 

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Apple’s Midnight M4 MacBook Air just hit the best Amazon price ever at $250 off (13- and 15-inch)

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Update 2: Entire M4 MacBook Air lineup just hit new Amazon all-time low pricing at nearly $250 off, including most affordable models from $750:

Update: Amazon is also now offering the 13-inch 24GB MacBook Air powered by Apple’s M4 chip down at $1,149.99 shipped. That’s nearly $250 off the $1,399 list price and the best price we have ever tracked on Amazon. 

It is also offering the 15-inch 24GB model down at $1,349.99 shipped. Much like the smaller 13-inch model, this regularly $1,599 machine is now nearly $250 off to deliver the lowest price we have ever tracked online. 

The entire 2025 lineup of M4 MacBook Air models dropped $200 to kick off Black Friday month, but we just spotted the best Amazon price ever landing this morning on the 13-inch 16GB/512GB model at $250 off the list price – this deal is also live on the 15-inch model. Details below.  

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M4 Mac mini configurations now up to $150 off ahead of Black Friday, deals from $499

M4 Mac mini

We are in a bit of calm before the storm phase here when it comes to Apple Black Friday deals. We have, however, seen a few notable offers live already, including a $99 price drop on Apple Watch Ultra 3 and others, but we wanted to touch down again this morning to highlight the M4 Mac mini. Not only has the base model dropped a touch lower at Amazon to $499 shipped, but we are also tracking deals across several configurations going right up to the 24GB/1TB model at $150 off. Details await below. 

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Apple’s least pricey M4 Mac mini now down to $499 at Amazon ($100 off) + 24GB models

Mac mini M4 preorder deals

Along with the now live Week 1 Best Buy Black Friday Doorbusters, Amazon is ushering in some solid M4 Mac mini deals across several configurations. We featured a special deal on the most affordable 24GB model earlier this week courtesy of B&H, followed by a pair of notable discounts on the upgraded configs at Amazon this morning, but it has now dropped the entry-level M4 mini back down to $499 shipped

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

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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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