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Difference between Laptop and MacBook?

My laptop needs replacing.

*what’s the difference between a laptop and MacBook?

*What cost should I expect to pay for either?

* brand(s)?

(there is nothing earth shattering or life altering in my docs, etc.)

*please excuse my brain trauma’d head



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iPhone 15 Pro Max, iOS 17

Posted on Oct 18, 2024 3:01 PM

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Oct 19, 2024 3:09 AM in response to monicalD

monicalD wrote:

*what’s the difference between a laptop and MacBook?


Apple has sold many laptop computers over the years. All of the ones that they have sold since 2006 (when they switched from PowerPC chips to Intel chips) have had some variant of the "MacBook" name:


  • MacBook
  • MacBook Air
  • MacBook Pro


These days, all of Apple's notebook computers use Apple Silicon processors. Apple's site provides feature lists / technical specifications for all of their laptops, and they also have a comparison tool there.


Mac - Apple

Mac - Compare Models - Apple


If you could give us some idea as to what you want to do on your Mac, whether you want to use multiple displays, what your budget is, etc., maybe we could give you a better idea as to what to look for.

Difference between Laptop and MacBook?

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