Low End Mac News Updates

One of my favorite things about the proliferation of the smartphone since 2007, is the Camera (and how much better they’ve become). At any given time you could capture your life, save it, snap a video, or even take many breathtaking pictures of nature and scenery. Here at Low End… Read more »

My journey with Apple Silicon for the Mac is perhaps atypical, but I was always open to the possibility that in the future my daily driver wouldn’t be a Mac Pro. The classic Xeon cheese graters are still useful to this day, however – I still have my 2008 3,1… Read more »

When we type on our iDevices, we expect every keystroke to be as accurate as possible, or at least as close to our perceived rate of success as can be, and for typing to be at least reasonably comfortable. When the on-screen keyboards don’t type the way we expect, instances… Read more »

As an enthusiast who’s reveled over tech since I was young, I treated my phones throughout the years as extensions to my computer collection/hobby – naming my devices, maintaining them, accessorizing, jailbreaking, etc; while also reveling over tech specs, performance, and watching closely the year-over-year changes. . . This year… Read more »

With the release of the new M5 MacBook Pro and iPad Pro on October 22nd, we’re 5 generations into the Apple Silicon lineup, marking half a decade since Apple Silicon became available for consumers. . . . Although the new chip was announced quietly, it’s hard to remain silent about… Read more »

A YouTuber by the name of SURGE⚡️ posted a video back on July 6th 2025 upgrading a 2018 Mac mini to an 9-core i9 CPU. . . The Intel chip appears to be an I9-9980HK, the same which is used in the 2019 16″ 2.4 GHz i9 MacBook Pro. .… Read more »

Fresh from the Low End Mac tech Mailbag is a CustoMac submission from one of our community members, Dan Schnur. He put together “The newest 2025 model year Macintosh IIci”, and this thing has a completely brand new, purple logic board! Gives it a strong Sonnet upgrade kind of vibe,… Read more »

Last year on October 29th 2024, Apple unveiled a totally redesigned Mac mini, alongside the M4 iMac, and the new M4/M4 Pro/M4 Max MacBook Pros. It features a new chip with a 3-nanometer fabrication process, a new thermal system to go along with it, upgradeable internal storage, new ports on… Read more »

Today’s iPhone lineup is more powerful than ever, with the A19 and A19 Pro both holding the line for Single Core performance scores on smartphone CPUs. If you’re on a budget, don’t care as much for tech specs but still want an all-around good device, one could feel indecisive amongst… Read more »

It’s been a month since the launch of the iPhone Air, and I’ve been using it as my daily driver after replacing the iPhone 14 Pro. Now after a month in, I believe I can give a better reflection of my experiences and perspectives. One thing is for sure, it’s… Read more »