All Macs - Scatter Plot for Price/Performance

The “sweet spot” (bang for buck) is in the left side and lower to middle quadrant.Dark green = best bang for buck. Dark red = least bang for buckPrices shown on tooltips are either MSRP or market price for devices older than 2 years old (when available).

Mac Bang for Buck (Scatter Plot)

Most Affordable 15
Mac mini (M1 base)
MacBook Pro 13″ (M1 base)
Mac mini (M4 Base)
MacBook Air 13″ (M3 base)
MacBook Air 13″ (M1 base)
MacBook Air 15″ (M2 base)
MacBook Air 13″ (M2 base)
iMac 24″ (M1 base)
MacBook Air 15″ (M3 base)
MacBook Air 13″ (M4 Base)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M1 Pro)
MacBook Air 15″ (M4 Base)
MacBook Pro 14″ (M2 Pro)
iMac 24″ (M4 – Binned)
Mac Studio (M1 Max)

Most Expensive 14
MacBook Pro 16″ (M2 Pro)
Mac mini (M4 Pro)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M3 Max)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M1 Max)
MacBook Pro 14″ (M4 Base)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Pro)
MacBook Pro 14″ (M3 Pro)
Mac Studio (M1 Ultra – Unbinned)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M2 Max)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M3 Pro)
Mac Studio (M4 Max)
MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Max)
Mac Studio (M3 Ultra – Binned)
Mac Pro (M2 Ultra)

Mac Bang for Buck (Scatter Plot)

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