Macs · prices as of Aug 28, 2026

The Mac that buys the most machine per dollar this week.

Click what you need. Add your own phrase if it is in our list. We rank new and Apple Certified Refurbished configs on a dated snapshot — not a vibe, and not a chatbot.

Best bang

$849

13-inch MacBook Air

M4 · 10 CPU / 8 GPU · 16GB · 512GB · 120 GB/s

Apple Certified Refurbished · list $999

Per GB RAM: $53
Per CPU: $85
Per GPU: $106
Per storage: $1.7

Best bang for your buck this week: refurbished 13-inch MacBook Air (M4, 16GB / 512GB) at $849 as of Aug 28, 2026, ranked for general use.

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Cheaper pass

$679

Mac mini

M4 · 10 CPU / 10 GPU · 16GB · 512GB · 120 GB/s

Apple Certified Refurbished · list $999

Per GB RAM: $42
Per CPU: $68
Per GPU: $68
Per storage: $1.3

Cheaper machine that still clears the bar: refurbished Mac mini (M4, 16GB / 512GB) at $679 as of Aug 28, 2026, ranked for general use.

Compared price includes a $299 display because this machine has no screen.

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More RAM

$10,799

Mac Studio

M5 Ultra · 36 CPU / 80 GPU · 256GB · 1TB · 1200 GB/s

New

Per GB RAM: $42
Per CPU: $300
Per GPU: $135
Per storage: $10.5

More unified memory for the same job: Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 256GB / 1024GB) at $10,799 as of Aug 28, 2026, ranked for general use.

Compared price includes a $299 display because this machine has no screen.

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What will you do

Budget

Body

Condition

Minimums

ChipRAMCPU coresGPU coresGPU Neural Accel.

Neural Accel is M5 GPU cores (one per core); Chip is the Apple silicon generation. Apple’s MLX numbers show Neural Accelerators cut time-to-first-token; later tokens follow memory bandwidth. The 16-core Neural Engine is not the LLM metric.

Also need

Ports included in the listed price. Mini 10 GbE is a configure option (its own SKU); Studio includes 10 GbE.

3 picks · Apple Canada · prices as of Sep 25, 2026 · generic week’s value, not a personal pick

Best bang

CA$1,799

13-inch MacBook Air

M5 · 10 CPU / 8 GPU · 16GB · 512GB · 153 GB/s

New

Per GB RAM: CA$112
Per CPU: CA$180
Per GPU: CA$225
Per storage: CA$3.5

Best bang for your buck this week: 13-inch MacBook Air (M5, 16GB / 512GB) at CA$1,799 as of Sep 25, 2026, ranked for general use.

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Cheaper pass

CA$1,189

Mac mini

M4 · 10 CPU / 10 GPU · 16GB · 512GB · 120 GB/s

Apple Certified Refurbished

Per GB RAM: CA$74
Per CPU: CA$119
Per GPU: CA$119
Per storage: CA$2.3

Cheaper machine that still clears the bar: refurbished Mac mini (M4, 16GB / 512GB) at CA$1,189 as of Sep 25, 2026, ranked for general use.

Compared price includes a CA$399 display because this machine has no screen.

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Retailer searches may include third-party refurbished units — not Apple Certified Refurbished. Read the listing.

More RAM

CA$15,749

Mac Studio

M5 Ultra · 36 CPU / 80 GPU · 256GB · 1TB · 1200 GB/s

New

Per GB RAM: CA$62
Per CPU: CA$437
Per GPU: CA$197
Per storage: CA$15.4

More unified memory for the same job: Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 256GB / 1024GB) at CA$15,749 as of Sep 25, 2026, ranked for general use.

Compared price includes a CA$399 display because this machine has no screen.

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FAQ

What does best bang for your buck mean here?

A Mac that clears your need floors, then ranks by fit squared over the square root of price, using this week’s snapshot for the Apple store you pick (US, Canada, EU/France, or Switzerland).

Do you include refurbished?

Yes. Apple Certified Refurbished is on by default. Third-party used is not ranked in v1.

Do you earn from these buy links?

No. None of them are affiliate links, so we are not earning from these links right now. Apple.com does not pay on Mac hardware. We are independent of Apple.

What will you do

Budget

Body

Condition

Minimums

ChipRAMCPU coresGPU coresGPU Neural Accel.

Also need

Ports included in the listed price. Mini 10 GbE is a configure option (its own SKU); Studio includes 10 GbE.

3 picks · Apple Canada · prices as of Sep 25, 2026 · generic week’s value, not a personal pick

Best bang

CA$1,799

13-inch MacBook Air

M5 · 10 CPU / 8 GPU · 16GB · 512GB · 153 GB/s

New

Per GB RAM: CA$112
Per CPU: CA$180
Per GPU: CA$225
Per storage: CA$3.5

Best bang for your buck this week: 13-inch MacBook Air (M5, 16GB / 512GB) at CA$1,799 as of Sep 25, 2026, ranked for general use.

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We are not earning from these links right now. None of them are affiliate links.

Retailer searches may include third-party refurbished units — not Apple Certified Refurbished. Read the listing.

Cheaper pass

CA$1,189

Mac mini

M4 · 10 CPU / 10 GPU · 16GB · 512GB · 120 GB/s

Apple Certified Refurbished

Per GB RAM: CA$74
Per CPU: CA$119
Per GPU: CA$119
Per storage: CA$2.3

Cheaper machine that still clears the bar: refurbished Mac mini (M4, 16GB / 512GB) at CA$1,189 as of Sep 25, 2026, ranked for general use.

Compared price includes a CA$399 display because this machine has no screen.

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We are not earning from these links right now. None of them are affiliate links.

Retailer searches may include third-party refurbished units — not Apple Certified Refurbished. Read the listing.

More RAM

CA$15,749

Mac Studio

M5 Ultra · 36 CPU / 80 GPU · 256GB · 1TB · 1200 GB/s

New

Per GB RAM: CA$62
Per CPU: CA$437
Per GPU: CA$197
Per storage: CA$15.4

More unified memory for the same job: Mac Studio (M5 Ultra, 256GB / 1024GB) at CA$15,749 as of Sep 25, 2026, ranked for general use.

Compared price includes a CA$399 display because this machine has no screen.

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We are not earning from these links right now. None of them are affiliate links.

Retailer searches may include third-party refurbished units — not Apple Certified Refurbished. Read the listing.