<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Laptops-computers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/computing/laptops-computers Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:44:44 +0000 en <![CDATA[ "Not backing up your files is a mistake you'll only make once": Your music deserves protecting - save up to $259 on external hard drives for World Backup Day in the Amazon Big Spring Sale ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/collection/music-tech/laptops-computers/world-backup-day-hard-drive-deals Ak9beFnpDpXeLaLmkgeQKa Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:44:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Apple MacBook Air M4 is one of my top-rated laptops for making music, and it’s got a huge $250 reduction in the Amazon Big Spring Sale - plus grab a cheeky saving on the latest MacBook Pro M5 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/amazon-big-spring-sale-macbook-deals 6UYmAJqgDWoAg3XAdqcnjX Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:31:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Who would have thought we'd be having full Ableton running on an iPhone chip? That's kind of crazy”: The first reviews of the MacBook Neo are in, and it looks like good news for budget-conscious music producers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/who-would-have-thought-wed-be-having-full-ableton-running-on-an-iphone-chip-thats-kind-of-crazy-the-first-reviews-of-the-macbook-neo-are-in-and-it-looks-like-good-news-for-budget-conscious-music-producers y55ZouXLmDKMe6asz9WrbW Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:08:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Until now, creativity has been stifled by the need to acquire playing skills. Now, using the computer, any child can play": Unearthed BBC video from 1986 shows what music technology in the classroom used to look and sound like ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/until-now-creativity-has-been-stifled-by-the-need-to-acquire-playing-skills-now-using-the-computer-any-child-can-play-unearthed-bbc-video-from-1986-shows-what-music-technology-in-the-classroom-used-to-look-and-sound-like hHpgymgQMcEvqKeSSyKeRM Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:04:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The magic of the Mac at a breakthrough price”: Apple’s new MacBook Neo might be cheap, but for music producers, could it be a false economy? It’s complicated ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/the-magic-of-the-mac-at-a-breakthrough-price-apples-new-macbook-neo-might-be-cheap-but-for-music-producers-could-it-be-a-false-economy-its-complicated icxtqGayTep5cv65kfBaPK Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:23:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “For the majority of producers the iMac probably isn’t the right choice”: Apple iMac M4 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/apple-imac-m4-review SpQ8eN5LjZXgBBqM37DfFS Wed, 05 Nov 2025 16:41:42 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple announces its new M5 chip and puts it in the MacBook Pro 14-inch, iPad Pro and Vision Pro headset, but with the heavy focus on AI, will music makers feel the performance benefits? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/computing/apple-announces-its-new-m5-chip-and-puts-it-in-the-macbook-pro-14-inch-ipad-pro-and-vision-pro-headset-but-with-the-heavy-focus-on-ai-will-music-makers-feel-the-performance-benefits VA57Nrdu2T45kdAFqujeaH Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:24:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Enough power to keep you in business for at least the next 10 years”: Apple MacBook Air M4 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/enough-power-to-keep-you-in-business-for-at-least-the-next-10-years-apple-macbook-air-m4-review j9oy5N2JJKMABaxFCDZML6 Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:12:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to stress test a laptop for music production in any DAW - and why every producer should do it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/how-to-stress-test-a-laptop-for-music-production z48VrP9imCWVzS67LC7cJJ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:00:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I figured out a way to make it sound like an old wooden door": Transform your MacBook into a theremin! Or a creaking door! ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/i-figured-out-a-way-to-make-it-sound-like-an-old-wooden-door-transform-your-macbook-into-a-theremin-or-a-creaking-door rVuC7bGQd6DCyqMYH9kai9 Wed, 10 Sep 2025 13:13:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The computer case you can’t buy… 'cause it’s free!”: Teenage Engineering's latest experiment is a free computer case made from one piece of foldable plastic ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/the-computer-case-you-cant-buy-cause-its-free-teenage-engineerings-latest-experiment-is-a-free-computer-case-made-from-one-piece-of-foldable-plastic 3bqU4wzcWkH63oxV2ZpDbB Thu, 14 Aug 2025 12:07:48 +0000 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 14:38:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We've been sleeping for 30 years. Please excuse us”: The Commodore 64 is back, packed with extra power for chiptune music makers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/weve-been-sleeping-for-30-years-please-excuse-us-the-commodore-64-is-back-packed-with-extra-power-for-chiptune-music-makers LEM97VwB349wHHnk8jZoJb Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:25:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ I split my time between home and pro studios - here are 5 Prime Day laptop deals every music maker should see ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/prime-day-laptop-roundup osZodEFKyer9PE6qCaTE39 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 17:25:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You could take everything away from me but leave the laptop and I'm confident I could make interesting music quite happily for the rest of my life”: Lone on the gear behind his technicolour, rave-adjacent electronica ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/lone-you-could-take-everything-away-from-me-but-the-laptop-and-im-confident-i-could-make-interesting-music-quite-happily-for-the-rest-of-my-life GvnjCQWRR5J6XqiT8c6vXe Thu, 01 May 2025 20:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It provided a blueprint for the ecosystem we swear by today”: How music production became accessible to all thanks to a handful of innovators ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/it-provided-a-blueprint-for-the-ecosystem-we-swear-by-today-how-music-production-became-accessible-to-all-thanks-to-a-handful-of-innovators LyMWHqTw9yGE469AzSL83H Mon, 28 Apr 2025 09:59:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple announces new MacBook Pro, iPad Air and iPad models (oh, and “the most powerful Mac ever made”) ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/apple-announces-new-macbook-pro-ipad-air-and-ipad-models-oh-and-the-most-powerful-mac-ever-made oaAisAp8xWzU8s8GJgwB4X Thu, 06 Mar 2025 17:23:34 +0000 Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:53:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ I used a PC to produce music for 15 years, here's 6 reasons I'm picking up a MacBook in the Black Friday sales ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/6-reasons-im-switching-to-a-mac-for-black-friday 4jbCSZmtkGJVXScj2inmti Fri, 29 Nov 2024 22:10:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I still use it to review the latest plugins”: At $599, this might be the cheapest MacBook Black Friday deal we’ll see ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/i-still-use-it-to-review-the-latest-plugins-at-usd599-this-might-be-the-cheapest-macbook-black-friday-deal-well-see 3uPYuJvxdxZEccjzY9dPiQ Fri, 29 Nov 2024 21:06:23 +0000 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 21:15:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ I've been covering Cyber Monday MacBook deals for 7 years, and these are some of the best I've seen. Shop my pick of music-friendly M3 and M4 Mac laptops, including Air and Pro models ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/live/black-friday-macbook-deals-2024 KbGisZwi97EPXHLyDJGdpB Fri, 29 Nov 2024 19:06:37 +0000 Mon, 02 Dec 2024 23:23:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You can actually play something like a digital horn, for example”: Archive BBC footage reveals the wonders of MIDI music making in 1990 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/digital-synths/midi-music-making-bbc-1990 RmWeg8LYEVxyyM2mwYKsGC Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:46:50 +0000 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:00:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ From iPad Pro to the iMac: Apple's new all-in-one desktop takes its M4 chip from the company's flagship tablet ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/laptops-computers/m4-comes-to-the-imac-apples-new-all-in-one-desktop-takes-its-lead-from-the-latest-ipad-pro 4Q7FAVvTx2d5X9HHSJ9z4G Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:12:43 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 17:16:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I’m not checking my emails on stage!": Autechre hit back against critics of electronic artists that perform with laptops ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/im-not-checking-my-emails-on-stage-autechre-hits-back-against-critics-of-electronic-artists-that-perform-with-laptops ueYkZoK38VuBFWZAqPBfXV Fri, 25 Oct 2024 12:24:32 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:23:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I can't help but wonder how much music Computer Music has had a hand in bringing to life over the years. What a magazine": Computer Music magazine to close after 25 years in print ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/i-cant-help-but-wonder-how-much-music-computer-music-has-had-a-hand-in-bringing-to-life-over-the-years-what-a-magazine-computer-music-magazine-to-close-after-25-years-in-print UnDrpi5EDamoASz948H6Bf Tue, 15 Oct 2024 13:53:36 +0000 Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:11:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ The lightweight MacBook Air M3 is massively capable for music production, and two models just got a chunky Prime Day discount ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/amazon-big-deal-days-macbook-air-discount MdsHfsmizbTYtTJp5meW6f Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:48:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Music makers! This $569 price drop is the best MacBook Pro deal I've found on Amazon right now - plus 5 more killer Prime Day Apple deals for creatives ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/prime-day-macbook-deals-for-musicians oVpkchYkwSmpLkyEGpXvpA Wed, 17 Jul 2024 12:09:57 +0000 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 14:39:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Built to military grade standards designed to handle extreme conditions and outdoor environments:" ASUS teases new all-terrain laptop ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/built-to-military-grade-standards-designed-to-handle-extreme-conditions-and-outdoor-environments-asus-tease-new-all-terrain-laptop 99Prqi9RXxpiTKXRA75L8o Mon, 20 May 2024 10:38:15 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2024 15:08:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ "It's faster for some music-making tasks than even Apple claims": Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M3 (2024) review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/its-faster-for-some-music-making-tasks-than-even-apple-claims-apple-macbook-air-15-inch-m3-2024-review hT8qdjAS37sFaXSVTXUhmT Fri, 22 Mar 2024 17:02:11 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:10:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple’s brand-new MacBook Pro M3s have got the Cyber Monday price cuts we wanted, but they won't be around much longer ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/apple-macbook-pro-m3-cyber-monday-deals jxEF4ZmDcVDxHZh8EWdq6S Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:30:59 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:44:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple brings its new M3 chips to the MacBook Pro and iMac, promising to satisfy music makers and other creatives who have a need for more speed ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/apple-m3-macbook-pro-imac hWcAnqfgongneHXd8VMaEP Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:41:43 +0000 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 11:44:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Amazon Prime Day a good time to grab a MacBook Pro deal? These chunky discounts say yes ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/is-amazon-prime-day-a-good-time-to-grab-a-macbook-pro-deal-these-chunky-discounts-say-yes rZEX4bFRXo3i52GuLQQCnC Wed, 12 Jul 2023 09:43:43 +0000 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:44:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Should musicians be goggle-eyed for Apple’s new 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac Studio and Mac Pro? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/apple-macbook-air-15-inch-mac-studio-mac-pro 3625XUiKoxb64Ukdp9nZXi Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:14:34 +0000 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 19:37:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple Mac mini M2 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/apple-mac-mini-m2 CEyY6dwDeNTUYdUd4tDrVB Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:03:26 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:06:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft Surface Pro 9 review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/microsoft-surface-pro-9-review JXnYKY3mKeXdrK8UQMydeD Wed, 22 Mar 2023 11:43:42 +0000 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 08:03:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple MacBook Pro M2 Pro ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-m2-pro Rfn7zjDtjWRBd8rFLCCRVQ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 16:02:41 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:05:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple releases updated Mac mini and MacBook Pro models with new M2 Pro and M2 Max chips ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/apple-new-mac-mini-macbook-pro-m2-pro-max J87ZDsaEHdhAM9R5mZafVP Tue, 17 Jan 2023 15:00:23 +0000 Fri, 29 Nov 2024 19:37:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lexii Lynn Frazier recorded her Top Gun Maverick guitar parts at home "on an old MacBook Air" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/top-gun-anthem-guitar-macbook-air zqMmhir5she86Nc744XtX9 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 16:16:10 +0000 Fri, 24 Feb 2023 15:29:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Armin Van Buuren's new track, Computers Take Over The World, features vocals generated by his MacBook’s voice assistant ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/armin-van-buuren-macbook-vocals BzkHDusU4QwuBXzEbWHMAY Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:52:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Microsoft reveals that Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation video had the power to crash Windows XP laptops ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/janet-jackson-microsoft-laptop-crashes c9aLJbpmhTHVHSHtKEDHZ8 Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:22:10 +0000 Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:38:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ MacBook Air M2 (2022) ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/macbook-air-m2-2022 mRYvDe6yuJvRkprcLffKfN Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:55:57 +0000 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:43:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple makes M2 promises as it releases new MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/new-macbook-air-13-inch-macbook-pro-m2-chip Cm73a63rc9xLXAQME2s7D4 Tue, 07 Jun 2022 09:47:01 +0000 Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:43:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bag up to $500 off a massive range of music-making laptops in this mind-blowing Dell summer sale ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/bag-up-to-dollar500-off-a-massive-range-of-music-making-laptops-in-this-mind-blowing-dell-summer-sale KgTR95WrV4kWkSLKpyxNF8 Mon, 30 May 2022 19:06:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best budget PCs for music production: Plenty of power and performance for less ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/best-budget-pc-for-music-production VpZ4cN8UU8ksSi6Xn9kEjj Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:42:01 +0000 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:46:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Best MacBook Pro M1 deals: make significant savings on a slick music production laptop ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/best-apple-macbook-pro-m1-deals UcqdJGnVSkEcKMuHnzdqrC Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:10:10 +0000 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:08:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Save up to $200 off M1 Pro-equipped MacBook Pros for President’s Day ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/save-up-to-dollar200-off-m1-pro-equipped-macbook-pros-for-presidents-day mf6yKo9XBiMiVQaNuAhuu4 Mon, 21 Feb 2022 16:31:02 +0000 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:27:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dell XPS 13 9310 OLED review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/dell-xps-13-9310-oled-review GhgZJQ9YdCr8YP8rthGXaL Tue, 15 Feb 2022 10:09:45 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:51:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Dell has discounted XPS 13 and 15 laptops ahead of President's Day – up to 27% off a music production machine ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/dell-has-discounted-xps-13-and-15-laptops-ahead-of-presidents-day-up-to-27-off-a-music-production-machine HiMaZGExuHvw5zAMWHT2jF Thu, 10 Feb 2022 12:00:37 +0000 Wed, 22 Nov 2023 11:27:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ John Newman: “I wrote Blame with Calvin Harris with only my laptop in front of me. I recorded the vocals with the laptop mic” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/john-newman-5-things-ive-learned TwALrgbaqcXFG8PmbMCN8h Thu, 03 Feb 2022 11:58:40 +0000 Thu, 03 Feb 2022 14:21:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/apple-macbook-pro-14-16-2021-review fypsfZ7FSVhvVdDhay4umG Thu, 30 Dec 2021 12:17:25 +0000 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 11:27:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Apple M1 MacBook Air review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/apple-m1-macbook-air-music-making GQBbb8FQYEtZVMkiGvFq8o Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:32:01 +0000 Mon, 25 Mar 2024 12:16:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon is already dropping prices on MacBook Pro M1 laptops ahead of Black Friday ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/amazon-is-already-dropping-prices-on-macbook-pro-m1-laptops-ahead-of-black-friday GFcyFoWJwgFtGWRQ4CDMhb Fri, 12 Nov 2021 10:55:37 +0000