Apple MacBook Pro & Air Comparison Chart

The new Apple MacBooks M4 laptops are brilliant, in the same way that a Mercedes car is, compared to a Ford. The Macbook range is tweaked and improved every year, so use this comparison chart to compare the whole Apple laptop range to help you decide: MacBook Pro & Air Comparison (updated Aug 2025)

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Apple iPhone UK Comparison - Sept 2018

If you are thinking about getting a new iPhone in the UK, every iPhone from the 8 onward costs you £0.78 per GB of additional storage over the base model. The iPhone 7 costs £1.04 per GB. There is no sweet spot, see the most up to date chart at: http://bit.ly/iPhone-UK-Comparison

Read This Before Buying Apple Hardware Products

Apple hardware is expensive, so the last thing you want is 2 months after making your purchase, a new improved model is released. The MacRumors Buyer's Guide offers free advice on which products to buy or avoid, when the item in question was released and whether it is about to be superseded. See: https://buyersguide.macrumors.com/

alphr A-List

For over 20 years I have relied on PC Pro magazine's A-List of the best products they have reviewed. The online version pcpro.co.uk is now alphr.com and they recently posted an online version of the A-List, see: http://www.alphr.com/technology/1002673/a-list-the-best-tech-you-can-buy-in-2016

FREE And Cheap Shareware Software

Quite a few big software brands sell through shareware often as 30 day trial versions. Shareware On Sale lets you purchase software that has become FREE or dropped to a fraction of the original cost. No credit card details are required to create an account, which lets you see all your download links and licences keys. See: http://sharewareonsale.com/

How To Set Up An Apple iPad For A Child

I recently helped a colleague setup an Apple iPad for their 9 year old kid so that they couldn’t install paid apps, but could install free apps.  The kid would have their own email address and know their iTunes account password, though the parent could choose which paid apps they wanted to install. Also by carefully peeling back the plastic covering the power connector, we configured it and installed over 30 apps so that it was fully setup and full of apps as soon as the present was opened. See: http://bit.ly/1das47E

Giveaway Of The Day

Giveaway of the Day does exactly what it is says, offers a FREE download for a licensed software product for that day. Every day the offer the changes, so check the site daily. Normally for non-commercial use, see: http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

Gifting Apple Apps to iPad & iPhone Users

You can now gift paid apps to friends and family, which is handy if they cannot buy apps themselves (or you left it too late to buy them a present). Recently I gifted someone a couple of iPad apps from my iPhone, by selecting the app in the store, selecting the send icon, then selecting Gift. They receive an email with a redemption code, which automatically installs if double-clicked in the Apple mail client. Much easier than an iTunes card and they don't have to go searching for the apps. Doesn't work with free apps, only paid apps.

FREE eCommerce Online Shopping Cart

A FREE gloople eCommerce account lets you list up to 30 products for a 2% transaction fee and accept PayPal payments. You would have to sell £950 a month worth of goods before you reach the cost of a basic account which has no transaction fees. See: http://www.gloople.co.uk/

Apple iPad Storage Comparison

I always advise people to avoid the 16GB iPad Air 2 if possible and go for the 64GB version as many new apps are over 1GB in size. That said, the 128GB version costs less per GB over the base 16GB model, so despite the high cost the 128GB version is actually the best value (for storage).  See below:

storage GB	price (UK)	extra GB	extra storage cost	cost per GB
16	£399.00
32	-	-	-	-
64	£479.00	48	£80.00	£1.67
128	£559.00	112	£160.00	£1.25

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Filling out online checkout forms can be a real pain, especially on a mobile. Speed up the whole experience with this secure password manager which holds your credit card details so you don't have to. Available on Windows, Mac, iPhone & Android, see: https://www.dashlane.com/

Research and Compare Mobile Phones

My mobile phone broker always points me to GSMArena.com to answer any of my queries about a new mobile phone. This huge site gives you detailed information about every phone, as well as a neat side by side comparison feature. Also includes reviews and a 'rumor mill' of phones that have not officially been announced yet.

Find FREE Kindle Books Easily

Quickly find thousands of FREE Kindle Books and receive notifications of price drops with this website.  You don't even need to own a Kindle, there is a FREE Kindle App available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer. See: http://www.ereaderiq.com/

Searching For FREE Software (Freeware)

These are the sites I've been using for years to look for free software (freeware).

		SnapFiles Easy to use menu lets you select or search for just freeware and includes software reviews by both the site and users. See: www.snapfiles.com
		Major Geeks Click 'Sort by: License' to filter the freeware to the top. See: http://www.majorgeeks.com/ Also includes deditcated Mac area at: http://mac.majorgeeks.com/
		FileHippo This site lets you download all the historic software versions as well as the latest version, great for troubleshooting. See: http://www.filehippo.com/

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