Here is an Updated March Buyers Guide!
- Griffin Ward
- Mar 11, 2022
- 3 min read
It is now March and the Spring Apple Event is over, so here is an updated buyers guide for the month of March. Since the last buyers guide, new products have been released so we need to go over those. There will be detailed buyers guides against products soon, these aren't comparing to other products.
New products include:
🟢 - Buy it
🟡 - Caution
🔴 - Do not buy
iPhone
iPhone 13 Mini - 🟢 Last Mini iPhone, being replaced with iPhone 14 Max this fall
iPhone 13 - 🟢 Best option for most people
iPhone 13 Pro - 🟢 Lots of power and possibilities in the regular sized model
iPhone 13 Pro Max - 🟢 Best option if you have money to spend, and you like big phones
iPhone 12 Mini - 🟡 The iPhone 12 Mini is known for battery issues, and the 13 Mini helps fix that.
iPhone 12 - 🟢 Great option for the price today
iPhone 11 - 🟡 Starting to get old, and with new iOS versions its getting buggier
iPhone SE 3 - 🟢 Just updated with the A15 Bionic and 5G, great for average person.
Mac
13” MacBook Air - 🟡 Good buy, but M2 (also redesigned) model coming soon
13” MacBook Pro - 🔴 We are expecting a new version with M2 this month
14” MacBook Pro - 🟢 Perfect for Pro users who want a smaller size
16” MacBook Pro - 🟢 Perfect for Pro “Max” users. Get it? Max? Pro Max? bad joke.
24” iMac - 🟢 Great for most users, has M1 chip and relatively new
27” iMac - 🔴 Redesigned model coming soon (could be iMac Pro) with M1 Pro/M1 Max
Mac Mini - 🟡 New model expected soon with M2/M2 Pro. Still an ok buy.
Mac Pro - 🔴 New model with Apple Silicon coming very soon, no longer the most-powerful Mac
Mac Studio - 🟢 The most powerful Mac yet, just launched with new M1 Ultra chip.
Studio Display - 🟢 Just launched alongside the Mac Studio, great display.
Pro Display XDR - 🟡 We are expecting a successor soon. Mid-cycle
iPad
11” iPad Pro - 🟡 Mid-cycle, still a good buy ~ New model with M2 coming late 2022
12.9” iPad Pro - 🟡 Mid-cycle, still a good buy ~ New model with M2 coming late 2022
10.9” iPad Air - 🟢 Just updated with 5G and the M1 chip, great buy.
10.2” iPad - 🟢 Big screen and battery life while being pretty affordable
8.3” iPad Mini - 🟢 New all-screen design w/ newer specs & 5G
Apple Watch
Apple Watch Series 7 - 🟢 Best option for most people
Apple Watch SE - 🟢 Great if its just for a kid or just a budget smartwatch
Apple Watch Series 3 - 🔴 The worst option, go ahead and get a SE or 7
AirPods/Speakers
AirPods 2 - 🔴 Just go ahead and get the 3rd Generation
AirPods 3 - 🟢 Great sound, recently updated, best option for most users
AirPods Pro - 🟢 Great sound quality, redesign expected in late 2022
HomePod Mini - 🟢 Great smart-speaker, available in many colors
AirPods Max - 🟢 If you have the money, why not? (rich people only)
Other
Apple TV 4K - 🟢 The latest model features a faster A12 Bionic Chip, the new redesigned Siri Remote
Apple TV HD - 🔴 Outdated (released in 2015), so just get the Apple TV 4K. Bad value despite $30 cheaper
iPod Touch - 🔴 No updates to be expected, really outdated, battery life sucks, etc.
AirTag - 🟢 While some people use it to stalk people, when used for its intended purpose its nice.
Apple Polishing Cloth - 🟢 The Apple Polishing Cloth is the best cloth you can get. Apple says it themself: “Made with soft, nonabrasive material, the Polishing Cloth cleans any Apple display, including nano-texture glass, safely and effectively.” The $19 pricetag is definetly worth it. Never underestimate the power of the Apple Polishing Cloth.
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