All Macs – Scatter Plot for Price/Performance The “sweet spot” (bang for buck) is in the lower left quadrant. Solid green = best bang for buck. Mac Bang for Buck (Scatter Plot) Most Affordable 10 Mac mini (M4 Base) MacBook Air 15" (M2) MacBook Air 13" (M1 base) Mac Book Air 13" (M3) MacBook Air 15" (M4 Base) iMac 24-inch (M4 - binned) Mac Studio (M1 Max) Mac mini (M4 Pro) Mac Book Pro 14" (M4 Base) Mac Studio (M1 Ultra - Full) Most Expensive 9 Mac Book Pro 16" (M2 Pro) Mac Book Pro 16" (M1 Pro) Mac Book Pro 16" (M2 Max) Mac Book Pro 16" (M3 Pro) Mac Studio (M4 Max) Mac Book Pro 16" (M3 Max) Mac Book Pro 16" (M4 Max) Mac Studio (M3 Ultra - Binned) Mac Pro (M2 Ultra) Related posts: Compare Machines Top 10 – Mac Performance Scatter Plot Price Performance Max Tech’s monster Studio comparison: M2 Ultra vs. M3 Ultra vs. M4 Max Mac Studio (M3 Ultra – Binned)