20 years of Intel Macs: Why Apple switched, and why it switched again
Remembering the ups and downs of the Intel Mac era as it finally winds down.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/20-years-of-intel-macs-why-apple-switched-and-why-it-switched-again/Open linkView original on piefed.social
I still miss my PowerBooks and PowerMacs, Apple just wasn't the same after the transition
I don’t miss the PowerBook’s battery life though…
Battery life is for sure better now than its ever been.
Battery life has been worse for me on Intel machines vs PowerBooks. The Intel machines just did so much more.