{"id":447107,"date":"2026-02-01T11:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T11:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/447107\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T11:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T11:43:15","slug":"apple-revamps-how-you-buy-a-mac-online-removes-preconfigured-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/447107\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple revamps how you buy a Mac online, removes preconfigured options"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Apple has updated its website with changes to the checkout flow when buying a new Mac. Previously, the Apple Online Store would show you a range of preconfigured options with specific processors, RAM, and storage configurations, before letting you dive into the granular configurator. <\/p>\n

With this week\u2019s revamp, however, those preconfigured options have been removed\u2026<\/p>\n

The change was spotted by users on Reddit<\/a> as well as Consomac<\/a>. It applies to the checkout experience for all of Apple\u2019s Mac models, desktop and laptop alike.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\n

Take the MacBook Pro as an example<\/a>. Previously when you clicked the \u201cBuy\u201d button, Apple\u2019s Online Store would first take you to a landing page. On this landing page, you\u2019d see a range of prebuilt options with various chip, RAM, and storage options.<\/p>\n

On that page, you\u2019d choose the starting configuration by clicking \u201cSelect\u201d and could then fine-tune your machine to your exact preference or proceed with the default configuration. <\/p>\n

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The previous \u201cChoose your new Mac\u201d landing page that Apple has now removed. <\/p>\n

Starting this week, however, that first step has been removed. Now, when you click the \u201cBuy\u201d button, you\u2019re taken directly to the configurator. Apple has ditched the landing page strategy altogether. Essentially, every Mac is now built from scratch in the configurator. <\/p>\n

When you click the \u201cBuy\u201d button, you\u2019re taken to the configurator<\/a> where you choose screen size and color (if you\u2019re buying a laptop), then specific features like chip, unified memory, and storage capacity. <\/p>\n

If you\u2019re the type to speculate, this could be an indication of new MacBook Pros coming soon. We\u2019re still waiting on Apple<\/a> to release the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pro variants. Perhaps this change to the Apple Store website is Apple laying the groundwork for that launch.<\/p>\n

The new Mac checkout flow is similar to the iPad and iPhone, so it makes sense Apple has made this change to unify the experience. Still, I can see how it might be confusing for users who want a specific \u201cstarting place\u201d when buying a Mac. It also makes it harder to directly compare prices between specific configurations.<\/p>\n

What do you think of this change? Let us know down in the comments.<\/p>\n

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