The Silicon Valley Tax. Let’s talk about the MacBook. Apple’s chips are undeniably impressive, but the “Apple Tax” on RAM and storage upgrades is borderline criminal. I’m here to tell you which model actually makes sense for your work and which ones are just shiny status symbols. I’ve crunched the numbers on the M-series chips to see where the real value lies, so you don’t spend an extra five hundred quid on “Pro” features you’ll never actually use.