New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- What, really, makes for a sound purchase in laptops? In the fast-moving world of technology, it often feels that your latest gadget may outpace your basic requirements, especially if you're a tech-savvy person; faster than a pre-teen grows out of their shoes. Yet, technologists and chiefs of global brands have promised that by buying an 'AI PC', you'd be future-proofing your tech spend. The latest generation of Apple's custom chip M4, found in the iteratively upgraded MacBook Pro, sits on top of that pile.

Its previous version, the M3 chip, was already one of the best-performing processors in the global PC industry. Mint's own experiences with the M3 Max, Apple's top-drawer previous chip, was in the form of one of t...