Apple recently updated its online store with a new ordering process for Macs, including the MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro.

There used to be a handful of standard configurations available for each Mac, but now you must configure a Mac entirely from scratch on a feature-by-feature basis. In other words, ordering a new Mac now works much like ordering an iPad.
This change was spotted by Macworld and the French blog Consomac, among others.


On the MacBook Pro ordering page, for example, you start by choosing a 14-inch or 16-inch display and a
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