It's still great to type on, to be clear, I'm just feeling a bit spoiled from the mechanical keyboards I've seen in some gaming laptops. The MacBook Pro's keyboard is certainly better than the old butterfly models, but I wish Apple was able to deliver more key travel. It's no replacement for a dedicated USB microphone, but it sounds great during video calls. And I remain impressed with the MacBook Pro's built-in three-mic array. The six speaker sound system remains excellent, with crisp and punchy audio that's leagues ahead of most other laptops. Mostly, though, I appreciated the smooth scrolling thanks to Apple's 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate.
The MiniLED Liquid Retina display looks fantastically bright, especially when viewing HDR content. And if you've managed to hold out with an Intel MBP until now, it's definitely time to upgrade - you'll easily see a night and day difference in speed.Īside from its performance, the MacBook Pro 14 remains a wonderful workhorse to live with. Extrapolate that to longer jobs and you could be saving yourself some serious time. It took me 31 seconds to transcode a minute-long 4K clip into 1080p using Handbrake - but the M1 Max MacBook Pro 16 took a full 10 seconds longer. If you're among the folks dealing with large video encoding or high compute jobs daily, though, it may be worth moving up from the last MacBook Pro. Resident Evil Village easily hits 60fps on the MacBook Pro at full resolution, but I wouldn't be surprised if the same was true for the M1 models. On that note, it's nice to see some modern games with native Mac support. Unlike PCs, you probably won't be gaming too much with your Mac, either, so there's less of a reason to chase frequent upgrades. That's not really a knock against the new computer, it's more a testament to how much Apple got right last time.
But I'll admit, during everyday usage, I didn't notice any major performance benefits over the previous models. These are phenomenal results if you're planning to use the MacBook Pro to its full potential. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy.Īpple MacBook Pro 14-inch (Apple M2 Max, 2023)Īpple MacBook Pro 13-inch, (Apple M2, 2022)Īpple MacBook Pro 16-inch (Apple M1 Max, 2021)
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