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Apple MacBook Pro 2024: The powerhouse laptop is as impressive as ever, but for pros only.
Apple’s (AAPL) latest MacBook Pro line of laptops is here, and it packs a serious punch for users looking for a portable powerhouse that can handle everything from photo and video editing to gaming and 3D design. That performance comes courtesy of Apple’s M4 family of chips, more built-in memory, and more powerful graphics capabilities.
But none of that comes cheap.
The base 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,599, while a fully kitted-out 16-inch model tops out at $7,349. For comparison, a 13-inch MacBook Air with Apple’s older M2 chip starts at $999, while an Air with a newer M3 processor starts at $1,099.
All of that is to say that the MacBook Pro is for, well, the pros.
This isn’t the kind of computer you should get if you’re just going to be browsing the web, checking email, and streaming Netflix. This is the MacBook you get if you’re looking for a laptop to build and test new apps, create a new video project, then kick back and play a few video games.
If that all sounds like more than you need, then you might want to stick with a MacBook Air. But if you need, or just want, that kind of horsepower, the Pro is the way to go.
When it comes to design, the new MacBook Pro is essentially a mirror image of its predecessor. You might notice some slight changes, like that the 14-inch model with the base M4 now gets three USB-C ports rather than two, or that Apple is offering a $150 nano-texture display coating to cut down on reflections, but nothing that will totally blow you away.
But that’s not exactly a problem. Apple has done a fine job ensuring its MacBooks are some of the best-looking laptops around, and that’s no different with its latest models.
Besides, the big changes here are all on the inside.
First up are the chips. Apple first debuted its M4 processor back in May alongside its updated iPad Pro. Now the company is dropping the chip into the base MacBook Pro. It’s a speedy chip that Apple says offers performance upgrades versus earlier M chips like the M3 and M1 when it comes to 3D rendering and other benchmarks tests.
Apple has also boosted the base amount of memory for the standard 14-inch MacBook Pro from 8GB to 16GB, which should improve overall performance if you opt for the standard configuration.
Both the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch version are also available with Apple’s new M4 Pro and M4 Max chips. Souped-up versions of the M4, the M4 Pro, and M4 Max feature more CPU and GPU cores and, depending on the model you choose, come with 24GB, 36GB, or 48GB of memory with the option to boost that to 128GB.
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