The display is stunning and will allow people who work with video to work in HDR away from their desks with dedicated high-end monitors – many of which cost eye-watering sums on their own. The combination of workstation-level processing power and long battery life are unrivalled. The 2021 MacBook Pro is the power laptop Apple users have been waiting for. It is not possible to upgrade the RAM or storage after purchase.įor comparison, the MacBook Air starts at £999, while roughly equivalent Windows laptops to the new machines such as the Dell XPS 15 cost about £2,099, the Razer Blade 15 about £1,700 and Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio costs about $2,100 (£1,576). Models with the M1 Pro 10-core CPU/16-core GPU cost from £2,199, while M1 Max models start at £2,799. The 14in MacBook Pro starts at £1,899 ( $1,999/ A$2,999) for an M1 Pro chip with eight-core CPU and 14-core GPU, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The M1 Max has up to twice the graphics performance of the M1 Pro but both chips have the same processor performance. The six speakers are amazing for a laptop and produce a surprisingly effective virtual surround sound for movies. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardianīlooming, where the backlight shines like a halo around dark edges, is extremely well controlled compared with most LCD-based screens. The bezels around the screen have been shrunk significantly so that even with a larger display the laptop is not much bigger than predecessors. Apple offers trade-in and free recycling schemes, including for non-Apple products. The repair specialists iFixit awarded the machine 4/10, mostly because of the difficulty in replacing some parts. The computer is generally repairable and the battery can be replaced for £199 by Apple. Apple breaks down the computer’s environmental impact in its report. It contains 98% rare earth element while 100% recycled tin is its logic board solder, and at least 35% recycled plastic was used in multiple components. The case of the MacBook Pro is 100% recycled aluminium. Push the machine really hard by exporting high-res video or compiling large apps and the battery life can plummet but I estimate you’ll still be able to get at least five hours.
Only when playing the Intel Mac version of the game Xcom 2 with graphics settings cranked up to maximum could I hear the low roar of fans.īattery life is equally impressive, lasting for 14 hours of light work consisting of email, browsing, writing and photo editing or more than 11 hours with more demanding tasks such as editing videos and advanced photo manipulation. The laptop runs completely silently most of the time.
The aluminium body of the laptop feels extremely solid and is good at dissipating heat so it doesn’t get super hot under heavy load.
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