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MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) Review: M1 Max Shows Real Power

With no touch bar and less need for dongles, the macbook pro is purpose-built..

Tom's Hardware Verdict

The 16-inch MacBook Pro is a powerhouse thanks to the M1 Max chip, and includes a beautiful display, the best speakers I've ever heard on a laptop, and a strong choice of ports.

+ Strong selection of ports

+ Gorgeous screen

+ Long battery life

+ The best speakers on a laptop

+ No more Touch Bar

+ Excellent performance

Upgrade pricing is extreme

Notch design may bother some

No facial recognition option

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Perhaps the most prevailing theme in productivity laptops and the best ultrabooks over the last decade has been the race to make them thinner machines while jamming more and more powerful parts in them. With the 16-inch MacBook Pro, Apple has gone against a trend it took part in for a long time, cleansing itself of sins like removing ports from professional machines. Starting at $2,499 ($3,499 as tested), the new 16-inch Pro is unabashedly, unapologetically meant for people who need power, and it's not afraid to be thicker or heavier to do it. The whole thing is powered (in our review unit, anyway), by its homegrown M1 Max system on a chip , which we found to be both extremely powerful and incredibly efficient. The extra space in the MacBook Pro allows for better thermals to cool that chip, as well as powerhouse speakers and a full suite of ports, including HDMI and an SD card reader.

This is a whole lot of computer. People just checking their email and social media need not apply (I mean, you can, but you won't need this, and it's very expensive). Those with the resources to purchase this very expensive, top-of-the-line Mac will get what they need and more from a design that's classic in all of the right ways.

Design of the 16-inch MacBook Pro

The new MacBook Pro is a bit of a throwback. With this notebook , Apple has ditched its obsession with slender chassis in favor of more functionality, more ports and more power. It's not huge, but it's designed with functionality in mind, not just looks. It's rare that I compliment computers for getting thicker, but the MacBook Pro needed this.

It's a bit blocky, but all the rounded corners are still there. The aluminum build features Apple's logo in a tone-on-tone mirror sheen, but is otherwise spartan. (Those hoping for Apple to return to a light-up icon will have to keep waiting.) The whole thing feels solid in the hands.

Some of the biggest changes are beneath the lid. The 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display is broken up, slightly, by a notch, much like the one on recent iPhones. More on this below.

In an interesting design decision, the top corners of the screen are rounded, while the bottom corners are squared off. Touch ID is on the power button, and the Touch Bar is gone altogether in favor of full-sized function keys. Hallelujah.

Speaker grilles flank each side of the keyboard, and the mammoth touchpad is below it, right where you would expect it.

For many, the real prizes are on the sides: a full set of ports. We're driving full speed and  Dongletown is in the rearview window. On the left side, MagSafe charging makes its return in the form of MagSafe 3 (with a braided cable, to boot!). I'm ecstatic! I've tripped over enough laptop chargers to know how valuable this can be when done well. There are  also two Thunderbolt 4 ports (and you can charge over those, too!) as well as a 3.5 mm headphone jack. On the right side, there's an SDXC memory card slot, another Thunderbolt 4 port, and an HDMI output. The SD card slot and HDMI for an external monitor (though this doesn't use the latest HDMI 2.1 standard) should satisfy most creatives, especially photographers. While you lose one USB port over the old Macs, you gain ports you would have needed dongles for. For some, a USB Type-A port may have been a significant addition (I still have USB Type-A backup drives, for instance), but many other devices aimed at creatives, like the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio and Dell XPS 17 also no longer use it.

You may have noticed some feet that lift the MacBook Pro slightly off of surfaces in pictures. They're definitely there, but you won't notice them in normal use.

Apple's 16-incher weighs 4.8 pounds and measures 14.91 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches. That's thinner and lighter than the Dell XPS 17 (5.34 pounds, 14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 inches with a slightly larger screen and discrete graphics). But the Surface Laptop Studio, at 4 pounds and 12.72 x 8.98 x 9.75 inches, is smaller, though that's partially because of its 14.4-inch display. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 is 3.99 pounds and 15.12 x 9.99 x 0.70 inches. This is chunky because it needs to be. It's in line with other pro laptops, like it should be.

About That Notch...

Yes, Apple put a big honking notch at the top of its display. The MacBook Pro and the iPhone share more than a family resemblance. Beyond the 1080p camera, this doesn't add any functionality. FaceID hasn't come to the Mac just yet. For the first hour or so, I couldn't stop noticing the notch. There it sat, in the middle of the menu bar. Over time, I got used to it. I never totally stopped noticing it, but its location, in the center of the menu bar, didn't cut off space I would usually use. I'm sure that if you have enough menu bar apps and use certain software with lots of menu options, it could be an issue. For me, it wasn't. And because Apple made the screen taller, I didn't lose any usable space. If this is an issue for you, Apple has a support document that lets you put the menu below the notch until an app is updated.

Still, there are some workarounds. If you put an app in full-screen, It only takes up the usable 16:10 space, and the top notch becomes surrounded by what's effectively a virtual bezel. It will, however, still show the menu when you hover over it.

For those who can't stand ever seeing the notch at all, third party developers are working on it. For instance, I tried a piece of software called TopNotch, which turns the top of your wallpaper — and the menu bar — a deep dark black, which hides the notch entirely. You can get a similar effect from dark wallpapers, should you not want to make the jump to using software.

But my only real issue with the notch in days of using it is that the mouse goes under the notch, as if macOS doesn't know it's there at all. For an external screen, I totally get it. For this built-in one? It seems like some attention to detail was missed, and yes, I'm nitpicking.

16-inch MacBook Pro Specifications

Productivity Performance on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

The M1 Max in our review unit has 10 CPU cores : eigh high-performance cores and two efficiency cores. It was also set up with 64GB of unified memory, shared between the CPU and the GPU. This processing performance proved to be plenty powerful in our benchmark tests and in both my daily and photo editing workloads.

On Geekbench 5, a cross-platform benchmark that measures productivity performance, the MacBook Pro took top scores in single-core performance (1,781) and multi-core (12,683). The Dell XPS 17, with an Intel Core i7-11800H and 32GB of RAM was the next best, notching 1,583 and 8,928, respectively. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4, using the same Core i7-11800H as the Dell but with 16GB, performed worse, as did the Surface Laptop Studio with a 35W Intel Core i7-11370H and 32GB of RAM. The MacBook Pro blazed through our file transfer, in which the system copies roughly 25GB of files. Apple's laptop did it at a speed of 1,917.69 MBps, beating out the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 (1,308.59 MBps) and the rest of the field. 

On our Handbrake video transcoding test, the MacBook Pro took 4 minutes and 48 seconds to convert a 4K video to 1080p, beating the Dell XPS 17 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 by more than two minutes. The Surface Laptop Studio, with a 35-watt processor took 11 minutes and 28 seconds.

We ran the MacBook Pro through the same stress test we do for Windows PCs: 20 runs of Cinebench R23. The M1 Max completed the test with aplomb, with scores consistently above 12,000. It was typically in the 12,300s (with a high of 12,312), though it did dip into the 12,200s a few times. The laptop's fans turned on during the test, but they were so quiet as to be unnoticeable. Apple claims its newest fans can move 50% more air at lower speeds than previous generation laptops, and while I couldn't measure that, it sure didn't make as much noise as some competing notebooks.

Typically, during this gauntlet, we use software to measure clock speeds. At the moment, that's not possible with Apple Silicon. (For what it's worth, Cinebench estimates the M1 Max offering single core performance at 3.2 GHz, and multi-core at 3 GHz, but that's just that — an estimate.) But applications have cropped up to measure temperature.  We used Tunabelly Software's TG Pro to log temperatures while running Cinebench R23. The M1 Max averaged 86.68 degrees Celsius (188 degrees Fahrenheit).

In the time since the M1 first released, many more applications run natively. That being said, we're still not at full support, and that's still coming. Many big gains have been made, like the Adobe suite. Some tools, like Dropbox, only work on Rosetta 2 (though Apple silicon support has been announced). Tools that only work via Rosetta 2 include Pro tools, FoxIt reader and Microsoft OneDrive (though some of these have announced support, too). That being said, plenty more have support. Developer-focused apps like Docker, .Net and Jira Cloud have support, as do video software like Blender, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere Pro. Photo Editors can use PhotoShop, Pixelmator and Affinity natively. Microsoft Office 2019 is supported for office workers, though Teams is still missing.

So while Apple and developers have made big gains here, there are still some apps that need to be emulated. The Rosetta apps I did use worked fine, but there were far fewer in my personal workload than the last time I tested Apple Silicon.

Gaming and Graphics on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

Despite it having 32 GPU cores, there's a reason Apple doesn't call the 16-inch MacBook Pro a gaming laptop. The M1 Max may have the will, but there's a lack of support. Looking through my Steam library, for instance, showed this quite well. Most of the games that could support the Mac stopped getting updates when Apple moved away from 32-bit apps. Others are only available on Windows. The Mac hasn't been a huge target for mainstream AAA titles for a long time. Most of the games I could play were indie fare or not very graphically intensive. That's not to say they're bad games, but it's a limited library.

There are some titles you can run. Rise of The Tomb Raider (which is admittedly a bit old) ran at  73.87 frames per second at 1920 x 1200 in our testing, though it ran at less than 30 fps at native resolution, making it unplayable by our standards.

In some limited time with Dirt 4, the M1 Max didn't have any issue playing the game on high, even at 3456 x 2160 (to keep a 16:9 aspect ratio). It was a bit smoother on lower resolutions, of course.

There are other ways to game on a Mac. Apple Arcade has some worthwhile titles, though not the intensive games that PC gamers expect. And you could still use this laptop to stream from Xbox Cloud Gaming, Nvidia GeForce Now and more.

Display on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

Apple's 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display is stunning. There are some who will wish for full-on OLED , but this was pretty darn pleasing to my eyes.

Let's break down that name. XDR is Apple's parlance for Extreme Dynamic Range, including up to 1,000 nits sustained, full-screen brightness and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio (our testing showed some differences on the brightness claims). Apple has also added ProMotion with adaptive refresh rates up to 120 Hz. It comes set at 120 Hz out of the box, but if you're working on a video project requiring a different rate, you can lock it to 47.95 Hz, 48 Hz, 50 Hz, 59.94 Hz or 60 Hz. Not every Mac app supports ProMotion now, however.

All of that, plus a 3,456 x 2,234 aspect ratio make for a truly lovely viewing experience. No, it's not full 4K, and some pros may care, but it is gorgeous to look at. For instance, when I streamed Hawkeye to the Mac, it was nice and bright, even during nighttime fight scenes. Despite Marvel's muted color plate, an early scene in the third episode, which takes place in a dark location with red lighting, was more than suitably moody as it bathed the actors in a violent, ruby glow.

When I edited photos in PIxelmator Pro, the display's brightness and color accuracy were a big help, especially compared to how they look on my current LCD screen.

Apple's mini LED panel was more impressive to my eye than measurements suggest. On our colorimeter, the MacBook Pro's panel covered 77.4% of the DCI-P3 gamut and 109% of the sRGB gamut at its default settings. The XPS 17 beat it ever so slightly at 77.6% and 110%, respectively, while the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4, at 83.5% DCI-P3 and 118% sRGB won out.

The MacBook Pro was the brightest at 501 nits on our lightmeter, beating the Surface Laptop Studio (487 nits) and the rest of the field.

Keyboard and Touchpad on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

Despite the fact that I'm on the record that the butterfly keyboards weren't so bad as a typing experience, I far prefer what Apple is doing these days with scissor switches.

On the tenfastfingers.com typing test, I hit 110 words per minute, which is pretty normal for me. The switches have decent feedback, but I would prefer even a bit more of a click.

Thanks heavens, the Touch Bar is gone. I never saw enough use in it, but what I do see utility in is a dedicated, full-sized function row. I no longer have to look down to change the volume, brightness, or use media playback. Unfortunately, keyboard brightness keys have been replaced with dedicated shortcuts for search (which you can still access with Command + Space) and Do Not Disturb mode. It's kind of odd that the only way to adjust the keyboard lighting is in macOS and not on the hardware.

The MacBook Pro's keyboard has black keys over a black, inset well in the deck. It looks cool with the backlight on though I worried it would get disgusting. It hasn't yet, though.

Apple's touchpad is mammoth. It's 6.3 inches wide and 3.9 inches tall and covered in glass. Rather than clicking down, it uses haptic feedback, so you can press anywhere on the touchpad, including the top corners. The force to click can be adjusted in settings. The MacBook touchpad continues to be best in class for comfort and gestures (and there is more than ample room for even the most advanced three-finger gestures).

Audio on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

When I reviewed the original 16-inch MacBook Pro with an Intel processor back in 2019 , I said its speakers were "the best I’ve ever heard on a laptop." It has now been usurped. Apple's latest six-speaker system with woofers is incredible. When I listened to Elton John, Dua Lipa and PNAU's "Cold Heart," I was wowed by the pumping bass, which is typically weak on laptops. Vocals were clear, drums snapped and thumped, and synths kept my head bopping. And if you want, this keyboard can get loud. It easily filled my apartment with sound. The MacBook Pro also features Spatial audio on Dolby Atmos videos as well as with head tracking with select AirPods. Additionally, Apple promises that its headphone jack offers "advanced support for high impedance headphones," and while I don't have studio-quality cans, I found that where the Mac's DAC really excelled was volume, where it got incredibly loud.

Upgradeability of the 16-inch MacBook Pro

Configure your MacBook Pro carefully when you buy it, because there's no opportunity to add more RAM or storage later. The RAM is on the M1 Max, while the SSD is soldered to the motherboard.

The bottom of the laptop is held on by eight pentalobe screws, which aren't the most common, but at least it's not all glued on.

In November, Apple announced that M1 Macs would become part of Apple's Self Service Repair program in 2022, with parts, tools and manuals available directly through the company, though it's not yet clear which repairs will be enabled and when.

Battery Life on the on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

The M1 Max stunned on our battery test. The laptop proved how efficiently it could manage power when it lasted for 15 hours and 31 minutes. Our test has laptops connected to Wi-Fi with the displays set at 150 nits of brightness while they browse the web, stream video and run OpenGL graphics tests.

The Surface Laptop Studio, with its 35W processor, came in second at 10:42, while both the XPS 17 and ThinkPad X1 Extreme with discrete graphics and Intel H-series processors didn't hit a full workday.

Heat on the on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

When we took skin temperatures during the Cinebench R23 stress test, we were pleasantly surprised to see how cool this system ran considering how powerful the machine is.

The center of the keyboard, between the G and H keys, measured 37.2 degrees Celsius, or 98.96 degrees Fahrenheit. The touchpad measured 28.3 degrees Celsius (82.94 degrees Fahrenheit). We've tested cooler, but this wasn't uncomfortable at all.

The hottest point on the bottom of the laptop measured 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit), which is quite reasonable under load.

Webcam on the on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

If Apple is going to put a notch in the display, the camera should be damn good. I will say this: it's an improvement. Apple's new FaceTime HD camera has finally made the move to 1080p. It's a bit overdue, and very welcome, especially as a number of premium Windows PCs have made the jump over the last year and a half. This isn't the best webcam I've ever seen, but it's definitely serviceable. It's color accurate, and caught my obnoxiously red hoodie perfectly (and it definitely didn't go with the green t-shirt I was wearing under it, but hey, I was working from home that day). Some details weren't as sharp as I'd seen on other cameras, like my facial hair, but the extra resolution is still appreciated. What the webcam doesn't do is Face ID, the facial recognition that Apple uses on the iPhone. I would understand if someone expected it: it's what the notch was designed for on the smartphone. But this doesn't house the array of sensors that that the iPhone does — it just fits the 1080p webcam. An iPhone is thicker than a MacBook's lid, after all.

Yet I can't help but think how great FaceID would be on a laptop now. Sure, it would be a technical challenge to cram it into a laptop lid. But Windows PCs have been using IR cameras in conjunction with webcams for facial login for a few years now in lieu of or in addition to fingerprint readers, and the experience on an iPhone is so good. The fact that it's not on the Mac is starting to feel like an omission.

macOS Monterey

The latest version of macOS, Monterey (version 12), has a handful of new features, though some of the most- anticipated extras have been delayed. FaceTime  on macOS can now work with callers on other platforms, including Android and Windows, by creating a URL to a web version for those operating systems. Messages is on par with what you get in iOS 15, including features such as photo collections and highlighted links and images that others have shared with you. Safari has an option for a redesign with a smaller tab bar (though that isn't on by default), and tabs can be saved into groups. Focus modes, which are also on iOS, are in Monterey, which let you create conditions where only certain apps can create notifications and only some contacts can reach you. It's kind of like Do Not Disturb (which is now a Focus mode). It's a good idea, but it's complicated to set up, as you have to whitelist everything and everyone can reach you. A blacklist approach should also be available.

There are also additions to notes (like mentions and organizing with tags) and Live Text, which lets you click or highlight text in images.

The Mac also gets iCloud Private Relay (in beta) which encrypts traffic leaving your device and uses multiple relays to prevent sites visited in Safari from seeing your IP address or location. Another new privacy feature is Hide My Email, which can generate random forwarding addresses for when you sign up for services online.

The two big delayed features are Universal Control and SharePlay. Universal Control lets you use your mouse between iPads and Macs, including dragging and dropping files between the two computers. You could draw on an iPad with an Apple Pencil, for instance, and then put that picture in a presentation you're making on a Mac. SharePlay, when it releases, will let you watch video and TV while on a FaceTime call, including syncing up the playback. Apple also claims volume will adjust based on you and your friends talking. If you need to return to a clean version of macOS, here's how to reset a MacBook.

Software and Warranty on the on the 16-inch MacBook Pro

Apple's software in macOS is almost entirely useful (and there's no third-party bloatware like in Windows 10 and Windows 11 ). It includes Messages (great for the iMessage faithful on iPhone and iPad), Mail, Safari, FaceTime, Notes and Maps. There are also subscription-based programs, including Apple TV, Music, News and Podcasts, as well as a productivity suite that consists of Numbers, Pages and Keynote.

Apple sells the MacBook Pro with a 1-year warranty, though this can be increased with an optional AppleCare+ package for an additional fee.

16-inch MacBook Pro Configurations

Our review configuration of the 16-inch MacBook Pro came with an Apple M1 Max chip including a 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU and a 16-core neural engine. This laptop also came with 64GB of unified memory shared between the CPU and GPU, as well as 2TB of storage. Altogether, that adds up to $4,299. We tested it in silver, but you can also get it in space gray.

The 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,499 with an M1 Pro system on a chip with a 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU and 16GB of memory, as well as 512GB of SSD storage. There are numerous options in between, like boosting an M1 Pro model's storage (it costs $2,699 to get to 1TB) or an extra $200 over the base price to get an M1 Max with the same 10-core CPU but a more limited, 24-core GPU.

RAM and storage are customizable on Apple's website, though 64GB memory options are limited to M1 Max laptops. The costs to upgrade them, however, are extreme. To get from 16GB to 32GB of memory is $400. 64GB tacks on $800. Upgrading from 1TB of RAM to 2TB is a jaw-dropping $400, and it goes up from there.

Bottom Line

The 16-inch MacBook Pro is designed to be what it says on the tin: a professional machine for creatives, developers or others who need (or, I suppose, want) the most power that Apple currently offers in a laptop. It also is cool and quiet, has a beautiful display and brings back crucial ports that Apple should never have ditched in the first place. This system feels purpose built.

Unless you have serious GPU needs (or want 64GB of RAM), you may be able to save some money by using the M1 Pro version. While we didn't get to test the M1 Pro, that CPU has the same 10 CPU cores as the M1 Max, but up to a 16-core GPU rather than a 32-core GPU, and up to a 200 GBps memory bandwidth rather than the M1 Max's 400 GBps.

x86-based competitors such as the Dell XPS 17 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme are good laptops, but they don’t benchmark as well as what Apple offers. Still, if your workload requires Windows, they're strong contenders. They also offer a bit more flexibility in configurations from Dell and Lenovo, as well as the possibility of a touch screen, and both of those have upgradeable RAM and storage. If you're gaming when you aren't working, Windows is also still the place to be.

With this new design, Apple has made the MacBook Pro a serious contender for any videographer, photographer, artist, music producer, coder or anyone else who was turned off by the missing function keys and ports on prior models. This is still a pretty computer, but it's chunkier. And chunky, in this case, has a purpose. That's the way design should be.

Andrew E. Freedman is a senior editor at Tom's Hardware focusing on laptops, desktops and gaming. He also keeps up with the latest news. A lover of all things gaming and tech, his previous work has shown up in Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, Kotaku, PCMag and Complex, among others. Follow him on Threads @FreedmanAE and Mastodon @FreedmanAE.mastodon.social .

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• brandonjclark Man, I want one! If I could only install Windows on it! Reply
• maik80 The future of these chips will be fantastic Reply

brandonjclark said: Man, I want one! If I could only install Windows on it!

maik80 said: You can use Parallels

• sundragon I upgraded from a 2016 15" to the M1 Pro 16" the machine is so much much better and the battery life is incredible. It's also instant on fast. I used it last weekend for light office, YouTube, and web browsing and got 22 hours. I loved my previous Pro but the battery on that was a healthy 7 hours. You can fly to Tokyo and use the laptop the whole flight and still not need the mains. I hope/pray competition makes Intel work harder. The next few generations of these may wipe the floor and eat comparable x86-64 chips. Reply
• varase How come you're showing only 77.4% coverage of DCI-P3? Are you using an inherited color profile - IOW, did you set the the MacBook Pro up from scratch or did you migrate settings? I'm using Apple XDR Display (P3-1600 nits) and supposed at that setting you get 100% DCI-P3. Reply
• zerebuz Did I get the US-only newsletter? >90% of the world DOES NOT understand what you mean by "weighs 4.8 pounds and measures 14.91 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches". Reply
• Co BIY Are reviews not getting put on the front/home page ? Reply
• kaalus Yes, but for all this money you are stuck on the silly MacOS which, truth be told, is about on the level of Windows 3.1 when comes to usability and user friendliness. It is pretty, but not much more. Reply
• magbarn I've got a loaded 2019 MBP 16 with 5600M and a new M1Max 32gb Macbook 16 in front of me and can't pick which one to keep. If I keep the 2019, I can still continue on using bootcamp and play several games at decent settings while on the road. If I upgrade to the M1 Max, I get a much better screen and CPU for my photography work. It's nice to use LR classic and PS without ever hearing the fans come on at all and get crazy good battery life. But I also like to game on the road and currently macos is a dead end on recent games. Reply
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MacBook Pro 2021 16-inch review: Apple's M1 Max chip meets retro ports

It's the best of the old and new in this long-awaited, professional-grade Apple silicon MacBook.

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Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 Max

• HDMI and SD card ports return
• MagSafe power connection is back
• Bigger, better, brighter screen with slimmer bezels
• New great-looking 1080p webcam
• Huge leap in graphics performance over earlier M1 systems
• Function keys replace the Touch Bar
• Higher-end configs quickly drive up the price
• Screen has a notch for the webcam

A very specific audience of video editors, 3D designers and other creative professionals have been waiting for a new post-Intel , graphics-heavy Mac. Apple's two new super-powered MacBook Pro laptops are clearly aimed at that audience, with an emphasis on graphics processing and connectivity. Now, these power users will have to decide if the expensive new versions are pro enough for their needs. Our early hands-on experience so far says yes. 

The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros are remarkably similar in design and component options. Both add the same resurrected ports , new Mini-LED display and improved webcam . Both are available with either the M1 Pro or M1 Max chip , with a few small differences in the specific CPU configurations. Both also ditch the drive towards ever-thinner designs, with a chunky, almost retro-inspired look. 

Read more: Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch M1 Pro review

As the 16-inch version is the more buzz-worthy of the two new laptops, I'll focus on it here as a true desktop replacement and a worthy heir to the late, great 17-inch MacBook Pro , last seen in 2012. In a separate review of the 14-inch MacBook Pro , I break down some of the differences between the two sizes, and who the audience for each might be. 

Big and bold  

The first thing you notice about the new 16-inch MacBook Pro is its build is slightly thicker and heavier than its predecessor. And unlike some earlier MacBooks, this version doesn't try as hard to hide its size with curves and tapers. It's proudly angular, with thicker sides for more ports and chunky rubber feet on the bottom. It's also about a half-pound heavier, which ain't peanuts. It embraces an almost retro style on the outside, while offering something new on the inside. 

With so many changes, I'm hard-pressed to say which side of that coin is the most important. To be sure, the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips are precisely what a slice of the creative pro market has been waiting for. These new chips replace the need for both an Intel CPU and discrete AMD graphics , a combo previously found in only a few high-end Macs. In other words, after a long wait, professional video editors and 3D modelers have a new MacBook aimed squarely at them.

And with prices that start at $2,500 for the 16-inch model and $2,000 for the 14-inch, it's probably a good idea to have the business justification for such a hefty purchase all lined up -- even if someone else (like your employer) is paying for it. 

Current MacBook lineup

Playing the greatest hits 

If everything comes back in style eventually, it must be time for HDMI ports and SD card slots to return. I'm as shocked as anyone by the return of not only these classic-but-useful ports, but also the long-dead MagSafe power connector. 

If you've followed Apple evolution as long as I have, you know nothing is permanent when it comes to ports. (I mean, Apple would never take the headphone jack out of the iPhone, right?)

It's as if Apple designers decided to go through all the feedback they've gotten for years and cherry pick everyone's top handful of wishlist requests (with apologies to whoever wanted mini-DisplayPort or DVI to return). 

I recall the very first MacBook Pro from 2006 , which I reviewed as well. The original Pro cost a similar $2,800 and included three USB 2.0 ports; FireWire 400 and FireWire 800 ports; an ExpressCard slot; and a DVI port. It wasn't until the first Retina screen MacBook Pro, which I reviewed in 2012 , that HDMI first made its way to a MacBook. But it disappeared a few years after that, when Apple moved toward USB-C  starting with the 12-inch MacBook . The SD card slot similarly came and went over the years. 

HDMI is something people have been asking to get back. It's great to be future-forward, but HDMI remains immensely useful, even if it's transitioning into being more of a legacy port. That's also why we had laptops with VGA ports for so many years after they should have vanished. People have older or legacy devices, like printers, projectors and displays, and they want to be able to plug into those immediately, with a cable common enough that you might luck out and find one buried in the back of a desk drawer. In a pinch, I can probably dig up an HDMI cable from somewhere, or steal one from a game console. You're less likely to run across a USB-C-to-HDMI dongle by sheer luck. 

A look at the new 14-inch and 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro

Magnetic attraction 

The MagSafe connection, a clever power plug design that stayed in place but popped away harmlessly if you tripped over it, was also phased out years ago in favor of USB-C. I loved MagSafe, and was sorry to see it go. But there was also a greater social good that came from everyone using the same kind of USB-C plug, so I was skeptical to hear it was making a comeback . 

Here's my logic, which you are free to disagree with. For the past several years, if someone shouts out -- in a classroom, coffee shop or socially distanced office -- "Does anyone have a MacBook charger," everyone knows you're talking about a power brick with a USB-C cable. I could charge my Nintnedo Switch with my MacBook charger and charge my MacBook with my Nintendo Switch charger. I've used Lenovo chargers on Macs, Dell chargers on Lenovos and so on. 

You can still charge this new MacBook with almost any USB-C charger, by using one of the three USB-C ports. I tried it with a 65-watt Lenovo charger, a 39-watt Switch charger and an older 61-watt MacBook charger. All worked, some much faster than others. The 16-inch Pro comes with a massive new 140-watt MagSafe 3 charger , while the 14-inch Pro has a 96-watt MagSafe 3 charger. 

The MagSafe cable that starts with USB-C on one end and terminates in the MagSafe plug on the other end has a woven covering, much like the cables for the 24-inch M1 iMac . It's a much nicer feel than plain rubbery cables than last year's M1 MacBooks included. 

In practice, MagSafe is just as good as I remember it; the magnetic plug end, which looks very similar to the older models, snaps right on easily and stays in place unless you give it a good tug. Microsoft also has a version of this, with a small magnetic fin that slots into a power port on Surface Pro tablets . But in that case, the magnetic head never stays seated and always routes the cable somewhere awkward, so it's good you can use regular USB-C to charge those as well. 

In the end, I'm glad MagSafe is back, even though I'll have to think more about which cables I bring when I take a trip or head out to work at a local coffee shop.

How well the notch blends in depends on your desktop background color. 

Notch your average laptop screen 

We've hit peak screen bezel. Or maybe peak non-bezel. The border around the display here has gotten so thin that there's not even room for a webcam any longer. I've seen this happen on other laptops as well. In those cases, the camera gets moved somewhere awkward, or it's reduced to a tiny pinhole camera with poor image quality. 

Here the camera gets slotted into an iPhone-like notch at the top of the display. Yes, just like an iPhone. And like the iPhone, it's annoying and too obvious at first. You can't stop seeing it cutting into your screen real estate. Then, in a few hours or days, it blends into the background and you forget about it. 

The notch implementation in MacOS is especially clever, as the menu bar for whatever app you have open moves up to sit right beside the camera notch. It's much better than just having dead space there and frees up the rest of the screen for better things. As far as design compromises go, it's a pretty good one. 

Shot seconds apart, the new 1080p MacBook webcam versus last year's 720p MacBook webcam. 

The camera will also spoil you quickly if you're used to the lower-res 720p cameras in other Macs (and most Windows laptops as well). In our era of nonstop web meetings and remote conferences, your webcam matters. These new laptops join the 27-inch (Intel) iMac and M1 24-inch iMac, as well as some other computers like the Surface Pro 8 , in adding a full-HD camera, with 1,080 lines of horizontal resolution. Once you start using a better camera for web meetings, it's impossible to go back . 

The Mini-LED display (Apple calls it a Liquid Retina XDR display) is similar to the screen in the larger iPad Pro model , and also can go up to a 120Hz refresh rate. Like the iPad Pro and other mini LED devices, the actual refresh rate is variable, which can save on battery life. It's also brighter, hitting a sustained brightness of 1,000 nits, versus 500 nits (it's a measurement of brightness, explained here ) for previous models. 

The border around the MacBook's screen is now much thinner, compared to last year's MacBook Pro. 

In practice, it's OLED-like, by which I mean it combines near-total blacks with extreme brightness, perfect for high dynamic range content -- not very surprising, since it's essentially the same screen technology in the company's Pro Display XDR . I'll admit, I took Apple's suggestion and opened up a 4K episode of Foundation on Apple TV Plus , and it looked great. Almost more importantly, it sounded great with excellent wide spatial separation from the six-speaker system. (However, I still have no idea what's going on in Foundation.)

The Apple Touch Bar (2016-2021)

I'm surprised the Touch Bar lasted as long as it did . The idea of a second display, especially a touch one, is a good idea on paper. Some phones and laptops are even adding secondary displays today. But in this case, it never really caught on. So with barely a mention, it's gone and been replaced with good, old-fashioned function keys. 

Welcome back, Function keys! 

The best part of the Touch Bar survives beyond its official cancellation, though. The Touch ID fingerprint reader has been broken out into its own component and is found now in the MacBook Air, the Pro and the 24-inch iMac's keyboard. 

I won't go as far as defending the Touch Bar, but I already miss riding the fader on brightness and volume instead of tapping the function keys over and over again. 

Pro or Max?

The big question is, are these new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips powerful enough to make the MacBook Pro feel truly pro? These two chip options, both available in either screen size, have been explained in great detail by several of my colleagues. 

As my CPU-expert colleague Lori Grunin explains , "There are two versions of the M1 Pro, one with eight CPU cores and 14 GPU cores and one with 10 CPU cores and 16 GPU cores." The M1 Max also has 10 CPU cores, but your choice of 24 or 32 GPU cores. Lori says, "The M1 Max and M1 Pro clearly differ in terms of peak performance, with the M1 Max doubling some important contributors to theoretical performance, notably the number of hardware ProRes accelerators, which is extremely important for pro video editing." The new MacOS Monterey will also purportedly add a high-power mode, like a Windows PC's high-performance mode, for 16-inch systems with the M1 Max chip. 

I've only been using these new MacBooks for a few days so far. In my first wave of testing, both the M1 Pro (in the 14-inch) and the M1 Max (in the 16-inch) scored higher on benchmark tests than either the first wave of M1 Macs or comparable Intel-powered PCs. 

MacBook Pro M1 Pro and M1 Max performance

Since video editing is such a big part of the Mac ecosystem, and a big selling point for M1 Pro and M1 Max, I tried that, too. In Adobe Premiere, I cut together a few short 8K video clips shot by one of our video producers. Then I threw a whole bunch of random things at the project -- different color correction on every clip, transitions, digital effects and floating titles. My resulting video was about 50 seconds long, and I exported it as an 8K H.264 file at a constant 50Mbps bit rate. 

As shown in the chart below, the new Macs completed that task more than twice as fast as either a standard M1-powered Mac or a 2019 MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i7 CPU and AMD Radeon 5300M graphics. With this quick initial test, I didn't see much daylight between the Pro and Max versions of the chip, but I'm going to continue to test with more intense workloads and will update these charts as needed. 

Premiere video export test

The 2020 Air and 13-inch Pro, along with the 2021 14-inch and 16-inch Pro. 

Is this for you?

That's the million-dollar question -- or at least the $2,500-and-up question. Every video editor and creative pro I've spoken to is either excited to get or has already preordered one. For that audience, the decision comes down more to screen size and a small, medium or large number of GPU cores. 

If you're not specifically going to use these new hardware capabilities and just want the latest, coolest MacBook, know that you're making what is essentially a vanity purchase. The plain old $999 MacBook Air, with its own M1 Chip, is still the most universally useful laptop most people can buy. You do, however, lose out on the new 1080p webcam, which is frankly fantastic. 

We will continue to update this review with additional test scores and analysis, including battery test scores (my initial video streaming battery test ran for 16.5 hours), in the coming weeks.

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2021 MacBook Pros compared: how Apple’s laptops stack up

Apple’s whole laptop lineup plus yesteryear.

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Apple just announced new versions of its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro explicitly designed around their new Arm-based M1 Pro and M1 Max CPUs . Both models are configurable with either CPU and can be equipped with up to 8TB of storage. Models that use the M1 Pro can have up to 32GB of unified memory, while models that have the M1 Max can be configured to have up to 64GB. They also feature more powerful speakers and a greater selection of ports, making them more versatile than the MacBooks that only offered USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4. (You no longer need a dongle for HDMI or SD cards.)

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The last generation of MacBook Pro still has plenty of power, and for a while was the best option in terms of connectivity for Apple laptops. However, the advent of the M1 CPU in last year’s 13-inch MacBook Pro has changed what we expect from our MacBooks , a new bar that currently can’t be met by the older Intel and AMD-based MacBooks in most ways. If you’re a long-time Apple user, it’s hard to go wrong by upgrading to anything that uses the Apple Silicon architecture.

While all of the MacBooks currently available on the Apple store use some form of the M1 CPU, they’re all just a little bit different, so to help you weigh your options, we’ve put together charts comparing every current MacBook you can buy on the Apple Store, as well as another chart comparing current models to their predecessors if you’re someone that’s been waiting to upgrade. We even threw in the last MacBook Pro that included an HDMI port to show just how far we’ve come since 2015.

Here’s how they compare to older models

First the old

The new Pros have made some excellent strides in terms of their displays, with 120Hz refresh rates in all the available models, as well as improving the resolution and significantly raising the max brightness. The webcam has also received an upgrade to 1080p. While it’s no surprise that the new versions of the MacBook Pro trump their predecessors in just about every category in terms of performance, the race gets a little more competitive when stacking up the models that you can currently get on the Apple Store.

Current MacBook models compared

Everything new

The M1 Air is the most sensible option for users that want a budget-friendly laptop. Unless you need a brighter display, better audio, or battery life, there's little reason to go with the 13-inch version of the MacBook Pro. However, this new breed of MacBook Pro definitely makes a more convincing argument for spending the extra cash.

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At the lower end of the spectrum, the starting configuration for the 14-inch MacBook Pro costs twice as much as the MacBook Air, but has a larger screen with better resolution and far more ports. You also get twice the amount of memory and storage right out of the gate. The main drawback of opting for the 14-inch Pro is that it's slightly heavier and won’t last quite as long between charges when compared to its smaller siblings.

14-inch MacBook Pro (2021)

The 14-inch MacBook Pro is a stellar laptop in many ways, with a brilliant display, a great keyboard, fast specs, and several useful ports.

16-inch MacBook Pro (2021)

The 16-inch MacBook Pro from 2021 is a creative powerhouse equipped with Apple’s first-gen silicon. Configurable with either the M1 Pro or M1 Max, the 16-inch screen can be lent out to up to three external displays and a 4K TV simultaneously thanks to its vast array of ports.

For an additional $500, the starting price of the 16-inch MacBook Pro will net you many of the same benefits, with the same amount of memory and storage to start, just with a slightly better processor. While the battery of the 16-inch Pro has more staying power, this model is easily the heaviest out of the bunch.

2020 MacBook Air with M1 (256GB)

The MacBook Air is Apple’s entry-level laptop, which comes outfitted with the company’s M1 chip in one of three different colors (silver, space gray, and gold).

MacBook Pro 13 (late 2020)

The Macbook Pro 13 is more powerful than the Air but more affordable than the 16-inch Pro.

There are plenty of reasons to spring for a new MacBook Pro, especially if you’ve been biding your time with an older model. The M1 CPU is certainly worth the investment, but unless you can’t live without a dedicated HDMI port, or need a particularly powerful laptop, the MacBook Air is probably the way to go. However, if you’re a power-user or creator that needs bleeding-edge performance, the new 16-inch MacBook Pro seems like the clear winner — we’ll find out for sure in our upcoming reviews.

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Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) review

A mightily impressive creative laptop from apple.

TechRadar Verdict

The MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) is the best laptop for creative professionals you can buy right now. It offers amazing performance, even on battery, and comes with the best screen you’ll find on a laptop anywhere. For day-to-day use, this won’t be the laptop for you, but for video editors, programmers, music producers and photographers, you won’t get a better laptop.

Brilliant performance

Best screen on a laptop

Long battery life

Plenty of ports

Screen may be a bit small for some

Overkill for regular users

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Two-minute review

The MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021), the smaller of the two new MacBook Pros that Apple released in 2021 hasn’t disappointed. Powered by a choice of the M1 Pro and M1 Max , Apple’s most impressive chips so far (they still outperform the newer M2 chip), this is hands-down the best laptop for creative professionals we’ve ever tested, combining the best form and power that Apple can muster in a portable shell.

In the past, Apple has, against its users’ wishes, put design over functionality, which has led to previous MacBooks coming with a paltry amount of ports for the sake of staying thin and light. This time around, Apple has not only listened (finally) to its customers, but it’s embraced their feedback.

So, now we have the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021), a still relatively compact laptop with a great selection of ports – offering three Thunderbolt 4 ports, one HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, and a MagSafe 3 port for charging – and lots of power inside. By aiming the MacBook Pro 14-inch squarely at professionals looking for a true mobile workstation , and leaving the thin, light and svelte design to the more mainstream MacBook Air , Apple has made a device that is arguably more niche, but far more successful.

If you’ve gotten tired of having to rely on dongles and hubs to plug in your peripherals, you’ll appreciate this upgrade.

This isn’t going to be the laptop for most people. It offers a level of power that most people will never need, and with a starting price of $1,999 / £1,899 / AU$2,999, it will likely be too expensive for most as well.

However, if you do need this kind of firepower, for editing 8K footage, arranging elaborate music scores, or compiling and testing complex code, then you simply won’t find a better laptop.

Not only have the internals had an upgrade thanks to the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, but the screen has been overhauled as well. It’s now larger than the 13-inch model, and is now a Liquid Retina XDR display featuring mini-LED technology. The mini-LED technology is the same found in the new iPad Pro , and it’s just as impressive here, offering a huge 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio. If you’re working on photos and HDR videos, your content is never going to have looked so good. ProMotion technology is also included, which offers refresh rates of up to 120Hz, which can be adapted depending on the motion of the content on the screen. Not only does this make videos looks great, but even scrolling through websites benefit from this tech, as it now feels smooth and responsive. As with previous MacBook Pro screens, it also supports the P3 wide color gamut.

Battery life has also been drastically lengthened, and can now hit 17 hours, which is remarkable for a workstation laptop of this calibre. Not only that, but the MacBook Pro 14-inch continues to churn through complex tasks even when on battery power, rather than throttling performance as with other laptops to preserve battery life.

This is where Apple’s control over both the hardware, with its own M1 Pro or M1 Max silicon, and software, with macOS Monterey, really pays off, as it’s allowed the company to fine tune performance and power consumption to end up with a powerful laptop that can outlast – and outperform – the competition.

A boosted 1080p webcam and studio-quality speakers round out the improvements Apple has added here. These are particularly important in this day and age when a lot of us are working remotely, and it all adds up to a truly impressive professional laptop. If you’re a creative professional looking for a new laptop to work on, then the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) is the best laptop you can buy right now.

Price and availability

Here is the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) configuration sent to TechRadar for review:

CPU: Apple M1 Pro (10-core) Graphics: Integrated 16-core GPU RAM: 32GB Unified memory Screen: 14.2-inch, 3,024 x 1,964 Liquid Retina XDR display (mini-LED, 1,000 nits sustained brightness, wide color P3 gamut, ProMotion technology) Storage: 512GB SSD Ports: 3x Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C), HDMI, SDXC card slot, 3.5mm headphone jack, MagSafe 3 Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0 Camera: 1080p FaceTime HD webcam Weight: 3.5 pounds (1.6kg) Size: 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches (31.26 x 22.12 x 1.55cm; W x D x H)

The MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) is an incredibly ambitious laptop both in terms of hardware and design, and it’s aimed at creative professionals who need powerful mobile hardware, and that means this is an expensive laptop. A very expensive laptop.

The MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) with an 8-Core CPU, 14-Core GPU M1 Pro with 16GB unified memory and 512GB SSD storage starts at $1,999 / £1,899 / AU$2,999, ($1,899 for education), and the more powerful 10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU M1 Pro with 16GB Unified Memory and 1TB SSD storage will set you back a hefty $2,499 / £2,399 / AU$3,749.

You can configure the MacBook Pro 14-inch with more RAM and storage space, with either 16GB, 32GB and 64GB unified memory, and up to 8TB SSD storage, which of course also adds to the price.

You can also upgrade from the M1 Pro chip to the much more powerful M1 Max chip. This brings faster memory (and up to 64GB of the stuff), and double the graphics performance. Adding the M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU will add a hefty $500 / £500 / AU$750 onto the asking price, while the highest-end M1 Max with a 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU will add an extra $700 / £700 / AU$1,050.

The maximum configuration of the 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU M1 Max processor, 64GB of RAM and 8TB of SSD storage costs a whopping $5,899 / £5,799 / AU$8,849.

This is a huge amount of money for anyone, so you’ll want to really consider if you need the kind of power that the new MacBook Pro 14-inch offers. If you don’t, but still want a modern MacBook for doing video editing and other creative work on, then there’s always the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020) . It comes with the less powerful M1 chip , but in our tests was still an impressive performer, even when editing videos in 8K, and with a price tag starting at $1,299 / £1,299 / AU$1,999 for the 256GB SSD/8GB RAM model, with an M1 chip with an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU.

For many people, that will be a more realistic model to go for, offering the power you need but without such a high price tag. For people who need more , however, the MacBook Pro 14-inch offers that step up.

Many of us have been asking for a MacBook Pro redesign for years, and with the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) we finally get it. This is the biggest overhaul the lineup has had in years, and it feels like Apple is once again passionate and excited about the MacBook Pro – and that excitement is infectious.

The most noticeable design change is the new 14.2-inch screen size, an almost one inch increase on the 13.3-inch display that comes with the MacBook Pro 13-inch. This extra screen real estate is well used, offering you a much larger area to work on than the 13-inch model, without increasing the overall size of the laptop too much. If the 16-inch MacBook Pro feels too big, and the 13-inch MacBook Pro to small, then the 14-inch could be the perfect compromise.

As well as an increase in screen size, the resolution has also been upped from 2,560 x 1,600 on the 13-inch to 3,024 x 1,964, which boosts the pixel density from 227 pixels per inch (PPI) to 254 PPI. Not only is this a larger screen, but it’s sharper as well.

The bezels around the screen have also been slimmed down. The thick surrounds of previous MacBooks was one of our biggest bugbears. They made the laptops look bulky and outdated, while rivals like Dell were bringing out laptops with ever thinner bezels around the screen.

So, the thinner bezels on the 14-inch MacBook Pro are extremely welcome. Not only does it make the laptop look more modern, and lets your full attention fall on that gorgeous screen, but it means that Apple has managed to fit in a larger screen without making the actual body of the MacBook Pro any larger.

The dimensions are 12.31 x 8.71 0.61 inches (31.26 x 22.12 x 1.55 cm), which isn’t much bigger than the 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches (30.41 x 21.24 x 1.56cm) dimensions of the 13-inch MacBook Pro. Considering the bump in screen size, this is pretty remarkable.

The slimmed down bezels come at a cost, however, as Apple has introduced one of its most controversial design decisions in recent memory – a ‘notch’ that surrounds the webcam.

Unlike the notch of the iPhone camera, which caused its own share of controversy when it was introduced, the notch in the MacBook Pro 14-inch (and the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, which also has it) is flat.

It’s certainly noticeable, as the notch extends down into the menu bar that runs along the top of the screen. However, macOS Monterey, which comes preinstalled on the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021), is designed to deal with it. The menu bar of apps adapts to the notch, so if there are numerous menu entries that run along the menu bar, they are rearranged so they appear either side of the notch. The mouse cursor, meanwhile, moves beneath the notch.

It’s not the most elegant of solutions, and Apple hasn’t been clear about why the notch is needed. While the webcam has been improved with a 1080p resolution and larger sensor, and many other laptops have 1080p cameras and thin bezels without needing a similar notch. Unlike with the iPhone, the new MacBook Pros don’t support Face ID, which allows you to log in by scanning your face.

However, it’s not the deal breaker many people are making it out to be. It actually allows for more screen space, as the menu bar itself is now higher up (thanks to the reduced bezels). This allows the application to then take up even more screen space below it, resulting in more desktop real estate for working on.

Also, when using apps in full screen mode, or watching videos, you won’t notice the notch, as that part of the screen gets blacked out.

When you open up the MacBook Pro 14-inch, another major redesign reveals itself: there’s no longer a Touch Bar that runs along the top of keyboard. This thin display was included in various MacBook Pro models from 2016 onwards, replacing the physical function keys. Instead, it showed interactive buttons that were context sensitive and would change depending on the application you were using.

The Touch Bar proved to be unpopular among some users who found it gimmicky, and third-party app makers didn’t really use it to its full potential.

With the new MacBook Pros, the Touch Bar is gone, replaced by the return of physical keys. There’s still a Touch ID button, for logging in using just your fingerprint, and that continues to work well. If you didn’t like the Touch Bar, then you’ll be pleased to see the back of it, but its absence will disappoint anyone who actually liked the feature.

The rest of the keyboard is the same Magic Keyboard found in recent MacBooks. This is not a bad thing at all, as it’s responsive and feels great to type on. It’s also reliable – which is crucial after Apple’s issues with the old Butterfly keyboards in older MacBooks, which were prone to breaking if crumbs or dust got anywhere near it.

The other major design change is when it comes to ports, with the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) featuring three Thunderbolt 4 ports, one HDMI port, an SDXC card slot, and a MagSafe 3 port.

With all those ports at your disposal, you can connect up to three Pro Display XDRs and a 4K TV with M1 Max, or two Pro Display XDRs if you opt for the M1 Pro.

This increase in ports is extremely welcome, as we’ve been complaining in the past that MacBook Pros don’t come with enough of them. These are laptops aimed at professionals, so while only having a few USB-C ports on a consumer laptop like the MacBook Air is fine, when it comes to professional laptops, you need more ports, as you’re likely to be plugging in more equipment.

It seems Apple has been listening to its customers, and has drastically upped the port selection. The memory card slot will be welcomed by photographers who want to quickly transfer their photos to the MacBook Pro to edit them, and the full-size HDMI port means you can plug this laptop into a TV or monitor without needing an adapter.

It’s great to see Apple respond to its customers like this, and it addresses one of our biggest complaints we had with previous models.

These new ports do mean the MacBook Pro 14-inch is chunkier than previous models, and it feels almost retro to see a full size HDMI port on a laptop, but this is a serious workstation laptop for professionals, and the hit to its looks is more than worth it. Of course, if you want a slim and light laptop that puts more emphasis on being stylish than functional, then there’s always the MacBook Air (M1, 2020), which remains our pick as the best laptop you can buy right now.

You may have also noticed that there’s a MagSafe 3 port. This is a proprietary charging power that has a magnetic element. This allows you to quickly and easily connect the power supply, and if the cable gets accidentally tugged, the charging cable will come away from the MacBook Pro 14-inch easily without any damage. It’s a welcome addition, especially as you can also still charge the MacBook Pro via USB-C, so older MacBook Pro adapters (or chargers for other laptop brands that use USB-C) can still be used, though the battery won’t charge as quickly. It’s all about options, however, and the MacBook Pro 14-inch gives you plenty of them.

Overall, the new design of the MacBook Pro 14-inch is a hit. Apple’s added features that we’ve been crying out for, including thinner bezels and more ports, while adding a stunning larger screen as well. It comes in two colors, Silver and Space Gray, which may disappoint anyone hoping for a colorful reimagining like the iMac, but they retain that classy and iconic MacBook look.

Performance

Here’s how the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) performed in our suite of benchmark tests:

Cinebench R23 CPU: Single-Core: 1,533; Multi-Core: 12,370 Geekbench 5 Single-Core: 1,766; Multi-Core: 12,514 Battery Life (TechRadar movie test): 15 hours and 58 minutes Handbrake (1080p, Fast): 71.32 fps PugetBench Photoshop: 804 points

While the new design of the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) is one of the most exciting things about this product, the tweaks Apple made to the hardware beneath the chassis are even more exciting. Apple blew us away with its M1 chip when it debuted in the 13-inch MacBook Pro back in 2020. For a first attempt at its own laptop silicon, after previously using Intel components, it was an assured and successful showing, giving the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020) and MacBook Air (M1, 2020) enough power to edit 8K videos, while also boasting excellent battery life.

So, when Apple announced not one, but two new chips at the MacBook Pro 14-inch’s launch event, we sat up and took notice. The M1 Pro and M1 Max are both available in the MacBook Pro 14-inch, and offer performance that far exceeds the M1.

Regardless of what processor you choose, both the M1 Pro and M1 Max are big leaps over the existing M1 chip, and the M1 chip was no slouch to begin with.

The M1 Pro (which is in our review device) has a dual-chip architecture that supports up to 32GB of unified memory, with a bandwidth of 200GB/s, which is almost three times the bandwidth of the M1.

The CPU has eight high-performance cores and two high-efficiency cores, and the M1 Pro will switch between these to optimize performance to whatever tasks you're running. For graphics, the M1 Pro comes with a 16-core GPU with 2,048 execution units, and a performance of 5.2 teraflops, which Apple promises is two times faster graphics performance compared to the M1.

There is also a version of the M1 Pro with eight cores in total. This appears to be six performance and two efficiency cores, and a 14-core GPU, and is available in the cheaper model of the MacBook Pro 14-inch.

If you have money burning a hole in your pocket, or some really demanding applications to run, then you can opt for the M1 Max instead. This flagship chip supports up to twice the amount of memory as the M1 Pro, and is also made up of 57 billion transistors, almost twice that of the M1.

It's important to note that the M1 Max comes with the same 10-core processor as the M1 Pro, but you're certainly getting some other benefits. For graphical performance, the M1 Max comes with 32 cores, double that of the M1 Pro.

The GPU also comes with 4,096 execution units, twice as many as the M1 Pro, as well as twice the maximum concurrent threads (98,304 vs 49,512).

The model we had in for review comes with the 10-core M1 Pro, 32GB of memory and 512GB SSD, and in our time with it, we found it worked exceptionally well.

For day to day use, macOS Monterey is incredibly fast and responsive, and when just browsing the internet, the MacBook Pro 14-inch’s ProMotion display, which has up to a 120Hz refresh rate, means scrolling up and down webpages (or documents) is incredibly smooth.

Of course, you want a laptop of this calibre to do more than just web browsing, and when it comes to heavy duty professional-grade creative work, the MacBook Pro 14-inch really shines.

The evident power behind the M1 Pro chip meant we were able to create and edit complex 3D scenes in Cinema 4D quickly and smoothy, with the unified memory allowing for some seriously intensive workloads to be handled extremely well. This literally offers workstation-level performance in a portable laptop. We also fired up Final Cut Pro to edit 8K video, and the process was impressively seamless. We could scrub through the timeline back and forth, and the ultra high definition footage didn’t even pause – and we were even able to add four 8K streams to a scene and play them simultaneously. Seriously impressive stuff.

While working on these projects we weren’t just impressed with the raw performance the 14-inch MacBook Pro offered, but how good they looked as well.

This is thanks to the new screen, which is a Liquid Retina XDR display featuring mini-LED technology, which can deliver up to 1,000 nits of sustained, full-screen brightness, 1,600 nits of peak brightness, and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and P3 wide color gamut.

This resulted in truly impressive image quality when working on videos and photos. The footage we were editing in 8K was also in HDR, and the screen of the MacBook Pro 14-inch showed it off in all its glory. The only way it would have looked better is if it had been in native 8K, but that’s asking a bit much.

Still, it’s one of the most impressive displays we’ve seen in a laptop. At one point we were editing a 3D scene in Cinema 4D, and moved the lighting around, which momentarily dazzled us. It was an excellent example of how bright and vibrant this screen is. For the past few years, Apple’s MacBooks were no longer home to the best laptop screens you could find. Ultra high definition OLED offerings from the likes of Dell and Gigabyte blew past Apple’s MacBooks. No longer: Apple once again has the best screen you can get on a laptop with the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) and the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021).

MacBooks aren’t just popular with video editors and photographers, but musicians and music producers often use them, and the good news is that the 14-inch MacBook Pro does a great job here as well. We played around with a hugely complex project in Logic Pro, with an orchestral score that has over 1,500 separate tracks. This project was provided to us by Apple (we’re not talented enough to do anything remotely as complex), and it was a great example of what the MacBook Pro 14-inch, and its M1 Pro chip, can handle. Loading up the project was impressively quick, and we could skip around the track without any hitch, while editing and tweaking tracks on the fly.

The MacBook Pro 14-inch kept up admirably, and it also sounded great thanks to the six-speaker setup.

What was perhaps most impressive about all of this, was that even when the MacBook Pro 14-inch was running on battery, there was no perceptible dip in performance. This is pretty remarkable, as laptops usually throttle some of their most demanding components when using battery to help preserve battery life, which means a downtick in performance. This is usually considered an inevitable compromise, with many people just accepting that if you want to do heavy duty tasks with your laptop, you’ll need it to be plugged in, but that means you can use it for other things when on battery.

Fair play to Apple, then, for basically scrapping this. Thanks to the work it's done with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, it’s allowed the MacBook Pro 14-inch to keep on working with complex tasks on battery – without an impact in performance, nor a drastic cut to battery life. Being able to render complex 3D scenes, or compile and test code, all on battery is an incredible feeling, and along with the excellent screen, speakers and plenty of ports, means this is a truly portable workstation that doesn’t need to be plugged into anything. It gives you an incredible degree of freedom when working with this laptop.

We’re aware that we’ve used the word ‘incredible’ quite a bit in this review, but it sums up what Apple has done with the 14-inch MacBook Pro, and if you’re a creative professional looking for a powerful workstation you can use anywhere, this is the laptop for you, without a doubt.

During our tests we also didn’t hear the fans kick in, which is certainly impressive. Apple has paid a lot of attention to the thermal design of the new MacBook Pro 14-inch, and that appears to have paid off, as we were performing tasks that would cause the fans to get very loud very quickly with other laptops.

The screen is definitely a highlight, and even when you’re not creating, but kicking back and watching movies, you get an absolutely fantastic experience. As you’d imagine, Apple TV+ and its original content, which support Dolby Vision, looks (and sounds) especially impressive with the MacBook Pro 14-inch. We even played a few games on it as well.

Apple has never made a gaming laptop, but the new MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch are the closest it's got thanks to the powerful M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, alongside a high refresh rate screen. We played a spot of Metro Exodus on the MacBook Pro 14-inch and were impressed with how well it handled it at ultra settings. There were a few hitches where frame rates dropped for a few seconds, but Metro Exodus, like most other games, has not been built for Apple Silicon, so it is running via Apple's Rosetta 2 compatibility layer. With a bit of tweaking to the graphical settings, and improved M1 support in the future, these new MacBooks could be formidable gaming machines, especially the M1 Max editions. That's not something we'd ever thought we'd say about a MacBook.

It's worth pointing out that if you want the absolute top performance from a MacBook, you'll need to get the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) M1 Max version, as that comes with an exclusive 'High Power Mode' which is designed to eke out even more performance. It's a bit of a shame that mode isn't available even with the M1 Max version of the MacBook Pro 14-inch.

Webcam and microphone

The webcam and microphone in a laptop is now incredibly important since many of us are making more video calls to friends, family, clients and co-workers due to working remotely, so it’s great to see Apple make improvements here as well. We finally have a 1080p webcam on a MacBook, which is a serious upgrade from the 720p hardware that Apple used to include. Not only that, this webcam uses a lens with a wider aperture that lets in more light which should help to prevent any background noise (that weird, static-like fuzz).

Together with a larger image sensor that has more efficient pixels, the camera delivers two times better low‑light performance, so you won't need any fancy lighting to look your best. In our time with the MacBook Pro 14-inch, we were certainly impressed with the quality of the webcam in video calls. It would have been nice to have Face ID features so we could log in by looking at the webcam (like we can with modern iPhones, or by using Windows Hello-compatible webcams with Windows 10 and Windows 11 devices).

When it comes to recording audio, Apple has included what it calls are ‘studio-quality’ microphones. These are an improvement on the microphones included in the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) model, which were already very impressive. It’s a three mic array with boosted signal-to-noise ratio, and the clarity is excellent. 

For video calls and meetings, it does the job brilliantly, and at a push it’ll also work well for recording vocals and instruments for podcasts and impromptu jam sessions if you don’t have an external microphone with you. It’s yet another thing, then, that you don’t have to plug in to this laptop.

Battery life

When Apple launched the MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020), it boasted that it had the longest battery life ever in a MacBook, and our tests confirmed that, so when Apple revealed that the 14-inch could beat the 13-inch by whopping seven hours, we couldn’t wait to try it out for ourselves.

Apple claims that the MacBook Pro 14-inch can hit up to 17 hours when playing fullscreen videos, and 11 hours of wireless web browsing. In our own battery benchmark tests, where we played a looped 1080p video until the battery ran out, we found it lasted a very impressive 15 hours and 58 minutes, not too far off Apple’s 17 hour claims. The MacBook Pro 13-inch (M1, 2020) lasted 13 hours and 22 minutes in the same test.

This jump in battery life is fantastic, especially when you consider how much more powerful the laptop is. Apple has obviously worked hard to improve the efficiency of its M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, and it means this is a powerful workstation laptop you can work on for a full work day and still have battery life left. As we mentioned earlier, the fact that the impact to performance is minimal when unplugged means for the first time you have a laptop that you can do some seriously intensive workloads on while running off the battery. Even the best Windows laptops can’t compete with that.

The new power adapter that’s included with the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) can charge the battery to 50% in just 30 minutes. It meant that when we were using the new MacBooks, on the few times the battery did drop enough for us to charge it up, we didn’t have to wait long at all for it to reach 100%.

Should you buy the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021)?

Buy it if....

You want a truly mobile workstation Not only is the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) an incredibly powerful laptop, but it offers exceptional battery life. Along with a stunning screen, excellent speakers and built-in microphone, this is a workstation you don’t need to plug anything else into.

You’re a creative professional The boosted specs of the MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) make this an awesome laptop for doing heavy duty creative work on, including 3D animation and music production.

You want the best screen on a laptop After falling behind, Apple’s back on top when it comes to display, with the screen of the 14-inch MacBook Pro being the best you’ll find on a laptop right now.

Don't buy it if...

You don’t need the power The MacBook Pro 14-inch is likely to be overkill for a lot of people. If you’re not going to be chucking complex workloads at it, the MacBook Air (M1, 2020) remains the best laptop for you.

• These are the best MacBooks and Macs of 2021

Matt is TechRadar's Managing Editor for Core Tech, looking after computing and mobile technology. Having written for a number of publications such as PC Plus, PC Format, T3 and Linux Format, there's no aspect of technology that Matt isn't passionate about, especially computing and PC gaming. He’s personally reviewed and used most of the laptops in our best laptops guide - and since joining TechRadar in 2014, he's reviewed over 250 laptops and computing accessories personally.

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Introducing the next generation of Mac

A new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini powered by M1, Apple’s breakthrough chip for the Mac

MacBook Air: A Thin and Light Powerhouse

• Export a project for the web with iMovie up to 3x faster. 
• Integrate 3D effects into video in Final Cut Pro up to 5x faster. 
• For the first time, play back and edit multiple streams of full-quality, 4K ProRes video in Final Cut Pro without dropping a frame.
• Export photos from Lightroom up to twice as fast.
• Use ML-based features like Smart Conform in Final Cut Pro to intelligently frame a clip up to 4.3x faster.
• Watch more movies and TV shows with up to 18 hours of battery life, the longest ever on MacBook Air.
• Extend FaceTime and other video calls for up to twice as long on a single charge.

13-inch MacBook Pro: Even More Powerful and Even More Pro

• Build code in Xcode up to 2.8x faster.
• Render a complex 3D title in Final Cut Pro up to 5.9x faster. 
• Fluidly design intricate game scenes in Unity Editor up to 3.5x faster. 
• Perform ML tasks in Create ML up to 11x faster.
• Separate out beats, instrumentals, and vocal tracks from a recording in real time in djay Pro AI, thanks to the amazing performance of the Neural Engine. 
• Play back full-quality, 8K ProRes video in DaVinci Resolve without dropping a single frame. 
• Compile four times as much code on a single charge, thanks to the game-changing performance per watt of the M1 chip.

Mac mini: Staggering Performance and an Ultracompact Design

• Compile code in Xcode up to 3x faster. 
• Play a graphics-intensive game like “Shadow of the Tomb Raider” with up to 4x higher frame rates. 
• Render a complex timeline in Final Cut Pro up to 6x faster. 
• Take music production to new levels by using up to 3x as many real-time plug-ins in Logic Pro.
• Magically increase the resolution of a photo in Pixelmator Pro up to 15x faster. 
• Utilize ML frameworks like TensorFlow or Create ML, now accelerated by the M1 chip.

macOS Big Sur

• The new MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with M1 are available to order today on apple.com and in the Apple Store app. They will begin arriving to customers and will be in select Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers starting next week. The new MacBook Air starts at $999 (US), and $899 (US) for education; the new 13-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,299 (US), and $1,199 (US) for education; and the new Mac mini starts at $699 (US), and $679 (US) for education. 
• Customers are able to find the same great shopping and support services at apple.com/shop , in the Apple Store app, and at Apple Store locations. Customers can get shopping help from Apple Specialists, choose monthly financing options, trade in eligible devices, and get Support services and no-contact delivery or Apple Store pickup options. Customers are encouraged to check apple.com/retail for more information on the health and safety measures in place, and the services available, at their local store.
• Additional technical specifications, configure-to-order options, and accessories are available online at  apple.com/mac .

Images of MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, Mac mini

• Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 chip and 16GB of RAM. Performance measured using select industry-standard benchmarks. PC configurations from publicly available sales data over the last 12 months. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.
• Battery life depends on device settings, usage, and other factors. Actual results may vary.
• Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 chip, as well as production Intel Core i7-based PC systems with Intel Iris Plus Graphics and the latest version of Windows 10 available at the time of testing. Best-selling system based on publicly available sales data over the last nine months. Tested with graphics-intensive workloads in commercial applications. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.
• Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 chip, as well as production Intel Core i7-based PC systems with discrete graphics. Compact pro notebook defined as a notebook with high-performance graphics, weight of 3.1 pounds or less, and thickness of 0.85 inches or less. Tested with pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network models and optimized frameworks on each platform. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.
• Testing conducted by Apple in October 2020 using preproduction Mac mini systems with Apple M1 chip, as well as production Intel Core i5-based PC systems with Intel UHD Graphics 630 and the latest version of Windows 10 available at the time of testing. Best-selling system based on publicly available sales data over the last nine months. Tested with select industry-standard graphics benchmarks. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini.
• “World’s fastest browser”: Testing conducted by Apple in August and October 2020 using JetStream 2, MotionMark 1.1, and Speedometer 2.0 performance benchmarks on browsers that completed the test. Tested with prerelease Safari 14 and latest stable versions of Chrome, Firefox, and (Windows) Microsoft Edge at the time of testing, on Intel Core i5-based 13-inch MacBook Pro systems with prerelease macOS Big Sur and Windows 10 Home running in Boot Camp; 12.9-inch iPad Pro (4th generation) units with prerelease iPadOS 14 and Intel Core i7-based Microsoft Surface Pro 7 systems with Windows 10 Pro; and iPhone 11 Pro Max with prerelease iOS 14 and Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra with Android 10. Devices tested with a WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection. Performance will vary based on usage, system configuration, network connection, and other factors. “Up to 1.5x speedier at running JavaScript and nearly 2x more responsive”: Testing conducted by Apple in September and October 2020 using JetStream 2 and Speedometer 2.0 performance benchmarks. Tested on preproduction MacBook Air and Mac mini systems with Apple M1 chip and 8-core GPU, as well as production 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7-based 13-inch MacBook Air systems and 3.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i3-based Mac mini systems, all configured with 16GB RAM, 2TB SSD, and prerelease macOS Big Sur. Tested with prerelease Safari 14.0.1 and WPA2 Wi-Fi network connection. Performance will vary based on system configuration, network configuration, network connection, and other factors.

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M1 Macbook Pro (2021) not charging despite light being on.

My macbook's battery is completely drained and when I try to charge it via Magsafe the light remains on amber. Yet, after charging for 30 minutes to an hour it allows me to turn it on and log in but each time the battery is at 3% and does not display it is charging despite the magsafe light being on. It eventually dies and the same issue persists.

Things I've tried:

Using the same magsafe plug on a different m1 macbook pro (my work computer) it works as expected

• Using a USB-C cable leads to the same behaviour
• Restarting the mac when it opens with 3% causes it to shutdown and show battery is dead

I'd appreciate any ideas. I'd love to try a software update but I can't charge it past 3% so that's not an option

I was able to check battery health and it says "Normal"

MacBook Pro 16″

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Aug 20, 2024 2:50 PM in response to Colinjh

Colinjh wrote:

• My macbook's battery is completely drained and when I try to charge it via Magsafe the light remains on amber. Yet, after charging for 30 minutes to an hour it allows me to turn it on and log in but each time the battery is at 3% and does not display it is charging despite the magsafe light being on. It eventually dies and the same issue persists.

• Using a USB-C cable leads to the same behaviour

• Restarting the mac when it opens with 3% causes it to shutdown and show battery is dead

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Aug 20, 2024 3:12 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

That may not be an accurate term but in either case I will leave it plugged in overnight and see if that resolves it.

The most interesting part is that it displays the low battery image when I try to turn it on and it shows that it's charging when plugged in but once I'm able to turn it on and login it no longer charges or shows that it's charging. Despite the magsafe light remaining on

Aug 20, 2024 2:53 PM in response to leroydouglas

Appreciate the help, but I think by testing the cable works on another mac and trying a USB-C cable I think the issue can't be with the cable itself

Aug 20, 2024 3:05 PM in response to Colinjh

"Completely drained" is a really bad idea. You may have to endure several hours of trickle-charging to get the battery level high enough that it can start a regular charge cycle.

Aug 20, 2024 7:08 PM in response to Colinjh

are you using the correct power adapter for that 16-in MacBook Pro?

Most 16-in shipped with a 140 watts power adapter.

Powerpoint and Macbooks: How to use mirrored Presenter View in a 3 screen setup

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Using Powerpoint Presenter View for speakers on Corporate Events

When a presenter shows their Powerpoint-presentation from a stage or a studio, they usually want to see the presenter-view while they are talking. Here they can see their slides and presenter-notes.

The presenter-view in Powerpoint for mac.

In corporate events, there are two ways to play the presentation. For smaller events, the presenter can bring their own laptop to the stage and use this to play the presentation. By plugging the laptop straight to the projector, the presenter can see the presenter-view on the internal display, and the actual presentation is shown on the external display.

But for bigger events, the A/V team wants more control of the presentation-computer, so the presentation needs to be played from a computer placed at the Front of House. From there it can feed the projector, the streaming-device, and send the presenter-view to a separate monitor on the stage.

In order to display Presenter View on a separate display using laptops, you normally want to mirror your internal display with the stage monitor. Then both monitors will show the presenter view, and the external display will show the full presentation.

Screen setup when using a laptop placed at FOH to play the presentation. The laptop-display is mirrored with a monitor on the stage, and the projector shows the full presentation

MacBook screen setup for mirrored display

With Macs you can set up the screen-configuration from the Displays settings in System Preferences. (Example below is from Mac OS Ventura)

One of the external displays can mirror the main display.

When you go to “arrange”, the stacked images shows which screens are mirrored.

In Powerpoint, make sure that presenter-view is enabled from the settings. Go to Slide Show from the preferences in the  top menu bar.

Go to “Set up slide show” from the Slide Show tab above the edit-window. Select Monitor 2 or Auto as the Slide Show monitor. 

You would assume that this would be enough to ensure that the presenter-screen is mirrored and the presentation shown on the external display. But, to our surprise, when we play the presentation, the presenter-view is no longer mirrored on the stage-monitor. Instead, only the desktop is shown:

In PC this works seamlessly. So why doesn’t it work in Mac? And can we solve it? Yes! After years of grey hair and frustration, I think I have finally found a way around this issue:

How to solve the problem – what works for me

• Identify what Powerpoint means by Monitor  2

First you must stop all mirroring on your MacBook. Have your internal display set up as the Main display, and the two connected displays as extended. You will then have 3 separate displays in the display settings

Now go to Powerpoint. In the Slide Show settings, go to Set up slide show. Set the  Monitor  to Monitor 2, or Automatic. (same as earlier before)

Then play the presentation, and take note of what is the screen where the presentation is displayed. In this example, Monitor 2 from Powerpoint is the stage monitor. This won’t work. (see next step)

2. Make sure that Monitor 2 in Powerpoint is routed to the display where you want to show the presentation

From step 1: If Monitor 2 is the display used to show the presentation to the audience, then you can proceed to step 3. If Monitor 2 is the stage-monitor that you want for presenter-view, then you need to  swap the routing of two hdmi-outputs from your Macbook .  If you send the hdmi-cables through a hardware switcher, then you can do this internally in the switcher. This would be my preferred way of action as it doesn’t involve any physical unplugging and patching. Also, the Macbook wouldn’t be aware of these changes, so you won’t change any internal mac-settings.

Routing the HDMI-outputs from the Macbook throug video switcher. Pictured is Roland v-1hd

After swapping HDMI cables from the MacBook, we change what is defined as Monitor 2  in Powerpoint

3. Turn on Mirrored screen

Now you can turn the mirror back on, with the stage monitor mirroring the internal display on the mac

We have identified that DAC70 is the stage-monitor, and we set that as mirrored display.

4. Check that the Monitor in Powerpoint is set to Automatic or Monitor 2

Now you are good to go: If you play the presentation, you will get the configuration with presenter view on the stage-monitor

Hurra, it finally works!

Equipment used for testing

To reach the conlusions above, I have tested with these Macs: – 15″ Macbook Pro 2015 – 14″ Macbook Pro 2021 – 15″ MacBook Pro 2018.  OS: Monterey.  Powerpoint-version: 16

Using this method with APS

Auto Presentation Switcher , gives you more ways to open, display and switch presentations. When opening presentations on Mac with APS, the monitor where the presentation is shown is taken from the Powerpoint settings. So you don’t need any additional preparation to use this method with APS.

Update 5. October 2022:

Since I wrote this text I have used the 3-screen Powerpoint Mac setup on several events. It hasn’t failed me so far. I feel more confident now than before that this article describes how you can use the 3 screen setup with Powerpoint for Mac. However, there is no guarantee that this solution will work for every Mac that has 3 screen outputs. It would be very interesting if more people could test this method, and share how it works for them.

Written by Morten Brekke Stensland

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[2023] 5 Best Laptops for Your Next PowerPoint Presentation!

By: Author Shrot Katewa

Every presentation starts with a high-quality laptop. However, we don’t all have thousands of dollars to buy Apple’s most recent Macbook Pro or Samsung’s latest technology. The good news is there are plenty of top-notch laptops for your next presentation that cost a fraction of the competition.

The best laptop for presentations is the 2021 HP 15 Touchscreen Laptop. This 15.6” laptop comes with an 11th generation i5 Intel processor, 12GB of RAM, and a 1TB hard drive. It also has a backlit keyboard, a built-in webcam for virtual presentations, and it only weighs 3.92 pounds.

You might also enjoy the following presentation laptops:

• ASUS Vivobook 15
• Acer Aspire 5
• Dell Inspiron 15
• Lenovo IdeaPad

Let’s dive into what you should look for and details about each of these laptops below. Enjoy!

What to Look For When Buying a Laptop for Presentations on a Budget

When you’re searching for a top-of-the-line budget laptop for your presentations, it’s important to keep these three factors in mind:

• Compatibility : Does the laptop have Bluetooth, Windows, Microsoft Office, and other features you’ll need to succeed? Touchscreens and wireless connections are also significant improvements for many people.
• Battery life : A long battery life will prevent the laptop from crashing mid-presentation. Sure, you can extend a laptop’s battery life with proper care , but you still want to go with the biggest battery possible within your budget!
• Memory and speed : These two features are lumped together because most companies provide higher memory with faster components. We recommend never getting a laptop below 4GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage for your presentations. Big SSD’s, such as 512GB and above, will keep you from using USB drives.

Without further ado, let’s jump into the reviews.

Our Top Picks

• Best Overall : 2021 HP 15 Touchscreen Laptop
• Best Lightweight Laptop : ASUS Vivobook 15
• Best Budget-Friendly Laptop : Acer Aspire 5
• Best Compatibility : Dell Inspiron 15
• Best Multi-Purpose Laptop : Lenovo IdeaPad

Best Overall: 2021 HP 15 Touchscreen Laptop

Touchscreen laptops have taken the business world by storm. The ability to cycle through menus without using a mouse is fantastic, which is one of the many reasons the 2021 HP 5 Touchscreen Laptop is so popular. It has instant-touch reactions, Bluetooth connectivity, and built-in WiFi to connect all of your devices.

Another reason the HP 15 Laptop is such a good choice is the backlit keyboard that lets you see everything, even when you’re presenting in a dark room. The kit also includes a 320GB external hard drive, making it an incredible deal for the price.

This laptop is made by a trusted company and comes with an extended warranty, Windows 10, and multiple USB connections. There’s also an HDMI port and headphone jacks for various other projects.

• 15.6-inch screen
• 1TB hard drive
• 11th generation Intel i5 processor
• 3.92 pounds

Best Lightweight Laptop: ASUS Vivobook 15

Are you tired of lugging heavy laptops around? A high-quality presentation laptop shouldn’t be too big or heavy because you have to bring it with you everywhere you go, which is why the ASUS Vivobook 15 is a must-have for many businesspeople. It’s only 3.50 pounds and measures 14.1 x 9.1 x 0.8 inches.

Although it’s quite this, the Vivobook 15 has an impressive 1920 x 1080p display, an Intel UHD graphics card, Windows 10 pre-installed, and many more unique features.

Much like the previous laptop on the list, it comes with Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity. You can connect any presentation click or remote with ease.

Those who prefer additional security will love the fingerprint scanner on the touchpad.

• 512GB hard drive
• 10th generation Intel i5 processor
• 3.50 pounds

Best Budget-Friendly Laptop: Acer Aspire 5

Acer continues to put out some of the best computers every year. Their reliability and top-notch specs make them a tough contender for the competition, but an easy choice for many buyers. The Acer Aspire 5 runs with Windows 10 and Amazon’s Alexa integration for voice commands, making it perfect for hands-free presentations.

The Aspire 5 comes in multiple options, each changing its RAM and hard drive. Regardless of which one you choose, you’ll have the choice of either an Intel i3 or Intel i5 processor. These processors are known for their speed and consistent production. It’s also a touchscreen laptop, so you can control it with multiple voice, touch, remote, or hands-on commands.

• 256GB SSD hard drive
• 11th generation Intel i3 processor
• 4.19 pounds

Best Compatibility: Dell Inspiron 15

Dell is another excellent brand for presentation laptops since they always have the latest technology packed into a mid-sized laptop. The Dell Inspiron 15 is worth checking out because it includes a built-in microphone, a webcam, high-end speakers, and a long-lasting 7.5-hour 3-cell lithium battery.

Unlike many laptops on the market, the Inspiron 15 has a separate number pad, making it easy to log numbers in spreadsheets and other crucial details for your presentations. The smooth, slanted design creates an ergonomic feeling to prevent wrist pain when typing. You can turn the number pad and touchpad off if you don’t want to use them.

This laptop is so compatible because it comes with two USB ports, one USB-C port, an HDMI port, a USB 2.0 port, and an SD card reader.

• 5.93 pounds

Best Multi-Purpose Laptop: Lenovo IdeaPad

The Lenovo IdeaPad might be last on the list, but it comes with a host of features that make it worth it for almost anyone. This laptop can convert into a tablet by folding the screen back. You can prop it up with the keyboard, lay it flat, or set it up like a traditional laptop.

From the high-quality graphics to the Dolby speakers, you’ll enjoy the impressive performance and portability of this low-budget, top-shelf laptop.

• 512GB SSD hard drive
• 10th generation Intel i3 processor
• 4.07 pounds

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MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications

Year introduced: 2021

Identify your MacBook Pro model

Apple M1 Pro chip

10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores

16-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

200GB/s memory bandwidth

Media engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Video decode engine

Video encode engine

ProRes encode and decode engine

Configurable to:

M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU

M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU

Apple M1 Max chip

32-core GPU

400GB/s memory bandwidth

Two video encode engines

Two ProRes encode and decode engines

Liquid Retina XDR display

16.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display; 1 3456-by-2234 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch

XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range)

1,000,000:1 contrast ratio

XDR brightness: 1000 nits sustained full-screen, 1600 nits peak 2 (HDR content only)

SDR brightness: 500 nits

1 billion colors

Wide color (P3)

True Tone technology

Refresh rates

ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz

Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

16GB unified memory

Configurable to 32GB (M1 Pro or M1 Max) or 64GB (M1 Max)

32GB unified memory

Configurable to 64GB

Battery and Power 3

Up to 21 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 14 hours wireless web

100-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery 3

140W USB-C Power Adapter

USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Fast-charge capable with included 140W USB-C Power Adapter

Configurable to 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB

Configurable to 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB

Charging and Expansion

SDXC card slot

3.5 mm headphone jack

MagSafe 3 port

Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for:

DisplayPort

Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

Display Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:

Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Pro) or

Up to three external displays with up to 6K resolution and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Max)

Thunderbolt 4 digital video output

Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

HDMI digital video output

Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz

DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

Video Playback

Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and ProRes

HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG

Audio Playback

Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement

Ambient light sensor

Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking

IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Advanced image signal processor with computational video

High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Wide stereo sound

Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers

Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max

Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Operating Requirements

Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC

Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C)

Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing

Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet

Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet

Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet

Size and Weight

Height: 0.66 inch (1.68 cm)

Width: 14.01 inches (35.57 cm)

Depth: 9.77 inches (24.81 cm)

Weight (M1 Pro): 4.7 pounds (2.1 kg) 5

Weight (M1 Max): 4.8 pounds (2.2 kg) 5

Operating System

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Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Pro. With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility, and learning, you can create and do amazing things.

Learn more about Accessibility

Features include:

Voice Control

Increase Contrast

Reduce Motion

Siri and Dictation

Switch Control

Live Captions

Built-in Apps 6

Photo Booth

QuickTime Player

Time Machine

Voice Memos

16-inch MacBook Pro

USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

Configure to Order

Configure your MacBook Pro with these options at apple.com :

32GB unified memory (M1 Pro and M1 Max)

64GB unified memory (M1 Max)

1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD

MacBook Pro and Environment

The 16-inch MacBook Pro is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact: 7

See the 16-inch MacBook Pro Product Environmental Report

Made with better materials

100% recycled aluminum in the enclosure

100% recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, representing 98% of the rare earth elements in the device

100% recycled tin in the solder of the main logic board

35% or more recycled plastic in multiple components

Energy efficient

ENERGY STAR ® certified 8

Smarter chemistry 9

Arsenic-free display glass

Mercury-, BFR-, PVC-, and beryllium‑free

Green manufacturing

Apple’s Zero Waste Program helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to landfill

All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100% renewable energy for Apple production

Responsible packaging

100% of virgin wood fiber comes from responsibly managed forests

90% or more fiber-based packaging

Apple and the Environment

We’re committed to making our products without taking from the earth, and to become carbon neutral across our entire business, including products, by 2030.

See Apple’s commitment

Acoustic Performance

Declared noise emission values in accordance with ECMA-109

L W A,m is the mean A-weighted sound power level, rounded to the nearest 0.1 B.

L p A,m is the mean A-weighted sound pressure level measured at operator position (rounded to the nearest 1 dB).

1 B (bel) = 10 dB (decibel)

K v is the statistical adder for computing upper-limit of A-weighted sound power level.

The quantity, L W A,c (formerly called L W Ad ) may be computed from the sum of L W A,m and K v .

The Wireless web test browses 25 popular websites.

Configuration tested: M1 Max, 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 32GB unified memory, 1TB storage.

The displays on the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro have rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screens are 14.2 inches and 16.2 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).

In temperatures less than 25° C.

Actual rating of 69.6 watt-hours (14-inch model) or 99.6 watt-hours (16-inch model). Testing conducted by Apple in September 2021 using preproduction 14-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 8-core CPU, 14-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD; and preproduction 16-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1 Pro, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16GB of RAM, and 1TB SSD. The wireless web test measures battery life by wirelessly browsing 25 popular websites with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. The Apple TV app movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.

1GB = 1 billion bytes and 1TB = 1 trillion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.

Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.

iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers, and Keynote are available on the Mac App Store. Downloading apps requires an Apple ID and a device that is compatible with the OS version required for each app.

Data accurate as of product launch.

ENERGY STAR and the ENERGY STAR mark are registered trademarks owned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Apple defines its restrictions on harmful substances, including definitions for what Apple considers to be “free of,” in the Apple Regulated Substances Specification . Every Apple product is free of PVC and phthalates with the exception of AC power cords in India, Thailand (for two-prong AC power cords), and South Korea, where we continue to seek government approval for our PVC and phthalates replacement.

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Apple 2021 MacBook Pro (16", Chip M1 Pro con CPU 10-core e GPU 16‑core, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) - Grigio siderale

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• Chip Apple M1 Pro o M1 Max: un incredibile balzo in avanti per le prestazioni della CPU, della GPU e del machine learning
• CPU fino a 10-core con prestazioni fino a 2 volte più veloci, per sfrecciare come mai prima d’ora anche con i flussi di lavoro3 più impegnativi.
• GPU fino a 32-core per una grafica fino a 4 volte più scattante nelle app e nei giochi più complessi
• Neural Engine 16-core per un apprendimento automatico fino a 5 volte più rapido
• Più autonomia: fino a 21 ore
• Fino a 64GB di memoria unificata, così tutto quello che fai è fluido e rapido
• Fino a 8TB di archiviazione SSD ultraveloce, per aprire app e file in un attimo
• Spettacolare display Liquid Retina XDR da 16" con gamma dinamica e contrasto estremi
• Videocamera FaceTime HD a 1080p con processore ISP evoluto, per videochiamate più nitide
• Sistema audio a sei altoparlanti con woofer force‐cancelling

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