Apple recently launched its new MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch. The laptops flaunt a familiar design with a new display, more powerful chipset, and some serious upgrades.
Starting with the Liquid Retina XDR displays displays, the new MacBook Pro series come in two sizes — 14.2-inches and 16.2-inches. It supports ProMotion with refresh rates of up to 120Hz. Moreover, its adaptive, which means the laptop chooses the refresh rate depending on what you’re looking at.
Interestingly, a large notch was added to the top bezel of the display (ala iPhone) to make room for the 1080p webcam, an upgrade from 720p which should offer a better experience in video calls. The bezels are more narrow as well, which help keep the overall profile slightly smaller and more sleek.
Another big addition to the MacBook Pros are the ports. They added more, including a full-sized HDMI port, three Thunderbolt 4 ports, a headphone jack, a standard sized card reader, and a third gen MagSafe.
The new MacBook Pro boasts a six-speaker sound system. There are four force-cancelling woofers with up to 80 percent more bass, and the high‑performance tweeters that project clearer, fuller vocals. It supports spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos, creating a three‑dimensional soundstage.
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Another big upgrade are the M1 Pro and the M1 Max chipsets. The M1 Pro features an up to 10-core CPU, a 16-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, up to 32GB unified memory, and 200GBps memory bandwidth. The M1 Max, on the other hand, have a 10-core CPU, up to 32-core GPU, up to 64GB unified memory, and 400GBps memory bandwidth.
Apart from the upgrades, Apple decided to omit a key feature of previous models. The TouchBar is now gone. The good thing that came about this is that it allowed Apple to include a full-height function key row to the Magic Keyboard.
The MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch will come to the Philippines soon. Of course, they already announced local pricing. Check it out below.
Price
- MacBook Pro 14-inch, M1 Pro, 8-Core CPU, 14-Core GPU, 16GB + 512GB: ₱116,990
- MacBook Pro 14-inch, M1 Pro, 10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU, 16GB + 1TB: ₱146,990
- MacBook Pro 16-inch, M1 Pro, 10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU, 16GB + 512GB: ₱146,990
- MacBook Pro 16-inch, M1 Pro, 10-Core CPU, 16-Core GPU,, 16GB + 1TB: ₱158,990
- MacBook Pro 16-inch, M1 Max, 10-Core CPU, 32-Core GPU, 32GB + 1TB: ₱206,990
MacBook Pro 14-inch
| Processor | Apple M1 Pro Chip |
| Operating system | MacOS |
| Display | 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, 3024 x 1964, 254 PPI, True Tone ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz |
| Cameras | 1080p FaceTime HD Camera |
| Memory | 16GB RAM |
| Storage | Up to 1TB SSD |
| Connectivity | WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0 |
| I/O Ports | 3x Thunderbolt 4 ports HDMI port SDXC card slot MagSafe 3 port |
| Touchpad | Force Touch Trackpad |
| Keyboard | Magic Keyboard with Touch ID |
| Battery | 70-watt-hour Lithium-polymer Battery 67W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M1 Pro with 8-core CPU) 96W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max, configurable with M1 Pro with 8-core CPU) USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable |
MacBook Pro 16-inch
| Processor | Apple M1 Pro Chip Apple M1 Max Chip |
| Operating system | MacOS |
| Display | 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, 3456 x 2234, 254 PPI, True Tone ProMotion technology with adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz |
| Cameras | 1080p FaceTime HD Camera |
| Memory | Up to 32GB RAM |
| Storage | Up to 1TB SSD |
| Connectivity | WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.0 |
| I/O Ports | 3x Thunderbolt 4 ports HDMI port SDXC card slot MagSafe 3 port |
| Touchpad | Force Touch Trackpad |
| Keyboard | Magic Keyboard with Touch ID |
| Battery | 100-watt-hour Lithium-polymer Battery 140W USB-C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable |
