This year's 14-inch MacBook Pro brings a host of upgrades, including the powerful M1 Pro chip, a notched display and a MagSafe charging port. Let's take a quick hands-on look at it.
Besides the laptop itself, the box includes a 67W charger (90W for the 10-core CPU version), a braided MagSafe charging cable, a user manual and two Apple logo stickers.
The overall exterior design hasn't changed much, but the chassis is noticeably thicker than its predecessor's.
The lid features the familiar Apple logo.
On the bottom, the words "MacBook Pro" are engraved right in the center of the chassis. Below that is a line of text with basic information about the laptop. You can also see two fairly large cooling vents.
One of the 14-inch MacBook Pro's highlights is its display. The laptop uses a mini-LED screen with more pixels, higher contrast, peak brightness of up to 1600 nits and 120Hz ProMotion technology.
The most notable feature is the notch: this is the first laptop with a display designed this way. The notch doesn't take up much space, so it has little impact on day-to-day use, and it houses the webcam. Image quality from the webcam is quite decent thanks to its resolution of up to 1080p.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro's keyboard has a familiar design, with one change: the row of function keys is back, replacing the Touch Bar. In the top-left corner is the fingerprint sensor.
The device has two speaker grilles on either side of the keyboard with fairly high total output, and reviewers have rated the speakers on this laptop quite well. The trackpad is also generously sized for a better user experience.
In terms of performance, the unit Sforum has on hand is equipped with the M1 Pro chip with an 8-core CPU and a 14-core GPU, paired with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD.
The laptop posts fairly high Geekebench scores: 1684 points in the single-core test, 9251 points in the multi-core test and 24503 points in the GPU test. Its CPU scores even beat those of the 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i9 CPU, though it still falls short of the AMD Radeon Pro 5500M GPU.
For connectivity, the 14-inch MacBook Pro has an HDMI port, 1 Type-C port and an SD card reader on the right side, while the left side has a 3.5mm audio jack, 2 Type-C ports and the magnetic MagSafe charging port. According to Apple, users can watch video for up to 17 hours, and the device supports fast charging that reaches 50% in just 30 minutes, although you will need to buy the 96W charger to get fast charging.
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