


There have been some issues with the ProMotion display, the SD card slot and HDMI ports aren’t the latest and greatest, and the notch cutout in the display is a clear compromise.

None of this is to say the new MacBook Pros are without fault. The 14-inch is a perfect compromise for my use case. The 13-inch MacBook Pro/Air display had always felt a bit cramped to me, but I didn’t want to make the jump to the boat-sized 16-inch MacBook Pro.
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One of my favorite features of the 14-inch MacBook Pro is that extra inch of screen real estate you get compared to the previous 13-inch model. Not only to the right the wrongs of the previous MacBook Pro, they also move the goal post even further forward thanks to the ProMotion display with mini-LED. The new MacBook Pro rights many of the wrongs of the 2016-era MacBook Pro generation, and it shows the true prowess and versatility of the M1 chip.įor these reasons, and many more, we are crowning the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros as the 9to5Mac Product of the Year.Īs I wrote on the day the new 14-inch MacBook Pro was released, I believe the new machines are a stunning return to form for Apple’s pro-grade laptops. The Apple Silicon transition continued in full-force this year, with the introduction of not only an all-new 24-inch iMac but also a completely revamped 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro lineup.
