At the time, the 13-inch MacBook Pro rang up as the lesser value, since it cost more but used the same M1 processor that the MacBook Air did. Apple now changes the equation-and opens up the Pro to a wider swath of content pros-with the 14-inch MacBook Pro (starts at $1,999 $2,899 as tested).

Debuting a new screen size for Apple laptops, this MacBook Pro is the notebook that Mac-minded creative professionals have been waiting for, with a much-more-powerful Apple chip (the M1 Pro), an extensive selection of ports (including some old essentials returning), and revolutionary screen technology to justify its considerably higher price.

14-Inch MacBook Pro or 16-Incher: Which Should I Buy? It gains an Editors' Choice award as a seriously powerful tool for Mac creatives that, unlike most workstation-grade laptops, retains reasonable portability.

The new 14-inch MacBook Pro has so many advantages over the 13-inch model that, if you are a professional user bound to macOS, and with the cash to invest in a seriously capable workhorse, your decision really comes down to whether you should buy the 14-inch or the 16-inch model. You can safely leave the 13-inch M1 MacBook Pro model off the list. (At this writing, Apple continues to sell it without having updated it from the plain-M1 configuration announced last year.)Īpple's online configurator for its new-for-2021 MacBook Pros are flexible and a bit confusing, to be sure, but most of the standard and optional features are identical across the 14-inch and 16-inch screen sizes. Your choice really comes down to size, weight, and price. If you can stomach spending a lot of extra dough and carrying around a significantly bulkier and heavier chassis for two additional inches of screen real estate, the 16-incher will satisfy. But if you’re like many pros looking for a blend of portability and power, we suspect these compromises might turn you off, especially if you’ve already got a more powerful desktop at home or the office to do most of your heavy rendering and compiling.

That’s why we’re giving the 14-inch model reviewed here the Editors’ Choice award.

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