![]() Apple claims that M1-based MacBook Pro is able to deliver 17 hours of web browsing, which is huge improvement over the 10 hours that its predecessor was able to deliver.Īnd I've noticed it. The killer feature of the M1 chip, at least in my mind, is its hugely improved battery life. I was playing Apple Arcade games, such as The Pathless or Hot Lava, and streaming Apple TV+ and Netflix, specifically See and The Queen's Gambit, and the computer was just quiet. But nothing really seemed to bother the M1-based MacBook Pro. My 2016 MacBook Pro, which is of course showing its age in general, kicks up the fan the second I'm doing anything more rigorous than browsing the web. But over the course of typical use (browser tabs, browser tabs, and more browser tabs), I found it next to impossible to get the fan running. I'm not a "pro" user who is constantly transferring huge files using editing programs like Final Cut Pro that really push a computer's CPU, so suffice it to say I don't really push this thing to its absolute limits. There's no waiting time, which is a feature that iPads and iPhones have been able to do for a long time and it's nice to see it actually work on a Mac. A big part of this sensation has to do with its new "Instant Wake" feature, which basically allows the MacBook Pro to instantly start up after its been sleeping and work just as quickly as if you'd been using it for the last 15 minutes. There are a few things I noticed right away switching from my older 2016 Intel MacBook Pro to one with Apple's M1 chip, and that's that everything seems to run just a little bit quicker. ![]() It's a decision sort of at odds with Apple's branding of the M1 as it's "most powerful chip," but the switch is doubtlessly coming for the other MacBooks soon. The more "pro" versions of the MacBook Pro - like the 13-inch model with four ports instead of two or the 16-inch MacBook Pro that was released earlier this year - are still kitted out with the trusty Intel chipset. It still even has the same 720p webcam.Īlso, only the entry-level 13-inch MacBook Pro has been updated with the M1 chipset. But compared to last year's 13-inch MacBook Pro, the M1 version is identical except for its guts. ![]() Some of its details will be new to you if you haven't updated in a few years, like the Touch Bar as well as the new-and-improved keyboard with scissor switches, instead of the much-maligned butterfly switches. The new Pro is outwardly identical to the old one.įor better or worse, the new MacBook Pro looks and feels like any of the MacBook Pros that Apple has sold in the past few years. ![]() The short version? These MacBooks are great. Or as John Gruber of Daring Fireball put it: "The are best thought of not as three different computers, but rather three different manifestations of the same computer."Īpple sent me a review unit of the new 13-inch MacBook Pro so I could check out the real differences that the M1 chip makes. The MacBook Pro has a slightly brighter screen, a slightly heavier design and slightly improved performance (thanks to its active cooling system and larger battery), but the M1 chip kind of acts as a great equalizer. When comparing Apple's new laptops, the M1-based MacBook Air and M1-based MacBook Pro, the two are actually very similar. The iPhone 12 Mini Is As Terrific As It Is Tiny ![]()
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