The one thing that sets the MacBook Pro apart from the Air is the Touch Bar which is more than enough reason to get the “Pro” model over the air.Įver since the COVID-19 pandemic, laptops now need better microphones for Zoom calls and, Apple has also added a three-microphone array. Having said that, it is entirely up to developers to make use of the Touch Bar and we will see more support from apps. Apps like Pages, Safari and Photoshop make use of the touch bar with specific functions such as making bookmarks or predicting words. The Touch Bar have all the function keys you need to control operations on the laptop and even provides additional functions depending on the app you are using. The display is also rated to display the entire P3 colour gamut which can also be found on the M1 MacBook Air. The display also supports the True Tone feature which comes handy for automatically switching the white balance according to the ambient light. The colours on the display are as vibrant and sharp as previous models if not better. The laptops are available in two sizes i.e 13-inches or 16-inches where we got to test the smaller variant for the purpose of this review. When it comes to the display, the 13.3-inch panel comes with a very high resolution at around 2,560 by 1,600 pixels. In terms of networking, the M1 MacBook also includes 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 networking for faster data speeds. We would have liked to see more ports here for better connectivity as often we have found, two ports are not enough for accessories. The two USB-C ports also support DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps), and USB 4 connections. There are only two USB-C ports that can be used to charge the laptop using a compatible power-delivery charger. The MacBook Pro also has the same large trackpad, Touch Bar, and a thin hinge. The M1 MacBook Pro does not look any different from previous models as it uses the same uniform rectangular shape, aluminium body and this time around a fan-less body The MacBook Pro also come in silver and space gray but we would have liked to see other colours as well. While these claims do put the M1 MacBook on a pedestal, it’s time we put it to test ourselves. In comparison, the new M1 chip is 2.8x faster than its Intel MacBook Pro counterparts and the GPU is 5x faster as well. The M1 Chips is Apple’s first integrated SoC that integrates CPU, GPU, RAM and more all together for Mac. The new M1 chip brings significant speed and efficiency improvements that have left Intel-powered devices far behind. In fact, this laptop uses a familiar design but improves majorly on its hardware capabilities. This laptop can last you all day on a single charge and this is all thanks to the new M1 SoC.Īpple is known for making beautiful laptops and often ignoring the hardware which is not the case for the M1 laptop. What was particularly surprising about the M1 MacBook laptop was its battery backup. However, in my time, I’ve come to realise that the M1 chip not only beats Intel-powered laptops but puts them to shame. I was under the notion that a mobile SoC such as Apple’s M1 could never beat offerings by Intel and AMD. I’ve been using the MacBook Air for the past three weeks and at first, I was quite sceptical of what the laptop was capable of.
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