More than three months after the release of the new MacBook Pro 14 and 16″, it’s time to take stock! Many of you responded to our call for witnesses where you were asked if these first models with an Apple Silicon chip had met your expectations.
The range has visibly thrilled you, we have obtained about thirty returns in just two weeks. It must be said that these computers have something to make your mouth water. On paper, they put aside many of the problems or shortcomings of previous generations. If the picture is largely positive, a few black points remain to be noted: let’s take a closer look.
The positive
On our forums, there are several profiles of buyers. If we mainly find professionals who change machine regularly, we can also read the testimonials of several users without big power needs but who invest in the long term. They prefer to pay the high price even if it means buying a machine that they will not push to the limit, but that they can keep for at least six years.
These two profiles agree on several points: the new MacBook Pros have a sumptuous screen. ” We immediately see the difference with the screens before. Not only is the sharpness amazing, but the colors are blazing and the light somehow feels real! » marvels Imrfreeze. Fully won over by mini-LEDs, he must now resist the temptation to trade his iPad Pro 2018 for an M1 model with similar technology. For Youbzh, the quality of the screen was one of the main arguments justifying its purchase. In the comments, almost everyone admires the responsiveness of the panel and notes that increasing the refresh rate to 120 Hz makes everything smoother and more pleasant to use.
Feedback is also unanimous about autonomy. ” When I am not at a desk, I work more often without being connected to the mains. It’s something I almost never did before, as my Mac emptied itself in 2 hours, burning my knees », enthuses Geaurjhe. He is delighted to finally be able to use the 60W charging cable of his external screen, which was useless on previous models where consumption could go up to 100W at peak use. ” It is indestructible, I have already exceeded 6 hours on Lightroom Classic and I had 25% battery left, where my i7 slammed in 1h30. The verdict is just without appeal », adds Huexley.
We have praised their quality in our test and the M1 Pro and Max chips obviously satisfied a majority of our readers, even those with the most advanced needs. ” The performance is stunning, and my most resource-intensive tracks in Ableton or Logic (whether orchestral templates or use with multiple heavy plug-ins) go through like butter, even though I use both software with Rosetta “, Explain Keub. Some treatment times have been greatly shortened: “ It’s simple, I no longer wonder if I will wait to export my video », adds Hasgarn which specifies that the duration of its photo exports has been halved. Julien juju estimates that its compilation on Xcode is 28% faster than on its old model (a 16-core Mac Pro!).