We want to find out what the new MBP 14 with the M1 Pro is capable of and if it can justify the price premium over the MacBook Pro 13 M1 or the MacBook Air M1, respectively. The 14.2-inch Mini-LED screen (Apple calls it Liquid Retina XDR Display) is another highlight and is supposed to be extremely bright.
There is still no USB-A port, but you once again get a full-size SD-card reader as well as an HDMI output. The touch bar is gone and the minimalistic approach in terms of the ports seems to be a thing of the past as well. In addition to the new processor, Apple also goes back to some design elements of earlier MacBook Pro models.
We ordered the entry-level spec of the new MacBook Pro 14 at launch, even though it is a bit tricky to talk about an entry-level SKU when it cost 2,249 Euros (~US$2,607). One year after the debut of Apple’s own M1 processor, the manufacturer from Cupertino now introduces the two faster chips M1 Pro as well as M1 Max alongside the two completely revamped MacBook Pro 14 and 16 laptops.
