What “pro” activity will it be adequate for? 14-inches is fine for photo editing, graphic design work and Lightroom sessions, but a tight squeeze if you’re the type to run multiple apps or too many tabs. If you envision yourself needing more space for video editing or multitrack songs on a digital audio workstation while being on the move, you should probably consider biting the bullet and spending the extra thousand ringgit or so (ouch) for the 16-inch model.
You could save yourself a little money by choosing the smaller screen and get more real estate by hooking up a second display but it’s rather inconvenient if you want a portable workstation. There is the matter of the notch where the webcam is and unless you’re looking for it, it’s not jarring or obvious.
What I found is that the difference between a MacBook Pro 14 display and the MacBook Air 13 screen is minute at best. The MacBook Pro 14 though has a very specific target - it’s for people who don’t really need that big a screen or who have the option of an external monitor. I’ll save you some time by telling you that if all you do is open the odd Word document, surf online and maybe look at a spreadsheet or two, you can probably save yourself money by just getting a M1 chip MacBook Air. What makes it even more complicated is that you can’t just add a stick of memory to increase memory later - unified memory, which integrates memory with the processor, can’t just be increased later.
However with great specs come greater prices and you have to think really hard about whether the extra expense is worth it. There’s also the choice between an 8-Core CPU and a 10-Core CPU if you’re deciding to go for the M1 Pro chip, and it’s arguable that the performance hit will be that noticeable should you choose to save yourself RM1,000 or more by going for the 8-core instead. Now, why go for these laptops over the older 13-inch MacBook Pro? It’s primarily because of the souped-up internals - the MacBook Pro 13 only has the older M1 chip and maxes out at 16GB RAM, while the newer models can go up to 32GB for the M1 Pro Chip and 64GB for M1 Max. The MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch models offer not just a bump in screen size but internals - with a choice of either the M1 Pro chip or the M1 Max. My MacBook Pro 2021 review took longer than I thought it would due to a long bout of illness but it gave me time to really think about whether the 14-inch model was the best “mid-level” option. It isn’t a surprise then that many Apple laptop users don’t often switch because for better or worse, Apple has managed to retain a consistency in form and function.Īpart from those times they decided the Touch Bar and Butterfly keyboards were good ideas, that is. KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 - The thing about laptops is there are just too many out there with various configurations and price points to the point it can get overwhelming. The MacBook Pro 14-inch is the smaller, but still capable model of the newer Pro laptops.