Apple MacBook Pro in 14 “and 16” versions much more powerful thanks to M1 Pro and Max

Company Apple introduced new powerful processors M1 Pro a M1 Max as well as new computers that contain them. For now, it’s about MacBooky Pro (desktop Macs Pro has yet to settle for Intel), which to the original 13 “variant with M1 they now receive 14 “and 16” versions. We get here, for example, more ports, inputs and outputs such as SDXC reader, HDMI, 3.5 mm jack, MagSafe 3, three USB-C ports (Thunderbolt 4 with 40 Gb / s and support for DisplayPort). The webcam resolution has been increased to 1080p and is now in the display area as with phones. The top bar of the macOS system thus contains this cutout for the camera and it does not matter the content of the main window.
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Both models are available with M1 Pro and M1 Max processors. The 14 “version also offers a cheaper version with an 8-core version (6 + 2 CPU cores) and 14 GPU cores, a 10-core version with 14 GPU cores will also be available. Both notebook sizes will also have a full-fledged M1 Pro with 10 CPU cores. and 16 GPU cores, with a choice of 16 GB or 32 GB of single RAM (shared between CPU and GPU) at 200 GB / s. If you choose the M1 Max processor, we always have a 10-core CPU and a 24 or 32-core GPU. have 32 GB or even 64 GB RAM, the speed will increase to 400 GB / s. In terms of storage, they are of the SSD type and can have 512 GB to 8 TB.

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As a result, the most powerful version manages to edit 30 streams in 4K ProRes or 7 streams in 8K Pro Res. Not even a 28-core desktop Mac Pro can do that much. It got a Liquid Retina XDR display with a permanent brightness of up to 1000 nits (peak up to 1600 nits) and a contrast ratio of 1 million to one. The ProMotion function with dynamic frequency change from 24 Hz to 120 Hz according to the displayed content is supported and the Mini LEDs are in charge of the backlight. The smaller version has a 14.2 “display with a resolution of 3024 × 1964 pixels (254 ppi), the larger version has a 16.2” display with 3456 × 2234 pixels. You can look forward to support for 10-bit colors.

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The 14 “version can handle up to 17 hours of Apple TV movie playback and 11 hours of Internet browsing thanks to a 70Wh Li-Pol battery. The 8-core version supports 67W charging, the others can handle up to 96 W. Charging can be done via MagSafe 3 and USB-C ports. The 16 “version has a 100Wh battery and the endurance is 21, resp. 14 hours. In this case, even 140W charging is supported. The efficiency is such that developers in Xcode can work 4 times longer on a single battery charge than before, while photographers in Lightroom Classis can work twice as much.

Apple promises that the laptop should deliver the same power to the flashlight as when connected to the mains, but then the question is how long the battery will last. The fans should be able to push 50% more air than the previous generation, however the notebook should be quiet and for most light applications it should even be able to cool passively. We also worked on the sound. There are 6 speakers and Apple promises 80% more bass.

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The smaller version measures 31.26 × 22.12 × 1.55 cm and weighs 1.6 kg, the larger version measures 35.57 × 24.81 × 1.68 cm and weighs 2.1 kg (M1 Pro), respectively . 2.2 kg (M1 Max). The Touch Bar has disappeared and is replaced by function keys. If you are interested in the price, then the original 13 “MacBook pro with M1 processor, which is still sold, starts at the price of 38990 CZK with VAT. The news starts at 58990 CZK for the 14” version, resp. to 72990 CZK for 16 “variant.

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