The 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros are the most expensive laptops Apple sells. Starting at £2,149 for the cheapest 14-inch, going all the way up to over £6,000 if you fully upgrade the 16-inch to its maximum specifications, these are serious laptops for those who need the performance. People who work in video editing, 3D modelling and other computing-hungry tasks will find these laptops the most appealing.
The latest 2023 models are small upgrades on the 2021 editions, with the main changes being the addition of the new M2 Pro or optional M2 Max processors, which replace the M1 Pro and Max.
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Apple claims the M2 Pro’s CPU is 20% faster than that found in the M1 Pro, and the graphics chip is 40% faster. The M2 Max has an additional ace up its sleeve, which is it can handle up to 96GB Of Ram; the M1 Max could only handle 64GB.
Keep in mind that the price difference between 64GB and 96GB of Ram is £400, and that only the most extreme of tasks could possibly take advantage of so much memory. Think absolutely huge 3D projects and massive video files.
Elsewhere, these two generations of laptops are quite similar - as you can see from our tables, below. The high-resolution screens, all-metal chassis and ports are all the same, and they all weigh about the same. Apple claims an hour longer battery life on these new models versus the old, too.
Key specs: 14-inch MacBook Pro 2021 vs 2023
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Therefore, if you don’t need the absolute latest and greatest tech and simply want one of the fanciest laptops money can buy, you should be looking at buying one of the 2021 models instead.
Below we’ve listed some of the best deals. Stock is constantly changing as these are no longer the latest models, so do be prepared to shop around.
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They aren’t as fast, but if you don’t require top-spec speed then you shouldn’t notice the reduced horsepower here.
These laptops also lack ports. You only get two USB-C ports and a headphone jack on both models, whereas the 14- and 16-inch models also get HDMI, an SD card reader and Apple’s useful MagSafe charger that’s easy to attach and, more importantly, detach when someone knocks into your laptop or trips over the cable.
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