There is a notch.
As for the MacBook Pro, I was waiting for a really professional update.In other words, I was hoping that there were all the ports that could be used properly in the performance, but this new MacBook Pro seems to have responded to that expectation.
The new 14 -inch and 16 -inch MacBook Pro abolished the Touch Bar (it was useless for many people), and the screens were miniled, with the ports needed for creative professionals.。More importantly, the SOC chips are upgraded to M1 Pro and M1 Max, which completely exceeds Intel -based chips.Of course, I will verify whether it is really beyond, but at least the complaint says so.
First, the brain of the MacBook Pro is played by M1 Pro and M1 Max, the latest SoC of Apple.Both chips have a maximum of 10 cpu core (high performance 8 cores + 2 cores with high efficiency), achieving a 70 % higher performance than M1, which is said to be groundbreaking.
The difference between M1 Pro and M1 MAX is that the former has a built -in GPU with a maximum of 16 cores, so Apple's graphics performance is twice as high as M1 and the memory bandwidth is up to 200GB/second, which is nearly three times that of M1.The memory is up to 32GB.The 5nm architecture M1 Pro is packed with 33.7 billion transistors, twice the M1.According to Apple, the graphics performance of M1 Pro is up to 7 times that of the MSI GP66 Leopard.
M1 MAX is more professional than M1 Pro, and the memory bandwidth is up to 400GB/sec, twice as much as M1 Pro, six times the M1.Up to 64GB for unifood memory and 570 transistors.The CPU is the same as the M1 PRO, but the GPU is 32 cores, up to four times the speed of M1.According to Apple, M1 MAX seems to have 40 % less power consumption, despite the same graphics performance as Razer Blade 15 Advanced.
In this announcement, there was an example of how this performance would work in actual use.For example, video analysis for object tracking is up to 5 times the M1, and the video transcodes in PRORES are up to 10 times the M1.
Next, let's look at the design.The new MacBook Pro has a 16 -inch and 14 -inch development, and there is a sense of fulfillment than last year, which was only a 13 -inch model.16 inches is thick 16.8mm weight 4.7 pounds (about 2).1kg), 14 -inch models are 15.5mm / 3.5 pounds (about 1).6kg).
After that, the Touch Bar was finally abolished, and the physical function key was revived.I feel like I'm back to what it should be.The keyboard is black, surrounded by silver aluminum with huge trackpad.
The screen is new 12.Like the 9 -inch iPad Pro, it became miniled.The Promotion display is the same as the iPad Pro, and the refresh rate goes up and down according to the display contents.The bezel surrounding the screen is 3.It is extremely fine with 5mm, the side is 24 % and the upper part is 60 % thinner.There is a notch on the web camera part, but here you will like it.But this web camera is 1080p like the new iMac, and it is welcome that video calls are cleaner than before.
Regarding the sound, the 16 -inch MacBook Pro is equipped with 6 speakers, two tweeters and four noise canceling woofers.It is said that the bass has been increased by 80 %.
But the most important thing for professionals is that the new MacBook Pro has all the ports.On the right is an HDMI port, a Thunderbolt 4 -port, an SD card slot, and on the left is headphone jack and a 4 -port 4 -port.MAGSAFE will be revived, and that satisfying charging experience will be possible again, but it can be charged even with USB-C.By the way, at the time of the announcement of this port system, I did not need the adapter, I had a feeling of denture, and I didn't think it was what it was until now, but that's right.With the M1 Pro -equipped model, up to 2 PRO DISPLAY XDRs can be connected to 3 PRO DISPLAY XDR and 1 4KTV for M1 MAX models.
The new MacBook Pro has the maximum battery life as a MacBook, a 14 -inch model up to 17 hours and a 16 -inch up to 21 hours.Furthermore, high -speed charging is possible, and you can charge up to 50 % in 30 minutes.
The nice thing is that you can choose between the body size and the performance of the chip.In other words, both 14 inches and 16 inches have an M1 Pro model and M1 MAX model in both, so it can be a normal size and fast one, and the option of a large size and not so fast is ants.
The new MacBook Pro can be ordered right now, and the shipment is October 26.
The worrisome price is $ 1,999 for $ 1499 (239,800 yen in Japan) for $ 1,999 in Japan, and $ 2,499 (¥ 299,800).The motivation is a quick price, but it is not a price that is impossible for a high -end laptop, so it will be a matter of improving this performance.Where should I buy this year with something?