
If you had more menu options that would normally cover that space, and if they do – MacOS will seperate the menu either side of the notch. It’s literally the most dead space on your screen. The “notch” appears in the menu bar of MacOS for all your applications. I can imagine people thinking the notch is going to change the way the screen works, the view you get of your software, or how movies appear.


#2016 for mac reviews 1080p#
This blacked out area of the screen contains a 1080p webcam is the perfect upgrade for 2021 – it really captures the colour of a room, offers a bright and clear picture with a higher frame rate too from what I could tell. Great resolution, but just a brightness that pops. Open it up, and you’ve got a stunning and I mean stunning Liquid Retina XDR display.
#2016 for mac reviews pro#
It’s a pro laptop, and I want it to feel like that – this, while “heavy” at 2.2kg doesn’t feel that way in a laptop bag or backpack. But here’s the fascinating thing – that’s A.OK. Now, this whole thing is big, it’s thick, it’s the opposite of the usual “thinner”, “lighter” new Apple product mantra. The presence of Function Keys makes my shortcuts and action macros in Photoshop a breeze – while I loved the concept of the TouchBar, I never used it. I’d say the 140W charger and MagSafe come into their own for that fast charge to 50%. Using the larger charger from the previous year’s MacBook Pro and USB-C connection, I got the same charging time. I was getting 85% in about an hour and a half. Apple say with the MagSafe cable on the 140W charger you’ll get 50% charge in 30 minutes. Pushing it a bit with video editing took an hour or so off the total time. I estimate 12-13 hours life each day when doing just browsing and videos. The SD card slot made my life easier in just the first day – oh man I’ve missed that. HDMI, 4K at 60fps means an editor can have a great TV setup for previews or reference. So let’s look at some of the details, some of the questions you might have.įirstly, hells yeah to the return of the ports. I’ll trust that you’ll read a whole lot more technical reviews for more details on the CPU and GPU performance. What I noticed when editing videos was the timeline was fluid and the render and export times seemed faster than normal. Apple’s own benchmarks make it clear it’s powerful, and efficient. I honestly can’t comment on just how powerful this is. I can’t imagine what the M1 Mac does, but given I don’t do Hollywood Colour Grading or develop the best Apps coming to iPhone, I’d struggle to tickle the cores and capabilities the M1 Mac has over the M1 Pro.

Boom, it’s like 2016 all over again.Īvailable this week in 14 inch and 16 inch sizes, I’ve been testing the 16 inch MacBook Pro with the new M1 Pro Apple Silicon powering the compute and graphic needs. Real top row keys, a HDMI port, SD Card reader and MagSafe charger.
