New MacBook Pros Have Up to 3x Brighter Displays for HDR Content

Apple’s new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are equipped with improved “XDR” displays with mini-LED backlighting. Impressively, both new MacBook Pro models have up to 3x brighter displays compared to the previous-generation models, although the increased brightness is likely limited to HDR content. The new MacBook Pro models achieve up to 1,000 nits sustained […]

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Apple’s 140W Power Adapter is Company’s First GaN Charger, Supports USB-C Power Delivery 3.1

Apple has confirmed to The Verge that its new 140W USB-C power adapter is the company’s first charger based on gallium nitride or “GaN” technology, which allows for smaller, lighter, and more power efficient chargers than silicon-based chargers. Without the use of GaN, the 140W power adapter likely would have been fairly larger given its […]

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Apple’s 140W Power Adapter is Company’s First GaN Charger, Supports USB-C Power Delivery 3.1

Apple has confirmed to The Verge that its new 140W USB-C power adapter is the company’s first charger based on gallium nitride or “GaN” technology, which allows for smaller, lighter, and more power efficient chargers than silicon-based chargers. Without the use of GaN, the 140W power adapter likely would have been fairly larger given its […]

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M1 Max Chip May Have More Raw GPU Performance Than a PlayStation 5

Apple is making impressive and eye-catching claims about the performance of its new M1 Pro and ‌M1‌ chips, and on paper, the highest-end ‌M1‌ Max chip actually has more raw GPU performance than Sony’s PlayStation 5. The ‌M1‌ Max chip can be configured to include up to 32-cores of GPU, a gigantic leap compared to […]

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14-inch MacBook Pro Can Fast Charge Via Thunderbolt, But Fast Charge Limited to MagSafe in 16-inch Model

With the debut of the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, Apple has brought a fast charge capability to the Mac for the first time, allowing users to charge the laptop battery up to 50% in just 30 minutes. But there’s a difference between models with this feature that Apple didn’t really mention. While […]

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16-inch MacBook Pro With M1 Max Chip Is Marginally Heavier Than Same Model Configured With M1 Pro

Tuesday October 19, 2021 2:25 am PDT by Sami Fathi The new 16-inch MacBook Pro can be configured with either the M1 Pro or ‌M1‌ Max chips. The ‌M1‌ Max chip is the highest-end Apple silicon chip available, and alongside the added performance, the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the ‌M1‌ Max chip comes with another […]

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Apple Offering Up to $1,000 of Trade-in for M1 MacBooks Towards Purchase of New MacBook Pros

Tuesday October 19, 2021 1:58 am PDT by Sami Fathi Apple is offering customers up to $1,000 of trade-in value for the M1 MacBook Pro and ‌M1‌ MacBook Air, giving customers who purchased the first round of Apple silicon Macs an incentive to upgrade to the new, more powerful MacBook Pros. The new 14-inch and […]

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New macOS ‘Compatibility Mode’ Lets Fullscreen Apps Use Area Around Notch

While users and developers come to terms with the fact that the last-minute notch rumor for the new MacBook Pros was true, Apple has released new Human Interface Guidelines explaining how developers can make best use of the extended screen areas around the camera housing if they think their app would benefit from it. According […]

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Here Are All the Ports on the New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro

While all MacBook Pro models released in the last five years featured only two to four Thunderbolt ports and a 3.5mm headphone jack, that changed this week with the introduction of the redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. Following years of complaints about a lack of ports, both sizes of the new MacBook Pro […]

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New MacBook Pro Keyboard Has All-Black Design, Full-Size Function Keys, and Touch ID Ring

Apple’s new MacBook Pro models unveiled today feature a redesigned keyboard with an all-black design, a row of full-size function keys, and a Touch ID ring that provides a more tactile experience for unlocking the Mac with your finger. The function keys include new shortcuts for Spotlight, Siri, Dictation, and Do Not Disturb, in addition […]

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New MacBook Pros Feature 3.5mm Headphone Jack With Advanced Support for High-Impedance Headphones, Six-Speaker Sound System

Apple’s new MacBook Pro models are equipped with the “best audio system in a notebook,” according to Apple, with upgrades to the headphone jack and the speaker system. The 3.5mm headphone jack now offers support for high-impedance headphones. High-end headphone options that are high-impedance models from companies like Sennheiser and Beyerdynamic will offer better sound […]

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Everything Apple Announced at Today’s Event in Just 7 Minutes

Serif Updates Affinity Photo, Designer, and Publisher With New Tools and Functions Serif today announced across-the-board updates for its popular suite of Affinity creative apps, including Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer, and the Apple award-winning Affinity Publisher for Mac, all of which were among the first professional creative suites to be optimized for Apple’s new M1 […]

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New MacBook Pros Offer Up to 10 Hours Longer Battery Life Than Prior-Generation

Apple’s new MacBook Pro machines are equipped with super efficient M1 Pro and ‌M1‌ Max chips, which means improvements in both performance and efficiency. The new machines have much improved battery life compared to prior-generation Intel machines. The 14-inch MacBook Pro with ‌M1‌ Pro/Max chip offers up to 17 hours of movie playback with the […]

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New MacBook Pro Models Include HDMI 2.0 Port Instead of HDMI 2.1

Apple in 2016 removed all of the ports from its MacBook Pro models except for Thunderbolt ports, a design that persisted for years — until today. The newly announced 2021 MacBook Pro models include an SD card slot and an HDMI port alongside three Thunderbolt ports. As noted in Apple’s technical specifications for the new […]

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Deals: Expercom Offers Up to $300 Off Apple’s New 14-Inch and 16-Inch MacBook Pro

As it does soon after every Apple product launch, Expercom is now providing small cash discounts on the latest MacBook Pro models. This includes deals on the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro, both with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Expercom. When you click a […]

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macOS Hides the Notch on New MacBook Pro in Full-Screen Mode

The new MacBook Pros, for the first time in a Mac, feature a notch. While some have been quick to criticize Apple’s design choice, it turns out that the notch may not be entirely visible in day-to-day use when using apps in full screen, as when macOS apps are in full-screen mode, it essentially disappears. […]

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First Apparent Geekbench Score Surfaces for MacBook Pro M1 Max With 2x Faster Multi-Core Performance Compared to M1

Just after Apple’s event introducing the new MacBook Pro models with M1 Pro and ‌M1‌ Max chips, the first benchmark for the high-end ‌M1‌ Max chip with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU appears to have surfaced. The chip features a single-core score of 1749 and a multi-core score of 11542, which offers double the multi-core […]

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New 16-Inch MacBook Pro is Thicker and Heavier Than Previous Generation

Apple today announced completely redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models that in the case of the 16-inch model is unsurprisingly thicker and heavier than the previous generation. Apple announced a new 14-inch model that replaced the high-end Intel 13-inch MacBook Pros. Given the larger screen, it’s not fair to compare the two models. What […]

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Delivery Dates for MacBook Pro Models Slipping Into November and December

Delivery dates for various MacBook Pro configurations have started to slip, with some of the 16-inch MacBook Pro models now listing delivery dates ranging from November 2 to November 16, up from the original October 26 delivery date. For stock machines, the entry-level $2,499 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 Pro chip and high-end 16-inch MacBook […]

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Full-Size Function Keys Expected to Feature on New MacBook Pro Models

Apple’s new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will feature a redesigned row of function keys that replaces the Touch Bar, and each modifier key will have the same width and height as the alphanumeric keys on the rest of the keyboard, according to rumors and leaked schematics seen by MacRumors. Full-size function keys and […]

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