Apple - MacBook Pro 14-inch Apple M4 Pro chip Built for Apple Intelligence - 24GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Space Black

Yep. The real deal. I have only had the Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch with the Apple M4 Pro chip, 24GB of memory, and a 1TB SSD in Space Black for a day, but I’ve run it through the paces, and of course, it’s fabulous! I didn’t opt for the Nano Texture screen, but I probably should have just for the glory. The laptop is amazing; it runs everything so smoothly and, frankly, is beautiful in the Space Black chassis. I haven’t used the Thunderbolt 5 port yet, but the SD card slot is a game changer. The 14-inch is the perfect size to throw in a bag and travel to the cafe. I used some of the Apple Intelligence features, and I must say, wow! It's an excellent time to own a Mac; so much is good now. I love this device and recommend it to anyone looking for a powerful device with great portability.

I'm a heavy Windows PC user, over 25 years experience... building my own PC's, setting up custom waterloops, running (now exteinct) SLI set ups, etc etc. I was very anti-apple. However I do carry an iphone and have an ipad, and after reading all the reviews, to give Apple one more chance at a desktop computing. Have to say I am loving it. It's definitely a different world, but now that I understand it things better, I love it! Let me explain. Although the macbook can definitely play some games, especially now with the M4 chip, I don't really see it as a realistic alternative to my Windows PC with the 4090 GTX. But what I love about the Macbook is how I can move things between my ipad/iphone quickly and easily. And at first glance, that doesn't seem like it's worth the price tag. A small Apple Mini can achieve that at a fraction of the cost. But this is a portable powerhouse. I now can have my photos on my iphone readily available on my laptop, my emails readily populate on my macbook in an intuitive app and popup (let's face it, it's better than Windows). I can seemlessly migrate my things from one app to another. This means I can move all my data, I can create content, on the fly, anywhere, on the go. It's powerful enough, it's interconnecting all my gear. Some drawbacks as mentioned is , it's still not a realistic gaming powerhouse, but it's getting awfully close. The unified memory system took me a while to understand why and how I'm losing memory. And I can't expand this on my own if I wanted to. In a Windows laptop most manufacturers allow this and even show you how to do it., whether it's RAM or NVME hard drive space. Without rambling too much, the bottom line is everything's very smooth, everything's connected, suddenly using my ipad as a secondary monitor on the go is awesome, having all my photos/videos readily available to easily content-create is great. The experience is different, I recommend everyone switching over to Mac to spend 30-60 minutes watching videos, after that you won't even turn back.

If you’re working as a professional videographer or filmmaker and are looking for the best value for your dollar, this is the best choice in the M4 line up. The 1TB drive, 24GB of memory and the full 16 core M4 Pro chip offer the best band for your buck that apple have ever made available for this price point. I’m editing 4 camera, 4K 10 bit 4:2:2 footage shot in S-Log 3, hour long podcasts and this thing doesn’t break a sweat. These laptops are also incredibly efficient. This can get me through an intense 5 hour editing session before needing to charge back up. If i’m just browsing or enjoying a movie, i can get over 15 hours of battery life. Highly recommend this to level up your editing set up!