Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great product- fast - easy to use good cuality and resolution

Excellent, efficient, performant laptop in a compact size. The machine has a great finish color, beautiful screen, smooth refresh rate, and ideal footprint. It was able to playback 4k60 ProResRawHQ & 4k120 XAVC-S in realtime, no proxies on DaVinci Resolve, and edit those huge files for 8+ hours without a charger.

As a music video director, my workflow demands a machine that can handle intensive video editing, color grading, and rendering without breaking a sweat. The 2024 M4 Pro MacBook has exceeded my expectations in every way. First off, the performance is unreal. The M4 Pro chip runs Adobe Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve like butter—even when working with 4K footage and heavy effects. Rendering times have been cut drastically compared to my previous setup, which is a lifesaver when deadlines are tight. The display is another standout feature. The Liquid Retina XDR screen offers stunning color accuracy, which is crucial for nailing the visuals of my projects. It’s a game-changer for color grading—I can trust that what I see on the screen is exactly what will be delivered. Battery life is phenomenal. I’ve had editing sessions on set without needing to plug in for hours, which is a huge advantage when working on location. The build quality is solid, and the larger trackpad and improved keyboard are a joy to use. Lastly, the upgraded ports are a blessing. The inclusion of an SD card slot and HDMI makes transferring footage and connecting to external monitors seamless—no more dongle headaches! If you’re in the creative field, especially working with video, this MacBook is worth every penny. It’s not just a laptop; it’s a powerhouse tool that helps bring my vision to life with precision and speed. Highly recommended!

Lightweight, powerful machine with excellent battery life.

I HAVE BEEN GREATLY IMPRESSED WITH THIS LATEST MACBOOK PRO BECAUSE OF IT'S SPEED, CLARITY AND EASE OF USE.

I've been needing to upgrade since the m1 came out. I'd been using the m1 MacBook Air with 16GB unified memory before upgrading to this laptop. I've own the m2, m3 and m4 airs and saw no real performance improvements compiling my Xcode projects and would end up returning them just to keep using my m1 air. That is until I bought this one. compiling is a lot quicker, android studio has a bit more memory to hog up now, running a few 7b llm's like qwen coder 2.5 7b runs nice, 29/35 tokens isn't the fastest but it does the job. Final Cut, photoshop, affinity photo all work as expected, but with these app I saw no real performance gain from my m1 air aside from coding. It's an overall great laptop, the battery lasts all day, fan never kicks on, does get warm from time to time, the space black is still fingerprint prone. Just wish they had the nano texture display when I purchased this one. It's a no brainer if you want to upgrade from an m1.

Huge upgrade overall. It does run a bit warm, but coming from the M1 to the M4 Pro with 24GB RAM—it’s a dream for photographers. The heat’s not a defect; I do heavy image processing and work with a ton of layers, so it’s expected. Adobe still needs a few months to fully optimize for the new chip, and macOS 26 pulls a lot of power right now. None of that’s the laptop’s fault—it should all smooth out soon. And that display? Absolutely stunning.

Amazing MacBook Pro for freelance design! Fast, smooth, gorgeous screen, and handles everything I throw at it—totally worth it.

LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS LAPTOP. GREAT SCREEN, BATTERY LIFE AND OVER PROCESSING

This 14 inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro chip is the value leader for portable pro systems, especially when on sale. Getting the Pro chip (despite a couple less cores than the full Pro chip) and higher memory (24) and storage (512) compared to the base model (16/256) are key. Having gone through almost every MacBook Pro prior to Apple Silicon, I still miss having the plethora of pro ports on them, and would've highly preferred an ethernet jack to the SD card. I understand I'm in the minority on that though. Thanks to this being the M4 Pro, rather than the base, it also gets Thunderbolt 5, rather than just Thunderbolt 4, for both higher speed drives right now and possible long term future proofing. With Thunderbolt 5 and USB C, it is easy to get a single dongle with everything you'd want to use on it that is easy to leave on a desk and have power delivery through, or to carry with you for those times you need to attach something while you're out. If it weren't for the sale price that BestBuy had, putting this particular model in an even better value proposition than most, I would've ordered it with the nano-texture glass, which is a game changer in bright lights, and even better than the anti-glare no-glass solutions of the past that I loved. Most of the time it'll be used closed with external displays though, so this is still fine for my needs. If you plan to run it flat out most of the time and use power delivery through a dongle that uses a few watts of power before sending it on, get the larger power brick. The included one mostly keeps up when connected directly, but through even 100W PD capable dongles, is just low enough that the battery will continually drain a bit as you continue to push the chip and system in performance mode for hours at a time. If you're not doing day long renders or similar with it locked in performance mode, this will be fine. But if not, get the larger output power brick for your workstation setup and keep the smaller one that comes with this in your bag for extended travel.

This is an AMAZING computer and for $1799 it’s a steal! I will be returning it ONLY bc the M5 Pro came out within the return window of this one and I felt like the additional cost was worth it for the type of work I’m doing! The battery life is amazing, the graphics are killer (tested Death Stranding and GRID Legends on ULTRA settings at 60fps and both play spectacularly with minimal stuttering while looking simply astounding), and it renders videos in Final Cut Pro in an absolute flash! I can’t recommend this computer enough!!!

The new MacBook Pro 14-inch with the M4 Pro chip is simply outstanding. It’s lightning fast, super responsive, and handles everything from everyday tasks to heavy creative work with ease. The integration of Apple Intelligence makes it feel smarter and more intuitive than ever. The 24GB memory keeps apps running smoothly without slowing down, and the 512GB SSD is perfect for storing projects and files. The silver finish looks sleek and professional. Definitely worth the investment if you want power, speed, and reliability in one beautiful machine!

Apple really knows how to handle new computer setup. This computer is amazing on so many levels it’s crazy! The speed, display picture and detail are amazing. The 14inch monitor screen feels so much bigger than what you see while you’re working on it! The M4 chip is really amazing as it captures my stream Love the darker color. Super fast. Plows through video rendering that would frequently crash my aging PC in no time. Takes some serious extended processing to even trigger the fan, so it's almost always silent. And when the fan does go into high, its very quiet. Planning on buying another one for my daughter to use for school!

Everything about it is great. Works very fast, battery life is fantastic, so easy to navigate and the iPhone mirroring works really well and when working on projects no problems downloading or uploading things.

I am a video editor by trade and needed a new MacBook Pro ASAP after using an M1 for four years. I settled on this device as it was readily available. This is a very mid-range MacBook Pro in the lineup, but it continues to punch above its weight using the M4 Pro chip and 24GB of RAM. I initially purchased this device with the intention of using it temporarily until I could get an M5 Pro 16in. But, after solely using this laptop while working on the road for two weeks, I can't bring myself to give it up. If I could take away 1/2 a star, it'd be to do with the SSD size. It has less space than is ideal, but that's in accordance with the nature of the market with current memory shortages. In my case, a 1TB version of this laptop wasn't going to be available on my timeline. Supplement this M4 Pro - 512GB with any external drives you may have, using a fast transfer cable, and space will no longer be an issue. Better yet, if you're savvy put together a NAS and drive space becomes an afterthought. Not much needs to be said for build quality. I was convinced by the M1 Pro that MacBooks are the best in sturdiness and hand feel among professional laptops. My M1 survived falls that would've ended other machines. It's common knowledge that MacBooks aren't the most fixable of laptops, but mine have been reliable so far (I'd take away another half star if I had experienced a repair issue myself). I can't chime in on Apple Intelligence because I don't use any AI features on any of my devices because I am a thinking animal. As a machine for creatives it is unmatched in usability and compatibility and I consider it essential for 4K video editing. Speaking as someone who also has a high end desktop PC, I prefer using Mac OS on this M4 any day over Windows 11 regardless of spec to spec comparison.

This was bought as an upgrade from an 8 year old MBP for music production. This laptop exceeds all my expectations. It's fast, and handles all of the requirements needed for our use. I highly recommend the pro is you are looking for processing power.

By far the best laptop I've ever used. The battery life is great and the screen is very bright and sharp. This thing is a rocket and flies through any tasks I throw at it. I use a hub to drive 2 external monitors and this setup never misses a beat. Keyboard and trackpad are top notch. Quality is amazing.

Fast, light weight and does everything we need. Battery lasts forever.

The MacBook Pro with the M4 Pro chip is a beast. Lightning-fast performance, stunning display, and all-day battery life make it perfect for work and creativity. It’s sleek, powerful, and just works flawlessly. Highly recommended!

This is a powerhouse laptop. Been using Apple Macs for the last 15 years and the last 3 Macs are still running. I bit thicker than expected, but the benefits outweigh that easily. Fast, battery life is exceptional, and ultra clear display