On Monday, October 28, 2021, Apple hosted a pretty quick event, unleashing a brand new, redesigned 14-inch MacBook Pro and a few other things, too. Plenty of the rumors regarding the new hardware were spot on, save for a few missed spots. Like the fact the new laptops are only available in Space Gray and silver again, so new color options. Other than that, though, Apple upgraded just about everything else in these laptops, offering up a truly pro-level experience for those in the market for this type of hardware.
As far as those features and specifications are concerned, we’ve gone ahead and put together a quick breakdown of the technical specifications for Apple’s newest laptop. As you can imagine, it’s quite the list, as Apple not only included a brand new display, but also a new processor under the hood, more ports, and just more in general.
So let’s dig right in.
The technical specifications for the new 14-inch MacBook Pro
Colors
- Space Gray
- Silver
Pricing
- Starts at $1,999 with 8-core M1 Pro
- Starts at $2,499 with 10-core M1 Pro
Processor
$1,999
- 8-core CPU with 6 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
- 14-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 200GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, ProRes, HEVC, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- Configurable to:
- M1 Pro with 10-core CPU and 14-core GPU
- M1 Pro with 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU
- M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU
- M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU
$2,499
- 10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
- 16-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 200GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode and encode engines
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- Configurable to:
- M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 24-core GPU
- M1 Max with 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU
Display
- 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display
- 3024-by-1964 native resolution
- 254 pixels per inch
- XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range)
- UP to 1,000 nits sustained brightness
- 1,600 nits peak brightness
- 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
- Color
- 1 billion colors
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone technology
- Refresh rates
- ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz
- Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz
Memory
- 16GB unified memory
- Configurable to:
- 32GB for M1 Pro or M1 Max
- 64GB for M1 Max
Battery and power
- Up to 17 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
- Up to 11 hours wireless web
- 70-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
- 67W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M1 Pro with 8-core CPU)
- 96W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max, configurable with M1 Pro with 8-core CPU)
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable
- Fast-charge capable with 96W USB-C Power Adapter
Storage
$1,999
- 512GB SSD
- Configurable to:
- 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB
$2,499
- 1TB SSD
- Configurable to:
- 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB
Charging and expansion
- SDXC card slot
- HDMI port
- 3.5mm headphone jack
- MagSafe 3 port
- Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports that support:
- Charging
- DisplayPort
- Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
- USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
Keyboard and trackpad
- Backlit Magic Keyboard
- Touch ID
- Force Touch trackpad
Wireless
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
- IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
- Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Camera
- 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Advanced image signal processor with computational video
Audio
- High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
- Wide stereo sound
- Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
- Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (third-generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
- Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
- 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones
Size and weight
- Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
- Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
- Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)
- Weight: 3.5 pounds (1.6 kg)
Built-in apps
- App Store
- Books
- Calendar
- Contacts
- FaceTime
- Find My
- GarageBand
- Home
- iMovie
- Keynote
- Maps
- Messages
- Music
- News
- Notes
- numbers
- Pages
- Photo Booth
- Photos
- Podcasts
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
- Reminders
- Safari
- Shortcuts
- Siri
- Stocks
- Time Machine
- TV
- Voice Memos
What’s in the box
- 14-inch MacBook Pro
- 67W USB-C Power Adapter (M1 Pro with 8-core CPU) or 96W USB-C Power Adapter (M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max)
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
So, there we go. A quick breakdown of the tech specs for the 14-inch MacBook Pro. Is this your next laptop?