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MacBook Pro with M1 Max and M1 Pro: The Pro-est MacBook yet!

This new generation of MacBook Pro now gives you more ports and connectivity but also does away with a couple of less-used features, including the touch bar. Full written review: Purchase these MacBooks and others like it below 👇 Macbook Pro 13-in: Macbook Pro 14-in: Macbook Pro 16-in: *CNET may get a commission from this…

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This new generation of MacBook Pro now gives you more ports and connectivity but also does away with a couple of less-used features, including the touch bar.

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Intro – 00:00 – 00:54
Design & ports – 00:55 – 01:53
MagSafe – 01:54 – 03:11
Display – 03:12 – 05:28
No more Touch Bar – 05:28 – 06:28
M1 Pro & M1 Max processors- 06:29 – 08:51
Who should buy these – 08:52 – 10:03
Price – 10:04 – 11:05

33 Comments

  1. CNET

    October 25, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    Thanks for watching! Just to be clear, you can still charge the new MacBook Pros with almost any USB-C charger, by using one of the three USB-C ports (as shown at 2:15).

    • Mauricio Arreaga

      October 25, 2021 at 7:41 pm

      Dan is the only one that seems to not know this. Tell him.

    • ak mccutcheon

      October 25, 2021 at 8:27 pm

      @Mauricio Arreaga lol Yup

    • Mike

      October 25, 2021 at 10:36 pm

      So why is your reviewer suggesting you can’t, and that he’s inconvenienced by MagSafe when MagSafe is optional?

    • Ame

      October 25, 2021 at 11:56 pm

      Just be bald.

  2. XFXR XMXT

    October 25, 2021 at 11:00 pm

    🥺😮‍💨 2500.00 that’s out of my budget but so cool 😎

  3. Ricky P

    October 25, 2021 at 11:06 pm

    You can still charge with USB-C

  4. Bazzer

    October 25, 2021 at 11:07 pm

    I think the macbook pro 16″ has excellent external design especially those bezels and camera placement, port selection is exactly what I need, a little heavy but still great…

    That is the 2019 model, no need for silly things like notch, HDMI, outdated design, more weight/less portability, that being said very interesting performance and screen.

    • l21n1

      October 25, 2021 at 11:28 pm

      It has the pro moniker for a reason, lightness isn’t the first thing

    • Bazzer

      October 25, 2021 at 11:35 pm

      @l21n1 I disagree, you reasoning applies to the Mac Pro, this is a laptop first and I doubt the vast majority of users will get anywhere near draining the battery.

    • l21n1

      October 25, 2021 at 11:57 pm

      @Bazzer there is the MacBook Air, maybe they should make a 12 inch one that’s lighter?

    • Bazzer

      October 26, 2021 at 1:16 am

      @l21n1 That isn’t a bad idea, but irrelevant for this discussion, and reducing the screen size isn’t the only way to reduce the weight.

      I think that Apple led the way by only having usbc ports, however I can see why a small number of people feel it’s convenient to have some outdated ports built in.

      The M1 series chips are groundbreaking, and the performance is definitely a valid reason to upgrade. I am only expressing my personal opinion that the design, weight and port selection is a big step backwards.

  5. Matthew Williams

    October 25, 2021 at 11:20 pm

    Is this slightly sped up. Sounds weird.

  6. SunnyD

    October 25, 2021 at 11:21 pm

    “Why did apple decide to put a lot of the ports back into the MacBook?”…

    COURAGE

  7. sizzlepointz

    October 25, 2021 at 11:21 pm

    Oh my God may we ask what the woman in the kitchenette thinks of the new MacBooks? She KEEPS inserting into EVERY SHOT

  8. Daily Angels

    October 25, 2021 at 11:25 pm

    No one at CNET thought they should’ve cut out his misinformed rant at the beginning about magsafe being the only way to charge??? Wow

  9. FlameDevilishes

    October 25, 2021 at 11:36 pm

    finally gonna replace my 2011 MacBook pro tomorrow

  10. Artem

    October 25, 2021 at 11:41 pm

    average reviewer thinks that it’s so stunning to watch him face instead of the Mac 😀

  11. Ame

    October 25, 2021 at 11:59 pm

    You’re the worst reviewer of this product, it’s just like your hairline… it’s worst.

  12. Kagari

    October 26, 2021 at 12:04 am

    Wtf was this? This is by far the worst MBP “review”. Criticizes MagSafe yet doesn’t know that you can still charge from the USB-C ports as well.

  13. Like A Gentleman

    October 26, 2021 at 12:12 am

    He talk too much! He explains so much before showing us anything.

  14. Daniel Critchfield

    October 26, 2021 at 12:14 am

    Good news is that Apple confirmed that the USB-C ports CAN still be used to charge the new 2021 MacBook Pro 14 and 16 inch. So if you left your MagSafe at home you can still use USB-C!

  15. Alexander G

    October 26, 2021 at 12:14 am

    If anyone needs a visual reference for the term ‘hipster beard’ it’s this guy.

  16. Adam Zhang

    October 26, 2021 at 12:25 am

    1:23 how greasy that keyboard already is after imaginably less than one day

  17. KAriesse- Min

    October 26, 2021 at 12:41 am

    I’ve yet to find reviewer who allowed us to hear a keyboard sample, and without noise in the background. That too is important for lots of us. Gosh sigh. 😏

  18. Aerohk

    October 26, 2021 at 12:45 am

    It still has that classic MacBook Pro design with gaint speaker grill. Not the major redesign I was looking for.

  19. Mateo Escueta

    October 26, 2021 at 12:54 am

    So what if one isn’t “pro” for this pro laptop??? Stop gatekeeping.

  20. Kr Rollins

    October 26, 2021 at 1:03 am

    Oh here we are. I’m pro enough for the Mac Book Air. No joke. Great review 👍

  21. m l

    October 26, 2021 at 1:04 am

    do they ship with monterey?

  22. Nicholas D

    October 26, 2021 at 1:06 am

    No more emojis 🖤 on the Touch Bar, sad. Hopefully it comes back. Maybe they could make that an option.

  23. Dan Sanger

    October 26, 2021 at 1:17 am

    I agree with you about MagSafe. I think every small electronic device (laptop, tablet, phone, smart speaker, clock radio, whatever) should use USB-C. I’m tired of the proliferation of incompatible chargers. However, it would be nice if the USB consortium came up with a standard for breakaway cables.

  24. Jacob Kohn

    October 26, 2021 at 1:26 am

    could it play apex

  25. Shegeloaf

    October 26, 2021 at 1:27 am

    Apple macs are disappointing.
    1. They left out sd uhs3 and hdmi 2.1
    2. Face id and have us a thick body. That’s dumb.
    3. Laptops running with less watts should not run hot therefore does not need chunky fans so the case could be smaller.
    4. Get rid of the mac.

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