The HDMI port, meanwhile, gives you another option to connect a monitor, on top of multiple USB-C Thunderbolt ports.Īpple also threw a bone to everyone who's been stuck on Zoom conference calls by adding an improved 1080p webcam, a welcome upgrade over the 720p camera that's been standard for years. The SD Card slot will be a godsend to photographers looking to quickly offload hundreds of photos from their cameras. Apple's MacBook Pro display features a new notch, faster refresh rate.Apple event recap: AirPods 3, new MacBook Pro and more.

'Today's announcement underlines Apple's determination to accelerate the growth of its laptop business.' 'The advent of Apple Silicon has been a shot in the arm for the MacBook lineup,' said Ben Wood, an analyst at CCS Insight. That will go a long way to turning its efforts to build a custom chip from an industry anomaly to an injection of excitement, something laptops have rarely stirred in recent years.

By linking these features to its own silicon, Apple is essentially buying the goodwill of its fanbase and customers. Perhaps not coincidentally, it took the introduction of the second generation of Apple's M1 processor line to usher in this series of highly coveted changes. In essence, Apple came out with two MacBook Pros that longtime fans and even casual consumers can't ignore. Heck, Apple even brought back the beloved MagSafe power connector and removed the heavily criticized Touch Bar. Apple found the best way to get even the least savvy consumer on board with its new homegrown M1 Pro and M1 Max processor: throw a slew of long-requested features into the redesigned MacBook Pro 16 and MacBook Pro 14 that many fans had given up on as the company stressed more streamlined Macs year after year.Ī larger display? Check.

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