The Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) is now official. Here’s everything you need to know about Apple’s flagship laptop.
The Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) was revealed to the public during the Apple Unleashed event on October 18, powered by either the newly released 10-core M1 Pro or M1 Max chips. With a fresh redesign, mini-LED display, and plenty of built-in ports, the new MacBook Pro range feels like it could be a serious contender as one of the best laptops ever made. That beefier Apple silicon inside both the 16-inch and MacBook Pro 14-inch (2021) features eight performance cores and two efficiency cores, alongside variations to the built-in GPU to optimize the device to your exact requirements. In fact, Apple says both the new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips are twice as fast as the Intel Core i9 in the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019). The M1 Pro maxes out at 32GB RAM, while the M1 Max maxes out at 64GB. If you’d like to know more about how the new 16-inch MacBook Pro stacks up against its predecessor, check out our MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) vs MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) comparison. Apple also says that efficiency of the new MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) can extend the battery life as long as 21 hours, which is well beyond what even the longest-lasting Intel or AMD laptop processors are capable of. That Although the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) launch date isn’t until Tuesday October 26, Apple has already shared quite a bit of information about its new flagship, including specifications and price details, so read on to find out everything we know so far. The new Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) is available for preorder now, with deliveries expected to begin on October 26. The starting price for the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) M1 Pro model is $2,499 (£2,399, AU$3,749), with the M1 Max model starting at $3,499 (£3,299, AU$5,249). That’s a bit of a price hike from the previous model. The MacBook Pro 16-inch (2019) started at $2,399 (£2,399, AU$3,799) for a 6-core Intel Core i7 processor, AMD Radeon Pro 5300M 4GB GPU,16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD. However, during the launch event, Apple was keen to stress how much of a performance boost the new MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021) has received over the last model, so Apple will be banking on the better performance and improved screen to justify this higher price. As far as the design of the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (2021), the new look is more revolutionary than first thought.
