It is, as with many creative mobile workstations, eye-watering expensive, however. It keeps the same design as the 2021 model, but that's no bad thing given the brilliant screen and solid build quality. And, its Liquid Retina XDR and mini-LED technology display with ProMotion adaptive refresh rates of up to 120Hz delivered vibrant colors and rich, deep contrast, making our creative experience incredibly immersive. Of course, it fared well tackling a range of use cases for day-to-day workloads as well. The MacBook Pro 14-inch (2023) handled everything we threw at it during testing, whether we were editing videos in 8K, recording numerous instruments at the same time, or editing multi-track audio projects in Albeton Live 11. Its 2021 predecessor may have been an almost perfect laptop, but this one blows it out of the water in terms of power, cementing the line's status as a mobile workstation that's reserved for users who can maximize its sheer performance. It seems that every year, Apple is making the MacBook Pro 14-inch a lot more power than you'd expect. Read the in-depth Mac mini (M2, 2023) review Speaking of which, the Mac mini (2023) launched at a new, lower, asking price, making it even better value for money. It comes with the same M2 chip that the 2022 models of the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 13-inch feature, and offers a similar level of performance but without the high price tag. It also performed brilliantly when we ran similar tests as we did with the MacBook Pro 16-inch (2023), including editing 8K movie files, making projects in Ableton Live 11 using a MIDI keyboard, and synthetic benchmarks such as Cinebench. We reviewed the M2 Pro model and were really impressed with its performance as we were with its sleek and compact design.ĭespite its small size, this is an extremely capable Mac that can run macOS Ventura and any app or game with ease. The Mac mini got a surprise upgrade in 2023, and the compact PC now comes with a choice of the powerful M2 chip - or the even more powerful M2 Pro.

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