The biggest reason to upgrade to the MacBook Pro M4 is the performance. This machine gets the newest M4 chip that is based on a 3-nanometer process, promising the fastest CPU core and better multithreaded performance than M3. Based on our testing, the M4 blows a lot of the competition away but not on every test.

The M4 Pro MacBook Pro represents a significant leap forward in professional computing, offering substantial upgrades in performance.

While the new M4 MacBook Pros got a number of sweet quality of life upgrades, the new MacBooks looked about the same externally, except for the M4 MacBook Pro gaining an additional Thunderbolt port over the M3 model, something that the M3 Pro/M3 Max models already had.

The M4 Pro and M4 Max MacBook Pro models offer users a choice between two powerful machines, each designed to cater to different needs and budgets. While

The Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max (2024) is the monster of the MacOS laptop world right now -- it's as good as it gets -- but is it worth what you'll be paying?