

Either you need an Intel-based Mac or discrete GPU (i.e. If youre interested in getting a new MacBook, there are only two reasons to turn away from the M1 MacBook Pro 13.

The longest-lasting Windows competitor, the HP Spectre 14t, lasted 9 hours before giving up. Worry not, for the M1 MacBook Pro 13 shattered our battery life recordduring our Chrome-based battery test, it kept going, and going, and going, and going until finally dying just about 14 hours later. Wow.īut of course, power means nothing if the battery life and user experience are lackluster. When we tested them side by side, the M1 MacBook Pro 13 scored over 60% higher than the Intel Core i7-based MacBook Pro 13 we tested earlier in 2020. Apples new M1 processor is way more powerful than even the high-end Intel processor, the Core i7, from the mid-2020 MacBook. On the outside, they are the same MacBook but dont be fooled. We liked the mid-2020 MacBook Pro 13 well enough, but the M1-based late-2020 model just annihilated it.
