#THINGS FOR MAC REVIEWS MOVIE#
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#THINGS FOR MAC REVIEWS MOVIE#

It makes a movie or music sound like it's coming from all around instead of just from the left or right of the laptop. They support spatial audio, too, which is like surround sound if you're playing movies or music encoded with Dolby Atmos. They have a noticeably rich bass and can fill a room with audio. The speakers are way better than any other laptop speaker I've tested. But you can turn it off or select a specific rate if you're a video editor who needs a specific refresh rate.

And it adjusts on the fly to save battery life if you're not scrolling or doing something that requires that high refresh rate.

#THINGS FOR MAC REVIEWS PRO#

That's a feature that's on Apple's new iPhone 13 Pro models and the iPad Pros, too, and it makes a difference when you're scrolling through a news story. It's just a huge difference from my M1 MacBook Air. I also appreciate the addition of ProMotion, which makes scrolling smoother.

#THINGS FOR MAC REVIEWS TV#

The sharp resolution combined, rich colors, high brightness and large contrast ratio give you picture quality that's better than some high-end HDTVs.įor normal folks like me, that means colors really pop in movies and TV shows, and even my photos snapped with HDR on my iPhone 13 look the way they do on my iPhone screen, which also supports HDR. The screen has a million-to-one contrast ratio, too, which means really deep blacks and bright whites. The new 14-inch MacBook Pro, by comparison, has 1,000 nits of brightness but can hit 1,600 nits thanks to the new mini-LED backlighting, which allows certain areas of the display to get super bright for movies or photos. The 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro has 500 nits of brightness while the MacBook Air has 400 nits. I don't often drop numbers in reviews because they don't mean much to most people, but they're easiest to explain this. It's the nicest Apple laptop I've ever used and has way more power than I know what to do with. And it may even appeal to folks who haven't upgraded from the 2015 or earlier MacBook Pros, due to the lack of port options in earlier models. The new MacBook Pro can help Apple maintain that momentum, particularly among app developers, and video and audio professionals, who need more power than the MacBook Air offers. Sales of Macs were up 16% year over year in the June quarter. Apple CEO Tim Cook said in June that the first M1 chip, in computers like the MacBook Air, helped 'fuel' Mac growth, likely on top of increased demand for new computers due to the coronvirus pandemic. The 14-inch model starts at $2,000 while the 16-inch version starts at $2,500. They're beloved by people who do heavy photo and video editing and by developers who need a Mac to create apps for Apple's products, like the iPhone. The new MacBook Pros are Apple's most high-end laptops, and are available in stores Tuesday. It shows Apple listened to its most loyal fans.

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