Tom's Hardware Verdict

The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR display has the best laptop screen I've ever seen, and other changes like reducing weight and moving from the notch to the Dynamic Island add to an excellent, albeit very pricey, machine.

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Reasons to buy

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    Gorgeous tandem OLED screen

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    Noticeably lighter than existing model

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    Strong performance

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    Excellent speakers with deep bass

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    Dynamic Island is far more useful than notch

Reasons to avoid

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    Very expensive

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    Still no Face ID

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  • Useless and stupid design.

    For a Touch screen Laptop , you should make the screen lie flat on table . 180 rotation. so you can use the touch screen properly . or 360 2 in one laptop. ..

    More over OLED is bad , keep the mini led.
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  • Apple perfected their IPS displays so why switch for the pandering OLED?
    And touch screen? Who needs that?

    I thought I'll never say that, but ... I miss Steve.
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  • This is why I cant buy Apple. You get screwed and have no alternative.

    Meanwhile you can get 16' Windows laptops with 3k OLED screens, 1tb ssd, 16 gb RAM, touchscreens, more than powerful enough Intel Ultra X7 CPU, B390 graphics for $1000 right now at Best Buy.

    You can make excuses for Apple but to me its just getting suckered.
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  • This is why I cant buy Apple. You get screwed and have no alternative.

    Meanwhile you can get 16' Windows laptops with 3k OLED screens, 1tb ssd, 16 gb RAM, touchscreens, more than powerful enough Intel Ultra X7 CPU, B390 graphics for $1000 right now at Best Buy.

    You can make excuses for Apple but to me its just getting suckered.
    True but Windows laptops with Same specs and build Quality of MACs cost the same ..

    That $1000 is entry level.

    Apple could release plastic low level products at similar prices but they focus on the rich people which is better . also lowering maintenance costs . which is smart.
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  • True but Windows laptops with Same specs and build Quality of MACs cost the same ..

    That $1000 is entry level.

    Apple could release plastic low level products at similar prices but they focus on the rich people which is better . also lowering maintenance costs . which is smart.
    You didnt even read what I wrote you just regurgitated the standard Apple brainwashing talking points.

    That laptop was not plastic nor "entry level".
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  • That laptop was not plastic nor "entry level".
    link please ?

    You should chek the business laptop prices from HP and DELL and Lenovo Thinkpad X series then compare.
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  • link please ?

    You should chek the business laptop prices from HP and DELL and Lenovo Thinkpad X series then compare.
    I dont think we can post links but here is the laptop that is sold at Best Buy.
    its up to $1349 now because the sale is over with.

    And yeah its not a MacBook but its all metal and, at the sale price, I could buy 3 of them plus accessories for each, for less than a single comparably equipped MacBook.
    Acer - Swift 16 AI - Copilot+ PC - 16" 3K OLED Touchscreen Laptop - Intel Core Ultra X7 358H 2026 - 16GB Memory - 1TB Storage - Basalt Gray
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  • I dont think we can post links but here is the laptop that is sold at Best Buy.
    its up to $1349 now because the sale is over with.

    And yeah its not a MacBook but its all metal and, at the sale price, I could buy 3 of them plus accessories for each, for less than a single comparably equipped MacBook.
    Acer - Swift 16 AI - Copilot+ PC - 16" 3K OLED Touchscreen Laptop - Intel Core Ultra X7 358H 2026 - 16GB Memory - 1TB Storage - Basalt Gray
    This laptop flexes easily , and the keyboard is horrible , and if you push the centre of the keyboard it will flex . more over the touchpad is garbage compared to Apple , it rattles if pressed near the edges. The screen also wobbles compared to Apple.

    The speakers of Acer lacks deep bass , garbage speakers , while apple uses SIX speakers with FOUR woofers which gives unmatched bass on any laptop.

    The fans on acer are garbage and noisy , compared to Apple that are almost dead silent.

    Acer has FHD IR Camera , while apple has 12mpixel wide camera that allows you in Centre mode , and also widens if some one near you joins ! the image quality and colors are superior as well since Apple uses dedicated image signal processor inside the M chip.

    The Acer uses 3 mics with standard noise cancellation and standard sensitivity , while the Apple Mic are studio-quality three-mic array with a high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming is unmatched in noise cancellation and sensitivity . the sound recording of MACS are unmatched in laptops ! the sound recorded is Crisp enough that online teaching or podcast does not need additional equipment.

    Any window Laptop with all these extras and same build quality would even cost same like Apple.

    so yea as I said , Apple is like a Mercedes full option , your ACER, a Toyota with manual gear and manual windows (literally).
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  • This laptop flexes easily , and the keyboard is horrible , and if you push the centre of the keyboard it will flex . more over the touchpad is garbage compared to Apple , it rattles if pressed near the edges. The screen also wobbles compared to Apple.

    The speakers of Acer lacks deep bass , garbage speakers , while apple uses SIX speakers with FOUR woofers which gives unmatched bass on any laptop.

    The fans on acer are garbage and noisy , compared to Apple that are almost dead silent.

    Acer has FHD IR Camera , while apple has 12mpixel wide camera that allows you in Centre mode , and also widens if some one near you joins ! the image quality and colors are superior as well since Apple uses dedicated image signal processor inside the M chip.

    The Acer uses 3 mics with standard noise cancellation and standard sensitivity , while the Apple Mic are studio-quality three-mic array with a high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming is unmatched in noise cancellation and sensitivity . the sound recording of MACS are unmatched in laptops ! the sound recorded is Crisp enough that online teaching or podcast does not need additional equipment.

    Any window Laptop with all these extras and same build quality would even cost same like Apple.

    so yea as I said , Apple is like a Mercedes full option , your ACER, a Toyota with manual gear and manual windows (literally).
    I dont disagree with some of your points.
    But at the same time I can buy this and still have $2000 in my pocket.
    I can code, use AI, and game just as well (actually game even bettter) than on the Macbook.

    The Macbook is nice but its the "more dollars than sense" mentality that are attracted to that type of device.
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  • I dont disagree with some of your points.
    But at the same time I can buy this and still have $2000 in my pocket.
    I can code, use AI, and game just as well (actually game even bettter) than on the Macbook.

    The Macbook is nice but its the "more dollars than sense" mentality that are attracted to that type of device.
    it is wise not to spend money on things you will never use. but to say that Apple is overpriced is wrong . just say it is not for me. I dont need all these extras.

    I know many people who cant live without it. for they use everything in it.

    It is for rich people , OR REAL BUSINESS related projects.
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