We’d love two more Thunderbolt ports and a redesign, but colour us surprised the entry level MacBook Pro has this much to offer.

Speedy and responsive; Display remains first-class; Battery lasts for ages; Mostly whisper quiet

Design starting to age; Limited connectivity; Webcam isn’t that great; Dare we say it: no touchscreen

However, with all this impressive power, it would have been nice to get a new design, or at least a new color. Some other things that continue to grace our MacBook wishlist are slimmer bezels and more ports.

Stellar overall and gaming performance; Excellent battery life; Lightning-fast SSD; Great webcam; Comfortable keyboard; macOS Big Sur is a nice update

Not enough ports; Thick bezels

An almost unbelievably good laptop, the Apple Silicon M1 MacBook is here and nothing is ever going to be the same again

Fast and responsive (even under emulation); Reasonably priced; Astonishing battery life; Runs iOS apps

Compatibility issues with some software

If the MacBook Pro was the only new M1 device, the conclusion to this review would be easy: buy it. It’s much faster than its Windows 10, Intel-based rivals, it has astonishing battery life and it’s just as well made and slick as MacBooks have always been.

Outstanding battery life Staggering performance Great speakers and microphone

Little performance boost over the Air

Beautiful piece of tech

Great Laptop

Great product! Easy to use.

This feels like the start of something impressive thanks to new Apple silicon in the M1 processor - which results in lots of power and impressive battery life. It will be fascinating to see not only where Apple goes next, but how the industry responds.

Fast and powerful - and paves the way for Apple silicon future; No obvious issues with multi-tiered app operation - it just works; Super battery life; Great screen

Design hasn't changed - and looks a little tired; No new features beyond the new processor; Only up to 16GB of RAM; Touch Bar still not a must-have; Just the two ports