“Powered by the M1 chip, the new MacBook Pro 13-inch is the most exciting Mac in years.”

M1 is insanely fast; Beautiful display; as always; Fantastic battery life; Speakers sound brilliant; Top-notch keyboard and trackpad

Only two Thunderbolt ports; Touch Bar is still frustrating

Apple’s new ARM-powered Mac hardware has been wowing the tech world for a few weeks now. But if you thought that switching to the same architecture as mobile devices would make Macs easier to afford, then you were disappointed.

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

Really happy with it.

First Apple Mac, it is fantastic

I love my new MBP M1.. The combination of the M1 silicon chip, macOS BigSur, and Mac hardware is amazing.. Apple have a new beginning here.. The MBP M1 is much faster, the battery life is longer and they have gone back to much better keyboard.. I dont use a lot of non Native applications, but I do use the Microsoft Office suite. It seems to run beautifully.. didn't show any lag at all when used and some of my Microsoft Excel macros seemed to run better. I highly recommend this little beauty..

Replaced my 6 yr old MacBook with this one. So easy to transfer programs and data. The power bar and battery life are gods and the keyboard is much nicer than the previous one

Only Apple would dare sell a laptop in 2020 based solely on its processor. Its primary audience aren’t exactly chip-heads who make purchasing decisions based on core counts and performance per watt. And yet, Apple has managed to drum up a huge amount of hype surrounding its new M1 chip and the familiar old Macs that run on it. The design of the new MacBook Pro 13-inch itself hasn’t changed at all with the M1 version. It’s identical to the Intel-based model that came out earlier this year. But the M1 processor promises something that a new paint job never could. It’s poised to transform the MacBook Pro 13-inch from just another laptop to something new. Something distinctly Apple. And yes, finally, something better. The MacBook Pro 13-inch is the among the first of a new generation of Macs that also includes the new MacBook Air and Mac mini. They all run on the same M1 chip, though performance will vary between the three systems. The Pro’s performance is supposed to sit in between the Ai...

M1 is insanely fast; Beautiful display, as always; Fantastic battery life; Speakers sound brilliant; Top-notch keyboard and trackpad;

Only two Thunderbolt ports; Touch Bar is still frustrating;