

Port selection is outstanding you get three USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI (2.0, sadly), a full-size SD card reader, and a high-output headphone jack for difficult-to-drive cans.


It's also a ProMotion display, meaning it can dynamically adjust the refresh rate up to 120Hz to make motion smoother or lower it to extend battery life. Its factory calibration is superb, so you likely won't need to calibrate before doing color work. The display produces deep blacks, gets incredibly bright, and covers the entire DCI P3 color space, making it suitable for viewing and producing HDR content. The best Apple laptop we've tested is the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021), the smaller of the two 'Pro' laptops with Apple's new design, Mini-LED display, and in-house SoC.
