MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021 MKGP3

Design and Built

The dimensions of the MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021) are:

• Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
• Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
• Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)

It weighs 1.6 kg and comes in Silver and Space Gray colour finishes.

Display

The device’s display features mini-LED technology and houses a 14.2″ Liquid Retina XDR display. Macbook Pro 14” delivers up to 1,000 nits of sustained, full-screen brightness, a high 1,600 nits of peak brightness, a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, and a billion colors. The Liquid Retina XDR display can handle the extreme dynamic range of HDR content, providing detailed shadows, brilliant specular highlights, deeper blacks, and vivid colors. The MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021’s display is less than 4 mm thin, achieved by having seven films and diffusers that mix and shape the light efficiently. Moreover, the oxide thin film transistor (TFT) allows pixels to charge twice as fast as before.

Equipped with ProMotion technology, the MacBook Pro automatically varies the refresh rate to match the motion of your onscreen content. This helps preserve battery life while making tasks feel more fluid and responsive. The display can have up to a 120 Hz refresh rate. As a Video editor, you will also have the option to lock in a refresh rate that is optimal for your footage.

Key Display Features

• 14.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;
• 3024-by-1964 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch
• XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range)

• 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
• XDR brightness: 1000 nits sustained full-screen, 1600 nits peak (HDR content only)
• SDR brightness: 500 nits

Keypad and Trackpad

Macbook Pro 14 has a Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

• 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
• Touch ID
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and multi-touch gestures.

Performance of MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021

Operating System

macOS: macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Ventura makes the things you do most on Mac even better, so you can work smarter, play harder, and go further.

M1 Chip

M1 Pro scales the unique M1 architecture to new heights — and for the first time, they bring a system on a chip (SoC) architecture to a pro notebook. Both have more CPU cores, more GPU cores, and more unified memory than M1. With a powerful Neural Engine for supercharged machine learning and upgraded media engines with ProRes support, M1 Pro and M1 Max allow pros to do things they never could before.

M1 Pro takes the exceptional performance of the M1 architecture to a whole new level for pro users. Even the most ambitious projects are easily handled with up to 10 CPU cores, 16 GPU cores, a 16-core Neural Engine, and dedicated encode-and decode media engines supporting H.264, HEVC, and ProRes codecs.

Memory and Storage

• 16GB unified memory
• Configurable to 32GB (M1 Pro or M1 Max) or 64GB (M1 Max)
• 512GB SSD
• Configurable to 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB

Charging and Expansion on MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021

• SDXC card slot
• HDMI port
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• MagSafe 3 port
• Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

Audio and Camera of MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021

Camera

• 1080p FaceTime HD camera
• Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

• High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
• Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
• Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
• 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Audio Playback on MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021

Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and ProRes
• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG

Battery and Charging of MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021

From pro workflows to everyday tasks, the MacBook Pro delivers power efficiency while maintaining performance. The MacBook Pro can provide up to 17 hours of video playback.

In detail, the 70-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery delivers up to 17 hours of Apple TV app movie playback and up to 11 hours of wireless web use.

To recharge MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021, make use of:

• 67W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M1 Pro with 8-core CPU)
• 96W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max, configurable with M1 Pro with 8-core CPU)
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
• Fast-charge capable with 96W USB-C Power Adapter

Pros and Cons of MacBook Pro 14-inch M1 Chip

Pros

• Great design and built quality
• It has an SD Card reader and HDMI
• Brilliant, all-round performance
• Solid battery life up to 17 Hours
• Has 1080p webcam installed for video communication
• Gorgeous mini-LED display with 3024 x 1964p resolution
• 1,600 nits brightness
• MagSafe 3 charging is fast
• Confy Magic Keyboard
• Blistering chip performance

Cons

• No FaceID
• No memory or storage expansion. Zero upgradeability is present, as all RAM and Storage are part of the chip itself
• Camera notch could be obtrusive for some applications
• The M1 chip has limited software compatibility with legacy applications designed for Intel-based Macs.
• No USB-A port
• Pricey device.

Alternative MacBooks to MacBook Pro 14-inch 2021

• MacBook Air 13-inch M2 chip 2022
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• 16-inch MacBook Pro M2 Pro.