What are they for?
What all the performance data really means is that these Macs are more powerful than the superpowered Mac Studio or Mac Pro desktop models introduced in 2023. Want to edit a movie using pro apps like Adobe Premier or Apple’s Final Cut Pro? These machines are for you. It doesn’t stop at editing — they’re solid performers for color grading, motion graphics creation, CAD applications, RAW image editing, data modeling, structural engineering, advanced statistical analysis, even building, compiling, and testing new AI models.
That performance also means that if you must run some legacy apps using Windows, you can — and you might find that even in emulation mode, the Mac runs Microsoft’s OS faster than most PCs. If you’re a gamer, you’ll be happy; World of Warcraft: The War Within performs 16.7 times faster than it did on an Intel-based MacBook Pro, Apple said. And these computationally intensive tasks can be done wherever you happen to be, thanks to the battery life of 24 hours.
What about the display?
The test system I used had a nano-texture display to reduce glare and reflections. This is great for using the Mac outdoors in sunlight, and while the technology does make for a slight reduction in contrast if you look closely, this is more than offset by the image clarity. If you intend to use your new Mac when out and about, the $150 extra for nano-texture is a good investment.
