Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Space Black 2024
Combining the M4 Max 16-core CPU and 40-core GPU with 48GB unified memory, this laptop delivers desktop-class power at just 1.60kg. Its 1600-nit, 120Hz Liquid Retina XDR display and massive 8TB SSD make it a portable high-resolution editing suite. It's best for data scientists and 3D artists pushing workflows that typically require desktop towers.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (92th percentile) 92th
Cons
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (40-Core) |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 48 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 8 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Resolution | 3024 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB, 95% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| Battery | 72 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx | MSI Vector Vector 16 HX AI A2XWIG-420US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 48 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 8192 | 2000 | 4096 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Qualcomm X1 |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 72 | - | 100 | 71 | 90 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max | 91.9 | 18.5 | 92 | 79.6 | 99 | 67.4 | 99.7 | 96.3 | 87.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.5 | 95.3 | 72.7 | 90 | 58.3 | 97.5 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.2 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.7 | 78.6 | 88.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend 14-fb1023dx Compare | 88.6 | 87.4 | 91 | 92.1 | 95.3 | 71.5 | 69.4 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
| MSI Vector Vector 16 HX AI A2XWIG-420US Compare | 96.7 | 91.4 | 87.7 | 96 | 88.3 | 8.9 | 81.4 | 58.3 | 76.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 37.8 | 98.7 | 66.5 | 89.4 | 53.7 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 78.2 |
Price
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