Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Space Black 2024
The M4 chip’s 10-core CPU delivers spectacular speed for multitasking across demanding apps, paired with a 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display reaching 1600 nits peak brightness. Its all-day battery life and 1.55kg aluminum unibody provide genuine portability without sacrificing the sustained performance of Apple Silicon. This configuration is best for students and business users who need a compact, high-brightness workstation for productivity tasks, not GPU-intensive gaming.
CPU Apple M4
RAM 16 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14.2"
GPU Apple M4 10-core GPU
OS macOS
Weight 1.5 kg
65 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (98th percentile) 98th
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average port selection (8th percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has held steady over time
92/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 8 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 |
| Cores | 10 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core GPU |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14.2" |
| Panel | Liquid Retina XDR |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.4 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14.2" | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple M4 10-core GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 5 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 71 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 | 73.2 | 13.5 | 37 | 8 | 82.4 | 70.3 | 36.6 | 95.1 | 97.6 | 99 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.4 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.3 | 88.9 | 98.7 | 60.1 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.1 | 92.3 | 98.6 | 99.7 | 95.3 | 7.2 | 97.3 | 95.1 | 80.9 | 87.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 66.6 | 80.1 | 32.9 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 86.9 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.2 | 94 | 80.1 | 60.1 | 54.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.7 | 90.9 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 80.1 | 80.9 | 80.1 |
Usage Scores
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