Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
HP 17 17.3" 17t Silver 2022
What Buyers Say
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
The MacBook Pro M4 Max is widely praised as a powerful workhorse, handling heavy photo and video editing tasks with ease. Users highlight its smooth performance, fast file processing, and seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem. Verified buyers consistently note excellent value, especially when opting for the Pro over the Max model, and commend B&H's customer service and shipping process.
Pros
- Powerful performance for heavy tasks
- Smooth handling of photo and video editing
- Fast file import and export
- Seamless Apple ecosystem integration
- Excellent value for money
Cons
- No significant drawbacks mentioned
HP 17 17.3" 17t Silver 2022
This HP laptop has received glowing feedback from buyers, with many praising its large screen, clear picture, backlit keyboard, and numeric keypad. Most users found it easy to set up and are happy with the performance and battery life, though one noted the display is somewhat dull on the brightest setting and another had a minor hiccup finding the keyboard lighting button. A few caution that it's early days, but overall sentiment is very positive, with several saying they'd buy it again.
Pros
- Large clear display
- Backlit keyboard
- Numeric keypad
- Good battery life
- Easy setup
Cons
- Display somewhat dull at max brightness
- Old data transfer to Windows 11 was hard
- Keyboard lighting button not obvious
Scores
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max | HP 17 17.3" 17t | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 Max★ | Intel Core i7 1255U |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 16★ | 10 |
| Frequency | — | 2.8 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 12 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple (40-Core)★ | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | — | 16 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | System Shared | Shared |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 64 GB★ | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 4 TB★ | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD | NVMe SSD |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14.2" | 17.3" |
| Resolution | 3024 px★ | 1600 px |
| Panel | Mini-LED★ | — |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | — |
| Brightness | 1600 nits★ | — |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB, 95% DCI-P3 | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 3★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | — | 2★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output | HDMI 1.4b |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E★ | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3★ | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.60 kg★ | 2.38 kg |
| Battery | 72 Wh★ | 41 Wh |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max Silver 2024
- Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
HP 17 17.3" 17t Silver 2022
- Strong social proof (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong user sentiment (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong storage (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong ram (68th percentile)
- Below average portability (4th percentile)4th %ile
- Below average screen (9th percentile)9th %ile
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 29 specs.