Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max Space Black 2024
The M4 Max chip’s 16-core CPU and 40-core GPU, paired with 128GB of unified memory, drive demanding workloads on a 16.2-inch Mini-LED display with 1600 nits peak HDR brightness and up to 21-hour battery life. Its 4TB SSD, nano-texture glass for glare reduction, and six-speaker Spatial Audio system provide practical storage and an immersive content-review experience. This configuration is ideal for developers compiling massive codebases or machine learning engineers running large language models, where 128GB of memory eliminates storage swap bottlenecks.
CPU Apple M4 Max
RAM 128 GB
Storage 4 TB
Screen 16.2" 3456x2234
GPU Apple (40-Core)
OS macOS
Weight 2.2 kg
Battery 100 Wh
83 Overall Score
Price $5,519
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong ram (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong storage (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
Cons
- Below average portability (11th percentile)
What owners think
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple (40-Core) |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 128 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5 |
| Storage | 4 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16.2" |
| Resolution | 3456x2234 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | 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 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 128 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16.2" 3456x2234 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | - | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max | 92.3 | 83.7 | 99.6 | 76.8 | 99.9 | 10.7 | 98.6 | 78.9 | 97.2 | 94.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.7 | 90.3 | 91.9 | 90.7 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 89.3 | 98.5 | 59.6 | 98.2 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.2 | 91.1 | 98.8 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 6.8 | 97.4 | 94.6 | 80.3 | 85.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 91.9 | 90.8 | 90.7 | 96.2 | 72.9 | 67.4 | 78.9 | 32.7 | 97.2 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.5 | 63.2 | 80.9 | 80.5 | 91.2 | 96.1 | 72.4 | 94.6 | 59.6 | 86 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 24.1 | 98.8 | 63.5 | 90.6 | 57 | 80.3 | 78.9 | 80.3 | 78.4 |
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Other Configurations31
MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"48GB4TBSpace Black$5,149MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"64GB4TBSilver$5,199MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"128GB2TBSilver$5,249MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"128GB2TBSpace Black$5,299MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"36GB8TBSilver$5,399MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"128GB4TBSpace Black$5,699MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"36GB8TBSilver$5,849MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"48GB8TBSpace Black$5,899MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"64GB8TBSpace Black$6,099
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MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max16.2"36GB1TBSpace Black$2,641MacBook Pro 14" M4 Max14.2"36GB1TBSilver$3,099MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"36GB2TBSpace Black$3,167MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max16.2"48GB1TBSpace Black$3,299MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"48GB1TBSpace Black$3,699MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"36GB2TBSilver$3,899MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"64GB1TBSpace Black$3,899MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"48GB2TBSilver$4,099MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"64GB1TBSilver$4,149MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"36GB4TBSilver$4,199MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"64GB2TBSpace Black$4,299MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"64GB2TBSpace Black$4,299MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"48GB2TBSilver$4,399MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"36GB4TBSilver$4,499MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"128GB1TBSpace Black$4,699MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"48GB4TBSpace Black$4,699MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"64GB4TBSilver$4,899MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"128GB1TBSpace Black$4,899MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"48GB8TBSpace Black$6,199MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"64GB8TBSpace Black$6,399MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max14.2"128GB8TBSpace Black$6,899MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max16.2"128GB8TBSpace Black$6,999
