MacBook Pro M4 14-inch

Design and Colors

• Space Black and Silver: Available in both Space Black and Silver finishes.

Performance

• M4 Chip: The M4 chip offers up to 1.8x faster CPU performance and 2.2x faster GPU performance compared to the M1 model, making it incredibly powerful for demanding tasks.
• Unified Memory: Configurable up to 32GB of unified memory, which allows for faster data sharing between the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine.

Display

• Liquid Retina XDR Display: The 14.2-inch display with a resolution of 3024 by 1964 pixels and up to 1,000 nits of brightness for SDR content.
• Nano-Texture Display Option: Reduces glare and reflections, ideal for use in bright environments.

Connectivity

• Thunderbolt 4 Ports: The base model includes three Thunderbolt 4 ports, while the M4 Pro and M4 Max models feature Thunderbolt 5 ports for faster transfer speeds.
• Additional Ports: HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port for charging, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Camera and Battery Life

• 12MP Center Stage Camera: Keeps you centered in the frame during video calls.
• Battery Life: Up to 24 hours of battery life for video streaming, the longest ever in a Mac.

14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Features, Specifications and Price in Kenya

Detailed Product Description

The 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M4 chip is a powerful and versatile laptop that brings several upgrades and enhancements over its predecessors.

Design, Build, and Choice Colors

The work device is available in Space Black and Silver colors (premium Space Black and Silver finishes). With an impressive 14-inch display (there is also the 16-inch option), you have a great working laptop in your hands. In terms of specs, builds, it measures and measures:

• Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
• Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
• Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)
• Weight (M4): 1.55 kg.

For a laptop, this is quite lightweight and slim, fitting in with Apple’s mantra for its premium, ergonomically designed, and minimalist laptops. The new MacBook Pro is designed to handle demanding tasks like video editing, 3D animation, and other creative workloads with ease. It is a great choice for professionals and power users who need a reliable and high-performance laptop.

Display

Liquid Retina XDR Display: The 14.2-inch display has a resolution of 3024 by 1964 pixels (254ppi) and supports up to 1,000 nits of brightness for SDR content. Nano-Texture Display Option: This reduces glare and reflections, making it ideal for use in bright environments. You can configure your Liquid Retina XDR display to a Nano-texture display as part of the whole reconfiguration process.

Refresh rates:

• ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz
• Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

Performance

It comes installed with a M4 Chip. The M4 chip offers up to 1.8x faster CPU performance and 2.2x faster GPU performance compared to the M1 model.

The chip specifications include:

• 10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
• 10-core GPU
• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
• 16-core Neural Engine
• 120GB/s memory bandwidth

The Media Engine Specs include:

• Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
• Video decode engine
• Video encode engine
• ProRes encode and decode engine
• AV1 decode

Memory: It starts with 16GB of RAM, which can be configured up to 32GB, Storage: Options include 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB SSDs.

Ports and Connectivity

Thunderbolt 4 Ports: The base model includes three Thunderbolt 4 ports, while the M4 Pro and M4 Max models feature Thunderbolt 5 ports for faster transfer speeds.

Additional Ports:

• HDMI port
• SDXC card slot
• MagSafe 3 port for charging
• 5mm headphone jack.

Camera and Battery Life

Camera

The Apple MacBook comes installed with a 12MP Center Stage Camera. This camera keeps you centered in the frame during video calls.

Battery Life

The in-built 72.4-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery comes with a 70W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable. The charging mechanism supports fast-charge capable with 96W USB-C Power Adapter

The battery offers:

• Up to 24 hours of battery life for video streaming, the longest ever in a Mac.
• Up to 16 hours of wireless web

What is in the Box?

• 14-inch MacBook Pro
• 70W USB-C Power Adapter (M4 or M4 Pro with 12-core CPU) or 96W USB-C Power Adapter (M4 Pro with 14-core CPU and M4 Max)
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
• Polishing cloth (only with nano-texture display option)

14-inch MacBook Pro M4 Pros and Cons

Pros

• Powerful Performance: The M4 chip offers up to 1.8x faster CPU performance and 2.2x faster GPU performance compared to the M1 model, making it ideal for demanding tasks.
• Increased Memory: Configurable up to 32GB of unified memory, allowing for faster data sharing between the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine.
• Advanced AI Capabilities: Supercharged by Apple Intelligence, enhancing AI features within apps.
• Enhanced Display, thanks to the Liquid Retina XDR display with a resolution of 3024 by 1964 pixels and nano-texture option, reduces glare and reflections.
• The display can be reconfigured to the Nano-Texture Display Option. This reduces glare and reflections, making it ideal for use in bright environments.
• Improved Connectivity thanks to 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports in the base model and additional models that give options to users (HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port for charging, 3.5mm headphone jack) based on need and situation.
• Long Battery Life, offering up to 24 hours of battery life for video streaming, the longest ever in a Mac.