Apple MacBook Pro 16-Inch

                           Apple MacBook Pro 16-Inch

Apple has once again stolen a march against leading mobile workstation laptops with the 16-inch MacBook Pro (starts at $2,499; $3,649 as tested). The M4 Pro-equipped version reviewed here proves competitive with some of the best silicon from AMD, Intel, and Nvidia—particularly in content-creation tasks. On top of the blazing speeds, Apple now offers the must-have nano-texture display feature that reduces screen glare and reflections (though it's an optional, added-cost extra). The company also now adds its Center Stage webcam tech to the MacBook Pro, which is helpful if not quite as exciting as the nano-texture screen. Delivering all-day battery life once again on top of it all, the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro earns an Editors’ Choice award for high-end mobile workstations.

Bumping up the MacBook Pro’s screen size to 16.2 inches mandates a steep price hike over the entry-level 14-inch version. (The 14-incher starts at $1,599.) At least the 16-incher bundles in the M4 Pro processor as its CPU baseline. In its ground-floor model, the 16-inch MacBook Pro comes with the M4 Pro, 24GB of unified memory, and a 512GB solid-state drive with everything else that all 16-inch MacBook Pro models get, like Thunderbolt 5 connectivity, for $2,499.

All MacBook Pro models come in either Apple’s silver or Space Black colors, and configuration upgrades range from $200 to $900, depending on the part. Processor upgrades are the priciest upticks, while doubling the storage space of the 512GB SSD is “just” $200. The new optional for a nano-texture display (which reduces glare) costs an extra $150.