Hey what's up guys here, this is a MacBook Pro, And I think this is the first time I can truly say something is actually next level. These laptops have been next level. So these are the new 14 inch and 16 inch 2021 MacBook Pros. And they're incredible for a number of reasons. Now, at the end of the day, they're just tools used to get a job done. For me, it's making these videos. So we'll get to that in a second, but man, they have made a big jump both on the inside and the outside of these laptops. So let's start on the outside. So these laptops have a new top-notch design, it still looks like a MacBook Pro, but I like pretty much all of the changes they've made. So the whole shape is squared off a bit and it resembles those old aluminum Power books, just more modernized. And just aesthetically, you can see they've made these laptops thicker, like noticeably thicker, and that is totally fine with me. And it has plenty of benefits and it also stands up a little bit higher on those taller feet, which seemingly gives it a bit more room for those back and side vents for better ventilation. Although I've never heard the fans spin up audibly on these laptops. The Apple logo on the back, slightly larger. That's kind of nice, but functionally, as you've probably noticed, yeah, there's ports now. There are real ports and this really shouldn't be a big deal, but this is one of the few things that Apple has actually walked back from the last few years of MacBook Pros that haven't had these ports. So while it feels like kind of silly to celebrate them, I am happy that they're back. So on the right side, that's a full-sized HDMI port, welcome back. And you have one of the Thunderbolt 4 ports and a full-size, half-depth SD card slot. This is beautiful. you have two more Thunderbolt 4 ports, a headphone jack and the magnetic Mag Safe charging port has made its return. So, okay a couple of thoughts on this port selection. First of all, Mag Safe has made its return, but it's different. I've never used a Mag Safe machine full-time in the past, but this is a newer, thinner and actually stronger Mag Safe. It's got a lot more lateral strength that it takes to pull it out of the machine. So the second there's any angle on it, it snaps out much easier, but still feels pretty Mag Safe to me, definitely safer than just if USB-C was plugged straight in. And then you get this huge charging brick. So this is the 96-watt power adapter that comes with the 14 inch MacBook Pro, which is already an upgrade from the 67watt of the base model. And then there's this huge rectangular 140-watt charging brick for the 16 inch MacBook Pro. But it is pretty nice that the brick is separate from the braided USB-C cable with Mag Safe on the other end, but I am not sure why the space gray laptop doesn't also come with a space gray Mag Safe connector. That would have been a nice touch. 140 Watts though that is a lot of power. And so you can fast charge these laptops through Mag Safe if you want to. It's about half charge in half an hour, And that's kind of the theme of all of these ports, to be honest, like the HDMI port is only actually HDMI 2.0, not 2.1, I don't know why. And it's kind of annoying that such an expensive computer doesn't have the latest, highest end part, but HDMI 2.0 still does 4K 60. So it's great for any projector or TV, this is the best laptop from Apple
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