Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023)

Apple MacBook Pro 14

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023)

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BEST RATING
Build Quality:
5.0
GENERAL USE: Very Good8.2/10
GAMING/AI: Fair6.7/10
ENG/DESIGN: Very Good8.1/10
SOFTWARE DEV: Very Good8.2/10
CONTENT CREATION: Very Good8.4/10
PORTABILITY: Very Good8.6/10
BATTERY: Excellent9.4/10
OVERALL SCREEN QUALITY: Excellent9.3/10
OVERALL PERFORMANCE: Good7.3/10
SIZE: 14.2"

The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) is positioned at a midrange price with an Apple M3 main processor and a 10-core integrated GPU, offering robust performance suitable for many professional tasks. With 512GB of storage and 8GB of RAM, it caters to general users as well as creative professionals who work with high-resolution media. The laptop features a 14.2-inch Mini LED display with a high resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and excellent color accuracy, making it ideal for tasks that require great visual fidelity. Its compact format and weight of 3.4 pounds coupled with a 17-hour battery life make it highly portable. It includes two USB-C ports, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, and a HDMI port, providing versatile connectivity options. The MacBook Pro is built with macOS and additional features like a backlit keyboard, Touch ID, and hardware ray tracing support. Its build and speaker quality are top-notch while heat and fan noise are managed excellently. This laptop does not come with a number pad, facial recognition, or suitability for intensive gaming, and does not provide user-upgradable RAM or storage slots. Give Feedback

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Pros
  • Excellent MacOS integration
  • Top-tier build quality
  • High-resolution Liquid Retina XDR display
  • Long battery life
  • Powerful Apple M3 chip
Cons
  • High price point
  • Limited upgradability
  • No touchscreen capability
  • Limited port selection

Ratings by Category

Build Quality:
5.0
PerfectRec’s Build Quality Score incorporates case materials, display and keyboard flex, hinge quality, chassis rigidity, and overall reliability. Our assessment of build quality includes many details that are difficult to quantify. Our laptop experts use their best judgment to produce the final score.
Battery Life:
4.9
PerfectRec’s Battery Life rating is based on hours of battery life in typical usage scenarios.
General Use Screen Quality:
4.9
The general use screen score is based on the screen technology, contrast ratio, resolution, brightness, color gamut and color accuracy. This score does not take into account specialized display features for specific use cases, such as high refresh rate for gaming.
Keyboard Quality:
4.9
The Keyboard Quality score is based on the PerfectRec experts’ assessment of tactile feedback, typing comfort, keyboard reliability and typing noise.
Portability:
4.6
PerfectRec’s portability rating takes into account the volume and thickness of the laptop as well as its weight.
Operating Noise:
4.6
PerfectRec’s Operating Noise Score is based on fan noise measurements. Laptops with a fanless design, such as Macbooks, receive the maximum score.
General Use:
4.5
The Apple MacBook Pro 14 (Late 2023) excels in general use due to its robust Apple M3 CPU and sufficient RAM, ensuring smooth multitasking and quick application responsiveness. With its impressive Mini LED screen that offers high resolution and color accuracy, long battery life, and a portable design, it provides a superior viewing experience on-the-go without frequent charging.
Software Development:
4.5
PerfectRec’s Software Development Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for software development. In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Content Creation:
4.5
PerfectRec’s Content Creation Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for photo editing, and video editing work. In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Engineering & Design:
4.4
PerfectRec’s Engineering and Design Score takes into account the many different features of the laptop that make it more or less suitable for graphic design, CAD and 3D work. In addition to a strong emphasis on overall performance, this score also places very high importance on screen quality. Heat management, storage, keyboard and speaker quality are also incorporated, with fan noise rounding out this score.
Gaming & AI:
3.7
PerfectRec’s Gaming and AI Score strongly emphasizes graphics processing capability as well as AI performance, while also taking into account other factors that impact suitability for gaming and AI work. While performance (especially graphics performance) is the most important factor determining this score, we also give modest weight to screen quality, heat management, keyboard quality, and storage.

Full Specs

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GENERAL

Price
$1,499
Release Date
November 1, 2023
Overall Dimensions
12.3'' x 8.7'' x 0.61''
Weight
3.4 lbs
Width
12.31"
Depth
8.71"

INTERNAL

Processor
Apple M3
RAM
8 GB
DDR Memory Version
5
RAM Slots
0
Storage
512 GB

BATTERY

Battery Life
17 Hours
Battery Capacity
69.6 Wh

SCREEN

Diagonal Size
14.2"
Display Technology
Mini LED
Resolution
3024 x 1964
Refresh Rate
120Hz
Display Brightness
489 nits

RELIABILITY, APPEARANCE & ACOUSTICS

Build Quality Score
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10/10
Portability Score
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8.6/10
Gaming Laptop Appearance
No
Premium Business Laptop
Yes
Fan Noise Score
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8.8/10

HARDWARE FEATURES

Keyboard Quality Score
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9.5/10
Speaker Quality Score
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10/10
Webcam
1080p
Fingerprint Reader
Yes
Backlit Keyboard
Yes
Number Pad
No

CONNECTIVITY

USB Type-A
0
USB-C ports
2
USB-C Charging
Yes
Display Outputs
1
Thunderbolt Version
3

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Andreas Osthoff | January 2023
"In the Apple MacBook Pro 14 2023, the M2 Pro is slowed down. From the improved 5nm process, the new M2 Pro is a very solid upgrade. Graphics performance has increased by about 25% in tandem with a clear improvement in efficiency. The processor has also seen a performance leap of up to 20%, but this is accompanied by an increase in consumption of up to 25%. Fundamentally, Apple its maintaining its advantage over AMD and Intel, particularly in optimized applications where the results are very good in view of the comparatively low power consumption."

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