For years, the iPad Pro has been Apple’s most impressive computer.
But the new 2021 MacBooks Pro are iPad Pros at heart, and boy does it make a difference.
Intels Shame
The problem was of course Intels chips.
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Apples own systems-on-a-chip (SoC) are the exact opposite.
Then, in 2020, Apple dropped the M1-powered MacBook Air.
But the 2020 M1 Macs still werent there.
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They were just the same old Intel Macs, only with Apples chips inside.
At first, using one of these machines feels weird.
It’s rarely even warm.
It’s not cold all the time.
Like the iPad, it warms up a little in use.
And so far, like most other reports I’ve read, I have never once heard the fans.
In fact, according to a system monitoring app, they have never even spun up.
The next part of the iPad-matching hardware is the screen.
It’s bright, crisp, and has minimal borders at the edges.
The notch, which contains the camera array, is a non-issue.
You don’t notice it because it’s just a dark spot in the menu bar.
The other thing you notice is how snappy this thing is.
Even compared to the M1 Mac mini, the new Pro feels faster.
Apps open instantly, and the machine is ready to go as soon as you fire up the lid.
And it can even run iOS apps.
Still to Do
The Mac still has a little catching up to do.
The obvious spot is the camera.
The other significant missing feature is cellular data.
An iPad is always connected.
I bought that 16-inch 2019 MacBook Pro and returned it after seeinghow pathetic it was compared to my iPad.
Now, the Mac is finally Apples best computer once again.
