Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max Space Black 2024
The M4 Max chip with its 40-core GPU and up to 24-hour battery life powers through 3D rendering and code compilation, while the 16-inch Liquid Retina XDR display reaches 1600 nits peak brightness and 1,000,000:1 contrast. Seamless integration with iPhone via Mirroring, a 12MP Center Stage camera, and six speakers with Spatial Audio make it a versatile workstation beyond raw performance. This laptop is best for developers compiling massive codebases and 3D artists rendering complex scenes, not for gamers given its weak integrated graphics gaming score.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong port (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong social proof (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong reliability (96th percentile) 96th
Cons
- Below average compact (16th percentile)
- Below average gpu (19th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M4 Max |
| Cores | 16 |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M4 Max 40-core |
| Type | integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 48 GB |
| RAM Generation | Not provid |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 3456 |
| Panel | Mini-LED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1600 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB, 95% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.1 kg / 4.7 lbs |
| Battery | 100 Wh |
| OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US | HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 |
| RAM (GB) | 48 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 32 | 24 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2000 | 4096 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" 3456x2234 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3200x2000 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple M4 Max 40-core | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell Laptop GPU 24GB GDDR7 | Intel Arc | Intel Arc | AMD Radeon 860M |
| OS | macOS Sequoia 15.1 | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | 100 | - | 100 | - | 15 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" M4 Max | 91.9 | 18.5 | 85.3 | 99.5 | 99.8 | 16 | 81.4 | 96.2 | 99.3 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 86.4 | 91.4 | 92.2 | 66.4 | 95.3 | 72.6 | 89.9 | 58.2 | 97.4 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P16 Gen 3 P16 Gen 3 Compare | 96.7 | 89.1 | 99.7 | 99.5 | 97.1 | 10.8 | 98.6 | 78.6 | 88.7 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 64 | 81.2 | 82.7 | 90.1 | 95.2 | 73.9 | 58.2 | 85 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 64 | 81.2 | 66.4 | 94.8 | 85.4 | 81.4 | 78.6 | 96.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip 14-fk0033dx Compare | 74.8 | 60.2 | 83.9 | 82.7 | 71.6 | 77.5 | 69.5 | 31.9 | 96.3 |
Usage Scores
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