MacBook Pro 14" M4 Pro

Name: MacBook Pro 14" M4 Pro
Brand: Apple
Rating: 95 (5 reviews)

The professional laptop benchmark

THE undig SCORE — 5 SOURCES, UNTANGLED

Out of 100

Key characteristics

Processor

Intel / AMD / Apple

Memory

16–32 GB

Storage

512 GB – 2 TB SSD

Display

14–16" · 120 Hz

Battery

12–18 hrs

Weight

1.2–2.0 kg

Highlights

✓ M4 Pro chip — up to 24-core GPU
✓ 22hr battery life
✓ Liquid Retina XDR display, 120Hz ProMotion
✓ MagSafe + Thunderbolt 5 ports

Our take

The laptop every other laptop is measured against — M4 Pro delivers desktop-class performance with all-day battery life.

Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Best performance-per-watt of any laptop
+ Battery life nobody else can touch
+ Gorgeous display with ProMotion
+ Near-silent under moderate load

Cons

− Very expensive
− macOS only — no Windows unless Boot Camp
− Limited RAM upgrade path after purchase

Review sources

Wirecutter Lab · Tier A

Top Pick

Tom's Guide Lab · Tier A

T3 Expert · Tier B

Editor's Choice

RTINGS Lab · Tier A

Reddit Community · Tier C

How scores are calculated

Sources and weighting

Tier A — Top sources 3x weight

RTINGS, Wirecutter, Tom's Guide, Good Housekeeping

Tier B — Expert sites 2x weight

T3, CNN Underscored, Pack Hacker, Notebookcheck

Tier C — Community 1x weight

Reddit, Amazon user reviews

Score normalisation

Source format	Converted to 0–100
RTINGS (0–10 scale)	× 10
Stars (1–5 scale)	× 20
Wirecutter — Top Pick	95
Wirecutter — Runner-Up	85
Wirecutter — Also Great	78
Wirecutter — Budget Pick	72
Reddit sentiment	Manual 0–100 estimate

Final = sum(score × weight) / sum(weights)

Sources without a usable score are shown for reference only and excluded from the calculation. Scores are updated when major new products launch or sources publish re-tests.