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MacBook Pro With PROLED XDR Review in Progress: Apple Amps Up the ‘Pro’ in Its Laptop Screens

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MacBook Pro With PROLED XDR Review in Progress: Apple Amps Up the ‘Pro’ in Its Laptop Screens

I’m only a fraction of the way through my testing of Apple’s new flagship MacBook Pro — there’s a lot to unpack given the updated design and new screen. But I already think it’s on the way to earning the highest rating I remember giving to a laptop, and my second highest rated product. The first is the recent Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra.

The screen lives up to its billing, but mostly because of its relatively smart and practical touchscreen implementation, professional color-critical accuracy and pleasing OLED contrast and color pop that makes video look great. The laptop itself is more of a refresh than a redesign, but at least for weight, every ounce counts. So the drop to 4 pounds is welcome.

I’m still working on the screen and performance testing, plus I need some more quality time with the laptop; hence, one reason for this review-in-progress. Once my testing is done, I’ll include the results here.

It’s sad that due to the RAMageddon component supply crunch, the system is pretty expensive, and I suspect it will play hard to get, too. The unit I’m typing on right now (16-inch equipped with the top-end M5 Max, 128GB RAM and a 2TB SSD) costs $7,399. Across all configurations, the PROLED XDR display adds a flat $400 compared with the older Liquid Retina XDR in the standard MacBook Pro.

The 16-inch M5 Max PXDR models have a 16TB SSD option not available in other configurations. It adds a cool $7,000 to the price, $4,000 more than the 8TB choice.


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