Apple MacBook Pro 14 OLED review, Digi Mart USA News: Apple’s new high-end MacBook Pro brings an OLED screen to a lighter and more compact chassis for the first time, according to a review published by Notebookcheck. The reviewer concludes that the 14-inch model is a very good multimedia laptop, although some weaknesses remain.
The review identifies the OLED display as the clear highlight. Its image quality is described as establishing a new benchmark for laptop displays.
Peak brightness now exceeds 2,000 cd/m², which the review says is higher than tandem OLED displays such as the one in the Asus ProArt P14. The screen also covers the wider Adobe RGB color gamut, which the review notes other OLED screens do not offer.
An optional matte nano-texture finish is available again, and the reviewer states that even the standard version has no major issues with reflections. Because the new OLED panel is quite efficient, battery life is reported to be better than that of the Mini-LED predecessor.
The lighter chassis has a negative effect on fan behavior, according to the review, resulting in slightly higher noise levels than the predecessor. Chassis temperatures also rise slightly.
Overall performance is unchanged, as Apple continues to use the M5 Pro and M5 Max processors found in the previous Mini-LED version.
Power supply issues also persist. The review says Apple limits the maximum power draw, so the battery can drain under heavy load.
The price has risen to €3,299, which the review says is €400 more than the Mini-LED version. Surcharges for memory and storage upgrades also remain high, although the reviewer notes the MacBook is the only 14-inch laptop available with up to 16 TB of SSD storage.
