Sorry, I know that technically are probably terrific but the 14 is juts wrong, in every sense. The big menu bar, the notch, the thickness, the weight, everything.
It's just ugly, the old 13 design seems a futurist computer.
2020 Macbook Pro 13'
30,41 cm x 21,24 cm x 1,56cm
1,4 kg
2021 Macbook Pro 14'
31,26 cm x 22,12 cm x 1,55cm
1,6 kg
2019 Macbook Pro 16'
35,79 cm x 24,59 cm x 1,62cm
2 kg
2021 Macbook Pro 16'
35,57 cm x 24,81 cm x 1,68cm
2,1 kg
The thickness? Yes, they are practically identical in thickness (even 0.01 cm thinner). The 16" is somewhat thicker, I guess to accommodate a larger battery.
The weight? Almost identical.
The notch? It doesn't bother me on the phone, on the laptop either, although I would like to have Face ID having it there. Right now it does not add anything, although it is assumed that in the next model, it will probably take it. Also, the bezels are considerably thinner.
In the end, this is a device for people who want power. The MacBook Pro 13", especially since the 2016 model and perhaps, except for the last one in 2020, with the Intel quad core, has never been a much more powerful model than the MacBook Air, offering a pretty lousy performance (including the high-end ones) for its high price (2000 euros in Europe). I say this with knowledge, since I bought with illusion a MacBook Pro 13" of 2016 with the maximum i7 and 16GB of RAM, and it performed worse than my previous MacBook Pro 15" of 2010 and worse than my iMac 27" of 2013, especially in demanding tasks, moving gigabytes of photos and video, the laptop could not move it in a solvent way, returning it.
Shortly after, I was given a 2017 MacBook Pro 13" at work, with an identical configuration to the one I bought and, running the same tests on it, it gives equally poor performance.
Why do people want a 2000 euro MacBook Pro, if it then does not perform what you expect for its price? You only spend 300-400 euros more on the TouchBar, two fans instead of one and the 4 ports... but it performs similarly to the entry-level MacBook Pro or Air.
These are meant to perform, and they have to have good cooling, have enough ports for everyone, and be thick enough to properly dissipate that heat and accommodate a good battery.
Obviously, if you want a futuristic, modern, ultra-lightweight design, this will be in stores within a year:
No fans, two ports, M2 which will have good power for everyday use, but is not intended for professionals, but for people who want something truly portable, with plenty of power to move anything an "average" person does and good autonomy. But for people who demand performance, a lot of graphics, and more "professional" things, there is the Pro, with its Pro specifications in every way.
I already left laptops behind, but surely if I bought one, it would not be a MacBook Pro, because for the use I would give it, it is clear that it is not for me, I would buy the MacBook Air M2. My heavy workload I offload to my old 2013 27" iMac, which is still doing much better for demanding work than the 2017 MacBook Pro 13" I have.
The perfect combo for me as of today is: iMac with large screen + iPad 12.9" + iPhone 6.7". I look forward to the redesign of the 27" iMac with the M1 Pro.
