New MacBook Pro Features 120Hz ProMotion Display Similar to iPad Pro

[MacRumors]

The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models both feature ProMotion technology, allowing the display to run at as high as 120Hz, down to low as 24Hz, similar to the iPad Pro.

The iPhone 13 Pro, which brought ProMotion to the iPhone for the first time, supports a refresh rate as low as 10Hz, and as high as 120Hz. The new MacBook Pros include the same display technology as the high-end 12.9-inch iPad Pro, and can run at 24Hz rather than 10Hz. Similar to iOS 15 and the iPhone 13 Pro, Apple says that macOS Monterey will automatically adapt the refresh rate depending on what a user is doing to save battery life.

ProMotion technology also comes to the Mac on this new display, featuring an adaptive refresh rate up to 120Hz. ProMotion automatically varies the refresh rate to match the motion of a user's onscreen content to help preserve battery life, and makes tasks more fluid and even more responsive. Video editors can also lock in a refresh rate that is optimal for their footage. The combination of the outstanding XDR performance and super-fluid ProMotion technology make this the world's best notebook display.

The new MacBook Pros are powered by either the M1 Pro or ‌M1‌ Max chip, both featuring significantly more performance compared to the M1 chip, announced last year. Learn more about these new MacBook Pros here.

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[fwmireault]

Very nice addition

 

[Serban55]

So , the iphones has Promotion 2 and these first generation )
Nice, this is an incredible upgrade on all fronts

 

[dlewis23]

Really nice to have ProMotion on a MacBook. I've wanted this for a long time.

 

[BradWI]

Hopefully these mini LED displays won't have the blooming that the iPad Pros do.

 

[_Spinn_]

A very nice upgrade.

 

[Serban55]

Hopefully these mini LED displays won't have the blooming that the iPad Pros do.

its impossible not to have blooming in the night with 1000nits display brightness turned on
Nobody is using that way a display...your eyes will get some pain after hours

 

[downpour]

Hopefully these mini LED displays won't have the blooming that the iPad Pros do.

They will, it's the same technology.

At least it doesn't have white bezels.

 

[RFolk]

Logic Pro with spatial audio is coming.. Also, some other UI changes are in the process ...

 

[motulist]

But then added a notch making the whole thing worse.

 

[sdwaltz]

But then added a notch making the whole thing worse.

You people are insane with this notch.

You could either:
a) have more bezel and no notch
b) have the notch with less bezel everywhere else

Apple made the obvious choice.

 

[Jensend]

“HDMI digital video output

Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz”

Looks like it isn’t HDMI 2.1, so you won’t get 120Hz on a connected 4K TV.

 

[ToomeyND]

Between the 120 Hz and M1 Max, is gaming going to be a real thing on Mac going forward?

Edit: By that, I mean be able to run the same PC games and hold their own. I have a few games in mind that currently aren't supported on Mac, let alone M1. I'm somewhat hopeful that something gives, be it Rosetta 2 or something else. Perhaps wishful thinking.

 

[Nimrad]

I know it's the cliché Apple wants us to think, but this was a nice upgrade. They fixed almost every weakness from the previous models and added a very fast CPU and GPU.

 

[Jensend]

Hopefully these mini LED displays won't have the blooming that the iPad Pros do.

They don’t even specify the number of dimming zones on these new MacBook Pros, so I doubt it will be better than the iPad Pro.

 

[dominiongamma]

But then added a notch making the whole thing worse.

Keep complaining, it’s not going anywhere until Apple figures a way to build Face ID and a camera in the display

 

[Serban55]

You people are insane with this notch.

You could either:
a) have more bezel and no notch
b) have the notch with less bezel everywhere else

Apple made the obvious choice.

lets not forget...for a) if apple did that....OMG APPLE i want thinner bezels....DELL xps bezels

 

[joey0]

I really don’t mind the notch but the black keyboard is undeniably ugly

 

[MiBook84]

But it does ONLY support 120hz on the built in screen, only 60hz over hdmi and external monitors over the tb/usb-ports. Huge disappointment and shows the lack of interest from Apple.. There is more than a few monitors that supports higher frame rates and if they are serious about 120hz work flows then support for external monitors with it is a must, isn't it?

 

[tvh13]

Ordered mine. Scheduled for early Nov

 

[Sandstorm]

Honestly, 120Hz displays finally on Mac too was one of my biggest wishes.
iMac Pro next, please (hopefully 32").

 

[mozumder]

Really wish they had HDMI inputs.. ordered anyways.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

only 60hz over hdmi and external monitors over the tb/usb-ports

That is odd cause my current M1 13" shows as 144hz on my external monitor right now.

 

[mozumder]

Also I just noticed the display has rounded corners on top but not the bottom. weird.

 

[gugy]

Got the 16" MAX. 64GB RAM. Early December. Apple store was so damn slow and I missed the early shipping. With edu discount I think it's a fair price. The only thing I wished was a baby XDR display at reasonable price. Bummer.