Apple MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro Silver 2021
The M1 Pro chip delivers exceptional sustained performance for development workflows with 32GB of unified memory and a 1TB SSD. The 16-inch Retina display offers a sharp 2560-by-1600 resolution at 500 nits, complemented by MagSafe charging and three Thunderbolt 4 ports. This refurbished configuration is best for developers compiling large codebases who need a high-resolution screen and robust connectivity without paying full retail.
CPU Apple M1 Pro
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 16"
GPU Apple M1 Pro
OS macOS
61 Overall Score
Price £0
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
- Strong screen (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong cpu (71st percentile) 71st
Cons
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average portability (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M1 Pro |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M1 Pro |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | millions of colors |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M1 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 |
| Screen | 16" | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Apple M1 Pro | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | - | - | 71 | - | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro | 70.5 | 60.2 | 73.1 | 60 | 72.2 | 19.5 | 67.7 | 97.4 | 6.7 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.7 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.5 | 80.6 | 87.1 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 | 88.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 98.7 | 64.3 | 91 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 80.6 | 79.7 |
Usage Scores
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