Apple listened: the new M4 MacBook Pro fixes the M3's most disappointing feature

MacBook Pro M4
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It's been a busy week for Apple. After teasing us with announcements of a new M4 iMac followed by a new M4 Mac mini, it's finally made the main reveal: new MacBook Pros with a choice of M4, M4 Pro or M4 Max chip.

The imminent release of new MacBooks was a poorly guarded secret. They had been rumoured for weeks, but today's announcement came a little earlier than expected. And there are a few details that we hadn't seen in the many rumours.

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Joe Foley

Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango.

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