And yes, it has the hopelessly confused Touch Bar instead of a function row on the keyboard. It has a bigger battery and thus, slightly longer battery life. Sure, there are some other small differences: the Pro has a slightly better display and better mics and louder speakers. The Pro can just turn on the fan, which means it can sustain performance for a much longer period of time. The fan is the most notable difference between Apple’s two new laptops based on its own custom M1 chip: the new Air, which does not have a fan, has to throttle performance as temperatures rise.
The easiest, best way to think about the new entry-level MacBook Pro is that it is a MacBook Air with a fan.
