

Using Photoshop was also snappy and responsive. Thanks to the M1 Pro chip powering the MacBook 14-inch, I was able to render 1080p videos in Adobe Premiere in a handful of minutes. While I’m not a master in any of those fields, I know the basics of video editing and Photoshop. Macs have long been the go-to computers for professional artists working in illustration, animation, video editing, music recording and more. Installing apps on Windows now feels unnecessarily cumbersome in comparison. All I had to do was download apps and then drag them from the download folder to the apps section. In fact, I found the process smoother than on Windows. I had no trouble downloading and installing apps. Though my experience with Apple is limited, the user-friendliness of its products is something I’ve always appreciated. After a solid week of using the M1 Pro-powered MacBook Pro, I’m surprised by the results. I was able to get extensive hands-on time with macOS and see how it differs from my beloved Windows.

Casey shipped his review unit to my apartment. Shortly after finishing his Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch review, Tom’s Guide senior editor Henry T. Though I found Apple’s MP3 players and tablets easier to use than those offered by the competition, I still didn’t feel the need to try Mac computers, even when I was able to afford them. The PC version of iTunes is still my default music player when I’m on my desktop.

I’ve owned several iPods and currently have a 2019 iPad. I have some familiarity with Apple’s operating systems and applications. If Windows PCs served me well, what use did I have for Apple’s computers? The other, perhaps more important reason, was that Macs were always out of my price range. The first is that I’m generally an “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” type of person. There were a few factors that made me feel that way.
