The new 16-inch MacBook Pro can be configured with either the M1 Pro or M1 Max chips. The M1 Max chip is the highest-end Apple silicon chip available, and alongside the added performance, the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Max chip comes with another difference — it's heavier, slightly.
As we've already highlighted, the new 16-inch MacBook Pro is heavier and thicker than the previous model. The added thickness and weight come from a new chassis, more ports, and other factors. Apple's specification breakdown page for the new 16-inch MacBook Pro says that models configured with the M1 Pro chip will weigh 4.7 pounds, or 2.1 kg, while models shipping with the M1 Max chip will weigh 4.8 pounds or 2.2 kg.
The M1 Max chip is physically bigger than the M1 Pro chip; however, the 14-inch MacBook Pro, which is also offered with the M1 Max chip, features the same weight regardless of the chip used. A footnote on Apple's page says that the weight difference on the larger 16-inch model between M1 Pro and M1 Max results from the "configuration and manufacturing process."
Monday October 19, 2026 9:37 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
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Wednesday October 28, 2026 10:11 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today announced a new high-end MacBook Pro, which is available in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes. The new device has a PROLED XDR display that supports touch gestures, and a glowing rear Apple logo.
Pricing on the MacBook Pro starts at $2,899 for the 14-inch model and $3,399 for the 16-inch model.
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Apple today announced a refreshed 14-inch MacBook Pro featuring the M6 chip, upgraded connectivity specifications, and more.
The M6 chip in the MacBook Pro features a 12-core CPU with 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, and 6 efficiency cores, paired with a 12-core GPU. This is up from the M5 chip with a 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores, paired with a 10-core GPU.
M6...
20 grams difference. That's about $1 USD in quarters. You probably won't feel the difference when picking up both devices but you can do a lot with 20g of heat sink.
It might just be as simple as the 16” gets extra cooling that the 14” doesn’t get since it has more space. So likely the 14” will run the fans louder/faster than the 16” but will have the same performance.
Important to note that it's not just the APU, but with the M1 Max, it's 4 RAM chips, while the M1 Pro is 2 RAM chips. If they changed the number of RAM chips then it would affect the memory bandwidth performance, so a M1 Max with 64GB RAM will have 4x16GB chips, but one with 32GB RAM will have 4x8GB Chips. Likewise the M1 Pro with 32GB has 2x16GB chips, while the 16GB version will have 2x8GB chips, this is why the 64GB memory option is only available with the M1 Max.
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