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Should you upgrade from M1 to M4 MacBook Pro? I did, and it was totally worth it

Apple's flagship M4 laptop won't dazzle you with flashy features or a fresh design, but it's almost so polished that you can't complain.

In fact, the base M4 model -- not the M4 Pro or M4 Max -- is precisely the one I've been lugging around town, and it's got all the bells and whistles I need to push through rigorous amounts of video and photo editing, gaming (with all the rays traced), and content consumption. For professional creatives who use external GPUs and storage solutions and need a portable system that can swiftly move large files, paying for the extra processing power is justifiable. The introduction of Thunderbolt 5 ports, an M4 processor that's better built for machine learning, a more capable webcam, and a brighter display funnel into a form factor that should play well with office workers, digital nomads, students, professional creatives, and more.

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