The M4 represents as much of a philosophical shift as it does a performance upgrade. It is Apple acknowledging that if you’re buying a laptop with “Pro” in the name, than it should be a better machine.

The M4 Max MacBook Pro is a catalyst in the world of high-performance laptops, designed to cater to the needs of power users who demand nothing but the

The M4's single-core performance is between 14 and 21 percent faster than the M3s in our tests, and tests that use all the CPU cores are usually 20 or 30 percent faster. The GPU is occasionally as much as 33 percent faster than the M3 in our tests, though more often, the improvements are in the single or low double digits.

They were launched less than two months ago, they are outstanding products, and yet Amazon is offering substantial discounts on them.