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Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024)?

nearly 2 years old · Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate, the current macOS

Quick look

Price
£1,5992launch price
Chip
M4chip
CPU
10-coreCPU
GPU
10-coreGPU
Memory
16GBunified memory, base
Storage
512GBstorage, base
Display
14.2-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to24 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
8 November 20242ReleasedIn Apple Stores; pre-order from 30 October 2024.
Security updates
Not available3Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.

Software support

Security updates
Not available3
macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate, the current macOS

Nothing newer in the line yet

We hold no Apple UK store price for a newer Mac in the MacBook Pro M4 (14-inch, 2024)’s line and tier. When we read one it appears here beside the MacBook Pro M4 (14-inch, 2024).

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
15.5 x 312.6 x 221.2 mm
Weight
1.55 kg
Colours
Space Black, Silver
Ports
Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports
3
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports
No USB-A ports.4
HDMI
HDMI port
SD card slot
Yes
Headphone jack
Yes
MagSafe
Yes
Keyboard
Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
No Touch Bar.5

Display

Display size
14.2 in
Resolution
3024 x 1964
Pixel density
254 ppi
Display type
Liquid Retina XDR display
Brightness (SDR, outdoor)
1,000 nits6
Peak brightness (HDR)
1,600 nits
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Wide colour (P3)
Yes
Nano-texture option
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
Apple M4 chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
10
Performance cores
4
Efficiency cores
6
GPU cores
10
Neural Engine cores
16
Chip options
M4 with 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU7
Memory (base)
16GB
Memory (maximum)
32GB
Memory options
16GB, 24GB or 32GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Memory bandwidth
120 GB/s
Storage (base)
512GB
Storage (maximum)
2TB
Storage options
512GB, 1TB or 2TB
Media engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engineAV1 decode

Battery and power

Battery capacity
72.4 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles9
Video playback (claimed)
24 h
Wireless web (claimed)
16 h
Included power adapter
70 W
Fast charging
Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.5
External displays (base)
2

Camera and audio

Camera
12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View
Camera resolution
12 MP
Speakers
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones
Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming10

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate11
Model identifier
Mac16,112
Part numbers
MCX04xx/A, MCX14xx/A, MW2U3xx/A, MW2V3xx/A, MW2W3xx/A, MW2X3xx/A, MXCM3xx/A, MXCN3xx/A13
Model year
2024

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
3,24114
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
15,17514
Geekbench 7 (Metal)
54,03914

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available3
Security updates until
Not available3
Basis
our inference from history15

Trade-in and used prices

CeX pays, grade A
£768 cash / £892 voucher16Base configuration
CeX sells, grade A
£1,240–£1,34016Base configuration, cheapest of 2 listings linked, out of stock online and in store when read

More

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — New MacBook Pro features M4 family of chips and Apple Intelligence · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple publishes no date for the end of updates, and this site does not guess one. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  4. No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) - Tech Specs. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  5. No Touch Bar. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  6. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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  12. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  13. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  14. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  15. Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  16. CeX — Trade-in, Grade A, cash · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — New MacBook Pro features M4 family of chips and Apple Intelligence; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.

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