tldr; Reddit overwhelmingly recommends the Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4). With 96% positive sentiment across 47 mentions, this is a clear community favorite.
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Best praise vs top criticism for Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4)
“2019 and 2020 were the worst generation of the MBPs. Overheated, fan working all the time, bad battery. Move to M4. It's a new world.”
“Anything macbook is too fragile, any repair will be $$$ and data is not salvageable in case of an accident (for example a liquid spill which is common). So DO NOT buy a macbook unless you are spoiled with unlimited budget and/or need macos specific use cases (video/music production). For engineering they will surely use Revit or some other cad software, you just cant run these on M4 (except through emulation, but that will bring battery life down to abismal 6-7 hours).”
47 Reddit opinions analyzed • Last updated 4/4/2026