Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max vs HP Stream 14
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max 2024, 64GB, 4TB SSD, Silver
HP Stream 14, Athlon 7120, 4GB, 128GB SSD + 1TB SSD, Moonlight Blue
What Buyers Say
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max 2024, 64GB, 4TB SSD, Silver
The MacBook Pro M4 Max is widely praised as a powerful workhorse, handling heavy photo and video editing tasks with ease. Users highlight its smooth performance, fast file processing, and seamless integration with the Apple ecosystem. Verified buyers consistently note excellent value, especially when opting for the Pro over the Max model, and commend B&H's customer service and shipping process.
Pros
- Powerful performance for heavy tasks
- Smooth handling of photo and video editing
- Fast file import and export
- Seamless Apple ecosystem integration
- Excellent value for money
Cons
- No significant drawbacks mentioned
HP Stream 14, Athlon 7120, 4GB, 128GB SSD + 1TB SSD, Moonlight Blue
The HP laptop earns mixed feedback: praised for portability, ease of setup, and value for simple tasks, but heavily criticized for slow performance, poor graphics, bad sound quality, and hardware failures. A few users love it for travel or basic use, while others warn against gaming or recommending it for college students. Reliability issues like microphone and printer driver problems significantly drag down the overall sentiment.
Pros
- Portable and lightweight
- Easy and fast setup
- Good value for basic tasks
- Great for travel
- Decent battery life for light use
Cons
- Slow performance for multitasking
- Poor graphics for gaming
- Abysmal sound quality
- Hardware failures (microphone, printer driver)
- Inaccurate product images (new revision ports)
Scores
Specifications
| Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max | HP Stream 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU | Apple M4 Max★ | Athlon |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | No data | |
| Cores | 16★ | 2 |
| Frequency | — | 2.1 GHz★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Apple (40-Core)★ | AMD Radeon Graphics |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM | — | 48 GB★ |
| VRAM Type | System Shared | GDDR6★ |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 64 GB★ | 4 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5★ | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 4 TB★ | 128 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | NVMe SSD★ | SSD |
| Storage 2 | — | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 2 Type | — | SSD★ |
| Display | ||
| Size | 14.2" | 14" |
| Resolution | 3024 px★ | — |
| Panel | Mini-LED★ | — |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz★ | — |
| Brightness | 1600 nits★ | — |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB, 95% DCI-P3 | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 3★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | — | 2★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 | — |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI Output | 1x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E★ | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3★ | Bluetooth |
| Physical | ||
| Weight | 1.60 kg | 1.40 kg★ |
| Battery | 72 Wh★ | — |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 |
Pros & Cons
Apple MacBook Pro 14.2" M4 Max 2024, 64GB, 4TB SSD, Silver
- Strong screen (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong user sentiment (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong storage (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong reliability (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Below average affordability (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
HP Stream 14, Athlon 7120, 4GB, 128GB SSD + 1TB SSD, Moonlight Blue
- Strong gpu (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong social proof (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
- Strong portability (80th percentile)80th %ile
- Strong storage (71st percentile)
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)0th %ile
- Below average ram (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average cpu (3rd percentile)3rd %ile
- Below average user sentiment (13th percentile)13th %ile
Verdict
Scores 99 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 17 of 30 specs.