Alongside its flashy OLED sibling, Apple's standard 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M6 chip got its review verdicts Wednesday — and they read like a eulogy for a design. The Verge argues this is probably the last MacBook Pro of its kind, with the thinner, lighter OLED touchscreen model likely previewing what every MacBook Pro looks like within a couple of years. The M6 version releases November 6th.

The reviews themselves are warm if unexcited. Engadget called it a slight upgrade but still the most accessible MacBook Pro, summing it up as more of the same — and that's still pretty great. Tom's Hardware found the M6 silicon slipping into comfortable shoes, noting the addition of Apple's N1 Wi-Fi 7 chip as one of the quieter spec bumps.

At the other end of the line, Wired's review of the OLED model praised an incredible-looking touchscreen display paired with an equally eye-popping price. That gap is the real story of this generation: buyers can have the familiar workhorse at the familiar cost, or pay a premium to live in the lineup's future a little early.