14in MacBook Pro M1 Pro: A Year Later - Almost Perfect
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- čas přidán 31. 05. 2024
- I’ve had this M1 Pro base model Macbook pro since it’s day one launch, and its been my main laptop ever since, But now after a year, I think I’ve really figured out what I like about this laptop, what I’ve disliked, and just about everything in-between. Let’s get started with a long term review.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:33 The Ports
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2:53 Ports continued
3:37 How the Body Has Held Up
4:50 User Experience and Performance
8:40 Conclusion
The M1 Pro Macbook since the beginning has been able to handle everything I throw at it. I use it to edit a significant chunk of my videos, I use it to plan out my next videos, I use it to edit CZcams thumbnails, and to do boring stuff we all need to do to survive, like pay bills, create documents and spreadsheets, write emails and do my taxes. All the different ports on the Pro have been absolutely fantastic for my own workflow. For example, if I’m editing a CZcams video, I have a magsafe charger plugged in, an sd card, and an external SSD. Leaving me with 2 usb-c ports still open for use. All these ports fill up when I’m video editing with 2 external monitors but that’s when I’m in “power user” mode.
The body of the laptop itself has held up pretty well, I have only minor scuffs on the lid, the rubber feet and a little around my most frequently used ports. The keyboard builds up finger oils and then starts to look a little shiny, but this is what all macbooks deal with and will get worse overtime. On my other usb-c macbooks, I found that after a while, the usb-c ports become less responsive, maybe because the older macbooks only had 2 usb-c ports for charging, dongles and peripherals so they were always in use, but on this one, they’ve been very consistent.
The notch, while you know it’s there, fades into the background and honestly, I stopped noticing it after a week of owning this thing. The Mini-led pro-motion display is still probably the nicest looking display I have in the entire house. The combination of how bright it gets, the resolution and refresh rate, makes it enjoyable from watching movies, to making videos to just everyday usage, paying your bills, and google sheets never looked so good. And in real-word usage, I never see Mini-LED blooming, since I rarely have the display brightness all the way up to notice. The laptop doesn’t really get warm during general usage, and is normally just room temperature even when I’m using it on my lap. If I’m using it and the laptop is just sitting on the couch, it obviously gets warm but never enough to get the fans reving up. During video editing in FCPX it does get warm but even then I don’t really hear much fan noise coming out of this macbook. Overall, outside of the fanless macbooks, this has been one of the quietest macbooks I’ve owned. Since ownership I don’t think I’ve experienced many instances where I throw something at the macbook pro and it can’t handle it. My time spent between the m1 pro macbook pro and the mac studio is pretty 50/50 but even then, 95% of the things I do on the mac studio, could probably just be done on the macbook pro. This laptop has really been my workhorse and I never felt like I needed more power than what I already have here. For video editing, I’m often editing 2-4 streams of 4k .264 video with light color grading in FCPX, I don’t use any proxies either and it cuts through the raw footage like butter. This has been my favorite on-the-go editing machine. Battery life is good, even after a year, but I find that while asleep the macbook pro doesn’t seem to last anywhere near as long as my old M1 air did and needs to be charged more often if left to sleep for days. It’s a shame that with the transition to Apple silicon, Macs no longer can run windows natively. And that’s definitely affected my habits. Before I would use bootcamp to just store a small windows partition with all the casual windows only games I’d like to play if I’m itching enough to reboot into windows. But The M1 Pro is decent at running windows in a VM but obviously, it’s not perfect and certain software like Genshin just doesn’t run well in a VM.
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I just picked up an M1 MBP (16GB RAM/500GB SSD) and it's been a great experience. Greater for me as I'm coming from a 2015 MacBook Air (4GB RAM/128GB SSD) so massive upgrade to say the least. Huge fan of the instantaneous response times. Definitely see this lasting years past a decade which Macs are notorious for.
Lmao sem, I have a 2015 MacBook air 4/128 and about to upgrade to M1 Pro MacBook pro 16/512
2015 MacBook Pro gang haha
I was initially thinking of upgrading to the m2 14 inch 16gig gpu but the 16 inch M1 Max is on sale and that looks like that might be the move considering what I’m seeing from all these reviews
2015 macbook pro here too. Watching this video now and might have to get the m1 pro macbook pro 16/512 as well.
@@bimmerboy118 do it bro, I just got mine and it’s badass. Especially with that price cut, can’t beat it
@@CanYouEditThat 10/10 would highly recommend! Coming from a 2015, it's a massive upgrade lol
Great review! I've had the base model for a year in January. Being my first baseline model in over a decade, I thought I'd start upgrading every year or two but it honestly meets all of my needs with very few hiccups. Don't miss the extra inch or pounds from my 2012 15 inch MBP at all. It's truly one of the best computer computers I've owned.
Currently saving up for one. It seems like this little beast is the sweet spot for creating, designing, coding and also just chilling. Loved your review Jimmy. Thank you 🙏🏾
I have the base model 14”, I also code, design, video edit in 4k. All that you said just plays smoothly in the base mbp 14.
@@revtane9 120hz tho🤠
@@Elcoonn yep and that mini LED is like buying a pro display XDR haha
I just upgraded to a refurbed M1 Max version of the 14” from a 2015 iMac and man, it flies.
Hi Jimmy, I’ve also had my M1 Pro/14” MBP for about a year now.
I’ve never had an issue with the edge getting scratched because while I do wear accessories on my wrists, I think I got used to “picking up” my wrists so that they’re not touching. I typically still charge using the MagSafe cable (the braided white cable is just so good) but I have charged using a standard USB-C cable with an Anker charge block (65w).
My only gripe is that the HDMI port seems flimsy. I’ve never moved my laptop around when using cables but for some reason, the HDMI cable is clearly “moving” when connected (it’s not even when inserted). It still works but I don’t like the unevenness. You can “jiggle” it to make it even but I shouldn’t have to.
I ordered an M1 Air and its being delivered tomorrow and I can’t wait to try it out. For my needs I don’t need the pro.
That’s a great choice for someone who needs a basic but high quality laptop for everyday tasks where a tremendous amount of computing power isn’t needed. An M2 Air vs an M1 Pro MBP might be an interesting discussion based on price vs features, but the M1 Air is great for practicality.
How is it after 10 months?
I thought the same but the speakers on the m1 air was horrible. I got this one in the video instead and it sounds much better. The m1 air sounded very muffled and unclear
Finally pulled the trigger and got one. 16 gb 1 tb. Love it. Saved 400 at Best Buy. First Mac. I’m officially locked into the Ecosystem.
Ahhh I missed the deal and I was so bummed. They offered it I again the other day, I was going to get it but the deal was off by the time I got off work. Next time I won’t miss!
Watching it on my Macbook Pro M1 14". Using it for 3 months now and cannot love it enough.
I do own the 14 M1 Pro and it's been a blast up to now. It is th best machine I have ever owned, and even when working on site, I can work all day long with light tasks + my windows VM running for around 12hours on battery.
This thing is a killer ! Even the few games that are optimized to run on apple silicon show that it is very capable at gaming, in only Apple supported Vulkan :D
This was a really great summary. Thx for sharing!
I've had the same laptop for a year and two months now, and I've never heard the fan turn on ever. But then again I only mass export my lightroom edits.
As per the battery drain during sleep, you can disable the "wake during network call" option under the battery settings. LTT did a video about this very recently.
I think the M1 MBP, whether one chooses the M1 Pro or Max, is a very solid high quality laptop that will last and be useful for a number of years. Personally I always thought 16” was the way to go, but now I’m thinking the 14” is pretty compelling. I don’t currently have a laptop other than my work MBP (2018 vintage), but if I decided I needed one, this one would be at the top of my list.
I have a 16" 2019 MBP work laptop and the 14" M1 pro in this video. Personally the cons far outweigh the pros of having the extra real estate. Way bulkier for a few screen, which you don't really need when you're in 'laptop' mode. Plus when you're on the go the extra bulk really becomes annoying. If you're in 'desktop' mode you're using an external monitor anyways
When I had the 14 inch model I thought the same that the 16inch is that "TRUE" Macbook with better cooling, speakers, battery, keyboard, larger screen which improves workflow etc. but now when I finally bought the 16 inch version I miss my older 14inch version, the 16 is just too big when using on your lap or in the bed and uncomfortable to use. It feels much better to use at university while coding and these 2 inches makes a huge difference there but at home 14inch was so much better, I could also fit it inside my backpack but the 16 model requires its own bag.
The 16" laptops are nice, but they have a really, REALLY high rate of failure because of bad buck converters which often fail and run 13V right into the non user-replaceable NAND SSDs, frying them and destroying the computer. It was almost exclusively a 16" issue, though it happens to a much lesser extent on some of the other Touch Bar MBPs, like the 15" model. It has been reported on some 14" models as well but again, not nearly to the same extent - the 16" is FAMOUS for that issue. I'm hoping apple solved this issue here.
I have a 14" MacBook Pro and I absolutely love it. The performance is astonishing for a 3.5 pound laptop and it is super quiet. I got the base model with 16GB memory and 512GB storage as well as 8 core/14 core M1 Pro.
Where did you buy it at?
I do wish they moved the keycaps to ABS material found in higher end mechanical keycaps, which retains the matte texture for years rather than becoming glossy so fast. Would cost pennies extra.
I believe you mean PBT? If I recall correctly, PBT is the good one
@@smarf93 you're right :)
Those pennies add up, especially since most keycaps are made with abs, making so many millions with pbt might require a whole new factory or even two. That's costs they don't want to pay cause 99% of people don't care about the material of keycaps
@@truegamer_007 no, but 99% do care about the wear and tear. Yea We dont need to know the name of the materials but we see the consequences. My keyboard looks worned out
@@AT12367 Yeah, but to Apple the extra cost doesn't justify the returns. They'd rather people keep buying new laptops anyway.
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I do all the editing for my channel on a base 14" pro. Compressor runs like a dream. It is all I need.
wow! My first time coming across your channel and sincerely I love your content. I just Subbed
I recently dedicate my M1 Air to our recording room. No fans and small size make it perfect for that. And for a portable machine I purchased a base config 14" (16GB/512 GB) MBP. So far it has been great. Not as light as the Air, but still very portable. And the LCD screen and 1040p webcam are big upgrades. I do development and video content and the system is good for both and I never experience the slowdowns I did with the 8GB/256GB Air. The final nail in an M2 Air was the price of an upgraded Air with the same 16GB/512GB was more than the Amazon price ($1599) for the base MBP 14 Pro.
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Hi! Which configuration do you consider to have the best benefit/price ratio among the following:
- MacBook Air M1 16Gb/2TB/ $1570
- MacBook Pro 14inch M1Pro 16Gb/512/ $1980 Prices are from Europe.
I want to use this laptop for at least 6-7 years and I want to configure it as correctly as possible.
Thanks!
I got a 14" M1 Pro a month ago, and it's just swell 😁
I love it and couldn't be happier. Great longtime review man!
I'm planning to buy a MacBook Pro 16" or 14" with M1 Max soon, but I'm pretty sure, the M1 Pro would also work for me. I might just buy the M1 Max because of the three monitor support as I plan to use it as a desktop replacement. Although, I also have a windows pc for gaming. This will be my first ever MacBook and I'm pretty excited to work with it
I just got my 14in M1 Pro on black friday on sale with $400 off. Don't know how I ever lasted so long on a windows machine. Absolutely love this thing.
Good deal bro
How was the switch? Mine arrives tomorrow and I’ve been a Windows user all my life
@@urbexdrw8400 its been great. it took some getting used to.
I run parallel windows virtualization pretty often on my M1 pro and it works quite well. Higher end games and new releases often don't work well but anything released 2-3 years ago almost always work, just run at a lower graphic setting.
well yeah lmao, it's an ARM SoC running windows virtualisation, I wouldn't really expect any other kind of performance for games
Do you have 16 or 32 RAM?
I've been using my ancient 2011 15" MBP up until recently. There were a few upgrades like 16gb RAM and SSD (the SSD gave it a second life) that kept it going for so long. The wi-fi card also died, so I had to get a USB wi-fi adapter or just use ethernet haha. So going to the 14" M1 pro base model is a huge jump for me. I was waiting until the M3 MBPs came out, but after seeing all the lukewarm reviews, I decided to pick up an older M1 MBP for a big discount. Glad to hear that the base model is still powerful enough to handle 4K video editing. Ideally I'd like to keep this for another 5-10 years before the next upgrade.
I'm getting ready for graduate school, and Apple's refurbished 14" M1 Pro seems like the wisest investment:
-M1 MacBook air w/ 16gb RAM & 512gb SSD $1,259 (w/ student discount)
-M2 MacBook air w/ 16gb RAM & 512gb SSD $1,479 (w/ student discount)
-14" MacBook Pro w/ 16gb RAM and 512gb SSD $1,539 (refurbished)
With the last, you get a much better display, better speakers, larger keyboard, more ports, and much more powerful graphics processing. Seeing that my current daily driver is a 2012 MBP (and I intend to keep my next for many years) The 14" seems like a no brainer... Now to save up the cash...
Costco's black friday deal for this will be selling for 1699 most likely, but recently I got one from a deal where if you buy 2 of these for 1699 each, you get a 500 dollar costco shop card, so I split and bought one with someone else. Still a very good deal!
you sir have an absolutely nice voice to listen to.. you got an follow from me! ^^
Good review. And thx to you and your viewers, I just bought one at Best Buy saving $400.
I have the 14” M1 Pro. One thing I really hate about this laptop is the typing experience. My left wrist becomes red after 10 minutes of typing and I always have to take off my Apple Watch while typing. I had the M1 Air before and I really miss the typing experience of that laptop. Consider this before buying.
I own one and i love it. Being an audio engineer and living off of logic pro this thing handles it like a champ. Running up to 80+ tracks and lots of plug in on each, this thing doesn't skip a beat. But like he said, if you aren't using it for high capacity tasks, then this mac probably isn't for you.
i'm upgrading in a few days from my admittedly still excellent 2013 27 inch iMac to the 2021 14 inch MacBook pro M1. The only thing I've done with my iMac is replace the hard drive, and it surprisingly still handles just about everything I throw at it. I got my iMac second hand for $479.00 a few years ago and that thing still handles logic pro quite well considering it's about to be 10 years old
I own an M2 MacBook Air and I love it!!! It's totally silent which I love, and I think the display looks great... it gets brighter than my old M1 MacBook Air.
I have a MacBook Pro M1 Pro 14" and I use Paralells to run Windows without a problem. I'm an architect and I use Autocad and Revit on Windows running on Parallels, without a problem, my Macbook es 32Gb, just for the record, so I don't see the need the have another laptop. Just sharing my experience.
Ive just ordered mine from apples refurbished store to replace my M1 MacBook Pro and boy am I excited!
I literally can't wait to pick it up!!!
Bought the 14 in. MBP back in October '22 and this thing is a powerhouse that'll get me through college. I've been using it for light work and the battery life (when shut off during periods of no usage) can last for days. Definitely glad this is an investment I made that'll last many years until I have to get into the market again.
is the battery better then on a iPad Pro and is it the 16 core you have?
@@onedollasnake 14 core with 512 gb SSD storage. Seeing that I'm not an iPad Pro owner, you'd have to ask someone else.
Im in college myself. Do you feel 14 in is okay in size for the workload you have?
@@matthewgaffney9578 Size is up to personal preference. I've actually rocked with two 14-inch laptops in recent years and the size has not affected me, the specs on both 14-inch laptops I've owned have been insanely good.
Picked up an M1 16-inch macbook pro recently and its a phenomenal upgrade over my old MacBook Pro 2012
I have it for a month now the base model and it didn’t even use it fans 😮 only ones that I manually did turn on
I also stopped using the MagSafe cable.. it’s just annoying carrying another cable
I have a MacBook Pro 14" M1 that I bought on release. I absolutely love it! I run a small IT company and it is pretty perfect - the ONLY thing I would love to change, is for it to run Windows ARM natively, for the occasional game that won't run on a Mac. Parallels is great, but it can only do so much.
I love how you just get to the point and your video just flows! keep the videos coming. I just got my MacBook Pro 14 and I love it- Maybe do a video of tips and tricks you have learn that may be useful. Thank you Catch you later and bye for now.
This review is so good that it made me order one while watching this 😀
What are the specs of the one you are reviewing
With the exception of the US Market, M1 MBP is still being sold at a premium price in other regions even after a year of its release. Here in the Philippines, its base model is still priced at 100,000-120,000 pesos or roughly around $1800-2000. This was my laptop of choice but because of its hefty price tag, I ultimately ended up buying M2 MBA 8/512 at around $1300. Still a decent machine for regular office tasks but a little bit of power would be awesome.
That is a deal on the M2 MBA 8/512. On the US Apple site the M2 MBA 8/512 is $1500.
Apple Website in Belgium (most of european countries anyway) lists the base 14 M1 Pro at 2 253 €. That's 2371 USD. (Taxes are included in EUR price).
How many hours of battery life did you get out of it? Considering an M1 or M2 MacBook Pro as battery life is the number one priority for me, but depending on how long the 14” lasts it could make more sense.
Hi there, I recently bought a 14" M1 Pro Macbook pro with Mac OS Ventura pre installed along with 4tb internal ssd. I like it so far, but here are some of the things I have noticed and do not like it about it. First, the battery drains quick. and the second issue I have is whenever I want to to use an external hard drive and formatted in exfat or in ms-dos(fat) the macbook wants to run slow. and it's not with one particular external hard drive, it's with any other external hard drive formatted in exfat or ms-dos (fat). But if the external hard drive was formatted in APFS format then ist runs smoothly and quick. why is that? why in exfat or in ms-dos(fat) it runs slow?
I have one of these. It's much more computer than I need, but it was a present to myself. And it will last me for many years.
You mention that for price reasons it might not be the best choice for everyone. Here in the UK (and in Europe generally) the cost argument is tighter. The 14" MBP is £1900 - it's unusual for Apple to price an item at less than £1=$1, but they did for this. An M2 MBAir starts at £1249 for the 8GPU/8Gb/256Gb model so if you spec it up (16Gb/512Gb) it's £1649 - only £250 less than the 14" MBP, and the MBA still wouldn't have the screen or the ports. If you start with the 10GPU/512Gb MBA, that's £1549 base price, or £1749 with 16Gb memory - only £150 less than the MBP, and once again missing the ports & screen. So a tougher decision on this side of the pond....
so excited.. i'm using Macbook Pro 14" too.😍
Getting a second-hand one tomorrow for 1250€ to replace my 2018 MacBook Pro 15"!🤩 Can't wait for the snappiness/speed & battery life of Apple Silicon! Looking forward to the screen and speakers too (2018 MBP 15" already has excellent speakers, curious how it will compare!), and to the extra portability (1.6kg instead of 1.8kg, and especially smaller footprint). My main concern is whether I will find it hard to move down from a 15.4" screen to 14.2". I always thought I'd replace my laptop with a 15" MacBook Air and was so happy when that came out, but went for the 14" for power, monitors, better screen & speakers, portability, and yes, the ports are a nice bonus!😄
Just picked up one for $400 off from Costco a day before they stopped carrying it. Pretty pleased.
I sold my 16 m1 pro and got this one and its really the best laptop out there imo.
Im considering getting this MacBook pro but the one with the 1tb ssd. I need a good laptop for photo editing and basic youtube video editing. Its basically going to be an investment towards my photography business. After using an Asus ROG for the past few years, I’ve realized I need a better display for photo editing where the colors and brightness look more accurate. The ROG is a gaming laptop so it just wasn’t great for photo editing. If I do get the MacBook pro, it’ll be my first MacBook.
Hi i would like to ask, if im a uni student also i do some basic editing for e-commerce work. Do i have to take m2 macbook air or m2 macbook pro? ( actually i like the touchbar a lot but i also like the air design ) thankyou!
In March 2023, I’m looking to upgrade from a base 2017 intel MBP for Premiere Pro editing & this MacBook keeps getting recommended. It’s about £1300 resale in the UK but something like the M2 13” MBP is only £850. I know the 14” is crazy powerful but do I really need it for an extra £500/600$?? (I will be using it to edit 1080p videos for the next 2years minimum)
With what could you wipe the keyboard to avoid it of looking like that?
1:32 was a great start of doing the sponsor
Great info I’m kind of still just starting out with my CZcams career so I think I just get the M1 or M2 MacBook Air, because I still do all my stuff on my M1 Mac mini
I have no use for this powerful machine, but fell in love once i saw its design. Suffice it to say that it has never let me down, and it will probably last me for a long long time! I am so happy with this product even after a full year of owning it. Performs like a charm! Its awesome! 🔥
8:12 dear lord those BEZELS! 😭
I just picked up the M1 Max/64GB/2TB and have to say I am a bit surprised at the thermals. It has a lot of power but anything you do to tap into that power sends the thermals skyward quick.
should be ok bellow 90 c for years
I just picked up the 14” MacBook Pro at best buy because it was $400 off. My 1st ever Mac… so far I’m stoked about it and yeah the speakers and display are insane. Nice review man!
I'm going to buy one Saturday ❤️
You got 400$ off from where?
@@LeenathWG He said at Best Buy
Just ordered mine from Best Buy for Black Friday! Hope we enjoy🎉🎉
@@Missbevybaby_ you’re gonna dig it 🙌🏼
16" M1 Pro user here - I've had it since launch, and not a single hairline scratch or scuff on it - it looks new! Also for the fingerprint oil on the keyboard, I use a wet wipe every few days and clean each key, keeps it looking like new! As mine is the 16 its the 16 core as standard, i've not had a single issue with it regarding power. I'm currently programming in Java Maven, compoling a 19MB program with HTML, css, js, sql, and java, along with apple music, youtube in 4k, MS Office, and I even have parallels open with a Steam game running - and its running flawlessly, i've not once had the fans kick in at any point of me owning it. The screen is insanley good, I'm using an app called 'Vivid' to make it so i can have 1000 nits of brightness sustained (as Apple should allow us by default), so I can use it outside on sunny days with sunglasses on. I get around 10 hours of battery on medium usage, and even when hitting it heavy, outside, full brightness, i'll still get 4+ hours. Speakers are the best i've ever heard on a laptop etc... the list goes on. I really cannot think of a downside to it, it's just perfect.
I thought M1 Pro chip only can support two external display monitors right? Not? just curious~
I am considering the M1 Mac Book pro , not because I need it for intensive tasks , but because I want a MacBook with an ProMotion display and this one also happens to be mini-LED. Incidentally, I bought an 11 inch iPad Pro 2 yrs ago that has ProMotion , but I am kind of sore that mini-LED was not available in that size. I am also considering the M1 MacBook Air which is sweet and great bang for buck and I would get that , but the lack of ProMotion on that is kind of holding me back. I need to check out the MBP in the flesh today but I know it will be bigger and heavier which is also kind of likely to hold me back.
what is your battery health %?
Mine just went down to 99% at 32 cycles - purchased November 2021
If i compare the MBP m1 pro 14" inch vs MBA m3 air 15", which is better?
M1 air and m1 mini 16 gb basically the same price, still good for 4 k one for home and one for the road.
Or a studio m1 max and refurbished Air way more powerful about $600 more.
I have one and its hold up just perfect
Got the non binned 14 inch M1 Pro MBPro. Playing FFXIV on it through XIVonMac. Great FPS (in the hundreds). But yeah, a lot of non native games won't run on it ... for now.
I have had one for a year as well. It really is almost perfect.
The base model M1 Pro MBP is one of the legendary laptops up there like the 2012 Unibody and the 2015 Retina. The M1 Pro is still faster than the M3. It's a great choice even today! M1 and M1 Pro were perfect chips. I would totally buy one of these used for $1400 instead of getting a new MacBook Air.
Best Buy have the 16 in M1 Pro for 1999 it’s it worth it or just get the new 14 m2 pro
I ordered the 14" M1 Pro now, because i'm a Flutter developer and need a MacOS instance with at least 16GB of memory in order to realease the IOS version of my App.
And TBH, the 14" M1 Pro is the only model that seams resonable to me. Upgrading the Air to 16GB/512GB just isn't worth it, if I pay those ridiculous amounts, i want more than just a bit more disk space and RAM.
Now that i ordered it, i can't wait to see the display and power efficiency in action.
Sure, Apple makes amazing laptops, but i can't stand how they seem to be obsessed about pressing even the last penny out of their customers.
So yeah, knowing that it will probably be amazing, i'm getting one only because i'm forced to.
Also i'm a sporadic gamer, so Apple wouldn't have been my first choice anyway.
I purchased the 16inch and it's okay.. could carless about specs. I purchased it because it's a sexy BEAST...
SO torn here.. I love the flexibility and file management of windows. Window snapping, file management, swiss army knife of OS and I am used to it (X means close app). But I have iphone, iwatch and ipad. I stay iphone imessage due to family. The macbooks are extremely nice but the price mixed really diving further in apple has waver at times. I love some the new Asus designs and the suface studio laptop. But Apple knows how to build very nice hardware and those M1/M2s are nice. Just makes me wonder if I am missing out on switching fully and using macOs with Iphone for simplier experience.
My review after purchasing this laptop or more like comparison you can say: I used hp gaming laptop which cost around 70k after discount and the m1 pro cost 75k more for me (after gst stuff) now I will take about sound (and yes this device is faster, display is awesome better than an OLED TV) where it impresses me, I'm not an audiophile but a casual listener i watch movies, anime, music and i use sondmagic e11c (earphone) now coming to my main point while i was stream anime/movies on windows then watch on macbook it feelt like there was extra audio present while using the MacBook i guess its because of inbilt DAC present on latest macbooks.
Just got a good deal on this machine i was doubting between this one and the m2 air with 16gb ram and 512gb ssd and well the Air was a tit more expensive and however i like the lighter machine the pro has that extra TB port.
I just bought an M1 Pro 14" this weekend for $1480. I have a pretty substantial windows gaming PC and wanted the best laptop I could get as a 2nd device. I have recently found an affinity for mac over the last 3 years and decided to get another MacBook since I gave my i5 MacBook pro to my Mom.
1480 before or after tax?
I am gonna buy the MBP m1 pro as it will make me feel that I am able to run anything and also upgrading the2 air is equal to a MBP only
I'm planning to get this beast, however I'm fearing the battery capacity on light work (only excel word, notion, youtube, teams...)
It seems that it can held only around 6 hours of that on low light and power mode ?
Is that true ?
For the heavy workload, the battery is not important for me.
Thanks for this video and your answers guys !
I run mine only with 80% max charge and I usually work around 6h on it before I go home. I don't even carry a charger with me and when i'm done with the work i usually have around 25% battery left. I work with safari since its much better optimized over chrome and some slight coding. If you were to run it from 100% charge down to 0% i have no doubt you can work a full 8-10h day with no problems with ur tasks.
what's your current battery capacity? i've only had mine for 4 months and it's already at only 92%, 16 cycle. any feedback or tips for longevity greatly appreciated.
1year - Cycle Count: 101
Condition: Normal
Maximum Capacity: 100 %
Use AlDente charge limit -78%
use period: Jan-Dec (12 months)
cycle count: 205
condition: normal
maximum capacity: 100%
using AlDente charge limit: 60%
using iStat Menu fan rules: fans at 50% (barely audible) when battery temp is >33C (i live in a tropical area where the room temps are usually >30C)
basically don't leave your macbook constantly plugged in and above 90%. try to keep it at 50% as often as possible (i do this by charging to 60% and then using it on battery to 30-50% then charging back to 60%), and keep running temps lower than 35C. i don't use apple's battery optimisation as my user pattern isn't fixed/predictable. i find charge cycles to be less of a factor for battery degradation than keeping the battery cool and at 50% juice. the sweet spot is to keep it between 30-70% charge
I am definitely not a power user, but in my country the M2 Air 8gb/512gb and M1 Pro 14 16gb/512gb have 200 Euros difference. I feel the M2 Air is so ridiculously overpriced here that it makes sense to me just spending like 10% more to get a more "pro" and futureproof machine.
The read/write performance to external ssd’s is still poor though with the M1 chip, not so with Intel chips.
Bought the 14" day 1 - Havent charged the battery once and its still at 26%
Apple lease allow use memory and SSD upgrades and add one or two usba ports, take away the notch and I am in.
Could you please share this Wallpaper please!
You didnt talk about your battery and what compasity it still hold. Its the #1 thing im most interested in. I do not keep mine plugged in, use it Monday-friday 9-4 charge it twice a week and my 16 inch m1 is still at 100%. ive seen some reviews where they keep it plugged in by usb c
24/7 so always fully charge by their monitor and their battery compasity is it 86%
On the weekends or some nights Ill occasionally play emulated Wii, snes, Ds, etc HDMI to my tv with no screen on, crazy battery life that way
I would be interested in that as well.
@@willoschOG use period: Jan-Dec (12 months)
cycle count: 205
condition: normal
maximum capacity: 100%
using AlDente charge limit: 60%
using iStat Menu fan rules: fans at 50% (barely audible) when battery temp is >33C (i live in a tropical area where the room temps are usually >30C)
basically don't leave your macbook constantly plugged in and above 90%. try to keep it at 50% as often as possible (i do this by charging to 60% and then using it on battery to 30-50% then charging back to 60%), and keep running temps lower than 35C. i don't use apple's battery optimisation as my user pattern isn't fixed/predictable. i find charge cycles to be less of a factor for battery degradation than keeping the battery cool and at 50% juice. the sweet spot is to keep it between 30-70% charge
I use the M1 Pro MacBook Pro, man this is really a beast ❤🔥.. But currently after updating to the new macOS Ventura my battery is draining a bit faster than before.. Dis anyone face this issue? Kindly let me know if there is any fix.. Thanks
Same to me, I'm still finding out the way to fix it and am still hopeless
The only reason i got this one over the macbook air m2 was for the ports and support for dual external monitors (thank you apple)
I'm considering getting this but unsure whether to wait for newmodels. What do you think?
Is price an issue? Then the M1 Pro is much better, especially if you do moderate workloads.
Is price not an issue? Then the M2 Pro will be better but not warranting the price bump imo.
Anyone know how to get rid of the popping noises? When I use my audio interface, it disappears. But when I'm just using the internal speakers, popping noises happen. :(
Had the same problem. Very annoying. I upgraded to the beta software. It did the job.
@@tobieivan Beta Software...? What do you mean?
@@theDanDeleon Update your Mac to the latest OS. It should fix the speaker noise.
@@tobieivan I did, no change. :/
Can i have a bg image url plz?
I wish Apple will make an ultralight pro laptop, lighter than MacBook Air. There are seniors who still travel and do photo / video editing on laptops in addition to other computing tasks.
I'm thinking about getting a MacBook 14 Pro (if there's a 2023 or 2024 version) for college when I go ~1 year from now for (most likely) CS, been a Windows user my whole life but my sister switched to the 16 Pro and has had an amazing experience (does a lot of photoshop, editing, coding etc.) So it should be a decent option despite Windows typically being a bit better for CS & engineering related needs.
Engineering yes, but it seems most programmers are using macs nowadays
Portsportspports?
I personally have a base line 16 inch mbp from 2019 but i am debating if it is worth upgrading to the new ones. I do programming, but as of now the one I have seems to do ok but it does get hot sometimes and the fans do turn up very loud at times. Any thoughts?
I had that 16” Intel MBP and yes, it would get hot and loud quite often. Playing Civ VI or EVE Online was a bit painful on it for that reason. By contrast, even though it’s not really a fair comparison, my Mac Studio has been dead silent for both of those games.
“But BigPotatoMoths, why are you using a Mac Studio for gaming?” I wanted a desktop Mac with a serviceable GPU, and both of those games have good Mac support. I have gaming PCs with 3090s in them for any remotely serious gaming I do.
Edit: Sorry for rambling a bit with this post. 😃
I would like to have the Mac Studio in a big iMac
I don't agree with the statement that it is not a good gaming experience without using virtual machines. While it cannot support every PC game, the games that are supported run amazing - and there are some very popular ones: Minecraft, Hearthstone, WoW, CS, Resident Evil Village, Disco Elysium, Civilization, Divinity Original Sin 2, Baldurs Gate, Hades, League of Legends
I've previously had a Laptop for about 1500€ and a powerful Desktop for about 2000€. Now I have a powerful Macbook M1 Max for about 3500€, which does both tasks incredibly well. It's not cheap, but it's worth the price.
that could be the case, but i still ain't giving apple 3.5k for a computer
@@TheInfamousLegend27 neither would I tbh, but I did get one used for 1k. Loving how productive I am now editing my photos and videos
@@Intoxicated4768 ultimately you pay for a design and a boxed in ecosystem. if that's what you like, power to you
@@TheInfamousLegend27 eh MacOs and their computers, aren’t as boxed in as people make it seem. The rest of the products tho is another story. I love technology and own both Mac and Windows computer. Both have their strength and weaknesses
@@TheInfamousLegend27 You mean the like only outstanding display, speakers and power efficiency that apple has no competition in or? They really did something with these and nothing is comparable on the windows side.
What game was he playing on the switch?
Is the keyboard backlit on the 2021 14 inch Macbook Pro?
Yes.
Did he mention if he is using 512GB or 1TB?
I am about to purchase a 14” MacBook Pro m1 1 terabyte ssd and 16gb rams. Cannot afford the m2 or m3 and both my outdated windows computers are failing me. Would you still recommend this MacBook in 2024, and how does it handle the heavy footage of Sony cameras in 4k? Thanks
Did you get it? Is it worth it in 2024?
It is well worth it, and for the price difference, I think it is a better deal than paying for an M2 or M3. I have the M1 and it is an amazing Laptop that handles everything that I have thrown at it so far. I do a lot of video editing and have many apps and web pages open at one time. The fan rarely runs and it is always super-fast in responding. So far, it is the best laptop I have owned to date.