Should You Upgrade to the Apple Macbook Pro M3 Max from the M1 Max?
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- The Apple Macbook Pro with M3 Max Apple Silicon is an incredible laptop, but is it worth upgrading from an M1 Max Macbook Pro? In this video, I review and compare the 14" M3 Max Macbook Pro with the 16"Macbook Pro with the M1 Max Processor and share how Apple has a big problem to overcome 🤖 Get some X-Ray Skins from dbrand: myte.ch/KzXDm (ad)
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🚨 *QOTD: Do you have a Macbook Pro or Mac? Which version? Does the M3 Max seem compelling to you and will you upgrade or not? If you're waiting, what are the reasons you're waiting?8
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I have the 2018 15.6" MBP maxed out with a Vega 20 GPU...Just ordered the 16" M1 Max last night (32GB)...I am perfectly happy with my decision...I saved $1000 vs. buying the M3 Max...pretty sure I'm good til the M5 drops lol
I bought the M1 max with 4Tb 64Ram on Blackfriday. Got a Great deal paid 44% less than normal. as a Photographer and Video editor M1Max is more than enough for me 👍
Whoa!! That’s a crazy deal. Nice job there. Yeah, it’s fantastic.
How you get i guess that virson is stop
I recently bought a new 16” M1 MBP MAX 64 GB / 4TB for only $2999 at B&H. This machine is a beast! This spec for M3 would be over $5k
$2,000 saved is a lot! Good move!
I jumped into the Apple life with the 16" M1 Max Pro with 64GB and it still running keeping up with everything I throw at it. Maybe M4 Max will convince me to upgrade, but probably not.
It’s so crazy how good the M1 Max is. I think it is probable the best Apple purchase I’ve ever made along with the M1 Ultra Mac Studio.
Still went for the base model 16" MacBook Pro due to ray tracing, mesh shaders, and most importantly, EFFICIENCY since I wanted to be able to enjoy my machine for years to come.
Coming from a MacBook Pro M1 13" from launch day, I'm very happy with this machine and handles ALL that I throw at it. Worth every penny!
My 14” M1 Pro is still killing it for me. Love it! 14” is the perfect size for me, when at my desk I have a wide monitor. Speed still kills it for me! Great review bud! I will have that lite 14” for NAB 😉
14” is definitely the route to go if you travel and have a nice monitor. I really wish I saved the money and went that route. Lesson learned for next time! I could have put some of that money to Storage, too!
@@ThisIsTechToday man storage is so expensive these days lol 😂
One thing to note. Current software are not optimized for m3 max yet. If you don’t do 3d or use heavy GPU, ai apps, m2 is fine even m1s. My m3max blender classroom renders using gpu 19 seconds vs 17 seconds on my desktop 3090. Even while unplugged ! Amazing
I bought an RFB MBP M1 Max 16.2 SG/32C GPU/32GB/4TB direct from Apple in Jun/23 and this machine is a real BEAST! I don't even think about updating it for at least another 3-4 years! The best technology acquisition I have made in my entire life!
I am still using a 2019 i9 iMac with 40 GB of RAM and a baseline 580X graphics card. I just edited a 1.7 GB panoramic photo using Photoshop Elements with some lag but the editing process was fine overall for a prosumer. I imagine that even an M3 Pro MB Pro 12/18 with 36 GB of RAM would make the editing experience so much smoother. GeekBench test results show that this M3 system doubles the performance of my iMac.
Oh, man. Let me tell ya, I have that Mac Pro there, and it was the worst purchase I've ever made because it was so dang expensive, and it didn't solve the issues I was constantly having while editing. Add in no upgrade path, etc., it's a dude. Moving from that to an M1 Max MBP made my Mac Pro look pathetic and ran so smooth, fast, and without random weird bugs and issues all the time. You could fit my MBP INSIDE the Mac Pro, perhaps multiple, and you get a great screen, keyboard, and battery, and it'll perform better than the Mac Pro at a fraction of the cost.
All that to say, upgrading will probably shoot you off into space, give you 4 more inches of height, give you X-Ray vision, and flight, and also edit photos extremely fast and smoothly. No guarantees on anything but the photos though. lol
@@ThisIsTechToday Ha. Thanks for the sales pitch. Oh, did I mention that I plan to upgrade. I may wait for the M3 Max Mac Studio.
@@gerald1964 lol, it’s my enthusiasm. Good idea. My M1 Ultra Mac Studio exported the video you’re watching in 1:41. Less than half the time of the m3 max. I can only image what the m3 series of Mac Studio will do.
Just bought this machine same specs with 64GB of RAM (although 1TB SSD) , upgrading from i9 MacBook Pro with 32GB Ram. SUPER HAPPY! Really curious to see you compare BlackMagic speed tests on the internal drives of both. I've heard that the M1Max SSD drives were super fast, perhaps faster than the newer models.
Omg, it must feel like it’s blowing your face off. That’s a huge upgrade lmao!
My M1 Pro MBP 14 (16GB/1TB) is still a beast and more than meets my needs, so I can't justify upgrading yet. Maybe when the M4 releases. Maybe.
Maybe, indeed. It would be amazing if they had some stellar improvements and some great hardware improvements like FaceID and stuff.
I'm still using a 11 year old macbook pro, and it's obviously lacking... but still works for basic stuff.. That said, I'm looking forward to upgrading. I think this year will be the year.
You will be absolutely blown away by how much faster, smoother, and more stable it is. I cannot explain it enough. When you upgrade you will wonder why you waited so long. If you ever need to justify it, think of when you’re on a deadline and you’re trying to finish something fast and you’re waiting for something to load or export. Or if you’re super efficient and always on time or ahead, how you could get an extra project done every week or month. That adds up. I think it’s a great investment if you’re doing production work.
I’ve heard that the M4 max is supposed to have more power put into the media coders so that may make a big difference and then max text talks about how M is going to be a complete red design so I’m just trying to gauge whether it’s worth getting the M4 max or wait for the max to market improvement and export overall, but if you wanna run a test, let me know provide footage and see how smoothly it plays back at higher speed
Great video. I chuckled along with everyone else watching Apple compare their M3 chips to Intel chips. Of COURSE it would beat a four year old chip! Until I learned 50% of Mac users are still on Intel devices. That’s a HUGE, untapped market already in their ecosystem. Since selling hardware is Apple’s bread and butter, trying to entice those 50% of users to switch from intel to M series Macs will be the marketing push for a while.
You get it!!
upgraded to M3 Max 16c/48GB when I realized my new workflow requires a lot more ram due to me running some local LLM so the M1 Pro 10c/16GB was no longer sufficient as it drags and crashes if I am not careful on which model I am loading.
Makes sense! It does seem like AI based tasks benefit massively from M3 Max. Video editing, not so much. I do need to start messing with more AI though, so I might have a good reason to upgrade when M4 comes out!
If you don't make big money out of this you just wasting money.
im having issues too with the ram.
16" M1 Pro here. I can't justify the upgrade for my needs anytime soon. I'm sitting tight--oh, with my XPS 9530 i9, 4070 too!
You get it. It's just so good! I think the time would have to cut in half at a minimum, if not 75% faster for export.
Absolutely!
Yes, export a video is limited by the number of media coder that it has so if it has the same number as the M1 then it’s not surprising that it would be about the same now the real difference though is in the actual edit process itself and this is something that I have not been able to test But I’m on an M1 max and I do clips for stage performances, etc., and those long stage performances I’d like to play back in the timeline. I noticed that a lot of frames I have I have 2500 MB per second so I know that’s not my question I haven’t been able to answer, actually help during playback for editing or if they help process playback
Hi Question, I am looking for the top of the line laptop for editing performance preferably by Apple. Given that this is a Pro M3 Max, do you think it will handle 8K RAW footage fast and easy without needing to make proxies?
I think so!
I edit 8K footage on my 16” M1 Max so I would imagine it has to perform even better
thanks ! nice video bro !
Got m1pro and m3max . M3max upgrade is optimized for 3d apps and gpu. If you run those apps then you will see a huge performance. 3 min render vs 19 seconds blender scene using metal and ray trace accelerator. Editing hardware render encoders are exactly the same on m1 to m3. 2 for the max. Save a few seconds on m3max cuz the encoders are the same . Try rendering using software and you will see a huge difference. Also if you use effects, those will use cpu and gpu.
I have a M1 Max and it is just the perfect tool, I dont need any other laptop. It works 12 h + without any charger, using 3 IDEs. I can work on planes without worrying
M1 Max battery drain so fast, which configuration you are using to reach 12hours
@ your hardware might be not working properly then, I didnt use any configs. I opened the laptop and started jamming on the keyboard
I'm still using my base m1 macbook pro editing video work just fine.
Nice! Apple silicon is truly amazing.
I have an M1 MacBook Air with 16 gigs of ram with one tab of storage and I always wanted to get that 16 inch MacBook Pro M2 Pro chip version and just to do like podcasting and pretty much that would do a lot better. I love the M1 MacBook Air, but I think I’m just a pro person.
The M1 and M2 Max chips are amazing and only reason for M3 Max or now M4 is if you're doing video. I'm not sure how much AI improvement is in the M4. Apple is hyping the new Logic Pro 11 with session musicians for bass and keyboard, but Apple previous Logic 10.8 had session drummer and mastering assistant ran on any of the M-series chips and Intel Mac. If doing audio or just basic computing the M1 and M2 Max Mac are excellent and can be found used and great prices.
This end of month it will release Razer Blade 16 oled with 240hz. Will the battery get swollen in months?
I'm not quite sure I understand what you mean. Can you re-ask the question?
It depends on how you use it, and should avoid overcharge the battery.
Thank you!!
You’re most welcome!
I don't think a person can go wrong with either of these MBP's. I had the M1 Max and it was a powerhouse. Need a size change and went with the M3 Pro MBP which has been great and doesn't feel like a power downgrade. I can only imagine how crazy powerful the M3 Max is.
Yeah, the size change is NICE. You're so right. I think the Apple Silicon Macs are the best Macs Apple has ever made. They're so dang good!
I have the 16 inch i9 Macbook Pro I want the M3 Pro 16 but I kinda want to save money on the M1 Max. Decisions decisions!!
Question, I am a PC user, and want to buy a macbook, what should I buy? Macbook Pro M3 Pro or Macbook Pro M1 Max?
which ever gets you the best price because those two machines are very close in speed. If you do a lot of 4K video get the MAX chip otherwise the Pro has better battery life
What about 512gb variant of MacBook M3 Pro with 18gb ram ? I’m a Data Analytics Engineering student in USA
I'd imagine you'll need more RAM if that is the case.
@@ThisIsTechToday which model would you recommend me please let me know
@@ThisIsTechToday okay I’ll go with 36gb ram variant then, shall I go for M3 max or M3 pro?would M3 pro will be fine? M3 max is so powerful that it consumes more battery compared to M3 pro, in M3 pro efficiency core are more when compared to performance cores in the chipset architecture. That’s why I thought of going with M3 pro. Please enlighten me on this. It would be really very helpful!
@@gotechakash I'd imagine the M3 Pro would be fine. I think that config would work. Make sure you have enough storage for the programs and files you're working with. Not sure how big your data analytics files get.
@@ThisIsTechToday you are absolutely correct I would have went for one terabyte variant in M3 pro chipset, but there is no one terabyte variant at all! APPLE purposefully designed to attract people in a way that they all go and buy M3 max laptop only, smartly designed! Very well executed 😂
Is M1 Max 32gb 1TB good for editing 4k video?
And can you compare M1 Max 32gb 1TB SSD and M2 pro 16gb 1TB SSD? Which is better?
That can definitely get you through for sure. I personally max out internal storage now, but I know that comes at a great cost. I've edited off of Samsung T5/T7 drives for years and that has worked great. I'd aim for the 2-4TB Samsung SSDs.
I think most can get by with 16GB of RAM and allocating it to more storage. 32GB is always nice for the headroom and needs of the future. This thing will last you for yeaaaars.
For me, having made mistakes in the past in using a false economy strategy… it’s a case of lesson learned. I buy conservatively then regret it for the life of the product, realising I would have been better off by buying at the top of the range. Not this time. Waiting on delivery of the 16/40 128gb/4TB model. Won’t be buying another machine in the foreseeable future!!!
Eh? Love the comeback of the MagSafe. Not sure what you're talking about around 1:51. Have had the unfortunate incident of an overzealous pet grabbing a non-MagSafe power cord and dragging my MBP onto a concrete floor. Not fun. With MagSafe that will never happen again.
It used to be that you wouldn't move from a new laptop for atleast 4 or 5 years. Things have not changed.
If you buy top speck
which one is better: a macbook m1 64gb with 2T ssd or a macbook m1 max 96gb with 1T?
For what? I'd personally go with the latter. I can use an external SSD.
@@ThisIsTechToday music production
someone sold me a mbp m1 max 16 for $1500 and it’s still 99% battery health without a scratch. i’d say i made out like a bandit, and i sold my mba m1 for $525 :D
The M1 Max Model‘s Mic-Quality is better, like a jump from a „standard“ mic to a „studio“ professional grade Mac. Drastic opinion by me, but ye.
Oh, you think so? I noticed the M3 max was a bit louder and clearer.
I want to buy a MacBook I’m a soon university student programming is my main thing i guess and gaming should I go for M1 Max 14” or m2 pro 14”
Gaming you won’t find much of that on a Mac, sadly. Maybe if you use streaming services. I’d go with the option that gives you more RAM according to your budget
i still have 2019 , i-9 processor 32 gb memory ram, surprising that 4 years later they still start with 8gb memory ram, what a shame.
Well 14" were too small for the M1 Max already, even more so with the M3 Max. The M3 Pro in a 16" chassis performs better than the M3 Max in a 14" chassis. The 14" chassis is just way too small to allow for proper cooling with the M1 Max and even worse M3 Max.
In test you’ll find a modest difference in performance. The 14” is a much better size for me so it’s worth what little difference in performance, fan noise, and the jump down in speaker quality.
Thank you for the video! I edit on pretty heavy Canon R5C 4k files and use intensive effects and such.
Tossed between an M2 Max 64 GB RAM vs M3 Max 48 GB RAM.
Any suggestions as to which? M1 Max even sounds enticing now..
The M3 Max won’t benefit you for video. It’s already great on older models. If I were to do it again today, I’d get an M1 Max with maxed storage and the 14” model.
@@ThisIsTechToday thank you!
That’s exactly what I would recommend… max out a M1 Max MBP. Storage and Ram - It’ll last you for years.
Why the 14?
Hell no. Upgrade every 5-7 years. Not every year. Things aren't optimized that quick for new Macbooks. If you buy latest and gratest you just wasting your money.
If i had a nickel for every time a person realized that m3 didnt benefit their workflow for video editing today, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
The other person im talking about is just josh. But overall is seems like the m3 generation isnt much of improvement for video editing if you had a high teir m1/m2 set-up already.
Haha. It’s true though. Ironically, my M1 Ultra Mac Studio exported this very video in 1:41. I think having that kind of performance in a laptop might convince me…maybe. I think additional features like FaceID and whatever else they come up with might be the key.
apple said to save a few seconds and pay 3 times more than the m1 max😃😃😃😃
Seems to be prioritizing gaming and AI, so doesn't make sense for me, but makes sense for others.
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