MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max review: laptop of the year
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- čas přidán 29. 06. 2024
- Apple’s new MacBook Pro 14 and MacBook Pro 16 are a triumphant success - they have excellent performance, stunning battery life, useful ports, and incredible displays. The only knock against them is you’re going to pay a lot for all that good stuff.
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0:00 Intro
0:26 Specs & prices
0:51 Design & hardware
3:08 Mini LED Display (and the notch)
7:32 Speakers
8:00 Processors
9:22 Benchmarks
12:27 Gaming
13:38 Video Editing
16:06 Final Cut Pro
16:33 After Effects
17:03 Battery life
19:37 M1 Pro vs M1 Max
20:32 Conclusion
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*These Macbooks were off the charts!*
_Proceeds to show a chart_
It would be great if someone would actually say that line and then show results that literally go off the chart
"...at least they _were_ off the charts, until we performed the elementary task in chart-making of scaling the chart axes to accommodate the data we wanted to display. And frankly, even this was an automatic feature of the chart-making software we were using. In many practical senses, these numbers were _never_ off the charts. The Verge apologies for our misleading statement of 45 seconds ago."
facts bro. smh.
@@eyeofthetiger7 have seen that
Okay 'The Verge'. This is an amazing presentation. Multiple personalities who know what they are speaking about. Beautifully shot and edited. All angles of the product plus answering your audience's questions. Perfect review
Personalities? They all appear void of that. They all look like avatars and act like programmed AI.
Also they only do " amazing presentation" for Apple products only, look at the Pixel 6 review, the " amazing presentation" is not so amazing.
But sadly will still get less views than other reviews such as ijustin
@@Ashley_Dale: Sales and views matter to publications like this. Like it or not, Apple products sell and are used more than Google's Pixel line of devices. Nothing against Pixel, but they haven't been as ubiquitous up until this point.
@@Ashley_Dale which videos are going to get more views? Apple reviews. Production puts all their chips in making those the best because it will give the most in return. Makes all the sense in the world from a production standpoint.
'M1 Macs" vs "M1 Max" is going to be a problem
@Tony who ordained it the proper term?
@Tony “oh it’s apple silicon? nice. so do you have the m1 pro or the m1 macs?”
@@jimjamkillsnerds you meant M1, M1 Pro, or M1 Pro Max? Either way no serious person is going to hang up on it unless they’re one of those simpletons looking for a serious problem where it doesn’t exist
I feel like Apple is overusing the words 'Pro' and 'Max' and they've started to feel cheesy now.
If i had the money, i’d buy an Apple M1 Max Mac.
But i may need multiple Apple M1 Max Macs.
If I had multiple Apple M1 Max Macs, I would distribute my workload among them thereby Maximizing my use of my Apple M1 Max Macs.
(i could really go for a Big Mac right about now).
I’m a heavy Final Cut user and so this is extremely tempting, but I’m still waiting for a 27” iMac Pro version of the M1. Very exciting times for us video editors!
Bruh they discontinued the imac pro in march
MetalJesusRocks 🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽🤘🏽 glad to see you here 😄😄😄
I think the iMac Pro will be a great system. That and a high end Mini seem like the spot to be for desktops for many people. Especially if they bring the high refresh display to the iMac.
It’ll be the M2
@@austinjoseph2881 I think many thought this might be the m2 or m2x but it isn’t
This review is a masterpiece. However, it has a huge bias towards creators. These laptops could be a huge win for the developers as well and this part of the story remains untouched.
Exactly. I’ve seen compile times on these new machines and it’s insanely fast
Some Unity developer testing would be amazing
@S. Pal But if you want to game you wouldn't even bother searching for a Mac, why care so much for a gaming comparison if you're definitely not buying it for gaming?
Wait for *Snazzy Labs~*
I’m curious for other professional industries as well. The verge always focuses too much on their video teams premiere use. It does not mention other video editing software. I’m curious about things like autocad, 3d modeling, scientific computational modeling, gis software and other professional programs.
Fun fact the maxed out M1 MAX 16” is is cheaper that the maxed out i9 Intel 16”
They don’t have to pay Intel a bunch of money I suppose
When apple have better performance and cheaper than intel, u know something is wrong with Intel
See I know this, because I just maxed out a 16” Intel i9 last year and now I’m crying.
@@andrewnibbi Oh man, am I sorry for you. Any luck on the secondary market to recoup that investment?
@@arn999 Why does everyone keep dissing just intel? Apple ditched AMD too for all their high end gpus, much better perf/watt for all new MacBook pro 16s, Imac/Imac Pros, Mac pros etc. So for Apple, it's no more Intel....and AMD tax.
As a Premiere user, I'm so grateful we're getting more Premiere-centric Mac reviews like this! I mean, it's jaw-dropping to see FCP running crazy fast on a Mac, but that is almost always a given
New Gundam video please 😉
Yea but they need to make a native app for Apple machines!
@@terryrodbourn2793 I think PR is already arm64 native on macOS, but it’s far from optimized like fcpx
After Effects optimized seemed like a much more improvement than Premiere Pro optimized to the M1 still, feel like the Premiere Pro team can still turn it up a notch (no pun intended)
you get Mac computers for their software, if you are a final cut pro, pixelmator, logic, etc. user you are in for a treat. Adobe Premier Pro can be done better with a Desktop GPU and depending of your setup, you might never encounter any of the lag mentioned here. Now if you are looking fast exports that's down to software choices, then you pick the hardware.
Thank you for comparing the 16" M1 Pro battery life to the 16" M1 Max battery life! This is the first review I've seen compare those two. I picked the M1 Pro because I assumed its battery life would be better than the M1 Max, and now this proves it. I don't need the GPU power, but I can definitely take advantage of the battery life.
But that was a lot of difference. Hopefully someone validates that with more standardized loads between the two models.
Can you share a timestamp?
@@utubekullanicisi 18:15 (If you go to "battery" section it's right there)
I don't think it was a reliable test. We'll have to wait and see.
The difference in battery life between the M1 Max and M1 Pros tested in this Verge video is marginal (just 30 minutes). Indeed, most other credible video reviews to date suggest the difference is minor.
Yet, Nilay seizes on this minor discrepancy to argue that the Max chips are power-hungry compared to the Pro chips (even when not being used for graphics).
This distortion of the relative battery performances will turn many buyers away from the Max - even though they may be better off with it.
That's some high quality video materials, thank you!
this is a certified hood classic
damn son
🤣🤣🤣
Big facts
Why??
@@Anutosh13 it's a meme
You should test to see how it runs engineering and architecture programs. I would like to see how the M1 max handles programs that require intense 3d rendering and how it can handle creating huge CAD documents
I’m commenting so if anybody leaves a review I get the notification
isn't Cinebench a 3d render performance test ?
Same!
M1 Max is the way to go for 3D and engineering
Same
The preview left me wanting for more, but this review is absolutely FANTASTIC! Well done Nilay & the whole Verge team!
Thank you for the very detailed Premiere breakdown! That’s just what I needed to know.
Best review I’ve seen on CZcams. Concise, straight forward, clear, and cohesive. Great job, subscribed
This was an amazing review. I loved the use case focus and letting experts each share their experience and their very specific recommendations. It hit everything I was curious of and it makes me feel very comfortable understanding the pros/cons of each model from the MBA with M1 up to the MBP 16 with M1MAX. Given how complex all of this is, that's an absolutely incredible accomplishment, fantastic job to everyone that worked on this!
The observation about how the Max model consumes rather more power, thus shortening battery life, even if one is not doing graphics-intensive work, is an important of information.
I'd like to see this confirmed and quantified. There's also the possibility that "racing to idle" might make the Max more productive or even offer greater longevity in GPU intensive tasks. Also, does RAM config play any part in battery life on these Macs?
Yes, this is critical information that will weigh heavily on many peoples’ purchasing decision. I was torn between the M1 Pro and M1 Max, and will now get the Pro having watched this video.
@@erasmus9627 I got the M1 Pro 16" and deeply regret it, the battery never dies so I'm just continuously being productive, it's really wearing me out, you've been warned.
I would also like to learn more about the battery life behavior (invariant of screen size, just Pro vs Max!)!
Two different people working on the machines doing different things is hardly a good comparison.
Tremendous job folks, I hope you do this "not hitting review days" more often, it really shows your stuff know tons about these products, but in the past years I felt lots of reviews were rushed, even the recent iPhone 13 ones. But this is sweet, again I hope you make decisions like this more often, thanks for this
I'm glad Nilay did the review. Great in detail, but also brief enough for my attention
Exactly how I felt.
which is why this felt nice to watch
Thank you a million for relating everything to premier pro. It’s really awesome to hear real world results with it since my workflow is all over that
Just got my base 16” M1 Pro yesterday. The speakers blew me away. Very impressed with the screen, speed and battery life. Great upgrade on my 2018 15” Pro.
What do you do for a living?
@@placeholder3853 I post semi-professional comments on CZcams.
@@M4NA5 Well played.
i just got the same thing!! I went from a 12" MacBook to an m1 air to a 16" M1 Pro Base. My goodness this computer has a nice big screen. Im still not sure about it tho.. cuz:
1. I have a dock.. i don't care about ports. My printer and flash drives are all have converters attached to the ends.
2. I have a big screen and can use that with my m1 no prob.. so really the only advantage I'm getting is when I'm using it in bed.
3. I am from a time when the smallest devices were the most incredible. I loved the 12" MacBook.. my goodness.. (my use case used to be youtube and the occasional word doc)
4. $2500
5. Battery life was great on my m1 too.. don't have any high impedance headphones.
Ill probably keep it tho because my use case now is software development.. It really helps to have a bigger screen when coding.
What is your Ram
A brilliant video, as can be expected! Loved the professional input!
Quality Review. Appreciate the in-depth reviews from different people with different work flows
I feel like the gaming portion is very misleading. I agree with the statement that these are not gaming laptops and other laptops hit much higher frames. HOWEVER Shadow of the Tomb Raider at 1080p highest settings and hitting 80+ fps is very playable and is even more impressive as it’s not running natively on Apple Silicon. This is a good sign and we should be encouraging game devs to start taking developing for Macs seriously.
Do not buy these laptops for gaming, but if you do buy them, they’ll be far from a bad gaming experience. I think the displaying of comfortable frames in games should be a sign of what’s to come.
Yeah that is what I was thinking. It’s not the sole reason to buy the laptop, but the fact that you are receiving a machine that has a great display, a high refresh rate and a capable GPU for medium to high gaming is actually really appealing for a lot of users.
Most serious gamers don’t really use their laptop as their main gaming device, so having a Macbook that can reasonably game is a nice touch for someone who wanted MacOS, but also wanted to be able to game from time to time without having to buy a separate dedicated gaming laptop.
@@jayg339 Nice opinion.
The biggest issue with gaming is lack of compatibility compared to Windows, but all Macs suffer from that unfortunately. MacOS being such a small percentage of the gaming market combined with Apple’s tendency to deprecate software compatibility means that Macs are always going to be second class citizens in this area, sadly.
Outside of live games, most video games are developed in a manner closer to film where the studio moves on to the next thing soon after release, so Apple basically forcing developers to continually update their software simply to keep it running on the latest MacOS release simply isn’t viable for most games, compared to productivity software with continuous revenue due to subscription fees.
I can’t see that changing unless Apple starts spending big on Apple Arcade, like paying AAA studios to port over their games or just outright acquiring game studios like Microsoft.
@@theblah12 You can play IOS game lol
I was going to make the same comment. If you are a Mac user and would also like to play games, DO get the 32 core model. Yes, it’s not a good deal, but if you were already going to buy the Mac, why not have playable frame rates. And maybe down the line more Apple Silicon optimized games will come out.
Its nice that you took the time
Appreciate it!!
One thing to also note here, and in the future is that for security professionals -- the M1 chips do not support virtualization of x86 machines -- only ARM based .isos can be used. Virtualbox and VMWare have both stated they don't plan to support M1 to natively virtualization x86 or emulate it.
They say that now… once no Mac is on x86 and Microsoft start really pushing ARM they will change their tune…what happens when no new machine is running on x86
This is a deal braker for many software or web developers who run stuff locally.
This was a fantastically produced review - Well done!
This is one of the best reviews you guys have ever made.
-Nilay:"after your credit card takes that hit"
- My credit card to the MBP: “Earn this.”
My heart says to save for one, my brain says buy an M1 Air, and my budget said, a 2020 iPad Pro plus Folio Cover is the maximum, for les than 600 euros.
@@connectorxp I think there really isn’t a need for someone to buy these machines unless they use them to make money, as in, they use it for work. Or you buy it and make it your laptop for ten years LOL.
What does Mbp mean?
@@gol.drodger5261 MacBook Pro
Am I the only one here who got that Saving Private Ryan reference? 🤓
best review of these machines i have seen yet. great video!
You know it's a big deal when Nilay himself reviews it. I'd love to order a MBP 14" soon :)
Well we all know he's getting extra pay from Apple to do this.
I find it hard to believe that these companies can put great tiny cameras in phones but they can't do better than a 1080p camera on their flagship laptops.
The difference is that the demand of front facing cameras on phones is greater than it is for laptops. People will pay hundreds more for better selfies or triple back facing cameras while laptop webcam quality is often an afterthought. Additionally, one can just buy better webcams and connect it so the people who need better conferencing will do so.
plus the thickness of a laptop display lid is far less than a phone. Put your iPhone next to your Macbook lid, it's 2-3x thicker.
I really really enjoyed this detailed review. Way better than just rushing out and posting a video.
Can't believe MKBHD hasn't yet released a single video on these beasts.. Hoping for similar incredible videos from that team.
His channel focuses mainly on mainstream Apple consumer products. For laptops you gotta go watch Dave2D.
He will soon.
@@kl2991 MKBHD has done MacBook reviews in the past
MKBHD doesn’t do unboxing videos on Macs as I noticed that everyone did but not him. He doesn’t waste time on making an unboxing video on them, instead he uses them for a couple of weeks to get to know the product well so that then he can give his real thoughts to us. Plus I’m sure it takes a long time to shoot a MKBHD video.
he already did an impressions video.
Great video as usual. I’ve come to expect nothing but the best from the Verge. I love Niley honest opinion at the end.
dude, this is the best laptop review I've ever watched. super helpful exactly what I wanted to see
It would be great for future reviews, to have the perspective of a software developer, mostly working with virtualized environments.
Every tech review on you tube is centered on content creators. I guess that is the only job that is "pro".
@@achamb888 yeah you're right, i mean using optimized software like most of the ones that creators use is one thing , but running containers with a huge project, compiling stuff, indexing files in the IDE at the same time, running VM's making deployments all of that with no optimized software is where the real deal is.
would actually love this. content creators are just one group.
That type of content is better created by someone from that field. Good chance someone is working on it now.
As well as software developers not working with virtualized environments as that's pretty specialised.....
Gotta love how all reviewers failed to noticed the issues with the UI and cursor and the notch until it was shown by users.
Thank you so much this is the only video that make me to take a decesion between the 14" and the 16", i was about to purshase the 14" with 1TB but when i saw the battery usage i decided to go for the 16" 512 M1 pro as you said "the sweet spot" battery is really importent for me :) you have gained 1 subscriber keep going with this great high quality reviews i really appreciate it
Absolutely the best review of these laptops. As a professional (photo and video productions) I was looking more into real life usage than numbers from benchmarks. Your Senior Editor did a great job explaining her experience while using these new M1 chips and laptops. I was ready to sell my maxed out MBP 16 i9, but the prices went way downhill with the hype, so maybe I'll wait for the next gen before switching to Apple silicon. At the school I work we've just received some new iMacs with M1, and I can't wait to test them a little bit in real life. Thanks again for this complete reivew! Long time channel zapper, but now I've subscribed!
Nice, one of the few CZcams reviews i've seen that's not just blind hype with the same content for affiliate link money, but also shows some problematic aspects to consider. Compatibility to external devices(like audio interfaces) can also be worth mentioning - there is tons of stuff still missing osx arm adapted software that requires lots of workarounds to function like on intel macs. Good Job the Verge!
You are literally the FIRST channel to do an After Effects benchmark with these machines. Finally!!! Thank you so much! Adobe JUST released a beta of AE which is M1 native - can you please please do a similar export and post the results below this comment? Would be so grateful!
We didn't include it because we just didn't know how informative it was -- results were basically the same as the new release version with multicore GPU support, but it's a beta so... maybe things will change.
@@reckless1280 I don’t know about that… After Effects running via Rosetta 2 is almost unusable, while the beta actually is very good.
Guys, great presentation, but it would be nice if next time you also included benchmarks for other non-content creation tasks (or games), such as development and programming. The relative time the notebook takes to run a more "math code" is also important.
Gaming performance is irrelevant on these machines. You’re not buying these to game, you’re buying these machines to do work and be productive.
@@joshuareveles lol. So, basically these laptops shouldn't even support gaming, movie watching as well as any kind of software developments? Drop your holier than thou attitude for gods sake. They make these machines to sell and even though they are more tuned towards content creators, they are intended towards normal users and programmers as well.
@@joshuareveles Don't be daft. Yes, these are primarily professional workhorses, but the chips are every bit as powerful for entertainment. Most people don't work 24 hours a day, so providing additional insight into entertainment apps wouldn't be completely out of the question.
@@joshuareveles He didn't even say gaming LOL
Waiting for ya for a long time since the new macbooks were released. Your review video is more wonderful than the laptops themselves. Thank you.
First time that I loved a Verge review: it is objective and detailed!
Monica is like the rapper dropping a guest verse on somebody else's record and completely obliterating them with twice the speed and power.
Ur talking about eminem
Ha yes. I love it
@@jackyyo1998 Ew, no.
@@hbombfreak he is the only rapper that consistently out rap and obliterate every song that he is featured in
@@jackyyo1998 He’s mid, sadly. YoungBoy better.
Yeah this review was spot on, and I appreciate how thorough it was. The conclusion on the M1 Max seems to be settling on: If you need to ask if you need it, you don't need it. That aside, I'm really glad to finally see a MacBook Pro lineup where getting the smaller one doesn't relegate you to lesser internals. Now you can get a total beast in a 14" or a 16" form-factor. The 14" with the M1 Pro is pretty much my dream laptop. I've always found the 13" disappointingly under-powered and the screen just a bit too small, but found the 15" and 16" way too big. I can't justify upgrading from my 2020 Intel 13" anytime soon, but damn I know what I have to look forward to.
So I got the base model M1 Max chip because I’m an upcoming filmmaker. Should I not have gotten that? I can’t cancel my order anymore. Like is the battery difference that significant?
Another great review with lots of good info through a great presenter! Good job guys!
Amazing video All.Really enjoyed.I know much testing and work went into your Review.Thanks so much for sharing.Happy Holiday's hope you all have a Wonderful Holiday Deb ✌️
i hope you guys keep the darker shadowy background / stage for this review, or just keep the theme cos its much softer to look at
love hearing from the behind the scenes gurus. excellent addition, good editorial call 🌟
Great to see Nilay back reviewing. So clear and concise.
I must say, The Verge is really the only channel I run to for reviews. Always on point!
Ive been using a 16 inch max with 32gb of ram for work for a week, editing on resolve. Pretty much unstoppable, I love it so far. Was thinking about more ram but this feels fine
Is 32GB enough for lightroom work?
@@MrRiffbear1 16GB is enough for Lightroom work
Do I need the new MacBook NO but after watching this video and those beautiful shots DO I want it now yes.I think this would be a great computer for my video editing.
I really don't need those horsepower but I really want one too. If they manage to put that M1 Pro, new Mini LED screen plus all those IOs in a Macbook Air form factor, they would have my money so freaking fast.
Do you make a living off your video editing? If no, buy something else
@@AnimeBeefRandoms I need more subscribers to make a living for now the videos are more like a hobby.
@@Thebreakdownshow1 remember, these are pro machines for pros. If video editing is a hobby, then get something much cheaper since this product is not meant for the average user
@@marioferreira7605 I agree as a business I have put my money in windows spec out editing machine especially because after effects is king on windows .
Outstanding review. The Verge really is on another level compared to these other media outlets on CZcams.
really enjoy the real work review. benchmarks can be had all over, but real work opinions from pros is huge. TY
Amazing review! It answered all my doubts especially with real world AE performance…only gripe is that there are no numbers for the 24-core gpu M1 Max, but still helped me a lot for deciding which to get
YOU're thinking like I'm thinking. The Max gives you insane memory performance - for every element of the chip - whatever the number of GPU cores.
v interesting that the 14" seems to outperform the 16" with the same Pro (rather than Max) processor
In one of the charts the 14 outperform the 16 max too for some reason, so I think thats wierd af tbh.
loved hearing from your video person specifically! very useful info.
Thanks a lot for the After Effects Test
Finally someone who knows what they're talking about instead of someone just regurgitating the tech spec
Verge continues to be an authority in the space. Amazing work and review
Wow! Finally got to this after viewing other reviews. Didn't think I needed to see it, which might be true, but is beside the point. This was a brilliantly realized review. Kudos to everyone involved. I won't make the same mistake in the future.
Thank you for the review! TOTALLY GETTING THE MAX! Perfect for 4k video editing!! 😍😍😍
Hey Verge, maybe on the next set of reviews (or as an addendum to this review), try also including a Blender benchmark? Apple recently became a patron at the Blender foundation and there's work to provide a Metal backend to the cycles render engine (i.e. the photorealistic render engine that's part of blender). I think that would be another good test to have, given that nVidia and AMD GPUs have a bit of a grasp of this space...
no, not allowed. only reviews about video editing are allowed. no other professions with a need for an apple laptop exist. exporting video is the only true way to show a computers power.
/s
@@joelom Not gonna lie. You had me in the first half 🤣
@@fortphoenix but sadly its almost too true haha
If I'm only using the MacBook for audio, is there any benefit from having the higher memory bandwidth in the M1 Max? If not, I'll just get the 16" M1 Pro with 32 GB of RAM.
The best review I've ever seen! 😍
Thanks for the amazing work!
This was an awesome review. Thanks for all the effort put into this! Great choice of comparisons and tests.
Apple pimp slapped the whole computer industry
Wait wait so the 16inch M1 max and M1 pro we’re reviewed by different people who may have done vastly different tasks?? How are these battery comparisons even remotely comparable? I have the m1 max and am getting much closer to 18ish hours out of it at 60ish percent brightness, mix of surfing and videos.
Yeah I’m in the same boat. Got the Max and
I’m getting 17 hours. Every other review I’ve seen is also getting similar figures. Not sure why they thought it was a good idea to let 2 people use each device for different tasks and then compare the battery.
@@wisein514 it literally makes no sense, why even report that? They should have put the two next to each other and ran the same apps and stuff at the same brightness, same wireless settings etc so we can tell a RELATIVE difference between the two.
Nilay is back! The best Verge reviewer.
Thanks! Your reviews are consistently fair, with data that makes sense to multiple levels of consumer, and you project and honesty and integrity from so many others out there who seem like sales folks for one manufacturer or other. Keep it up!
Excellent review. Really helped me with my decision. It’s so easy to convince yourself that you need the super most fastest. I’m going with the M1 Pro 16
I did and been using it for many many (50) hours looking for a house to purchase and the fans did not kick on yet. It is a fast and quiet machine. Have fun!!
@@crazycomments8038 You bought a $4000 laptop to look at houses?
@@fife7653 I am pulling your leg. Looking at houses is similar saying I am watching this video while using MBP M1.
Thanks for a great review. Identifying the battery life difference between M1 Pro and Max was particularly insightful.
@Nilay / @ Monica - I'm surprised the extra 16 GPU cores could drive a ~6 hour (40%!) battery life difference. How confident are you that this difference is mostly attributable to the power draw of the (presumably often idling) extra GPU cores, rather than reflecting differences in how you each used your assigned laptops? Is there any chance of you swapping models for another couple days of typical workload to confirm?
Reviewing battery life is obviously as much an art as science, so don't want to nitpick. But would be good to sense check this somehow, given it's both a really important insight, and (at least to me) surprising in magnitude.
Hope this answer this very important question regarding the battery test accuracy.
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!! I can't stress how thankful I am for this video. There is structure, and order, it packs the punches with essential details. The message is super clear and I didn't even watch the video that much, I was actually listening more than watching. I've only seen this one video and I immediately questioned myself (like where have you been all this time 😜) I subscribed straight away. You guys rock.
This is the most useful MacBook Pro I’ve seen this year, especially the battery discussion. Thanks!!
To be fair, Shadow of the Tomb Raider was running in Rosetta, so not really a fair comparison. Nobody is buying these laptops for games, but they can reasonably expect that games can run well on these machines. And they can. Extremely well. But games studios need to target Apple Silicon before you will see these machines shine.
Feel much better about my decision to purchase the 16" M1 Pro / 32GB immediately when they started taking pre-orders. Many of the other reviewers have said it's a no-brainer to pay $200 more for the M1 Max if you are already upgrading the memory. I simply couldn't justify it. I don't need the extra GPU cores or extra monitors. Maybe for the extra memory bandwidth, but only if there was no other downside. But I also had the thought that the extra GPU cores would be a drain on the battery even when not in use. Thanks for doing a thorough job testing and confirming this!
Love that you made a premier pro vs Final Cut Pro mini comparison with the performance. Amazing.
Best review out of all the tech reviewers! Great job! They answered all my questions!
Probably the least informative in depth review available.
I wish a could see tech reviews from the perspective of programmers, 3d animators etc not just video editors. That would be cool
The question is how other laptop manufacturers respond?
Adobe apps such as Premiere and Tomb Raider etc aren't fully Arm optimized yet. I would have liked to see rendering times on Final Cut for those same projects you were exporting. You can do the high spec x86+gpu gaming over the cloud.
Thank you for this beautiful Video! You guys nailed it. And thanks for including PR and AE
This is absolute 10/10 review, sterling work. Wow.
The Verge has put so many people off the Max version and it has annoyed me a lot because they put me off too. I was going to cancel my Max order but then I did some research and found that they had TWO different people running the Pro and Max Models, which completely stuffs up the battery test because one person could be doing light internet browsing on the Pro model and the other doing massive edits on the Max Model with Premiere Pro. It pissed me off so much. They need to provide consistency between their battery tests or else you end up with mixed messages, the Max model has more GPU cores but when not in use (idle) they use up a marginal amount of power, this should have been stated more clearly.
I was wondering the same thing on whether mac os is smart enough to conserve power and idle the extra GPU cores when not needed. But I can't find official information on that yet. I configured my order for m1 max and ships in two days - hesitant now and thinking about returning it. One Apple specialist I chatted with said "The new Monterey pre-installed with new MacBook models will idle the GPU for graphics if you are not using it with your activities". But I'm trying to find written documentation.
This review came together quite nicely. Nilay, Monica, and Alix made clear, concise explanations of their research and testing.
Great review!
Who play games with this laptops? these are professionals tools
Curious to see how well these MacBooks perform if games are optimized.
Games optimized for ARM feels… Improbable. The market just isn’t there to support the costs involved, AFAIK.
@@alanschmitt9865 I disagree. Making a game for Mac apple silicon, would allow to publish easily this game on iPhone and iPad.
@@TheBap200 yeah, especially on the ipad since there's the m1
@@TheBap200 In theory, sure, but one only needs to spend a few hours with iPadOS to know that Apple doesn’t have a real interest in letting that platform be a true laptop replacement.
As much as it was a tad gushing I believed it’s genuine ability to tell the story and what a story/review it was. These things are insane and have moved the game on so much. Great content by Verge. Bravo.
Phenomenal review; I wish your pixel 6 review was this comprehensive.
14” M1Pro 10 Core w/ 32 (UM) seems like a really good spot for power, efficiency and portability.
Awesome review, so detailed and touched on variety of areas.
Suggestion: MacOS is really great for developers as well and it would be interesting to see how the laptops fare when running heavy resource heavy apps like docker, xcode, matlab etc.
Thanks for one of the best reviews I've seen! Specifically, detailing the Pro and Max versions. I ordered the Max, but can cancel. As the Pro's battery life in this review is very tempting.
Excellent review. Real world tests. You're always a little smug as an end user so it was nice to see the editors chime in.
As soon as AutoCAD runs without Rosetta, I'm sold! I'll keep checking their website for updates, before I pull the trigger on a 16" M1 Max.
It probably won’t tbh. AutoCAD software has been terrible on Macs for years (hence why most people use windows for AutoCAD workloads)
@@joshuareveles Any good alternatives for mac? It shouldn't be a difficult transition, as long as it can read and save CAD files, or other types used by 3D scanners and 3D printers. I'd be willing to spend a few weeks on Skillshare to get myself upto speed with it.
Is it just me or is the footage in this video more "grainy" than usual?
Production quality was good. Keep it up
Great review, these are the tests and benchmarks I've been waiting for! Actual real world true performance tests. It would be nice to see some more GPU focused benchmarks, such as 3D GPU rendering with Redshift or Octane, and GPU video exporting with DaVinci Resolve.