M3 MAX MacBook Pro 3 Months later… MAXED OUT! (but was it worth it?)
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- čas přidán 18. 06. 2024
- I've been using a fully specked out M3 Max MacBook Pro for the past couple of months and it is definitely a great machine. But is shelling out the big bucks and maxing out the M3 Max MacBook Pro worth it?
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OMG, an $8K laptop? I would need that money to pay the attorney after my wife divorced me for buying it.
(But I still lust in my heart for a device like that, thanks for the review).
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Well at least you can say that you're an honest man with integrity being that you're only lusting for a laptop. I am in the same situation, if my better half ever found out I spent that much money on a laptop, all hell would break loose and I would see my life flash before my eyes and there would be no coming back from that one. In the meantime I will stick with my Asus entry level gaming laptop.
@@edcipriani8873 You are utilizing very good husband survival skills 🙂
If you earn the money why the fuck is she telling you what you can't spend it on? Literally the only thing on that list for me is hookers and that's me being nice leaving it on there. And my gf is scary as fuck according to most people, so what gives?
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M3 MAX with 36GB RAM and 2TB SSD should already be a great machine for 99% of serious users.
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Nice summary and looks like you have no regrets maxing out! Great channel pal
Thanks!
The same laptop configuration in Australia costs around $11,699. $12,000 for a laptop. What alternative universe did I just suddenly enter?
Jaysus!
Good lord!
I think they spec'd the Mac Pro, not the MacBook Pro.
Great video, as always, Rambler! $8K for a laptop is mind-blowing!! Can't imagine spending so much, but if it helps you continue making these outstanding videos -- and getting paid well for it -- then it's all well worth it!
Haha thanks man , I really appreciate the gesture 🙏
Started freelancing fulltime and invested in a 128 with 1tb since I don't travel as much and work off external HD. Its going to be the machine that helps me grow my business and plan to keep it for a number of years. If it makes your life easier or helps you make money, go for it.
Sweet! And congrats on going self employed 💪
Thank you for your expertise x
Thanks for watching!
Wow, this was really everything I needed to know. I’m currently on an i9 MacBook Pro 16in and I’m so ready for a M series Mac.
Same here
Great review, appreciate your honest feedback. I am sure it is exactly what you need, and will help others.
Thank you Steve , much appreciated as always 🙏
I just order a M3 Max a stepped down from the max out model. I mostly do post processing photo editing and going to delve in video soon. Going to be in Asia on assignment and only taking this unit. Yes, it was painful but worth it.
Mine is M3Max 16 40 48 gb ram 1TB.
I use external thunderbolt enclosures with NVMEs and they work great. I mount them behind the screen with Velcro. I use it for video editing, 3d , Ai and other heavy cpu gpu apps. Death stranding is great but not as good as my desktop pc of course. It’s a great laptop
Yep, I agree. Good external SSDs do a fine job, I just chose the storage for comfort and ease of use this time. Gaming is nowhere near as good as on PC but it’s like I said, just having the option to play a few good titles on my work machine when I’m traveling is a nice little bonus.
@@PatrickRambles there are some games that run extremely well natively on my m3max. For example i like Vintage Story (website doesn’t state yet that mac is now natively supported) it runs with well over 120 fps on max setting (i have capped it at 120fps as the screen is 120hz)
Hows your experience with Video editing. I am confused between the base 14" M3 Max and the 16‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU with 64 GB RAM. ?
Your intro is so inviting...
Well done!
Thank you 🙏🏻
Good lord, and that's just the 14" model. I bought the MacBook Pro laptop (16-inch) - Apple M3 Max chip, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 48GB memory, 1TB SSD and it was a cool 4k dollars. Yikes. I'm a motion designer and video editor for a living, so I hope it's worth it.
Yep - kidney selling time.
@@PatrickRambles - ha ha. Trust me when I say no one wants my kidneys or liver. I’ll probably just take a second mortgage in the home. 😂
I’m happy with the base configuration of this MBP M3 Pro18GB/512GB. Cost me $1,749 + tax at Best Buy. 😊
Good price
I can't get over how you people say + tax just say what you've paid 😂
@@ksspqf6016Why? That will be a weird number. I don’t know where you are located, but here in the US it’s customary to mention the price before tax. The tax varies quite a bit between states and to a smaller degree within a state. Mentioning the pre-tax price is also useful because one can compare it with the price of $1,999 at the Apple official website and the price at other retailers.
@@ksspqf6016Why? That will be a weird number. I don’t know where you are located, but here in the US it’s customary to mention the price before tax. The tax varies quite a bit between states and to a smaller degree within a state. Mentioning the pre-tax price is also useful because one can compare it with the official price of $1,999 at the Apple official website.
@@ksspqf6016 because tax rates are variable depending on where you are
Thank you. An excellent video. Much appreciate your making this!
Thank you, I appreciate that!
Good video, thanks!
Thanks Peter 🙏
I’d love to know your at home setup , and the gadgets you use, audio, and peripherals
Thanks for sharing Patrick! The overall price is insane but I guess for you it was worth it. I'm loving my 16 macbook pro 2021 with base configuration best value/price
Have you tried using a gamepad I recently did that and I was pretty surprised how good it was.
Get well soon by the way :)
Thank you 🙏. I’m all better now , just the voice hasn’t caught up yet :). Yeah you can hook up a controller and it works pretty well for most games! For first person shooters I prefer mouse and keyboard but for most other games a controller is nice so you can sit back and relax whilst playing.
Im considering it but man building the same machine and just running Linux is so much cheaper and upgradable. I just want the apple silicon but you get so hosed for memory and storage. I hate the soldered in non-upgradable ssd too. My primary issue on my maxed out 2018 MacBook Pro is heat, the kernel comes in and throttles my cpu often, especially if charging while under considerable load. I know the m3 max is significantly more efficient
I got a 16" M3 Max with 40C GPU and 48GB RAM secondhand for $3300 (+taxes). Was in excellent condition. I already felt like it was way too expensive, but I love the power on it.
That sounds like a great deal!
@@PatrickRambles It definitely was. I saw it and jumped on it immediately!
Do you use it video editing? If yes, hows the experience?
@@aman681 No, sorry. I use it mostly to do web development and learning some new programming languages. I just like having the extra power to never get slowed down. It's been great so far and I've never noticed it slowing down. In comparison, my work provided 14" M1 Pro has been lagging and stuttering a lot handling the same workloads. This also supports my dual 4K 165hz monitors at their maximum refresh rates. The M1 Pro can't do more than 4K 120hz.
@@livedreamsg Thanks for your reply mate.
Before we all freak out, my Mac IIcx was $5000 in 1988. A little perspective.
Sure but it’s not 1988.
@@PatrickRambles you have a keen grasp of the obvious.
Well I wasn’t going to brag, but since you brought it up 💅
It's indeed very good to actually pay attention to one's needs, but many people don't have the patience to observe their workload over a week or so to see the peak memory/CPU usage.
If you live on the road and do a lot of video encoding and it's your only machine, your configuration actually makes sense. Most of us don't live like that LOL! I still use a 2017 MacBook Pro for office productivity and it runs great. I also use a Surface Pro 9 for accessing my work VM. It's all good. We do what makes sense for us individually.
Correct.
There is nothing I do that would vaguely require that machine, but it would be fun to have just the same. My M3 Pro MBP does the trick for me.
The M3 Pro is a great machine. I think it’s more than enough for most users. I’m sure my work doesn’t fully push the M3 Max to its limits either , it’s just nice to have the headroom so there aren’t ever any slowdowns or hickups (for now 😅)
Love these people who have already or intend to RETURN to Apple their High-end Macbook Pros. With the exception of the OG base M1 Mini, ALL of the Macs that I buy are purchased from the Apple Refurb Store. I can't wait to have a selection of features to choose from when I am ready to make another purchase in mid-2024
Great video. Would NEVER be able to have that spec which is nuts I just wish that Apple brought back the keyboard with more depth on the keys
My new job just gave me one of these lol. 64gb ram on a laptop is absurd. I was amazed when they gave it to me.
That's awesome!
Great video! Do you have also (expensive) AppleCare for it? What about your backing up plans for that 8 TB?
Thanks! Yes I have Apple care. For the backups I use a NAS system with redundancy (which also backs up to the cloud)
I really appreciated this video essay and your reasons for your choices. I can understand getting the maximum amount of storage. But has getting the maximum amount of memory really made a significant difference?
I’m not sure to what extent it helps my work. But in a way I suppose that’s the point , I never run into any bottle necks or hiccups
@@PatrickRambles Fair enough. I can imagine that this adds to peace of mind, feeling confident that the MacBook can handle what you ask of it. Thanks for the reply.
had the base M3 Max w 36gb and Besbuy price matched Microcenter which has the 48gb model upgrade for $3599 at time of writing, so ended up with that (do a lot of Ultra HS medium format photo editing - while having all my own apps open in the background). Do I see a HUGE difference - no. Do I see a difference day to day - I think so. However, if after any sales, the 36gb option was nice. I DID run into some memory issues with LR Classic (but I don't think this was a fault of the system, just software development needing to work across a broad range of machines, and not being optimized). I upgraded due to the price difference being minimal, figured $200 now over 3-5 years is not the end of the world. Will it actually see a difference? I don't know, and even if so = how much? (software is not only slow to adapt but needs to work for a variety of hardware (aka typically not the latest and greatest as the vast majority of users are NOT using that hardware - think iPhones and iPads = super powerful hardware but apps are still made for 5-7 year old tech specs)
I will note that everything is "snappy-er" on the new machine, the 36gb model I had for 2 weeks so it wasn't old. If you can snap a deal it "might" be worth it? if your workflow can have a slight bump. Otherwise besides a few small "stress" test hiccups the base 36gb model was great.
Hi Patrick, great honest review! I upgraded from an intel 2019 15 inch MacBook Pro to the new 16 inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro, and it is such a tremendous upgrade for me. I didn't max it out. My M3 Pro has 512GB SSD and 36GB unified RAM. I use 1 2TB external SSD for Final Cut Pro video editing, and a 2nd 2TB external SSD for my Photos library and editing projects. The Space black color is nice too.
Beastly machine - congrats!
Thank you, same with yours too! These M3 machines are amazing! I am in college, so I ended up getting an M2 15 inch MacBook Air, and that also is a great upgrade!@@PatrickRambles
How’s the display size of the 14” for video editing in FCP, is it enough? Because I’m planning to use the laptop mostly without external display and on the go.
It's alright, but if you're going to be editing primarily on the built in display, you might benefit for the two extra inches of the 16
I got same configuration but only 2tb. Totally worth the upgrade even though the M1 Max I have as a back up is pretty close in speed for what I do. I think exporting 4k videos from Final Cut is a little faster but editing 8k 422 files is still laggy without proxies. This laptop makes me a lot of content quickly and effortlessly without breaking down. That is the value of Mac and Apple products for me. When I was using dell for 20 years the damn chips would melt and you would have to way for dell service tech to come to your house to fix it. Then the issue would happen again because of the thermal paste on the cpu not working. I use the 14 with avp and this is amazing. Just looking forward to the time when I can just use avp with m4 chip and an external keyboard. Wish the avp vision os was more like Mac desktop so I can open multiple windows that I can use mouse keyboard on for work. Think this will eventually happen but until then the 14 is making amazing return on investment.
Thanks for sharing, Tim!
For someone who is doing photography as a hobby and editing raw files which setup would you go with. This would be my first MacBook
Same as the video
im using the M3 max with 36G ram and 1T ssd and i gotta say this is REALLY GOOD. Also after working 13 years on windows ( Ui/Ux Designer and Video Editor) this laptop did manage to run much faster than my pc. Supper happy with it and battery is amazing
That’s awesome!
I have the same config. I think this is the sweet spot for a performance machine for most people
@@Teluric2 actually my pc costs 5k and the only thing that is faster is gaming. Dont come here to sell balls. Keep your predictions for ur self ❤️
This is will be my expensive laptop I will buy, still using Macbook Pro 2019 i7, so it’s time to upgrade. Doesnt matter with the price, will use for 5 years or more.
I have $4k to spend on a 16inch macbook pro max m3 48GB & 1T SSD. My sole purpose for wanting to buy it is online biz and video editing. And ofc the sweet apple design, should I go for it?
Fantastic machine. My only advice would be to try and get 2TB if you can, in light of your video editing. 1TB fills up faster than we like.
Great video!
How’s the fan noise/ heat while playing native AAA games?
Surprisingly quiet. I haven’t heard them kick on yet :)
For just gaming I would never buy a Mac though.
@@PatrickRambleson some very demanding titles i have heard them kick in but never too bad. I am a bit stunned, that i can adjust fan curves with the right tool but apple does say hardware disabled and not allowing to run it on low rpm earlier. This would stop them from spinning up too much.
@@Isengardtom agreed. It’s a nice to have
My Macs last more than 10 years...and they were not maxed out. I hope to see you STILL using your Rolls-Royce of a laptop in 2034! I truly believe that will be possible. Aloha!
If all you do is FB and youtube it lasts forever. Literally. If you use any PRO application, in about 6 years it will start to fall behind. Missing features etc.
@@jamesnyers1721 That is great news! Mahalo for that!
nope new macbooks won't be usable in 10 years because of, well, physics. Apple decided to cheap out on a 5 cents bios chip so your bios is on the only part of the notebook that WILL die in the next 7 years according to apple 5 years according to everyone else if you buy the 8 gigs and sub 1tb model. Ah and those machines are not repairable because apple decided that only some specific nand chips are compatible and in 5 years you have to find chips + some professional with soldering experience to save you 1.5k laptop.
@@xBinyWolf I'm sorry to hear this. In truth, I've never owned an Apple laptop. My Apple experience is coloured with 2006, 2011, and 2021 Mac Minis. Even my old G4 towers lasted a long time. My junky, old Dell WIndows/Linux laptop lasted 11 years, too, but I broke it when replaced the CR2032 coin battery in it. It ran Linux just fine as do all my present Apples. I've assumed that Apple laptops would last at least as long as my old rubbish has... I'm even writing this on and old $99 LInux laptop. Mahalo for being the bearer of bad news about Apple laptops.
@@jimcabezola3051 they are good devices if you need the top perfomance per watt and planning to change every 4 years
Hi mate! Can you help with that tool you're cleaning a MacBook at 02:45? What is that? And can it clean a screen as well? Thanx!
Hey! It's a cleaning kit by Paperlike. geni.us/Tm0gjhO
Thanx so much!@@PatrickRambles
I have a maxed out M2 Max 16MBP, am loving it.
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I have an 16" M1 Max 64GB with 1TB ssd. I use it for literally everything, including work (VFX compositing) and entertainment (gaming included), both traveling and clamshell mode with 2 external monitors. Since the M3 Max has been out I'm trying to rationalize why should I buy one, but I just can't find any reason. I could afford it, but to be honest I'm not even using the full potentials of the M1 Max so far, so all the extra power that M3 Max would provide would be probably wasted. So maybe the M5 or M6 ...
Nice video and content Patrick a lot of money tho 😎👍
Thanks Mary! Indeed it is 🙈
I immediately regret getting the 4TB storage. I should’ve went with the 8TB. And you’re right about the external:It’s truly the best laptop!!
Just got the Base m3 max 16 and i think it’s the best configuration imo, going higher model is not worth it, the difference is not that substantial.
Good to hear it's working out for you! Depends on your needs of course whether a higher spec model is worth it.
How have the battery experience been going with the 14 inch M3 max, I’m also deciding to go for the same size and chip but still wondering about battery life in regular use and does the low power mode extends the battery life by a lot while on the go? Thank you very much for making great and informative video
Battery life is good. I haven’t done any drain tests etc , can only speak from use whilst traveling and I’ve never not made it to the end of the day. Rest of the time it’s hooked up to power. I haven’t used low power mode.
@@PatrickRambles That is great to hear, much appreciated for your help 🙏🏻
I do have the 16“ m3max 40 core gpu. The battery life is really good. A stark contrast to the previous intel machines. The low power mode cuts down energy draw considerably (much more as in my sisters m1max, and i heared also in the m2 generation low power mode isnt very useful) if you just do daily tasks like mails or righting texts you wont see any downside in performance while in low power mode. All the while the whole system sips less than 20 watts. For anything demanding switch back to automatic/ high power mode else the machine feels slow.
@@Superbus753exactly my sentiments too. My m3 max max 14 inch is awesome.
What mouse are you using? I like the look of it.
It's the Logitech MX Master 3
Did you get AppleCare+?
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It's Paperlike's cleaning kit!
Salut Patrick, moi je vais choisir un 16 pouces comme je ne voyage pas beaucoup jamais par avion et je le prendrais full équipe mais très dispendieux 😱! question quel est ton travail régulier 😎 Continue tes vidéos tu fais partit de mes 3 best 👍🏻
Thanks Louis! I’m a lobbyist (I guess that falls within the influencer category 😂)
I hear that the 14 inch M3 max chip throttles when overheating? Is this still the case with your machine.
I have not had any overheating happen and I use it to drive 3 monitors whilst editing large video projects.
Thank you. I am video editor only. Did you use the M2 or just the m1 before you got this. Last week I bought the M2 Max and I liked it so much I decided to return it and get the M3 Max. The M2 has 64GB ram and 2 TB. The M3 Max has 48GB and 1 TB. I have them both here and one is going back. It seems to me the M2 performance is better in adobe Premiere Pro. Can I get you thoughts and advice. Because of my edu. discount and apple card cash back. The M3 Max is costing about the same as the m2 max refurbished.
I came from the M1 Max which was still doing pretty well to be honest. If you can get both for the same price , I’d get the M3 for the resale value alone.
Thank You. I will@@PatrickRambles
Adobe is always pretty slow to optimize for newer models. Id assume there will be an update in premiere that will make it perform better on m3max than on m2max.
OK that is interesting. Yes I'm feeling good about it now. So much to know. For a short time I had a Legion I9 13980HX with a 4090 RTX and it was under performing I felt. I returned it. Mac blew it away but I had to go though a lot to figure this out. Thanks again Superbus@@Superbus753
How did you connect the MacBook Pro to the monitor while it was closed? I didn’t know that was even possible
Yeah it's been possible forever as far as I know. It's called clamshell mode. You just close the lid and it switches to external.
@@PatrickRambles I’m assuming it connects via hdmi?
I still don't get it why Apple doesn't use PBT keycaps for their keyboards on such expensive machines. It'll solve the grease and slippery problem instantly.
Ok but that is one sweet machine!
From what I’ve read, the 14” max overheats if you push it hard enough. You’re not pushing it that hard, which suggests you’d be absolutely fine with the M3 pro, saving a chunk of cash. There’s obviously kudos in having the biggest/badest model, but I wouldn’t pay 3k over the odds just for that. You can only say if it was worth it with any confidence if you try a lower spec and there are real world differences.
With respect Paul, what do you know about how hard I push my machine?
There is no 8tb option for the M3 Pro.
@@PatrickRambles simply that it doesn’t overheat, and you don’t hear the fans too much. If you max out the cpus and gpus I understand the 14” gets hot and noisy. So on that basis, I’m assuming yours is not maxed out, and I’m guessing you might get away with a lesser spec. My point is you can’t really tell if it’s worth it if you don’t know how cheaper models would perform for your use case. You can say you’re happy with your choice, and if you are, then great!
I might cop the 14 inch one maxed. I need the ram.
Luckily, since it's easy to pickup a cheap external hard drive, I'll never need to maximize storage, or even go above the minimum, so at least I can save thousands of dollars there.
Wait till the next generation MacBook Pro with built in hardware Ray Tracing and ultra fast SSDs comes out with M4 processors 😮
Here in belgium they are not affordable. Thats also why they almost doesnt sell here, and stores like coolblue are lowering prices on them to try to sell them. My english is not so good so i hope you understand
What makes you say they don't sell here?
@@PatrickRambles Here? Omdat coolblue de prijzen verlaagd van die laptops
Where in Europe bro? I always thought you were in America. Great channel you have.
I'm Dutch but I live in Belgium. Thanks!
@@PatrickRambles Cool bro, I'm also part Dutch, Sicilian and Puerto Rican. I know I'm mixed.
@JayzBeerz interesting mix!
@@PatrickRambles Yes, my dad was Dutch / Sicilian mix and my mom was Puerto Rican. They met in Brooklyn, NY.
@@JayzBeerz A lot of Dutch history in New York :). I love it there, will be visiting again in August and probably October too.
Literally just want a laptop that is able to perform coding and gaming and has a bit of a battery span not having to constantly charge it. Debating between this or just a gaming laptop. I want it to be able to do productivity plus gaming.
If gaming is one of your priorities, a PC is clearly the way to go. Mac gaming is getting better but it's nowhere near nature.
It's a beast!! wow... I have m2 pro ..it's allready good. What is that :O
Hello…what’s the most common storage on the MacBook Pro?
I'm not sure tbh. I think storage needs are very personal.
What is the box with the screens below your monitor?
It's a stream deck by Elgato :)
I got myself a 16“ macbook pro m3 max 16 core cpu, 40 core gpu 64 gb unified memory and 4tb ssd to run complex and large statistical models for my papers at university. Additionally i do a lot of photo editing and some video editing. (It replaces my 2015 maxed out 15“ MacBook pro that was no loner able to run my statistical models and was horribly slow in photo and video editing) it was a big investment for me but im super happy with this machine. It has amazing capabilities. (I was thinking of going to 128gb memory to future proof, but that would have been more than 1000$ in my country for this upgrade so i decided against it.
Congrats!
I have just ordered the same MacBook too. But my choice was between the lower end m3 max chip and the higher end m3 max chip with 64gb. Do you think the price was worth it? I am having cold feet because of the price but I do want it to last another 8 to 10 years like my 2015 MacBook Pro has done.
@@wordswondrouswords6120 well i am super happy with mine. As for if you need it i can’t help you there. In the day to day use it might be overkill but when i use it for the computing heavy tasks i mentioned above i max out cpu and gpu use. So it defenetly helps in my case. Also if you don’t have a windows machine and want to play a game from time to time the additional gpu power is very welcome.
Sandisk G-Pro External SSD: 4TB for under $400. Thunderbolt 3 capable with read/writes hitting 3000 MB/s
Where? Here in Europe you pay more than that for just the 2TB version
@@PatrickRambles Ouch! I'm in the U.S. I'll trade you PTO and Healthcare for the less expensive tech prices.
@CitAllHearItAll that's fair I guess 😅
I had the 15" M2 but after 10 days, I exchanged it for the 14" M3 Pro. Xcode had frozen up twice while during light task with the 15" M2, did a factory reset and issue persist. I exchanged it for the 14" M3 Pro because it was on sale for $1749 at Best Buy. I will admit, I really do miss the 15" screen size but to get a $250 discount on a brand new 14" M3 Pro, I didn't want to miss out on a great deal. So far, same files and same light task on Xcode and no freezes with the 14" M3 Pro.
Which ram choice did you go with for the 14 M3PRO? I am trying to get into programming and i dont know what i should do on the RAM.
@@Deoffred the base model version 18GB/512GB. I had the 15" M2 16GB/512GB. just get any M series with 16GB. Again, the only reason why I went with the 14" is because of the amazing deal. Otherwise, I would have replaced my defective 15" for another 15" due to the better screen size.
@@WidePhotographs yeah 8 is not enough but 16 should do for most. I went with 64 with my m3max as the statistical models i need to run for the papers at university often easily eat up more than 32 gb of memory. (Some complex models which need to run many iterations and enormous datasets)
@@Deoffredbest way to figure out how much memory you need is to run all the tasks you need to run simultaneously and then check the ammount memory used and if the memory pressure is green, yellow or red. Additionally youll need some unified memory for the gpu. As the unified memory serves as ram for the cpu and as vram for the gpu.
@@Superbus753Why do you need to run such simulations on your local machine? Isn‘t it standard that a university offers access to a HPC cluster? At least, that was the case at every university I have ever worked at or visited.
8 thousand dollar laptop sounds extreme. If you can hang on to it for at least 5 years w/o a replacement then , it's worth it. You may be able to write it off as a work expense. If you are simply following trends, this seems like a ridiculous purchase.
Hello. What external mouse and keyboard were those?
The white ones ? Logitech MX master 3 and Logitech MX keys.
@PatrickRambles yes the white ones, thank you!
Apple should offer a leasing option. Use for 2 years and send back and pay effectively what you'd pay if you bought it and sold it after 2 years.
In Europe they do. Sort of , they allow banks to lease the machines out.
Can anyone give me insight? I am a music producer and use Logic Pro very heavily. I also produce video content and use Final Cut often. Is a pro max m3 a good choice? Do I need to upgrade all the features such as CPU, GPU, and unified memory (I don't understand what those are).
Hey! MBP Max is definitely a great choice and you don’t need to max it out. Same for video editing. Anything over 16GB unified memory is solid. With that said, the more layers , the more unified memory. My personal rule of thumb , especially if you intend to keep a machine for several years , is to bump the spec as much as your budget allows.
@@PatrickRambles thank you so much for replying! This helps me decide. I will be ordering a pro max soon. Looking forward to playing around with it 👍🏻
Choosing 14 inch for a laptop is absolutely the right decision in my opinion. Most people already have other displays if they spend that much money to a laptop. I find it quite weird when I see people travel with anything larger than a 14 inch laptop. I guess, each to his own.
Btw, great video as always 👏🏻
Thank you 🙏
Well i chose the 16“. It is useful to have the bigger screen for working when away from home (not flying much) (working at uni of the holiday cabin that only has a small solar panel, 12v system with a small battery) i need to do work for uni and edit photos. So screen size is more a benefit than a slightly more compact size.
Last time I maxed out a MacBook... I regret it forever. I gave it away to my brother, coz all that power! Wasn't enough to deal with the terrible mac os. I installed windows and got better, but damn... When apple killed 32bit I jumped and said nope!. mac might last longer... But Apple's charging a premium for 8gb it's a middle finger.
Nou lieve Belg, your video helped me a lot, the space black color i was really worry about that, i found a deal for €5900,- (exlcuding vat i will buy it in germany and living in hte netherlands) i will pay €4779,00 for the 2tb ssd, 128gb ram, M3 max. what is your opnion when i travel i always have my portable ssd with me, and going for the 8tb ssd is to expensive for me. long story short, is the price €4779,- for the 2tb ssd, 128gb ram, M3 max a good price, im coming from the maxed out macbook pro mid 2015 cost me that time €2500,- in 2016. thanks for the great video.
Sounds like a great deal. The move from Intel to silicon will blow your mind 👌. Ik ben Nederlander, verhuisd naar België 😉
Thanks bro, I'm from Utrecht. I found a deal for €6,688.45, the same maxed-out model as you showed in the video. I'm thinking of buying it; it's a lot of money, and there is no other mobile device that is as powerful as this one. The Razer Blade 14 2024 with AMD 8945HS and 96GB RAM RTX 4070 doesn't even come close to the performance of the model you showed in the video. What is your opinion on the 2TB or 8TB for the long term?@@PatrickRambles
That's because they slightly down clock the rest of the 14 inch MacBook Pros
There is no such thing as future proofing by buying a maxed out computer.
If you are a power user, just buy what you need for now and exchange every 2 years. It will be cheaper, and a moderately decked out laptop in 2 years is always better than your maxed out device today.
How much battery life are you getting?
Gets me through the day when traveling.
What about the battery life???
When compared to m1 max macbook pro ???
I want to say it's a bit better but it's also reasonably new so it's hard to say. It gets me through a day of traveling.
@@PatrickRambles ok, what about the fan noise???
@sreeharisreelal none.
Wow, it's still cheaper than my Leica camera body.😂
Cheaper than my car too.
I think the sweet spot is maxxed out but 2TB SSD.
Another video editor - does not relate to Audio - which its a downgrade. (No disrespect to the CZcams, this comes up in my list and I would never consider anything for Audio over a M2 Pro unless you are certain to be getting more peformance cores)
I get the frustration regarding the frame of reference. Most CZcamsrs are going to be editors, it comes with the territory.
I can't explain it, but everything I ever buy is maxed out. I'm all for overkill.
I do this too as I’m in for the longevity.
Why did you buy a laptop if you are going to use that machine for work and almost the whole time docked? why didn't you go for the mac pro/ mac studio ultra?
Because I do travel a lot and I want the option to bring it with me.
How well do you think this could handle deepfakes? Im thinking about getting a decent pc just for deepfakes and everything else for the macbook. But id rather just stick with the mbp.
Honestly , I have no clue. I don’t know anything about deepfakes or what it would take in terms of processing power.
The main issue with this justification is, this year, or next, M4 will be out. You can only assume more power and efficiency. Everyone who justifies highest end devices maxed out, will end up buying the next version and making a new video :) . Lets just accept it, only or main reason you bought it, was because you wanted to... not needed to. simple. I accept it myself. M1 is an overkill for me, yet I purchased an M3 Pro - only because I am geek and love them.
I am not expecting a big jump from m3 to m4 as there wont be a new process node available the jump between m2 and m3 was enabled by the switch from 5nm to 3nm node.
Additionally i did go for a very high end model as i want to future proof. I had my last MacBook pro for nearly 10 years. Hope to keep my new machine for at least 5 years. 10 would be great but we’ll see.
8k for a laptop, wow. I just bought myself an 18" gaming laptop, M18 alienware with ryzen 9, 64 GB RAM & 2 TB storage and it is not even a quarter of your price.
Yup , I know.
I miss the old macs that had upgradable memory and hard drives. With these new computers a nand failure will brick a top end laptop instantly. No popping a new drive in it, more like popping it in the bin.
Agreed.
"Maxing it out" ... doesn't make sense with the 14" chassis.
Yes I know that was the story back when everyone was having a panic attack about the so called overheating. Like I said, I’ve had zero issues with that or thermal throttling. Those issues are quite common on new models and are usually fixed after a firmware update or two.
My dream laptop is definitely NOT this one,yeah it’s good,but not for me,especially for gaming.I chose the ROG Zephyrus g14.
Yes, this is clearly not a gaming laptop.
Bro is basically carrying around a used car
I can't edit videos on a used car 🤷♂️
8k on a laptop… damn Apple got yo ass.
Apples SSD upgrade costs are indefensible. £400 to upgrade from 256 to 1000GB is just insane.
For me it was a £400 cost to upgrade from 1tb to 2tb.
I bought a maxed out version too.
What are your thoughts ?
@@PatrickRambles first of all and no doubt that the fully load MacBook with 8Tb is expense but for me the power and speed of the memory and storage along with the convenience of not having to carry external storage was benefit enough to justify the cost. I have over 5TB of the 8 already used with all of my Logic Pro plugins so the extra space also gives me room to grow in my usage. In the future I hope they offer even more storage.
@@chicagobobDid you go for 128GB unified memory?
@@wordswondrouswords6120 yes.
It would be more useful if you compared it to something else. How do you know that much cheaper M3 Pro would make a noticeable difference?
In the m3 Generation the difference between the pro and max chips is greater than in previous m series. Already because the pro has 6 efficient cores and 6 performance cores. The max chips have 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. The max also have a lot more gpu performance. So the pro chips are more efficiency oriented while the max chips go for pure performance.
@@Superbus753 I am aware of this change, but it's nice to review things in practice instead of relying on numbers. Sometimes it leads to surprising conclusions.
@@rafadydkiemmacha7543 there are many videos on CZcams that do exactly this comparison.
I’ve got a maxed out MacBook Pro…………
From 2014 👀
Question I love watching videos and media on my iPad. My iPad is now 8 years old 12.9 iPad pro. Looking to upgrade this year what should I buy. Price is not an issue what should I buy only need it for video watching..
Are you looking to buy another iPad?
@@PatrickRambles yes
I think you just lose more money in the long term by overpaying in the first place.
It's like most things in life.
M3 maxed cpu-gpu 128gb ram w/4 TB
Wonder how well they run World of Warcraft…