MBP gained as much weight and girth as the average American over the last 2 years
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
MacBook Pro Reviews: Fast Performance, Added Ports, and ProMotion Displays Check All the Boxes
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
No it doesn't. From someone that has extensive history in overclocking, any processor has some degree of additional headroom over stock clocks. Throttling is the cpu pulling back from advertised speeds due to thermal issues. I figured your comment wasn't relevant.
AnandTech, yes. Been in the game for so long. Rene is a new name to me, I will take a look at that. I do not watch a lot of reviews anyway, I go with my personal experience and how the devices fit into my unique usage requirements.
Last edited:
Rene Richie mentioned the blooming and the notch ... and the insane render times
*Looks down shorts* ... how can I compete !
Figured this would be the case.
And that’s only a 100W 3080 (assuming either a 80+20 boost or a 90+15 boost), which is found in thin and lights like the Razer Blade 14”. There are 150-180w’s on offer in larger units like the Legion 5/7. Ampere performance is heavily power constrained.
Just get an Air if thickness triggers your emotions that bad, jfc.
These are machines aimed at Pros, not for the average person who mostly browses YouTube, Facebook, Spotify, Netflix, and works with Word/Excel. These new machines are made to process complex data to make films, to create advanced computer graphical interfaces, to produce music, to edit photographs in various very resource-hungry demanding softwares. Of course it's going be thicker than the previous models. A new MBP is packing a lot of complex technologies necessary to do all of these PRO tasks. Quite frankly, it's impressively thin for what it's capable of.
Check yoself
Last edited:
Amazing how Apple remove all the ports, make the MBP thin and pretty much unusable and get everyone accustomed to it.
Then correct all the mistakes they made bring everything back call it innovation and everyone goes wild for it.
Other than the screen tech and the chip inside this is what the MacBook Pro should have been 5 years ago, we should have had a way more advanced machine than this in 2021 IMO.
Then correct all the mistakes they made bring everything back call it innovation and everyone goes wild for it.
Other than the screen tech and the chip inside this is what the MacBook Pro should have been 5 years ago, we should have had a way more advanced machine than this in 2021 IMO.
What I want is a detailed benchmark showing the difference between the 5 (!!) different CPU/GPU options Apple is currently offering.
8/14 M1 Pro
10/14 M1 Pro
10/16 M1 Pro
10/24 M1 Max
10/32 M1 Max
8/14 M1 Pro
10/14 M1 Pro
10/16 M1 Pro
10/24 M1 Max
10/32 M1 Max
The 16” MacBook Pro is marginally heavier and bigger than your 2012 MBP. It’s not even as thick, just not tapered like the 2012.
AnandTech has their analysis of the M1 Pro and M1 Max up. https://www.anandtech.com/show/17024/apple-m1-max-performance-review
Andrei also posted this:
It looks like a 2010 body with a iPad Pro for a lid. I dunno man. I get that the touch bar was lame, and USB-C only ports was limiting, but does it really have bulk up that much for the added performance and ports? Oh, and the thing on the top of the screen…
I never got used to it, I still have my 2015 as my main rig.
But runs quieter, Carries more battery life, and performs better.
Plus, stop being obsessed with thickness. It’s not that much more, but brings immense benefit to the machine’s usability.
I'm thinking really hard about trading in my 2019 16' MacBook Pro for that 14' 10/16 M1 Pro. It's a want versus need though so I've been able to resist.
*Tim Cook farts* "Oh my god! It smells amazing! This is SO cool!" -iJustine
At least the second time I've seen you post this... you need new material ?