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💻 👨‍💻 🌎 MacBook Pros 14-Inch and 16-Inch Pre-orders, Orders and Delivery Status Thread - USA & Other Countries (2021) 👩‍💻 💻 🌏

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What size screen MacBook Pro (2021) did you order?

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gumbaloom said:
Well that's the thing I could hve got a "stock" Pro 16GB 1TB hdd top line 'stock' model on next day delivery from a local retailer but thought 16GB might in a year or two get a bit dicey especially with possible gaming via Parallels and other VM usage for development

Like I said I at least right now doubt I'll fill up 1TB based off current storge on my 2018 MBP (I don't do gigantic video editing) and even if I do I can easily get 256GB / 512GB form fitting SD card when transcend makes them available for the 14in and probably much cheaper than Apples cost.

The 44,000 for 16 - 32GB on the basis seemed worth it for VM's but at least right now I don't see me needing 64GB ? - other people have been commenting about how you will *know* if you need 64GB and maxing out is a waste of money. Like i said my 2018 mac mini still has plenty of free RAM and memory pressure is green / less than 50% with VM's running + 2 x dev IDE's + firefox with loads of open tabs + 2 x Node JS dev servers so it seems like 32GB is good fit.

So well M1Max chip was luxury upgrade for the sake of possible gaming and because 44,000 a piece for 32GB -> 64 and 1TB -> 2TB would have added $750 to already $3k spend.
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I think you should downgrade from the Max, all it will literally give you is bragging rights... very unlikely your use case will ever tap into the extra GPU cores. And especially given your use case, it's unlikely you would ever see a difference between what the beast of M1 Pro already is and can do as compared to the extra boost the M1 Max gives you.

I do think 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM is best for you.
 
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FocusAndEarnIt said:
I think you should downgrade from the Max, all it will literally give you is bragging rights... very unlikely your use case will ever tap into the extra GPU cores. And especially given your use case, it's unlikely you would ever see a difference between what the beast of M1 Pro already is and can do as compared to the extra boost the M1 Max gives you.

I do think 1TB SSD and 32GB RAM is best for you.
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Yeah it was kind of a 50/50 but I've already had the order in for 5 days now and reordering now would put me back a week so I guess I'll stick with what I have.

Thank you for confirming my thoughts re ram and SSD....I mean more is always better but like I said 88,000 yen for 32 -> 64GB and 1TB -> 2TB for potentiallys omethin I wouldn't see the benefit of didn't seem worth it.
 
Mine order is still stuck in processing and Delivery dates are still Nov. 18 to 26, and so far no email from apple saying its going to be delayed I hope I see movement later today, Northern, Virginia, is where I'm at
 
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Totally different country to most people but based on conservative delivery estimates when should I start checking more closely for Apple charging my card if it's a 7th December delivery estimate ?
 
bige12 said:
Mine order is still stuck in processing and Delivery dates are still Nov. 18 to 26, and so far no email from apple saying its going to be delayed I hope I see movement later today
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mine was same, just received FedEx shipping notice, but says delivery on 11/23... 11 days to fly from Shanghai, CN?
 
TheYayAreaLiving ? said:
Yeah, it shouldn’t do that. I think the quality is bad for IOS software also the MacOS. All we can do is have some hope and wait. Hopefully the issues are not appearing in the beta versions.

Jon is right! It’s a hot mess. But we have great hardware it’s just the software that is lacking.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1457829177068081154

https://twitter.com/x/status/1458514129694691328
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I’m not a huge fan of his, but that hardware vs. software argument is correct. I’ve been feeling the same way.
 
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LFC2020 said:
@TheYayAreaLiving 🎗 you noticing crappy photos with your iPhone?

Thought I was tripping, took this photo today at apple, my hand is white and arm is tanned 🤦‍♂️

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Then I come across this thread, wonder what problems we’ll see with our macs, apple has really gotten lazy lately. No attention to software whatsoever.

The thread is massive 🤦‍♂️😣

My 12 pro max use to take better photos.

forums.macrumors.com

Really bad photos with iPhone 13 Pro (+Max) Merged

So, there's clearly a problem with the photos on my iPhone 13 pro. It's not only me because yesterday I saw a topic here with people reporting the same thing. Basically every single photo I take is automatically modified with evident layers of sharpness, excessive contrast and other things...
forums.macrumors.com forums.macrumors.com
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I thought it was just me. Have been really upset about my pics. Will hop on that thread now.
 
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man02195 said:
mine was same, just received FedEx shipping notice, but says delivery on 11/23... 11 days to fly from Shanghai, CN?
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What was the configure you - *I think if I see movement on mine today - you never know ares couple be on the same plane-

If I see movement and my Delivery stay around Nov. 18 to Nov. 26- then I still with yet

But my delivery dates change to alot farther out like December 18 to Dec. 22 - then I will just go ahead and cancel my order if it has not shipped yet - since I won't be around on the Dec. 22 since I'm going to see my sister for Christmas
 
bradl said:
Check your next departure scan out of KSDF and match the flight to where you are.



Possible options: KSAN, KONT for SoCal, then will be driven. If NorCal, the flight will go to KOAK or KMHR, then driven. But it definitely will depend on where in SoCal. If it's above the basin, that could even put Vegas into play.

BL.
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I'm in Huntington Beach, CA. Also my UPS estimated delivery just got updated from Monday, Nov 15 to today, Nov 12! Last update was that it departed Kentucky at 3:47 AM. I know others have reported having it go through Louisville and delivered to their SoCal location within the same day, so I'm actually hopeful it'll be delivered today!
 
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Sigh. My MBP (16 inch, M1Pro, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB HD) has also dropped into ZengZhou limbo. Originally scheduled for delivery Nov 17 per UPS, now showing as "Delivery date will be provided as soon as possible." Further detail "Your package is in transit. We're updating plans to schedule your delivery. The package will be forwarded to a UPS facility in the destination city." Oh, well... nothing I can do about it at this point.
 
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rawweb said:
Having it today or tomorrow would be a huge plus, means I could have her all setup before the work week. But, with my luck, I'm not feeling it. I doubt UPS Worldwide Express Saver delivers Saturday around here.
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Stay positive and throw a little faith out to the universe. 😁 UPS has been know to deliver on Saturday when it comes to Apple products. Still keeping my fingers crossed and sending out positive vibes. 🤞🙏 Hopefully you’ll have your MBP in hand today or tomorrow latest.
 
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mpetrides said:
Sigh. My MBP (16 inch, M1Pro, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB HD) has also dropped into ZengZhou limbo. Originally scheduled for delivery Nov 17 per UPS, now showing as "Delivery date will be provided as soon as possible." Further detail "Your package is in transit. We're updating plans to schedule your delivery. The package will be forwarded to a UPS facility in the destination city." Oh, well... nothing I can do about it at this point.
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Sorry to hear that. Any idea where your package is currently at?
 
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srhdt said:
I'm in Huntington Beach, CA. Also my UPS estimated delivery just got updated from Monday, Nov 15 to today, Nov 12! Last update was that it departed Kentucky at 3:47 AM. I know others have reported having it go through Louisville and delivered to their SoCal location within the same day, so I'm actually hopeful it'll be delivered today!
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Yay! Today is the day :) right before the weekend is up. Congratulations. Can’t wait till your 💻 arrives
 
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FocusAndEarnIt said:
Totally agree. I also downgraded from M1 Max to M1 Pro. I don’t need the graphics power, which is really all the max gives in real life. And the M1 Pro has better battery!
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I think for most people M1 Pro is ideal. It offers plenty of power as well. Yup, you are so right about the better battery.
 
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LFC2020 said:
Zollotech is one of the better YouTubers, most of them are useless to me lol.

They feed us BS most of the time.

These speakers are amazing as well, a few bars is plenty.

Best speakers I've heard on a laptop, period.
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I agree zollotech offers very honest reviews. He’s very real about everything. Not like iJustine. 🥺🥺
 
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I have stated this before: I have an aversion to color. Everything has always been black, grey, or sometimes white. I am trying to embrace color with this new series 7 with the abyss blue solo loop that I received last night oh and the new China blue cardigan I am wearing lol
 

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