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New 16-Inch MacBook Pro With M1 Max to Feature High Power Mode for Intensive Workloads

jdb8167 said:
It might make sense to wait on the 24 GPU vs 32 Core M1 Max reviews/benchmarks in the 14” MBP before purchase. The extra 8 cores might have minimal performance gains.
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That’s true, that’s why I went with the 24 core. I feel like it’s enough for my graphic work. The M1 struggled a little bit, but I’m sure that will be fine because it was just on the brink of being smooth. I read the article wrong, I was thinking they were limiting this to just both. I actually prefer more battery life over performance (when I’m not at my desk of course).
 
Was surprised this year that the 14 and 16 were pretty much the exact same features. Then afterwards we slowly start learning about differences, 16 has new gaan charger, 16 can't do fast charging over magsafe, 16 gets high power mode. Wish they would announce these in the fine print at order time, since while all seemingly small things, for people deciding between 14 and 16, comes down the the small details if you are plugging into an external monitor anyway most of the time.
 
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Good thing I haven't ordered a new MBP yet. I'm still debating whether to get 14 or 16'' and will wait until I can see them in-person next week.
 
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russell_314 said:
Unfortunalty Apple has a history of treating the smaller MacBooks like a lesser product rather than a smaller product of the same quality. I was shocked that the 14" got the same CPU and GPU options but I suspected there was a "gotcha" somewhere. Oh well it's still pretty awesome!
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Low power mode on my 13 promax is actually pretty insane. I literally have the power of a 12 Pro Max in my hand with an extra three hours, which is pretty drastic. I’m sure it’ll work really well with these new MacBooks when needed! Definitely helps me during long meeting and FaceTime calls without being a massive drain - and it’s going to be great to be able to use my Mac for video calls more often.
 
Woot! Bring back the turbo button from the 386/486 era.?
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Y'all geezers know what I'm talking about.?
 
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KPOM said:
It's probably the extra heat dissipation in the 16" model.
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Oh god.. I came from a 16” to the M1. Was very happy. Just fell a little short in graphical power on certain things. Now I’m getting rid of my M1 to put toward this.

That heat on the 16” though.. was insane. Never experienced an Apple laptop with so much fire. Glad the M1’s improvement was so drastic.

I have a feeling these computers are going to run a little warmer this time. These new ones are chunky!
 
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Interesting, after all my complaining I have to say the notch is beginning to grow on me.. could be a potential purchase. I need to fully investigate that it will do what I want it to first though.
I do very much appreciate a quiet device without loud fans spinning.
 
tripleh3lix said:
So after spending 3,200 grand… I can’t utilize the M1 Max to the fullest potential I upgraded to, because I bought a smaller screen? ?‍♂️
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Smaller chassis > smaller thermals > higher chance of thermal throttling

It's just basic physics and a systematic equation to challenge when building any high-perf laptop.
Maybe you finally get why 13" x86 laptops have rarely dGPU and lower consumption CPUs vs 15-16" laptops ?

I agree Apple should be clearer on this, but this a very frequent topic when choosing any high perf laptop.
 
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interesting.
TechRemarker said:
Was surprised this year that the 14 and 16 were pretty much the exact same features. Then afterwards we slowly start learning about differences, 16 has new gaan charger, 16 can't do fast charging over magsafe, 16 gets high power mode. Wish they would announce these in the fine print at order time, since while all seemingly small things, for people deciding between 14 and 16, comes down the the small details if you are plugging into an external monitor anyway most of the time.
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first world early adopter problems?

wait for the hands on reviews then decide.

I am curious about the whole redesigned cooling system in these MBP's. Apple has INCREASED the cooling performance over the last generation (which had thermal throttling). Apple silicon is supposed to be better?

I believe it is in (Performance per watt) but with the new ARM SOC and this being the first generation of it, I'm thinking apple knows their chips can't get too hot (and survive or perform).

I wonder if all this performance and design comes at a cost/limitation (ARM TDP?)
 
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tripleh3lix said:
Oh god.. I came from a 16” to the M1. Was very happy. Just fell a little short in graphical power on certain things. Now I’m getting rid of my M1 to put toward this.

That heat on the 16” though.. was insane. Never experienced an Apple laptop with so much fire. Glad the M1’s improvement was so drastic.

I have a feeling these computers are going to run a little warmer this time. These new ones are chunky!
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Yes, they will run warmer, but they won't be as hot as the Intel versions. It didn't take much to activate the fans even on the 2020 13" MacBook Pros.
 
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TechRemarker said:
Was surprised this year that the 14 and 16 were pretty much the exact same features. Then afterwards we slowly start learning about differences, 16 has new gaan charger, 16 can't do fast charging over magsafe, 16 gets high power mode. Wish they would announce these in the fine print at order time, since while all seemingly small things, for people deciding between 14 and 16, comes down the the small details if you are plugging into an external monitor anyway most of the time.
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There's a small error there... The 16 can only fast charge over MagSafe. The 14 has the advantage because it can fast charge via MagSafe & TB4.
 
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BreakYurAnkles said:
interesting.

first world early adopter problems?

wait for the hands on reviews then decide.

I am curious about the whole redesigned cooling system in these MBP's. Apple has INCREASED the cooling performance over the last generation (which had thermal throttling). Apple silicon is supposed to be better?

I believe it is in (Performance per watt) but with the new ARM SOC and this being the first generation of it, I'm thinking apple knows their chips can't get too hot (and survive or perform).

I wonder if all this performance and design comes at a cost/limitation (ARM TDP?)
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It's probably the GPU, not the CPU, that is driving the additional power consumption. The M1 has a great CPU but an OK GPU (much better than Iris Pro, though). The M1 Pro and M1 Max have much better GPUs.
 
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"Sustained" means what is this context ?

5-10 minutes would be my guess, but Apple really needs to define it; if that haven't already, that is.
 
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