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Ordered a 14" MBP and now have reservations. Input appreciated.
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2021 tulips. An essentially worthless commodity driven to insanity by herd mentality.
I have the 16" and 14" right now deciding which to keep. The 16" is a large machine. But I wouldn't say you can't take it anywhere. It's not the most comfortable if I were an everyday commuter, but for the occasional travel, I don't think it's absurd to carry it. I would say if you're a student or on-the-go commuter, the 14" is the better bet. If you like the larger screen and battery life, the 16" is the way to go. It's fine for an occasional travel. Just not every single day.
Not sure why you're so intent on talking everybody out of these machines. Most of the posts I've seen about battery life suggest that people are getting well over 10 hours for everyday work, which is plenty for me. As for the size and weight, I'll know in a week when I get mine. If the extra heft isn't worth the better screen, audio, webcam, and ports, then I'll return it. Pretty simple.
I have 4 M1 Macbook Airs. Bought one for everyone in my house. The computer is freakin amazing. Runs super cool, super fast, it's super light and has super battery life and it super cheap. It so super. You all do realize that these new MacBook pros use the same chip right? It just has more cores. So you won't see a speed improvement unless you are doing multicore apps. Also these Airs use only a 30w power supply and they come in gold. Forgot to mention the most important thing, no STUPID notch.
P.S.: IT"S FANLESS!
P.S.: IT"S FANLESS!
I really think people are making too much of this "heft" thing. Neither one of these things are that heavy. The 14" is really not that bad at all. The 16" is "heavy" but it's not ridiculous. We're talking less than 5 pounds.
Right. There's a half-pound difference between the M1 Air and the 14" MBP. That is noticeable, especially at first, but I imagine I'd quickly get used to it. We'll see.
As for the notch... BFD. I got used to it on the iPhone and I'm sure I will on the Macbook Pro. I would definitely choose having a notch and better webcam over no notch and the current webcam. YMMV.
Also, regarding the chip/power, I read a review by Austin Mann yesterday (photographer) saying how incredibly fast these new machines are with photo editing. That is something I do a lot of, which is why I'm interested in a better display and to see if the additional power does translate to faster performance in Lightroom, Photoshop, etc.
I actually picked up a 14" on launch day from the store, coming from a 2019 16". At least to me, it felt a little cramped and I felt like I was hunched over to see the screen and to get closer to it. I think the new display technology is showcased better on the 16".
I ended up returning it yesterday and I'm picking up a 16" this morning (with the same 10 core,16GB 1TB specs as the 14" I had). A few side notes, I do a lot of work in Lightroom and Photoshop for my photography and I don't have an external monitor at home. Also, I have an iPad Pro I'll take with me for traveling on an airplane anyways, so for me overall, portability isn't an issue.
Last thing, I carried around a 2012 15" MacBook Pro everywhere with me in college for 4 years, this one is smaller and lighter all around, but size or weight honestly never bothered me.
I ended up returning it yesterday and I'm picking up a 16" this morning (with the same 10 core,16GB 1TB specs as the 14" I had). A few side notes, I do a lot of work in Lightroom and Photoshop for my photography and I don't have an external monitor at home. Also, I have an iPad Pro I'll take with me for traveling on an airplane anyways, so for me overall, portability isn't an issue.
Last thing, I carried around a 2012 15" MacBook Pro everywhere with me in college for 4 years, this one is smaller and lighter all around, but size or weight honestly never bothered me.
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My opinion is really for the benefit of non-Pros. If you're not a Pro, you're better saving your money and sticking with the M1 Air/M1 13. I'm trying to save OP money, that's all.
Just as an FYI, there's a kernel issue shared by some 14 users. https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/14-mbp-kernel-crash.2319799/
Also the notch has issues -- apparently for certain apps, the menu options actually can go behind the notch. it's not a 3rd party issue either. it's an apple issue.
Also the notch has issues -- apparently for certain apps, the menu options actually can go behind the notch. it's not a 3rd party issue either. it's an apple issue.
hahaha, jeez, calm down buddy. I have the 14 and 16 with me. I did cancel the 16 after seeing early video reviews. It just looked so bulbous. But a lot of folks in these forums convinced me to try it, even as a non-Pro, so I ordered them with same day delivery to review them. I've only had them for about 36 hours, but based on my initial reviews, I will definitely not be purchasing the 14 for all the reasons I stated in this thread. Will play with the 16 more and see how that goes.
Oops. Reread what I wrote. I guess that did sound bad. My apologies. I certainly don’t fault early adopters or a bit of back and forth about whether something is worth it.
I use my m1 mbp and have not really used usb flash drives, or missed sd card even when i had the old 2013 mbp with ports. So each individual is different in how they use these laptops. What I can tell you is that my battery life, and maybe its Monterey, gives me 20+ hours on my 8gb mbp m1 currently. I use it for work, zoom calls, multi browser tasks and school work and not much video editing etc so its plenty as others have said for regular folks on the prior gen M1 macbooks. I like to see price come down on the M1 mba for my folks to get one for my elderly parents to use.
It's frustrating how many posters on MR berate people for choosing one of the new MBPs, stating the person doesn't "need" it.
How many of you have a fancy refrigerator with tons of features like WiFI, upgraded lighting, digital displays, etc...things you don't NEED. You could have bought a base fridge that kept your food cold. That's all you NEED.
How many of you have Apple Watches that do little more than your iPhone in your pocket? You don't NEED that watch.
How many of you have clothes that you paid more for due to name brand or some feature when you could have just bought a plain T-shirt from XYZ affordable store and you didn't NEED some expensive article of clothing to get the job done.
How many of you drive a Tesla when there are far more affordable electric options?
People make buying decisions for a variety of reasons, based on what's important to them, just like you.
How many of you have a fancy refrigerator with tons of features like WiFI, upgraded lighting, digital displays, etc...things you don't NEED. You could have bought a base fridge that kept your food cold. That's all you NEED.
How many of you have Apple Watches that do little more than your iPhone in your pocket? You don't NEED that watch.
How many of you have clothes that you paid more for due to name brand or some feature when you could have just bought a plain T-shirt from XYZ affordable store and you didn't NEED some expensive article of clothing to get the job done.
How many of you drive a Tesla when there are far more affordable electric options?
People make buying decisions for a variety of reasons, based on what's important to them, just like you.
Yep, that was my point. There are lots of reasons to buy something. None are "right" or "wrong"—it's purely subjective.
If I keep the MBP 14" and trade in my M1 Air, it will be because I like it better. ?
The battery life on the M1 MBP is really incredible. I split my time between my iPad Pro and M1 MBP and I literally have not charged my MBP for almost four days.
Loving the new 14" MBP! Had a 13" MBA M1 and a 15" MBP before that! Keyboard is solid, screen is incredible, notch is barely even noticeable to me already. I love having the ports back, especially MagSafe. Highly recommend 14"/16" MBP's to anyone that is on the fence.