Video Comparison: M1 MacBook Pro vs. M1 Pro MacBook Pro

[Bandaman]

If you were used to the 12” MacBook, the Air is 40% heavier.

Yes, the 12" was impossibly tiny.

 

[Tevosn]

The old M1 looks pretty nice.

 

[kendahl]

13 inch M1 MacBook Pro: up to 17 hours wireless web
14 inch M1pro MacBook Pro: up to 11 hour wireless web

13 inch M1 MacBook Pro: 3.0 pounds
14 inch M1pro MacBook Pro: 3.5 pounds

Since my laptops job is to be toted around all day through a hospital on wireless web working on electronic health records, I've decided to keep my 13 inch M1. If I trade it in, I get 6 less hours of battery use and lug around another 0.5 pounds.

Seems few reviewers have picked up on this significant battery compromise. For me, this would be the difference between recharging and not recharging to get through a day of work.

 

[WaxedJacket]

You know the Mac Mini M1 can do professional workloads whether it's new or refurbished, yes?

I was making a joke about the connotation with the use of "pro" in Apple related products.

 

[jclo]

This doesn’t sound right. The M1 actually gets 7385 multicore score on average, and 1705 single core.

This entire article sounds like you were comparing the 2020 intel MBP to the m1 pro instead, as those scores align directly with the scores of that model, which is hilarious.

Please fix?

We've fixed the Geekbench scores in the article, they were indeed wrong.

 

[MauiPa]

Factual errors. You report a Geekbench 5 score of 4236 for the M1 MBP. That is not correct, perhaps whoever performed the test had something else running, or perhaps you substituted the 2020 i7 MBP score (coincidently that is the score for the i7 13 MBP), the actual score reported and taken on mine is 7600. You also note there is not much difference in the Ssd speeds. You might want to double check that, as far as I can tell the Ssd in the 2021 MBP is at least twice as fast as the 2020 m1 MBP.

Other than that, great video

 

[kjvmartin]

New MBP every 3 years has always kept my total cost of ownership very low and my machine is always snappy.

This is a big update, yes, but the I'll be on my 2020 till 2023.

 

[Student of Life]

The most interesting part for me was the lack of substantive improvement on the 1080p camera, that in 2021 is bad. That subpar camera does not justify the notch, a future revisions with cameras on par with the current iPhone will make the notch make sense but not this version unfortunate

 

[arn]

This doesn’t sound right. The M1 actually gets 7385 multicore score on average, and 1705 single core.

This entire article sounds like you were comparing the 2020 intel MBP to the m1 pro instead, as those scores align directly with the scores of that model, which is hilarious.

Please fix?

Factual errors. You report a Geekbench 5 score of 4236 for the M1 MBP. That is not correct, perhaps whoever performed the test had something else running, or perhaps you substituted the 2020 i7 MBP score (coincidently that is the score for the i7 13 MBP), the actual score reported and taken on mine is 7600. You also note there is not much difference in the Ssd speeds. You might want to double check that, as far as I can tell the Ssd in the 2021 MBP is at least twice as fast as the 2020 m1 MBP.

Other than that, great video

Yep. Video contained wrong benchmark numbers. Conclusion should remain same but the video is being corrected.

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

The 14" base model has so much more going for it in this comparison, so yeah go pro.

I think you mean, go the pro pro, as it's better than the pro.

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

Of course the M1 Pro is more powerful. But the question you need to ask yourself is do you need all that power? Because if you need it, and you want to pay for it, its there. If you don't edit video professionally, then you don't need it. An M1 Air or Pro (2020) will be just fine. As a matter of fact until the new Macs were released, the Professionals were editing video on the M1 Macs and all we heard for the last year was how powerful they were.

Yep, the M1 itself is overkill for most, myself included. However, it's the 16" screen that will be making me buy the 16" M1 Pro Pro, not the chip in it. The improved screen, audio, ports, MagSafe, and lack of DooshBar, are also killer features for me. If I could get it with just the M1 in it, and shave off a chunk of coin, I would.

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

If you were used to the 12” MacBook, the Air is 40% heavier.

Do you even lift bro?

 

[cababah]

Do you even lift Pro?

FTFY

 

[jbc25]

The answer to this question should be pretty obvious. Unless you're on a very tight budget and/or you really like the touch bar, get the 2021 Pro. If you're not a "pro" and just want the cheapest Mac laptop, get the Air.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

Of course the M1 Pro is more powerful. But the question you need to ask yourself is do you need all that power? Because if you need it, and you want to pay for it, its there. If you don't edit video professionally, then you don't need it. An M1 Air or Pro (2020) will be just fine. As a matter of fact until the new Macs were released, the Professionals were editing video on the M1 Macs and all we heard for the last year was how powerful they were.

I don't need the power (although I can still use the M1 Pro to its full potential from time to time) but I need a 15+ inch screen. If Apple ever comes out with a base M1 16 inch MacBook Pro/Air I would definitely spring for that.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

The answer to this question should be pretty obvious. Unless you're on a very tight budget and/or you really like the touch bar, get the 2021 Pro. If you're not a "pro" and just want the cheapest Mac laptop, get the Air.

The 2021 Pros also last quite a bit shorter on battery, so price isn't the only consideration here.

 

[richinaus]

The 14" is the perfect balance of power and portability.

don't need power go 13.
don't need portability go 16.

 

[arclamp]

13 inch M1 MacBook Pro: up to 17 hours wireless web
14 inch M1pro MacBook Pro: up to 11 hour wireless web

13 inch M1 MacBook Pro: 3.0 pounds
14 inch M1pro MacBook Pro: 3.5 pounds

Since my laptops job is to be toted around all day through a hospital on wireless web working on electronic health records, I've decided to keep my 13 inch M1. If I trade it in, I get 6 less hours of battery use and lug around another 0.5 pounds.

Seems few reviewers have picked up on this significant battery compromise. For me, this would be the difference between recharging and not recharging to get through a day of work.

Absolutely! This fact is actually overlooked by almost all reviewers. They seem to be blinded by the computing power and are far too uncritical about the bad design.

 

[synergize]

The 14" base model has so much more going for it in this comparison, so yeah go pro.

I can endorse this, I have one (14"entry) and it's the best MacBook I have ever used, it rocks everything with ease, this 'Book has some muscle.

 

[SSDGUY]

Surely they can come up with a model with more "pro" in the title? M1 Pro MacProBookPro?

 

[cababah]

The 14" is the perfect balance of power and portability.

don't need power go 13.
don't need portability go 16.

Don't need battery go 14.

Jk, I am a 14" owner and have no complaints but just wanted to beat others to the punch! ??

 

[richinaus]

Don't need battery go 14.

Jk, I am a 14" owner and have no complaints but just wanted to beat others to the punch! ??

Or all day battery….. more than happy with the battery life on mine coming from an intel 16”.

 

[topmounter]

Hopefully Apple doesn't super-size the MacBook Air as well.

 

[StoneJack]

One should remember that all M1 line is pretty identical because it is based on single M1 chip. Therefore, all single core scores would be close.
Difference will be in multiscore scores where 14 and 16 inch have more cores and in GPU, where the GPU in them also have more cores.
The difference will be also pretty linear (meaning more cores result in higher scores in multi and GPU scores).
if one doesn't play on M1 or do heavy video editing (like me - I ordered recently M1 Air), M1 Air or Macbook pro 13 inch is generally enough. M1 air will itself deliver double of Intel Macbook Pro 13 inch performance.

You will need 14 and 16 inch notebooks, that have basically only size differences, for heavier editing and gaming.

 

[R3k]

But what about the Pro MacBook Pro M1 Pro?