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Who's rocking an M1 still and how's it holding up for you?

revs said:
M1 MBA.

Everything I do is pretty instant. I can’t see any time soon when I’ll replace it.
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Honestly, it’s screen size that’s driving my impending upgrade from 14” M1P MBP to (hopefully) 16” M5 Max MBP later this year. Performance is fine. Perhaps some actions in PS/LR could be a bit quicker. But I need a bigger screen for my rubbish peepers.

And then I’ve got to decide whether to go for space black or silver.

Lol no, I haven’t. It’s going to be silver!

Probably.
 
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I was looking at M4 Max 16in prices.

They are insane.

My MBP 16in M1 Max with 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD had an RRP of £3,299. I paid less although still way more than I thought was fair or justified: £2,899.99 (3,977.06 USD) at Costco here in the UK.

The equivalent MacBook Pro M4 Max 16in model (36GB/1TB storage) is £3,499.00 (4,800.19 USD) although can be got at Costco right now for £3,124 ($4,285.73 USD).
 
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woolypants said:
I was looking at M4 Max 16in prices.

They are insane.

My MBP 16in M1 Max with 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD had an RRP of £3,299. I paid less although still way more than I thought was fair or justified: £2,899.99 (3,977.06 USD) at Costco here in the UK.

The equivalent MacBook Pro M4 Max 16in model (36GB/1TB storage) is £3,499.00 (4,800.19 USD) although can be got at Costco right now for £3,124 ($4,285.73 USD).
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I think it is fair, the M4 Max has more CPU cores in addition to the more GPU cores the M1 Max had. And after whatever that experiment they did with the M3 Pro core counts, the M4 Pro and Max options scale in a way more in line with what pros need. The 14/20 M4 Pro is more or a replacement for the 10/24 M1 Max than the 14/32 M4 Max.
 
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I think it is fair, the M4 Max has more CPU cores in addition to the more GPU cores the M1 Max had. And after whatever that experiment they did with the M3 Pro core counts, the M4 Pro and Max options scale in a way more in line with what pros need. The 14/20 M4 Pro is more or a replacement for the 10/24 M1 Max than the 14/32 M4 Max.
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I agree it's not an apples to apples comparison.

But this does seem a sneaky way for Apple to hike the prices with each generation.

"See? More CPU and GPU cores. Bit more RAM. Together that will be... $500 more than the previous comparable model."
 
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For me it's not about the speed but the features. If there was a lighter Macbook, like the air, that had good speakers and promotion with the bright screen I'd be all over it. I don't need more performance I need the features. I liked the touchbar, no biggie, but I like the HDR screen and speakers.
 
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I still have my 8GB M1 Mac Mini. Great device, and great value. I would still highly recommend a base spec M1 Mac for many people, they can be had at some really great prices refurbished or used. If people have the budget to buy a base spec M2 or even possibly an M3, those also make for good budget options as well.
 
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FlyingTexan said:
For me it's not about the speed but the features. If there was a lighter Macbook, like the air, that had good speakers and promotion with the bright screen I'd be all over it. I don't need more performance I need the features. I liked the touchbar, no biggie, but I like the HDR screen and speakers.
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I concur.

I have an M2 MBA, an M2 MBP, and an M4 iMac.

The screen on the MBP is immediately different class.

I love all three machines, don't get me wrong, but the MBP's screen is on another level.
 
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