Brian, first of all, great video! I love your reviews, but I got confused with this one. If you only consider exporting time, seconds don’t matter anymore, so it’s kind of irrelevant. However, what about editing 8K videos, denoising in real time, extra monitors, or how many more tracks it can handle on Logic Pro? At least for a new machine, these are the things I believe it matters, not just the exporting time. I’m not a critic by any means, but I just wanted to share some unrequested thoughts and again, great content man! Can’t imagine your crazy schedule to record all of these videos in such a record time 🤘🏻
Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching! I did show off how easily it handled multiple streams of 8K video in the original review of the M1 Max, but it's a good reminder to do that again. It handles it like butter. But I will include that in the future again and take your other comments into play for future reviews. Thanks!
For the multiple people who have called me out saying I'm wrong that M1 does NOT HAVE the Media Engine instead of using a tool called Google. Here is your answer: The M1 DOES NOT have the Media Engine. The M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra DOES have the media engine
My 16" M1 Max does everything I need for design & software dev at a fast pace... but the ray tracing and AI capabilities are the biggest reasons I am considering an upgrade when the M5 Max comes out. The games and AI software ramp up is promising, but there is a ways to go. Hopefully the AAA game selection and AI feature set will be better when the M5 is released.
You Tube has an add I am unable to remove from the screen blocking your tables making them useless to me. I am able to move it to different locations but it’s always in the way. Very frustrating!
I just ordered a Mac Mini M4 Pro 14 core CPU / 20 core GPU and happy to see the M4 Max is not that much faster honestly in benchmarks. Looks like a 9% increase going to Max in single core Geekbench.
Standard has better colors, way better. All windows laptops have same matte displays since years, but I wanted a glossy display since using OLEDs due to their blacks@@Fashion411-f1p
I just wanna know if the nano-texture display holds the same clarity as the display without it, because I've heard differences in the past, but I've also heard the nano-texture on the MacBook Pro is improved.
I find it really odd that most UA-camrs focus on "export" comparisons when comparing models. Exporting is the least of my problems. I want to know how each model performs directly on a timeline like a large After Effects projects with many layers, audio tracks multiple pre-comps, tons of effects, etc. Am I able to play in real time on timeline at "full" resolution without dropped frames or buffering? This is the kind of thing that interests me ... exports are the least of my worries. For example, even with my fully maxed out 16" M1 Max MacBook Pro with top specs, the timeline still buffers and lags and the fans run at full blast. I just bought a maxed out M4 16" MacBook Pro 128 RAM, 4TB ... and I intend to test the performance of these 2 MacBooks with the same large After Effects file. Same with some very large projects in other software. There's nothing more aggravating than a laggy After Effects timeline when working on a large project.
i skipped the nano texture. i’ll buy something similar that is a matte screen protector if i ever need light diffusion. rather not have nano texture permanent and lose the full clarity from glossy
6:55 If you’re only exporting a 10-second video, the performance difference is negligible, and you likely won’t notice any improvement. However, when exporting longer videos, the advantage of the new M4 chip becomes apparent. The processing speed and efficiency really start to shine on more demanding tasks, making a substantial difference in rendering times for lengthier or more complex projects. If you’re only working with short or simple video projects, you probably don’t need that level of computing power.
Brian, I really appreciate your take on Apple products. I would be interested in seeing the differences between the M1 Max and the M4 Max when it comes to things like Apple Intelligence and more intense video tasks in Premiere Pro and After Effects. Also, what is the impact on multitasking? Is there anything that feels faster to you other than what you shared about export times? Are there any differences in SSD speeds? Looking at export times are great, but I'm not sure that paints a full picture for those who do more intensive tasks.
Hi Brian--fantastic content as wells. Thank you. I'm thinking about getting a 16in M4 or M3, base model. I'm inclined to get the M4, with the plans that it will last me a decade like my old 2014 Pro. Would you for for the M4 as investment? Also--are there any downsides to the nano-tech screen? You don't find that it detracts from the screen display and brightness do you? I tend to use the 16in at home in lower light settings, but occasionally I use it in our. sunroom where there is a lot of light. I also have the latest 13in MacBook Air and the M3 MacBook Pro 14in. So this would be my third new MacBook this year, plus my old 15in Pro. Best!
6:28 That's completely inaccurate. The M1 did have a media engine, they just didn't start using that marketing term until the M2. They used to just call it something like dedicated encode/decode engine. Think about the T2 chip in Intel Macs. That was just a repurposed A-series chip, I think it was an A-9. The T2 chip did the video encode/decode for Intel Macs. That shows how far back they have had some form of dedicated video/media engine on their chips. The M2 added ProRes.
Why nobody ever talks about day to day snappiness of using, say, Da Vinci Resolve? Even as a working photo and video pro, I don't care about render times. I don't render all the time. I care about how snappy are DVR / LR / PS and so on...
im not surprised at all. It always come down to real time performance gains and like the previous M3 Max the increase In speed is only nominal and probably not worth the money
Strongly considering getting the 16 inch M4 max but I want the 14 inch as well for portability. Do you think there will be thermal throttling with the smaller fan?
Thinking about doing the same thing. 14" is perfect size for me. Very happy with M1 Pro 14" but want to go into big local LLM models and be able to have some proper gaming all on one Mac. I would most likely go for M4 Pro with 64 Gb, but Apple offers that only on the Mac Mini. Loud notebook during typical use is a dealbreaker for me for sure.
M4 max 14-inch will be around 2-4% slower, not much of a noticeable difference though. What will be a noticeable difference though is the fan speed. The 14-inch will be much louder, and despite all this I still got a 14-inch M4 Max 16/40 48GB/1TB 😅
@@YukioNeoSilver since Space Black is great at resisting fingerprints but I feel like the coating will wear out in 2-3 years, not the best considering I’m planning to use this for 5 years
As someone that does 4 or 5 1 hour projects a day, these Geek Bench scores are very off. Using my M2 Ultra is night and day vs my M4 Max. I thought I could switch to just a MacBook, but no way. Looking forward to the M4 Ultra.
@ your render scores are accurate. I was just meaning geek bench isn’t a great real world test. I know you are aware of that too. Everyone gets all hyped up over geek bench scores, but when actually doing the day to day, there is a big difference.
The MacBook Pro M4 is made for someone like me... I'm coming from an Intel Mac that absolutely wheezes under modern workloads. If the benchmarks are right, I should get about three times the performance in synthetic benchmarks alone.
And on top of that, it's SUPER QUIET, you might hear the fans turn one maybe once or twice a year depending on what you do. Going from an Intel to an M4 will blow your mind!
Hey thanks for the video! What is the watch that you're wearing here? It looks like the series 10 but too light for the natural titanium finish, so I'm curious
Still have the M1 MAX. This still isn't enough improvement to make me think of upgrading. They made the original M1 perform so well people just don't want to need to upgrade even now !
The iGPU for M4 Max is similar to Nvidia RTX 4070. Both with 18 TFLOPs of raw power! Add dynamic cache to make it run more efficiently than Nvidia RTX 4070.
Im jumping from Windows, I have a gaming laptop I7 from 2018 (not doing gaiming but Ps/LrC), I do not know if I should go Pro14CPU, 20 GPU or Max 14CPU 32 GPU, The problem is, the 1st option I can do 48 Ram and the second 36, If I want also 48 Ram on the Max, I must go for the 40 GPU (1000 euoros jump since I want 4 tb SDD)...
I am very confused if I should get the M4 Pro 48GB or M4 Max 64GB. I know I don't need the power difference, my main objective is the extra RAM. Sucks that Apple didn't provide the 64GB option on the M4 Pro when they did on the same chipset on the Mini. Can you suggest in what cases would I need 64GB RAM? I do photo + video editing + software development. Thanks!
While I do not do Software development or programming, I always read those that actually do those , always saying more ram you have the better, the only difference for photography and video editing is from 48-64GB is you’d be able to open a few more photos - and depending on the size of video a little less memory swap to the SSD ( probably the best thing from the pro to the Max is the memory and Bandwidth speed difference)
Did you look at the comparisons at all? There is an M4 Pro Mac Mini which will have pretty close comparison to any M4 Pro based machine. There will only be a subtle difference because of the thermals being different for different hardware but nothing that would be significant to create a major difference.
okay so this is a fairly maxed and "max" - and very $$$$$ bwhat about the pre configured macbook max that you can get at the apple store. This laptop you reviewed is for content creators and beyond that....can you do a pre configured review
Just curious, you’ve got these Mac’s from Apple for your review. Could you be really independent and challenge nano-texture? It feels like propaganda.. also do you really like black color compare to silver? As I see from last 24 hours, every reviewers got the same Mac’s and saying same thing..
I've always loved nano-texture. I have it on my editing displays from day one (yes we can simplify it dumb it down and call it a matte display if you want) earlier MBPros had matte displays. But it absolutely makes a difference in using it outside.
@@briantongwhen using it indoors in normal lighting, how drastic is the effect on blacks and the overall punchiness of the colours? Does it look washed out? 🙏🏾
Most reviews are even copying each other When the M4 was coming Where the experiences part and show us how fast is does it task in task Skipping that part make this video no way voiding being hated on by people claiming is their videos most people yet only showing Performance for 2 sec in video and claim it faster without giving the message for their Chip likey because their M4 max chips are not that fast you willing to edit it out making it sound fast but no one sees it in the video at all ( Only on editable pages that Not one part of this video shows the cpu even fast within this video
Don't get this Nano-Texture hype. Literally been able to use MBPs outdoors since the beginning of time with no issues and now it's suddenly been a massive problem. I don't like the fact you have to have a special cloth and ONLY allowed to use that to clean also. I can imagine future issues with this. I ordered mine with standard screen, I don't see the reason for Nano unless you spend all day on a field with the sun shining on you, then...maybe, but you would still be ok with the standard display especially with the increased nits on this.
@@briantong I didn't necessarily mean you :). Just see this Nano Texture hype everywhere all of a sudden. It's cool but most people just don't need it.
can you please make a video about ssd failures of the macs. and because the ssds are soldired to the mainboard, that failure makes the whole computer useless. apple says they ar respectful to nature therefore use recycled material, but their computers are built forto failafter 6-7 years and you have to buy a new one because of a ssd component.
MBKHD and Brian Tong are holding on to their M1 MAX forever. I don't blame them the gains in synthetics are pretty good but the performance isn't their yet. M1 Max is holding on strong. Also I thought the M4 Max would have surpassed the M2 Ultra. That's thing is just insane for video editing
I'm stuck between Space black or Silver.. People saying silver because of the classic Macbook pro look and not scratching/finger prints. But that space black looks so sleek!
Owners of those machines are more likely to be considering an upgrade; someone with an M3 is much less likely/willing/able to drop Macbook money again just one year later. Nor will the value proposition be as good. Similar is done with iPhones, as people unlearn their yearly upgrade ‘habits’.
I'm never sure how much difference a recompile might make in this setting. If tools like Premier are targeted at M-series Macs in general then they're likely relying on the CPU hardware to optimize scheduling anyway. But for super-optimized tools that might have an M3 plugin and an M4 plugin for critical code sections, then compiling with M4 as a target may get you a speed bump due to differences in the scheduler architecture and pipeline width specific to the new chip I guess?
My M1 Pro 16 inch is still a beast at 4K editing and raw files coming from a Sony a7iv. The only thing I do not like about Macbooks are the permanent keyboard stains that the screen gets in 1-2 yrs time. God knows what will happen with the nano texture displays. #nanogate :P
APPLE PLEASE. NEVER EVER SLIM DOWN THE MACBOOK PRO !!!!!!!! This is a pro laptop not some idiots underpowered undercooled garbage. INFACT MAKE IT THICKER!!!!
The review is biased there is no M1 Pro chip in the charts, so we don't know how is compared to every line in M chips, other than that, its ok review. Don't be mad it's just my opinion, I have 14" M1 Pro, 16 gb Ram, 1 TB, and it's amazing machine, and fast enough for me. I will wait for M10, B-> Best Regards.
@ there is no favor or premise, just a remark, no hard feelings. Relax, its just opinion, not a critique, I guess you are long in this niche so relax, everything is cool. Do you have M1 pro in your chart, that was the remark. I wanted to know how is compared to M1 pro, thats all, out of curiosity. Sometimes critiques makes you a better persona and makes your reviwes better. Namaste and light and love brother.
Just goes to show how good the M1 Pro and Max chips were and still are.
So glad I got m1 max immediately and didn't wait for the newer Apple chip macbooks.
M4 Ultra gonna be crazy
Is the ultra going to be a MacBook Pro or is it going to be be Mac Studio
@@willjavtor Its gonna be the Mac Studio and Mac Pro as well
Everyone’s waiting for the M4 Ultra Max Giga Plus to drop
@@Aaron_BleuYou Forgot “Pro”.
and ultra expensive
The video export times are insane! I've just bought an M4 Max, going from a base M1, it's going to be amazing!
🔥🔥🔥
Brian, first of all, great video! I love your reviews, but I got confused with this one. If you only consider exporting time, seconds don’t matter anymore, so it’s kind of irrelevant. However, what about editing 8K videos, denoising in real time, extra monitors, or how many more tracks it can handle on Logic Pro? At least for a new machine, these are the things I believe it matters, not just the exporting time. I’m not a critic by any means, but I just wanted to share some unrequested thoughts and again, great content man! Can’t imagine your crazy schedule to record all of these videos in such a record time 🤘🏻
Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching! I did show off how easily it handled multiple streams of 8K video in the original review of the M1 Max, but it's a good reminder to do that again. It handles it like butter. But I will include that in the future again and take your other comments into play for future reviews. Thanks!
@@briantongthanks for the reply and keep rocking man. You’re star and we all love you and your great tech advices!
Your videos really hit it out of the park this years, Brian! I loved all of them.
Thank you! It's A LOT of work and hopefully I can help.
I'm with Brian, now I want nanotexture ALL THE THINGS. I'd get a Nanotexture Watch if it was like 39 dollars for the smaller size instead of 150 lol.
I got my “maxed” out i9 MacBook Pro in 2018. Just got the maxed out M4 Max.
Whew! It's a world of difference! You're gonna freak out! Congrats!
@ Thanks Brian! Totally excited to get it u and running
For the multiple people who have called me out saying I'm wrong that M1 does NOT HAVE the Media Engine instead of using a tool called Google.
Here is your answer:
The M1 DOES NOT have the Media Engine. The M1 Pro, M1 Max and M1 Ultra DOES have the media engine
Thank you apple for bringing back upgraded matte displays!
My 16" M1 Max does everything I need for design & software dev at a fast pace... but the ray tracing and AI capabilities are the biggest reasons I am considering an upgrade when the M5 Max comes out. The games and AI software ramp up is promising, but there is a ways to go. Hopefully the AAA game selection and AI feature set will be better when the M5 is released.
full change M6
You Tube has an add I am unable to remove from the screen blocking your tables making them useless to me. I am able to move it to different locations but it’s always in the way. Very frustrating!
Makes me feel like an upgrade from M1 to M4 max might be worth it
Yup those 7 seconds really gonna change peoples lives
This is me watching all reviews like I have money to buy 😅😅😅. 🤦🏽♂️
😂😂😂😂😂😂
I bought mine hoping it lasts 5 years 😂
Bruh! 😂 I’m still rocking my 2016 MacBook Pro because I can’t afford a new one!
Same here 😂
Maybe oneday I can buy one, amen.
I just ordered a Mac Mini M4 Pro 14 core CPU / 20 core GPU and happy to see the M4 Max is not that much faster honestly in benchmarks. Looks like a 9% increase going to Max in single core Geekbench.
Did you get the standard display or nano?
@@Fashion411-f1p Mac Mini. No display.
Standard has better colors, way better. All windows laptops have same matte displays since years, but I wanted a glossy display since using OLEDs due to their blacks@@Fashion411-f1p
I just wanna know if the nano-texture display holds the same clarity as the display without it, because I've heard differences in the past, but I've also heard the nano-texture on the MacBook Pro is improved.
Bought this a few days ago, so fast I'm selling my desktop PC even for gaming.
@ why?
Why is no one talking about the displaying crease and how it compares with apps like vivid?
I find it really odd that most UA-camrs focus on "export" comparisons when comparing models. Exporting is the least of my problems. I want to know how each model performs directly on a timeline like a large After Effects projects with many layers, audio tracks multiple pre-comps, tons of effects, etc. Am I able to play in real time on timeline at "full" resolution without dropped frames or buffering? This is the kind of thing that interests me ... exports are the least of my worries.
For example, even with my fully maxed out 16" M1 Max MacBook Pro with top specs, the timeline still buffers and lags and the fans run at full blast. I just bought a maxed out M4 16" MacBook Pro 128 RAM, 4TB ... and I intend to test the performance of these 2 MacBooks with the same large After Effects file. Same with some very large projects in other software. There's nothing more aggravating than a laggy After Effects timeline when working on a large project.
i skipped the nano texture. i’ll buy something similar that is a matte screen protector if i ever need light diffusion. rather not have nano texture permanent and lose the full clarity from glossy
Bought an iPad Pro m4….the problem I have is iOS showed me how unstable windows os is
6:55 If you’re only exporting a 10-second video, the performance difference is negligible, and you likely won’t notice any improvement. However, when exporting longer videos, the advantage of the new M4 chip becomes apparent. The processing speed and efficiency really start to shine on more demanding tasks, making a substantial difference in rendering times for lengthier or more complex projects. If you’re only working with short or simple video projects, you probably don’t need that level of computing power.
Brian, I really appreciate your take on Apple products. I would be interested in seeing the differences between the M1 Max and the M4 Max when it comes to things like Apple Intelligence and more intense video tasks in Premiere Pro and After Effects. Also, what is the impact on multitasking? Is there anything that feels faster to you other than what you shared about export times? Are there any differences in SSD speeds? Looking at export times are great, but I'm not sure that paints a full picture for those who do more intensive tasks.
Would have liked to have seen a mid-grade M1 Studio in the benchmark mix..
Does the extra brightness only work with auto brightness turned on outside or if you turn it off? Does it work on max brightness?
Have a base model M1 Pro and its been bogging down, still on fence about m4 pro vs max. Pretty big on buy well buy once
Hi Brian--fantastic content as wells. Thank you. I'm thinking about getting a 16in M4 or M3, base model. I'm inclined to get the M4, with the plans that it will last me a decade like my old 2014 Pro. Would you for for the M4 as investment? Also--are there any downsides to the nano-tech screen? You don't find that it detracts from the screen display and brightness do you? I tend to use the 16in at home in lower light settings, but occasionally I use it in our. sunroom where there is a lot of light. I also have the latest 13in MacBook Air and the M3 MacBook Pro 14in. So this would be my third new MacBook this year, plus my old 15in Pro. Best!
nano texture is just a film they add or a separate type of screen ?
Brian, does the nano display lower the specular highlights during Dolby Vision and HDR playback? thanks
What is the internal SSD speeds for the M4 max MacBook Pro?
6:28 That's completely inaccurate. The M1 did have a media engine, they just didn't start using that marketing term until the M2. They used to just call it something like dedicated encode/decode engine. Think about the T2 chip in Intel Macs. That was just a repurposed A-series chip, I think it was an A-9. The T2 chip did the video encode/decode for Intel Macs. That shows how far back they have had some form of dedicated video/media engine on their chips. The M2 added ProRes.
The M1Pro and M1Max had it. NOT the base model M1
@ you didn’t even read my comment. They just didn’t call it the media engine. Go back and read what I wrote.
“accoutrements” - B with the big words 😂😂😂
Great unbiased advice! Thanks Brian 🙏🏻
Fantastic review!
Why nobody ever talks about day to day snappiness of using, say, Da Vinci Resolve? Even as a working photo and video pro, I don't care about render times. I don't render all the time. I care about how snappy are DVR / LR / PS and so on...
I need to watch them on real because I have the feeling that new nano-texture looks like an IPS panel. Hope I am wrong because I'd like to buy it
I recently just bought a new macbook m4 pro, and i like it but battery life is weak :(((
im not surprised at all. It always come down to real time performance gains and like the previous M3 Max the increase In speed is only nominal and probably not worth the money
How long do you think the M1 Pro Chip in my 16in Macbook will be supported for? How future proofed is it?
itll probably be suported for about 8 total years. i think thats how long apple has supported models in the past is a max of 8 years
Love your wallpaper! ❤
Strongly considering getting the 16 inch M4 max but I want the 14 inch as well for portability. Do you think there will be thermal throttling with the smaller fan?
Would you get the Space black or Silver and why if i may ask?
Thinking about doing the same thing. 14" is perfect size for me. Very happy with M1 Pro 14" but want to go into big local LLM models and be able to have some proper gaming all on one Mac.
I would most likely go for M4 Pro with 64 Gb, but Apple offers that only on the Mac Mini.
Loud notebook during typical use is a dealbreaker for me for sure.
M4 max 14-inch will be around 2-4% slower, not much of a noticeable difference though. What will be a noticeable difference though is the fan speed. The 14-inch will be much louder, and despite all this I still got a 14-inch M4 Max 16/40 48GB/1TB 😅
@@YukioNeoSilver since Space Black is great at resisting fingerprints but I feel like the coating will wear out in 2-3 years, not the best considering I’m planning to use this for 5 years
As someone that does 4 or 5 1 hour projects a day, these Geek Bench scores are very off. Using my M2 Ultra is night and day vs my M4 Max. I thought I could switch to just a MacBook, but no way. Looking forward to the M4 Ultra.
Please then provide your results. What OS your using, the version of the apps and run them 10 times each. With all tests. Thanks in advance.
@ your render scores are accurate. I was just meaning geek bench isn’t a great real world test. I know you are aware of that too. Everyone gets all hyped up over geek bench scores, but when actually doing the day to day, there is a big difference.
The MacBook Pro M4 is made for someone like me... I'm coming from an Intel Mac that absolutely wheezes under modern workloads. If the benchmarks are right, I should get about three times the performance in synthetic benchmarks alone.
And on top of that, it's SUPER QUIET, you might hear the fans turn one maybe once or twice a year depending on what you do.
Going from an Intel to an M4 will blow your mind!
Same
Whats the windows experience going to be like on this with Parallels and 24gb?
I think you can’t do Parallels on any of the Apple Silicon.
@@AdaMD319Yes you can
Have they textured the keyboard keys yet? They’ve been so plastic-feeling for so many years now. 😢
arent they made of plastic?
@ they are, but there’re ways to rubberize or texturize plastic to make it feel better to the touch.
I thought glossy was the only way to go! Makes everything pop. I’m confused now.
That's with the OLED iPads, the blacks washed out. The MAC still uses mini-led which should help with contrasting.
What video codec are you exporting to??
Hey thanks for the video! What is the watch that you're wearing here? It looks like the series 10 but too light for the natural titanium finish, so I'm curious
Honestly you can't tell but it's the original ORIGINAL Steel link bracelet from the very first Apple Watch release and still works like a charm.
@ ah I see thanks for the response
The nano display… why not just get a matte screen protector?
A matte screen add on will actually add more of a grain to the display that you don't get with the nano texture.
Why does Apple load up the review units max to the gills with Ram and storage? None of the reviewers have the base Max model to review.
Matt Talk Tech has the binned 14-inch M4 max
Still have the M1 MAX. This still isn't enough improvement to make me think of upgrading.
They made the original M1 perform so well people just don't want to need to upgrade even now !
Apple is suffering from success :p
The iGPU for M4 Max is similar to Nvidia RTX 4070. Both with 18 TFLOPs of raw power! Add dynamic cache to make it run more efficiently than Nvidia RTX 4070.
4060.
How about Xcode and Android Studio?
Im jumping from Windows, I have a gaming laptop I7 from 2018 (not doing gaiming but Ps/LrC), I do not know if I should go Pro14CPU, 20 GPU or Max 14CPU 32 GPU, The problem is, the 1st option I can do 48 Ram and the second 36, If I want also 48 Ram on the Max, I must go for the 40 GPU (1000 euoros jump since I want 4 tb SDD)...
The M1 does have a media engine.
Not the base model. M1 Pro and M1 Max do.
11:03 Thank you for the review but the price for the MacBook Pro is $2000 not $1600.
I am very confused if I should get the M4 Pro 48GB or M4 Max 64GB. I know I don't need the power difference, my main objective is the extra RAM. Sucks that Apple didn't provide the 64GB option on the M4 Pro when they did on the same chipset on the Mini. Can you suggest in what cases would I need 64GB RAM? I do photo + video editing + software development. Thanks!
While I do not do Software development or programming, I always read those that actually do those , always saying more ram you have the better,
the only difference for photography and video editing is from 48-64GB is you’d be able to open a few more photos - and depending on the size of video a little less memory swap to the SSD ( probably the best thing from the pro to the Max is the memory and Bandwidth speed difference)
Pls sir. U can check M1 Max vs M4 pro.
Did you look at the comparisons at all? There is an M4 Pro Mac Mini which will have pretty close comparison to any M4 Pro based machine. There will only be a subtle difference because of the thermals being different for different hardware but nothing that would be significant to create a major difference.
okay so this is a fairly maxed and "max" - and very $$$$$ bwhat about the pre configured macbook max that you can get at the apple store. This laptop you reviewed is for content creators and beyond that....can you do a pre configured review
Just curious, you’ve got these Mac’s from Apple for your review. Could you be really independent and challenge nano-texture? It feels like propaganda.. also do you really like black color compare to silver? As I see from last 24 hours, every reviewers got the same Mac’s and saying same thing..
I've always loved nano-texture. I have it on my editing displays from day one (yes we can simplify it dumb it down and call it a matte display if you want) earlier MBPros had matte displays. But it absolutely makes a difference in using it outside.
@@briantongwhen using it indoors in normal lighting, how drastic is the effect on blacks and the overall punchiness of the colours? Does it look washed out? 🙏🏾
that notch though...
You should consider your tree and value too
Thanks Captain
Most reviews are even copying each other
When the M4 was coming
Where the experiences part and show us how fast is does it task in task
Skipping that part make this video no way voiding being hated on by people claiming is their videos
most people yet only showing Performance for 2 sec in video and claim it faster without giving the message for their Chip
likey because their M4 max chips are not that fast you willing to edit it out making it sound fast but no one sees it in the video at all ( Only on editable pages that
Not one part of this video shows the cpu even fast within this video
6:10 This is why GPU is also important.
Don't get this Nano-Texture hype. Literally been able to use MBPs outdoors since the beginning of time with no issues and now it's suddenly been a massive problem. I don't like the fact you have to have a special cloth and ONLY allowed to use that to clean also. I can imagine future issues with this. I ordered mine with standard screen, I don't see the reason for Nano unless you spend all day on a field with the sun shining on you, then...maybe, but you would still be ok with the standard display especially with the increased nits on this.
I never said it was a problem, it's just a better experience, depending on your conditions and where you use your laptop mostly.
@@briantong I didn't necessarily mean you :). Just see this Nano Texture hype everywhere all of a sudden. It's cool but most people just don't need it.
7:50 LumaFusion on iPad Pro M1 for 42 minutes video would take ~ 42 minutes , so 🤔 that would mean the M4 would be … 8-10 ish minutes 🤷🏼♂️
A Blender test would be great! cheers
I have M3 Pro 14 inch and I will wait for M5
Why? What is the M5 going to give you that the M3 doesn’t?
@ new design
thank you for letting us know
Brian did you get any sleep with all these uploads? 😅
No...😳😴😴😴
16 hours.... ? if we are not getting at least that we should file a class action over the battery life.
People don’t adjust there screen brightness, and leave it on default which drains battery.
@@lasarith2 I missed your point sorry
@@gdotone1 or Reduce the MB screen brightness ( it’ll auto adjust anyway) but base screen brightness will save you several hours worth of battery)
can you please make a video about ssd failures of the macs. and because the ssds are soldired to the mainboard, that failure makes the whole computer useless. apple says they ar respectful to nature therefore use recycled material, but their computers are built forto failafter 6-7 years and you have to buy a new one because of a ssd component.
You don’t need a nano structure display you can put the display cover mat cover it’s the same thing
Working with those things out in the sun is a bad idea as they will overheat...
It's not always about direct sunlight, anywhere like a coffee shop that has lights or window reflections,there are a lot of other settings.
@@briantong true
I also have M1Max 16"" and I am waiting for OLED in 2026
Like this if you do 3D rendering.
me watching this review on my 2015 Macbook pro 😅😅
lol. $1,000 difference between the two sizes. Clearly, I’m going 14”
I bet you'd upgrade if they removed the notch, right?! 😅
No notch, oled and I’ll ditch my M1 Pro and WiFi 7. I think this version only has WiFi 6
MBKHD and Brian Tong are holding on to their M1 MAX forever. I don't blame them the gains in synthetics are pretty good but the performance isn't their yet. M1 Max is holding on strong. Also I thought the M4 Max would have surpassed the M2 Ultra. That's thing is just insane for video editing
Is the nano texture a better option than just getting a regular display and matte screen protector?
64gb m4 max for me is good 😊
where is cinebench ? Are all these influencers paid chills to only show geekbench 6 scores ?
No, they’re paid in chilis
Clearly you didn't get through the video...Do your homework.
@@briantongI did ! It's not 2 poor video export benchmarks, where apple is known to have the lead that will change my mind. You can do better
Yeah it looks nice but I think I am still sticking with my M1 max. Though I will get a mac mini base version just for fun.
I'm stuck between Space black or Silver.. People saying silver because of the classic Macbook pro look and not scratching/finger prints. But that space black looks so sleek!
I went with the silver iPad Pro and happy with it. I have a space grey M2 MBP and no scratches but like the brighter color now.
Get what you want and don’t listen to anyone else .
Getting silver due to fingerprints over 5+ years, shouldn’t be a problem in 2-3 years
why do they need to compare with the intel and m1 versions? Just compare with M3 's and be done with it ? why compare with 2-3 year old products?
Owners of those machines are more likely to be considering an upgrade; someone with an M3 is much less likely/willing/able to drop Macbook money again just one year later. Nor will the value proposition be as good. Similar is done with iPhones, as people unlearn their yearly upgrade ‘habits’.
I'm never sure how much difference a recompile might make in this setting. If tools like Premier are targeted at M-series Macs in general then they're likely relying on the CPU hardware to optimize scheduling anyway. But for super-optimized tools that might have an M3 plugin and an M4 plugin for critical code sections, then compiling with M4 as a target may get you a speed bump due to differences in the scheduler architecture and pipeline width specific to the new chip I guess?
Hi
My M1 Pro 16 inch is still a beast at 4K editing and raw files coming from a Sony a7iv. The only thing I do not like about Macbooks are the permanent keyboard stains that the screen gets in 1-2 yrs time. God knows what will happen with the nano texture displays. #nanogate :P
APPLE PLEASE. NEVER EVER SLIM DOWN THE MACBOOK PRO !!!!!!!!
This is a pro laptop not some idiots underpowered undercooled garbage.
INFACT MAKE IT THICKER!!!!
This.
lol just brought an M3 then M4 drops 😂
The review is biased there is no M1 Pro chip in the charts, so we don't know how is compared to every line in M chips, other than that, its ok review. Don't be mad it's just my opinion, I have 14" M1 Pro, 16 gb Ram, 1 TB, and it's amazing machine, and fast enough for me. I will wait for M10, B-> Best Regards.
Biased in favour of what exactly? Your opinion is yours to keep, but it’s a shaky premise…
@ there is no favor or premise, just a remark, no hard feelings. Relax, its just opinion, not a critique, I guess you are long in this niche so relax, everything is cool. Do you have M1 pro in your chart, that was the remark. I wanted to know how is compared to M1 pro, thats all, out of curiosity. Sometimes critiques makes you a better persona and makes your reviwes better. Namaste and light and love brother.
Biased?!? You can figure it's somewhere in between. You realize I don't own or get my hands on EVERY SONGLE MODEL and configuration. Sheesh.
Are you bad at math? M1 max -> M4 max is 60%+ increase in performance and not 50 like you said!
In a post facts and truth US, your numbers mean nothing to me. Although you might want to buy it before everything imported cost 20% more.
Why do you always keep emphasizing Nano texture??? I care less about it! I came for PERFORMANCE!
Well guess what, half this video is about the performance. You get both.
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