I think that besides the specs and quality, there is one important factor you didn't consider - longevity of these computers. If you want to have it for a couple of years or eventually sell it, many people argue it's wise to choose the latest version of the M chip. Otherwise you might have problems with updates and support from Apple in the future. The M1 was introduced four years ago..
I still have an Intel i9 MBP with Touch Bar. Ridin' it until it dies. It still does the job for business presentations, vector graphic work and photo-editing for social media or large format posters.
My 2020 M1 MacBook Pro 13” still runs perfect and I actually enjoy the Touch Bar. I see no reason to upgrade since it runs everything I use flawlessly. Even when my friends use it they’re amazed at how well the speakers sound when watching movies or other content. 2TB and 16 gigs.
I'm not sure I would call the MacBook Air a typewriter :). The M3 is a fairly powerful chip in all forms and I'd argue you'd really only go the Pro if you have fairly heavy editing workloads that require more sustained performance. Keep up the good work man!
I am planning to upgrade my current M1 MacBook to the M3 MacBook Pro 2023. Additionally, I am interested in purchasing two M3 MacBook Pro models, one for personal and professional use, as a technology content creator on TikTok.
My M1 Air middle level model and my maxed out M1 Max still run flawlessly. Linux runs better then any of my windows machines in VMs. Battery life still unbeatable
Wait so after being mind fucked with all the terms watching the video 6 times and taking notes…. Mac book air m1 model (normal 13 inch) is good to use for work and for traveling?
This is like the best review video of the M series MBP and reason of which one to buy. Have many older Intel MBP and am on the fence on getting an M series MBP and this helped a lot. Originally was going to get just an M1 non-pro MB that I seen a lot from Amazon and eBay. After your review it seem to make more sense to get an MBP M3 Pro from Costco at about $1600 which I seen other places were selling for the same price for the MBP M1 Pro.
I like my MacBook Pro m1 with the display bar, I love the way I can work with the selections. I love the applications on the bar for easy maneuvering too. It’s easy to operate and if you get lost, too bad you’re not intuitive enough.
I really liked this video. It helped me choose the best option for me. In my case the MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip. I think this machine will be capable enough to manage the kind of work I want it to (writing texts, watching movies/ videos and some slight gaming, like Minecraft). I think I will try to get my hands on a model with 512 gigabytes of storage and 16 of unified memory. The only thing that I am unsure of is, how long it will receive updates? But we can only guess and hope it will be a long time. Keep making your videos and I wish you would do the same for the iPad lineup, if you have enough time and want to.
I have had both 14 inch MacBook Pro 16gb/512 and a MacBook Air 16gb/512 and yes the display, speakers are better but the one thing that I noticed is the battery life. I can easily get 8 hour day out my MacBook Air but the Pro on many days was hard not to charge before the end of the day. Not for long though. With meetings, emails, WiFi use the extra power used more of the battery. With the Air I really get below 30% by the end of the day. The ONE big issue was the dual monitor support using M2 Air. We have upgraded to M3 got a new Air and for our work needs this is the perfect laptop hands down. We do buy 16/512 models which yes is a definite must have as Apple is way behind in this area but you can buy more ram 🤷♂️🤬
Best video so far on what to buy. My Macbook Air 13" is 10 years old this year (I cannot get over the backlit logo that made me buy this laptop in the first place). It is still going and works way better than the dreadful HP laptop from work. However, my baby's age is starting to show so I need to upgrade before she explodes. Interesting take on Macbook Pro. I might just look at the Macbook Pro with the M2 Pro or M2 Max (didn't know that these two existed until this video). I was thinking of getting the Air M3 prior to watching this video but you have sold me the Pro instead. Brilliant video. You've earned yourself a new subscriber. Thank you so much!
Many thanks to explain us why are Macbook laptops the best in their cathegory! I would choose a Macbook Air M3 13” or 15” with minimum 16Gb RAM and 512Gb or 1Tb SSD… it worth more and at the end I buy a Macbook for 6-8 Year use… because the Mac standard and quality is more then excellent and allow it to use a laptop so long!
Updates could happen this fall. M3 wasn’t going to be long term so I’m waiting. I have a M1 MBP maxed out. I’ve been needing a bigger screen, more memory and just over all more performance. I still love it though.
Apple raised the bar so high with the M1 , even they're having problem surpassing it with any real meaning I've got an M3 Max 48/1tb 16/40/16 , and it's a sexy beast :)
Excellent video thank you, I have the M1 16in pro max fully loaded since launch. It is fantastic to this day doing 4k cine editing and so on. Other than confirming that I wasn't an idiot buying it, and I do get the fans spinning from time to time, this video has also confirmed that choosing a M1 Pro 14in (Apple M1 Pro chip 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine 16gb ram/1tb ssd) for a friend who has just retired and has 'ideas' - the perfect choice of model for him. Too easy to say, 'you're not going to be a heavy user - get a cheap air' - thus limiting the option further down the line, when he realises he wants to edit the videos and pictures he will surely capture on his retiree travels, he can without compromise. He may fancy playing with AI, that can be done as well. As I said excellent video, my friend is watching it now before he blows the dust off his wallet! (Hi Dave)
M1. Even the base model, which you can find for really low prices, performs great. Spending more money on an M2 or an M3 is not going to be worth the jump unless you can find it for a similar price.
I'm still debating what to buy. I currently are running 3x 27" on the latest intel mac mini, which is so laggy with my work. I'm in crypto so how my screens look like is 1 with only telegram and other 2 with multille browser tabs, at least 20 up to 40, and multiple google sheets. I also have an old 2015 macbook pro 15, so my thought was to swap both for 1 good macbook. Now to run my 3 screens i would need the m3 max chip what seems overkill for my day2day work. So i'm swapping 3 screens for 1 super ultrawide. Which macbook would recommend now? The macbook air m3 16gb or do i still need a better performer like the macbook pro m3 pro because of the MANY open tabs??
My 5yr Windows laptop gave up the ghost 2 days before exams lmao, and need something better, so I’ll be going to MAC. Just unsure what yet, don’t need to do any intensive tasks so will probs go 15” M3 Air 16GB & 512SSD
Hi, I follow your reviews regularly. I was just wondering if you could help me choose a Macbook to run 19 Parallels desktop applications, mainly for Windows. I do not play any games on the computer, and I use it primarily for productivity. I would be grateful if he could answer the question.
Wow. I didn't know that the chip on MacBook Pro should have Pro after the chip. I see that now with the cheaper MacBook Pros that they say, for example, M3 and not M3 Pro.
For regular purpose, general uses, generic coding, university, not heavy high demanding taskes like video editing or photo works, Air M1 is the choice. Other models are only burned money for all 95% peoples.
I disagree with this dude,i got the M2 base model 8GB unified memory and 256 GB storage and it does everything I personally want and does it smoothly. really,it just depends on your use of the machine,they are expensive but for overall build quality and performance,nothing comes close to Apple and I mean nothing. Being an old guy,I only surf the net and watch movies,so for me its fine and I have done very basic video editing in 1080p HD and it handles it very easily.
It's the NAND chips thing, so it's not about RAM or unified memory, it's a disk thing. As long as storage is 256 gigs (only on M2) it's going to be only one NAND chip. But you would notice this less with 16 gigs of unified memory, because swap (supplemental memory) will be used much less often.
What about it? You pick what's more important for you. I'd pick a more powerful charger and if I need - grab another one from Anker or Ugreen to charge multiple devices at good speeds
Thanks, great video. I am in desperate need of a new laptop for editing 4k footage and don't know if I should wait for the M4 to come out and prices to drop (to maybe getr an M3 Pro Chip Model). Any suggestions, from anyone? Thx :)
I am not a Macbook fan, but I just bought Macbook air M1 base model for a bargain price. I was amaze of the performance (I am using a dell with core i9 in my daily basis btw)
I bought my very first MacBook M3 16gb and I’m happy😊 It took me a long time to finally decided to buy one coz..hmmm… I’m really curious😅 I did lots of installation, testing and used different OS through VMs in my work and my thinkpad e480 that I won in bidding for 115 dollars did an amazing job!! But it is bulky and the battery is still problem and the Macbook did solve all those problems❤. But I still bring my 2 laptops in my travel(if I use my car) coz if I need to perform my task, it’s still easy to use the Thinkpad😅. But overall my experience for macbook is amazing but right now I just used it for simple task..😅
I don't understand how people can compare the M1 and M2 design and say "look, the M2 looks better" when the thichness of the M2 is basically like my old 2010 MBP and we call that nice? i wish the M2 still kept that wedeg design.. Yes. i do disagree... thin is always better.. who wants thick? But but goes back and fouth.... probably by the same people who upgrade everytime a new mac is released,. Apple knows that poeple will buy into this regardless so they just do it anyway.
M1 macbook air is more powerful than most the macbook pros pre apple silicon and is more than all but the most demanding user will need. I cant recommend it highly enough.
These newer Apple silicon Macbooks are fragile so beware!!! I have a 2012 Macbook Air from bought new and it just doesn't died, I replaced the batteries a few times, it travels with me around the world. I recently got a mint Macbook Pro M1 and the screen is now bad, I did some researches I learned these Macbooks aren't as robust.
Thanks for this video, very informative! I have subscribed too 👍 I've got a refurbished M1 Air 16GB RAM/512 GB SSD - still a great machine after being released almost 4 years ago! I don't mind the "older" design (it's more iconic in my opinion) and the performance is still great for what I use it for (web browsing, emails, documents, spreadsheets and some iOS software development using Xcode).
Very interesting and definitely helpful! Well, I bought my MacBook Air with M1, 16GB and 512Gb storage three years ago, and I'm still perfectly happy with it. But it's a bit harsh to call it a typewriter. I agree with you cautioning about the M2 in combination with 8Gb RAM. I replaced my old intel Mac Mini with 16Gb for a M2 with 8Gb, and the M2 one is significantly slower and not as comfortable to work with. When the time comes to replace my MacBook Air, I'll buy the same one, but with M3 and 16Gb.
14 inch pro mbp is the minimum because active cooling and a proper screen for a premium device ... why are apple fanbois so happy with 60hz 8/256 in 2024 is beyond me ...
The most usefull MacBooks guide. This 23 minutes are more valuable than my last week of investigation
Just bought my first ever mac. A macbook m3 pro max with 48gb. Best computer I've ever had. I'm done with windows!
I wanted a M2 air but you can find refurbished M1 Pro MBPs for similar prices.
I ended up getting a 16” M1 Pro 16gb ram 512gb for $1300.
MacBook Pro with M1 10 core 32 core GPU 64 gig 4tb performs better than the M3 with the same specs for music production and mixing.
I think that besides the specs and quality, there is one important factor you didn't consider - longevity of these computers. If you want to have it for a couple of years or eventually sell it, many people argue it's wise to choose the latest version of the M chip. Otherwise you might have problems with updates and support from Apple in the future. The M1 was introduced four years ago..
I still have an Intel i9 MBP with Touch Bar. Ridin' it until it dies. It still does the job for business presentations, vector graphic work and photo-editing for social media or large format posters.
My 2020 M1 MacBook Pro 13” still runs perfect and I actually enjoy the Touch Bar. I see no reason to upgrade since it runs everything I use flawlessly. Even when my friends use it they’re amazed at how well the speakers sound when watching movies or other content. 2TB and 16 gigs.
U knw what hurts? 34 views with 2 likes on this video!! I wish it was glitch!! This video must had received atleast 100k with 5k likes by now!
I'm not sure I would call the MacBook Air a typewriter :). The M3 is a fairly powerful chip in all forms and I'd argue you'd really only go the Pro if you have fairly heavy editing workloads that require more sustained performance. Keep up the good work man!
I am planning to upgrade my current M1 MacBook to the M3 MacBook Pro 2023. Additionally, I am interested in purchasing two M3 MacBook Pro models, one for personal and professional use, as a technology content creator on TikTok.
My M1 Air middle level model and my maxed out M1 Max still run flawlessly. Linux runs better then any of my windows machines in VMs. Battery life still unbeatable
I still have an m1 air I love it 👍🏻
Wait so after being mind fucked with all the terms watching the video 6 times and taking notes….
Mac book air m1 model (normal 13 inch) is good to use for work and for traveling?
This is like the best review video of the M series MBP and reason of which one to buy. Have many older Intel MBP and am on the fence on getting an M series MBP and this helped a lot.
Originally was going to get just an M1 non-pro MB that I seen a lot from Amazon and eBay. After your review it seem to make more sense to get an MBP M3 Pro from Costco at about $1600 which I seen other places were selling for the same price for the MBP M1 Pro.
I like my MacBook Pro m1 with the display bar, I love the way I can work with the selections. I love the applications on the bar for easy maneuvering too. It’s easy to operate and if you get lost, too bad you’re not intuitive enough.
I really liked this video. It helped me choose the best option for me. In my case the MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip. I think this machine will be capable enough to manage the kind of work I want it to (writing texts, watching movies/ videos and some slight gaming, like Minecraft). I think I will try to get my hands on a model with 512 gigabytes of storage and 16 of unified memory. The only thing that I am unsure of is, how long it will receive updates? But we can only guess and hope it will be a long time.
Keep making your videos and I wish you would do the same for the iPad lineup, if you have enough time and want to.
I have had both 14 inch MacBook Pro 16gb/512 and a MacBook Air 16gb/512 and yes the display, speakers are better but the one thing that I noticed is the battery life. I can easily get 8 hour day out my MacBook Air but the Pro on many days was hard not to charge before the end of the day. Not for long though.
With meetings, emails, WiFi use the extra power used more of the battery. With the Air I really get below 30% by the end of the day.
The ONE big issue was the dual monitor support using M2 Air. We have upgraded to M3 got a new Air and for our work needs this is the perfect laptop hands down. We do buy 16/512 models which yes is a definite must have as Apple is way behind in this area but you can buy more ram 🤷♂️🤬
You're the only one i came across who took time explaining the fake pro vs the real pros. Your content is also easy to watch. Here's a sub from me!
Best video so far on what to buy. My Macbook Air 13" is 10 years old this year (I cannot get over the backlit logo that made me buy this laptop in the first place). It is still going and works way better than the dreadful HP laptop from work.
However, my baby's age is starting to show so I need to upgrade before she explodes. Interesting take on Macbook Pro. I might just look at the Macbook Pro with the M2 Pro or M2 Max (didn't know that these two existed until this video). I was thinking of getting the Air M3 prior to watching this video but you have sold me the Pro instead.
Brilliant video. You've earned yourself a new subscriber. Thank you so much!
Many thanks to explain us why are Macbook laptops the best in their cathegory! I would choose a Macbook Air M3 13” or 15” with minimum 16Gb RAM and 512Gb or 1Tb SSD… it worth more and at the end I buy a Macbook for 6-8 Year use… because the Mac standard and quality is more then excellent and allow it to use a laptop so long!
I love how the video is so straightforward and full of information!
Updates could happen this fall. M3 wasn’t going to be long term so I’m waiting. I have a M1 MBP maxed out. I’ve been needing a bigger screen, more memory and just over all more performance. I still love it though.
Apple raised the bar so high with the M1 , even they're having problem surpassing it with any real meaning
I've got an M3 Max 48/1tb 16/40/16 , and it's a sexy beast :)
Very Helpful, i didint decided yet but now i know the air m2 with 16 gb solve my problem, although the pro has some features that i like.
Excellent video thank you, I have the M1 16in pro max fully loaded since launch. It is fantastic to this day doing 4k cine editing and so on. Other than confirming that I wasn't an idiot buying it, and I do get the fans spinning from time to time, this video has also confirmed that choosing a M1 Pro 14in (Apple M1 Pro chip 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine 16gb ram/1tb ssd) for a friend who has just retired and has 'ideas' - the perfect choice of model for him.
Too easy to say, 'you're not going to be a heavy user - get a cheap air' - thus limiting the option further down the line, when he realises he wants to edit the videos and pictures he will surely capture on his retiree travels, he can without compromise. He may fancy playing with AI, that can be done as well.
As I said excellent video, my friend is watching it now before he blows the dust off his wallet! (Hi Dave)
M1. Even the base model, which you can find for really low prices, performs great. Spending more money on an M2 or an M3 is not going to be worth the jump unless you can find it for a similar price.
Thx bro that must be a lot of research I appreciate it
I'm still debating what to buy. I currently are running 3x 27" on the latest intel mac mini, which is so laggy with my work. I'm in crypto so how my screens look like is 1 with only telegram and other 2 with multille browser tabs, at least 20 up to 40, and multiple google sheets. I also have an old 2015 macbook pro 15, so my thought was to swap both for 1 good macbook. Now to run my 3 screens i would need the m3 max chip what seems overkill for my day2day work. So i'm swapping 3 screens for 1 super ultrawide. Which macbook would recommend now? The macbook air m3 16gb or do i still need a better performer like the macbook pro m3 pro because of the MANY open tabs??
My 5yr Windows laptop gave up the ghost 2 days before exams lmao, and need something better, so I’ll be going to MAC. Just unsure what yet, don’t need to do any intensive tasks so will probs go 15” M3 Air 16GB & 512SSD
I’m waiting for the m4 MacBook Pro for an upgrade from my 2020 MacBook Pro.
Should I get M3 Pro MacBook Pro for 1500 USD?Im getting M1 Pro for 100 dollars less though
Hi, I follow your reviews regularly. I was just wondering if you could help me choose a Macbook to run 19 Parallels desktop applications, mainly for Windows. I do not play any games on the computer, and I use it primarily for productivity. I would be grateful if he could answer the question.
sitting down watching this love with the MacBook Pro m3 I got as present last week :)
Nice. But I have the macbook air m3 base model best for long term usage if you're just an average user and first time mac user
Wow. I didn't know that the chip on MacBook Pro should have Pro after the chip. I see that now with the cheaper MacBook Pros that they say, for example, M3 and not M3 Pro.
For regular purpose, general uses, generic coding, university, not heavy high demanding taskes like video editing or photo works, Air M1 is the choice. Other models are only burned money for all 95% peoples.
Is the Air M3 good for Graphic Designers? (Photoshop use mostly and couple of tabs on chrome)
Best comparison of Ms I have seen!
Nice test and explanation, Bear.
I disagree with this dude,i got the M2 base model 8GB unified memory and 256 GB storage and it does everything I personally want and does it smoothly.
really,it just depends on your use of the machine,they are expensive but for overall build quality and performance,nothing comes close to Apple and I mean nothing.
Being an old guy,I only surf the net and watch movies,so for me its fine and I have done very basic video editing in 1080p HD and it handles it very easily.
Does m2 16gb and 256gb has 1 memory chip or 2 memory chip?
It is also providing 10core gpu.
It's the NAND chips thing, so it's not about RAM or unified memory, it's a disk thing. As long as storage is 256 gigs (only on M2) it's going to be only one NAND chip. But you would notice this less with 16 gigs of unified memory, because swap (supplemental memory) will be used much less often.
What about the 70-76W charger vs the dual port 35W charger?
What about it? You pick what's more important for you. I'd pick a more powerful charger and if I need - grab another one from Anker or Ugreen to charge multiple devices at good speeds
I got a M1 MacBook max and see no reason to upgrade until the MacBook comes out with OLED screen.
You're quite right, especially if you don't need extensive GPU power
Thanks, great video. I am in desperate need of a new laptop for editing 4k footage and don't know if I should wait for the M4 to come out and prices to drop (to maybe getr an M3 Pro Chip Model). Any suggestions, from anyone? Thx :)
I am not a Macbook fan, but I just bought Macbook air M1 base model for a bargain price. I was amaze of the performance (I am using a dell with core i9 in my daily basis btw)
great video dude I have subscribed
Thank you so much for your in depth video! I am considering buying a MacBook Pro 16” 18GB RAM 512 Hard disk size today.
The MacBook is still the King 👑
Nice work
I bought my very first MacBook M3 16gb and I’m happy😊 It took me a long time to finally decided to buy one coz..hmmm… I’m really curious😅
I did lots of installation, testing and used different OS through VMs in my work and my thinkpad e480 that I won in bidding for 115 dollars did an amazing job!! But it is bulky and the battery is still problem and the Macbook did solve all those problems❤.
But I still bring my 2 laptops in my travel(if I use my car) coz if I need to perform my task, it’s still easy to use the Thinkpad😅.
But overall my experience for macbook is amazing but right now I just used it for simple task..😅
I don't understand how people can compare the M1 and M2 design and say "look, the M2 looks better" when the thichness of the M2 is basically like my old 2010 MBP and we call that nice?
i wish the M2 still kept that wedeg design.. Yes. i do disagree... thin is always better.. who wants thick? But but goes back and fouth.... probably by the same people who upgrade everytime a new mac is released,.
Apple knows that poeple will buy into this regardless so they just do it anyway.
Hey guys! Air M2 16/512 or M3 16/256?
I dont get something u are saying avoid an M2 pro base model.... i have m2 pro base 16gb ram 512 ssd ...and i feel like a perfect choice ......
Should I buy Air M1 instead of M2 to save money? Only school use and watching movies. 8/256 is enough i think.
M1 macbook air is more powerful than most the macbook pros pre apple silicon and is more than all but the most demanding user will need. I cant recommend it highly enough.
These newer Apple silicon Macbooks are fragile so beware!!! I have a 2012 Macbook Air from bought new and it just doesn't died, I replaced the batteries a few times, it travels with me around the world. I recently got a mint Macbook Pro M1 and the screen is now bad, I did some researches I learned these Macbooks aren't as robust.
Very informative! Love your videos🥰
Wow dude, I never thought you actually watch videos and not just buy ads :D
Base m1 pro vs m2 with 16 gb ?
Def M1 pro if portability is not so important
lol i’m still on the macbook pro 2012.. time for an upgrade😂
Very informative ❤
Thanks for this video, very informative! I have subscribed too 👍
I've got a refurbished M1 Air 16GB RAM/512 GB SSD - still a great machine after being released almost 4 years ago!
I don't mind the "older" design (it's more iconic in my opinion) and the performance is still great for what I use it for (web browsing, emails, documents, spreadsheets and some iOS software development using Xcode).
great video bro
Nice efforts
Thanks
Awesome ❤
Very interesting and definitely helpful!
Well, I bought my MacBook Air with M1, 16GB and 512Gb storage three years ago, and I'm still perfectly happy with it. But it's a bit harsh to call it a typewriter.
I agree with you cautioning about the M2 in combination with 8Gb RAM. I replaced my old intel Mac Mini with 16Gb for a M2 with 8Gb, and the M2 one is significantly slower and not as comfortable to work with.
When the time comes to replace my MacBook Air, I'll buy the same one, but with M3 and 16Gb.
M1 air is fine for many.
14 inch pro mbp is the minimum because active cooling and a proper screen for a premium device ... why are apple fanbois so happy with 60hz 8/256 in 2024 is beyond me ...
Choose a PC laptop and install linux 😊