Bought a 2nd hand M3 Macbook Pro 16/512 with 3 years AC+ for less than $1000! The magsafe, sd card reader, hdmi, and the ProMotion display are def worth it!
This year, the base Pro became a nice sweet spot for a lot of people. M3 Pro had serious omissions and the base 8GB RAM config was questionable at best. This year, there are no port omissions, no abysmal amount of memory (thanks to Apple Intelligence setting a new, more reasonable bare minimum for memory) and although M4 itself is still making me ask "is it going to be enough for a laptop with the "Pro" moniker", it still is good for someone who's just getting into creative stuff. People who have solid reasons to go for the M4 Pro know what they do for a living On the other hand, combining this one with an iPad Mini 7 could be such a nice setup. Powerful, yet so portable.
I had originally planned to by an M3 Air maxed out, and at the time it was A$3599, when the M4 was released, I decided to go base M4 chip but upgraded to 24gb/2tb, and was only A$100 more for what I had planned to spend on the Air, it was a no brainer considering the the extra ports and better display. I had thought about the nano-texture, but my MacBook is pretty much in clamshell mode 95% of the time.
Should I buy the MacBook Pro with 14” M4 Pro 24GB 512GB or the M4 Max 16” 32GB RAM 1TB? I also have 200GB iCloud for files too. I need it for beginners photo and video editing, programming, web browsing, watching UA-cam videos, listening to music and podcasts with high quality audio interface and headphones amp. Maybe taking to university and cafes sometimes too.
I have the M4 Pro 16" with a 24GB/1TB configuration and it's the fastest computer I have ever owned. It's a dream to Photo/Video edit on. I think the M4 Max would be over kill and a waste of $$$ based on your use description. I would consider the $200 upgrade to the 1 TB SSD (it's a faster R/W speed and gives you some overhead). 14" or 16"?? I've had both. If you're packing it around a lot the 14" is way more portable. If you don't mind the extra weight and size, the 16" screen is better just because of real estate and the speakers are noticeably better on the 16". You also get better thermal management with the 16". Hope that helps.
@ Ok, thank you! And the 16” has only the unbinned m4 pro chip of the better chip with the full cores right? Also, which color do you have? Do you think I should also get the 24gb/1tb 16” m4 pro MacBook Pro for my use case?
@@oren_katzThat would be an excellent option for a beginner just dipping into photo/video work. I use it in a professional setting with 6+ track videos and transitions and effects and it serves me great. I also use it to edit podcasts and everything flies
16" inch is powerful, but massive, especially in a university setting. It's bigger than most University desks lol, keep that into consideration. many students I remember trying to bring it into school and it'd just be such a hassle to lug around, and often would cover up the view of the board because of its massive screen, so people behind them couldn't see the lecture. Power is useless if you can't afford to physically use it in most places lol Go with 14" inch. You'll be set. Hell even use the extra money you save from the 16 inch, to bump up your 14" spec to the next tier with better chip and 1TB storage.
@@DammitJeff Ok, thanks! And I debate between Mac mini and iPad or only MacBook Pro 14/16? If I don’t know if I will take the machine outside to university for example and never had a Mac before And I debate if I will even take the machine outside to university since I know I would use it 95% on the desk almost always.
I have a question about RAM Since I’ve never used a MacBook, I don’t know exactly how much unified memory I need. On my Windows PC, I have 32GB of ram installed and I generally use around 16 GB of RAM. Does this mean that the 24GB on the MacBook Pro will be sufficient enough? I’m trying to future proof it for atleast 4 years.
On Windows you have 32gb RAM + 16gb VRAM or less depending on your GPU . Unified memory on Mac is shared between those GPU & CPU so you need to get more than you would have on Windows ...
I thought about getting a base M4 Macbook Pro, but the price is just not good. I got a Vivobook S 14 with the new AMD Ryzen AI 365, 24gb ram, OLED display, etc.. that can do everything I would want to do on the Mac and more for $999. Similar speced Macbook Pro base model is $1799 from Apple, maybe can find a deal somewhere for a little off? maybe not? Doesn't seem worth the price.
Bought a 2nd hand M3 Macbook Pro 16/512 with 3 years AC+ for less than $1000! The magsafe, sd card reader, hdmi, and the ProMotion display are def worth it!
for sure! :)
This year, the base Pro became a nice sweet spot for a lot of people. M3 Pro had serious omissions and the base 8GB RAM config was questionable at best. This year, there are no port omissions, no abysmal amount of memory (thanks to Apple Intelligence setting a new, more reasonable bare minimum for memory) and although M4 itself is still making me ask "is it going to be enough for a laptop with the "Pro" moniker", it still is good for someone who's just getting into creative stuff. People who have solid reasons to go for the M4 Pro know what they do for a living
On the other hand, combining this one with an iPad Mini 7 could be such a nice setup. Powerful, yet so portable.
I had originally planned to by an M3 Air maxed out, and at the time it was A$3599, when the M4 was released, I decided to go base M4 chip but upgraded to 24gb/2tb, and was only A$100 more for what I had planned to spend on the Air, it was a no brainer considering the the extra ports and better display. I had thought about the nano-texture, but my MacBook is pretty much in clamshell mode 95% of the time.
Should I buy the MacBook Pro with 14” M4 Pro 24GB 512GB or the M4 Max 16” 32GB RAM 1TB? I also have 200GB iCloud for files too. I need it for beginners photo and video editing, programming, web browsing, watching UA-cam videos, listening to music and podcasts with high quality audio interface and headphones amp. Maybe taking to university and cafes sometimes too.
I have the M4 Pro 16" with a 24GB/1TB configuration and it's the fastest computer I have ever owned. It's a dream to Photo/Video edit on. I think the M4 Max would be over kill and a waste of $$$ based on your use description. I would consider the $200 upgrade to the 1 TB SSD (it's a faster R/W speed and gives you some overhead). 14" or 16"?? I've had both. If you're packing it around a lot the 14" is way more portable. If you don't mind the extra weight and size, the 16" screen is better just because of real estate and the speakers are noticeably better on the 16". You also get better thermal management with the 16". Hope that helps.
@ Ok, thank you! And the 16” has only the unbinned m4 pro chip of the better chip with the full cores right? Also, which color do you have? Do you think I should also get the 24gb/1tb 16” m4 pro MacBook Pro for my use case?
@@oren_katzThat would be an excellent option for a beginner just dipping into photo/video work.
I use it in a professional setting with 6+ track videos and transitions and effects and it serves me great. I also use it to edit podcasts and everything flies
16" inch is powerful, but massive, especially in a university setting. It's bigger than most University desks lol, keep that into consideration. many students I remember trying to bring it into school and it'd just be such a hassle to lug around, and often would cover up the view of the board because of its massive screen, so people behind them couldn't see the lecture.
Power is useless if you can't afford to physically use it in most places lol
Go with 14" inch. You'll be set. Hell even use the extra money you save from the 16 inch, to bump up your 14" spec to the next tier with better chip and 1TB storage.
@@DammitJeff Ok, thanks!
And I debate between Mac mini and iPad or only MacBook Pro 14/16? If I don’t know if I will take the machine outside to university for example and never had a Mac before
And I debate if I will even take the machine outside to university since I know I would use it 95% on the desk almost always.
I have it, my first pro. I’ve honestly found it uncomfortable to use after a while when typing. Returning and waiting on the M4 Air.
I have a question about RAM
Since I’ve never used a MacBook, I don’t know exactly how much unified memory I need.
On my Windows PC, I have 32GB of ram installed and I generally use around 16 GB of RAM. Does this mean that the 24GB on the MacBook Pro will be sufficient enough? I’m trying to future proof it for atleast 4 years.
On Windows you have 32gb RAM + 16gb VRAM or less depending on your GPU . Unified memory on Mac is shared between those GPU & CPU so you need to get more than you would have on Windows ...
Touch Bar monstrosity??? It was the best thing ever too me, I think they should’ve made it a option for a people, and replace the function keys.
I thought about getting a base M4 Macbook Pro, but the price is just not good. I got a Vivobook S 14 with the new AMD Ryzen AI 365, 24gb ram, OLED display, etc.. that can do everything I would want to do on the Mac and more for $999. Similar speced Macbook Pro base model is $1799 from Apple, maybe can find a deal somewhere for a little off? maybe not? Doesn't seem worth the price.
For someone who never used macbook pro like and edits videos, is it a good idea to go with m4 max base model with 36GB ram 2T ssd ?
Rather go with M4 Pro with 48gb ram. M4 max with 36gb is not gonna survive long term. Also max chips have less battery life. M4 Pro is a balanced one.
@ the 48gb option is kinda out of my budget 😂. But if the 36gb one will lest me 2-3 years i would be ok! U think that’s possible?
Noah, since you mentioned doing 8k, I saw your video talking about the sony a1. Are you going to be getting the new sony a1ii?
no haha, not enough different with it. but when sony launches a camera that shoots 8k60 HEVC i will be buying one :)
MTA tee goes hard
I hope the touch bar comes back. It was really cool and useful.
i'm glad it's gone 😂
@ why? 😭
Noaah 😃