I went back to Intel and… I liked it?

Ok hear me out…. I went back to my 2019 15 inch Core i9 MacBook Pro for a little while after becoming weary of the large size of the new 16 inch Apple Silicon MacBook Pro. The 15 inch with butterfly keyboard was not a popular design for a number of obvious reasons, but today I’d like to revisit one key way in which the design was very very successful!

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[jimhibert]

Sure, apart from the bezels, the touch bar, the butterfly keyboard, the awful thermals, not to mention the performance gap, and the price, it was a great laptop!

[GSCK]

Apple is never going to listen to us again after this generation of macbooks is done! We complained for 6 years, they listened and we complained again. Dont cry when they dont listen to us again.

[lukemiani]

Would you buy a 15 inch MacBook Air? I think some people are missing the point of the video, which is that the *form factor* of the old 15" has a lot of potential as a new category for an ultralight MacBook Air that can now match (and exceed) this level of performance. I'm not saying Intel is better, this particular design is better, or that I would replace the new thicker design

[MaxTechOfficial]

I switched from my old 2018 15” MBP to the new 16” M1 Max. I’m been trying to sell the old one and nobody wants it. Already down to $970 for it. No interest at all. That laptop was noisy, slow, buggy, meh.. the M1 MacBook Air destroys it in basically every way.

[mariotat]

is it only me that loves the butterfly keyboard?it feels great and you can get out the keys and clean the keyboard of you do it carefully

[RiccardoMerloVegan]

Apple gave us incredible slim notebooks, users as always start whining for thermals, ports…. Then Apple made bigger notebooks with inferior ports compared to versatile Thunderbolt 4, bigger battery and impressive thermals considering the power… and now we whine about the size and we want the slim MacBook Pro again? Please… And yes i typed ultra fast on butterfly keyboard, it was super slim but super clicky… wasn’t perfect but the whining habit are really sad.

[xmetal]

I have a 2019 15” for work and would never go back. The heat, noise, lack of battery life (which I’ve also had to replace twice due to bulging battery cells) and less color accurate, smaller screen (plus the nasty keyboard) are leagues different than the new pros. If you travel professionally than sure, maybe that extra half pound and an inch would kill ya but for most desk-focused people those size differences have no practical usability effect. The changes Apple made on the new Pros are focused in the right places, even if it resulted in a bit more size.

[fredngo]

I upgraded from the 2015 15" MBP to the 2021 16" MBP and there's basically no difference at all in size. I guess that's the good part of having missed out on the entire butterfly keyboard generation of MBPs. 😆

[bibasik]

Next video: I went back to a PowerBook G4 and… I liked it?

[sirfabyan]

this is the most contradictory video ive ever seen lol. I remember when every one and you too probably were hating on the 15inch mbp because its too thin and not properly cooled and the display could be edge to edge like other laptops had it and now the same one that was so hated is the better one?

[damienlambert]

1:00 look how long it took to wake up 🤣

[tese]

the time it took that 15" to wake up at 01:08 demonstrates one of the many things wrong with the Intel. I do prefer the form factor of the 15" or 16" Intel MBP but damn I don't miss the incredibly poor battery life, the constant feeling of being hot hot hot on your lap, or when you plug in an external monitor and the 5300M & 5500M models start getting hot and spinning up the fans while sitting there idling.

[TheFandangovideoguy]

No way Jose! I won't give up my 16" M1pro chunky boy! nope! I don't need to work on airplanes...I'm good...bye old style Macbook....bring on the chunky boys!

[chris]

Apple : Let make our laptops thin
Tech Youtubers : We wouldn't mind thicker laptops for a better thermal and keyboard
Apple : Ok we listened and here is the M1 Pro/Max laptops.
Tech Youtubers : We wouldn't mind the previous thin design!








WTF? 😂😂😂

[manoloelcarabolo]

For me as an Software engineer in Spain, and also as a owner of the 2019 16 inch MacBook Pro and 16 inch m1 pro MacBook. I have to say it. Battery life is a game changer. I still use both of them because windows in my old 16 inch and I can feel the difference between them. Secondly, once you tried 120 hertz there is no come back to 60 hz. For me it is impossible. I like more the new keyboard. In my opinion, the new ones feels better. I like them more. With the black background it is nicer and easier to type. Also it doesn't get as hot as the old one. The only thing I really miss is the touchbar. I am Touch Bar guy, sorry.
About the size, for my usage it is not very noticeable. My bag is big enough to carry both of them and also my iPad Pro. But I have to agree with you, the new ones feels more chunky and bigger than the old ones. Every time I use the intel MacBook I see it more futuristic than the new one, which it feels something more classic and older, like it was from an earlier generation. I will buy if Apple releases it, the new 15 inch MacBook Air, with that kind of design you are saying, I am a screen real state fan as well!!

By the way, I was waiting for someone from the YouTube community to share a video like you did to share my opinion and see what did they think about the new design. Now I don't feel lonely in this side.

Love your content Luke.
I learnt most of my English by watching your videos!!

[AnonimInc]

I use a 16” from 2019, and my plan is to switch to a strong Apple silicon iMac, while having a light laptop on the side for travel and stuff. A 15” Air would be a dream come true for me as well

[BoyHapay]

wow your Macbook Air 15' prophecy

[andresvidoza]

As a web dev, video editor and "photographer", M1 Pro 14" FTW! Love the content Luke.

[katosnook]

Who chooses a MacBook Pro less powerful, with less ports, with less good screen, with less good sound, with butterfly keyboard, with touch bar and with heat problems because is smaller?
I'm watching him XD

[JP-swho]

That’s a tight rope you’re walking, bemoaning MacBooks for sacrificing thermals and performance, and then turning around and bemoaning MacBooks for being too chunky- and sacrificing thinness for performance.