My MacBook Is Aging TOO Well...

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[theprodigy]

I think the M1 chip is a double edged sword. Apple made it too good. The M1 pro and M1 Max MacBooks are so good that MKBHD didn’t even upgrade.

[NicholasMcClure]

Graphic designer and video editor. M1 Pro 16" 16GB, 512 SSD. Flawless after nearly 3 years. Best MacBook I've owned. No upgrades on the horizon for me.

[rg]

My M1 Max MacBook was my first macOS device and my experience has been phenomenal. It’s easily the best laptop I’ve owned in any category

[wapon]

I managed to score a base model M1 Pro 16 inch about a year ago. It was priced at $1700 open box at Best Buy, and I traded in my 15 inch MacBook Pro from 2019 for about $800, so out the door it was about $1000 with tax. It’s an amazing laptop and like you’re saying is aging so well. It’s really going to be hard to top this laptop.

[spugesdu]

Film and TV editor here. I bought an M1 Pro 14" in 2021 and it still blows my mind what this thing is capable of. I can playback 8K Red RAW in realtime in Resolve with 16GB RAM. WHAT. Pretty flawless machine IMO, it does everything I need it to do.

[louis_ricks]

I have a base 14” MacBook Pro M1 Pro since March ‘22 (a few months after launch), and for my needs, it’s a BEAST. I watch more movies and video content on it than I do in my living room…

[lopodyr]

I'm typing this on my M1 Macbook Air. I use it for music recording and production, vector graphics, meetings from home, 3D modeling, video editing and game development.
It connects to dozens of peripherals via one thunderbolt cable, including a 4K 120Hz display and it works wonderfully. It's absolutely crazy. I love it so much that I keep thinking about getting a new one, and I can't justify it. It just doesn't break a sweat, ever.

[AlWwW]

I bought the M2 Macbook Air with 24GB or RAM, 2TB of storage from Amazon renewed. 
Obviously I've only had it for 1 year, but this is the best laptop I've owned, 0 problems, amazing battery life and power, etc.
I don't think I'll update this machine until the next 6-7 years honestly

[shivanshshivi]

I actually discovered something very interesting with my and my friend's devices. Basically any laptop we bought, generally 2000$+ (mine cost 2000$) hasn't slowed down in past couple of years. I am a power user who has need for 64 gb ram as i use photoshop, premiere pro, illustrator, then games maybe and all that at almost same time. So I am a power user and such and i have noticed my 5-6 year old windows laptop too hasnt slowed down much. Its comforting to know that the times where a device would have been obsolete in like 3-4 years are long gone.


and yeah you're correct, people who do 3d modeling, gaming, engineering etc prefer windows (especially just desktops or chonky laptops)

[dalekstrauss]

This is your best review to date. I'm a new convert to MacOS after 40 years of DOS/Windows. I stumbled on to a M1 Max 14" (32gb/24c/2tb) on eBay with renewable AppleCare+, and it is the BEST laptop I've owned since the original Toshiba T1100 Plus in the mid 80's (because it was the first full feature DOS laptop). Above all, you are absolutely right about upgrades, and the comparison to a zero time export only saving you 20 minutes per day over this M1 Max. For an "office drone" like myself (productivity without gaming/video processing), I've never felt I'd keep a device for "years" but this one likely outlast my need for a laptop.

[TheFlowman]

I got a base model M1 Pro right before the M2 Pro models came out and it's easily the best laptop I've ever owned. I recently got a 16 M3 Max for heavier duty work and I'm fully convinced that I might not need to upgrade until the M7-M8 models come out.

[nclrdy]

So on the topic of what people do with their MacBook's. I am a 3d artist professionally, and while I did have a custom system I built with a 4090 for rendering. And that was insanely fast for rendering for sure. But I had to sell my desktop due to a pretty massive life event. But after that I still had a base M1 MacBook Air I was using as a around the house internet browsing machine. And I was forced to try and use it for my 3d modeling and rendering work. And while it cannot compete with the 4090 I had, it genuinely surprised me. It has faster timeline animation playback than my desktop. And while the rendering was no where near as close to my 4090 it was serviceable. So tempting expectations is a must. But once you do you realise just how good it was.

Well skip forward a little bit and now I bought a base 14" M3 Pro MacBook Pro, and wow it handles waay more than I would have ever thought. Couple that with that battery life and everything else, I think I am going to be on Mac for a while. Do I miss my massive steam library for the off chance I would actually play a game? Sure. But there are Steam Decks and such for that.

[Bankai]

Got my M1 Pro 14" from my previous job and I got to keep it after I was laid off, was using my personal 2018 15" Pro before this and I love the screen size, screen, power and battery life, it's the best computer for me as I work on iOS apps and doing a Software QA gig at the moment.

[katrinabryce]

My Mid-2010 MacBook pro lasted me for about 10 years, with 2 battery replacements.
I got the 16" 2019 MacBook Pro, and continued to use the 2010 model as a second screen for a bit, but my iPad Air 4 has replaced it in that role now.
These days for most people, it is going to be like buying a new washing machine. You get one when the old one breaks down.

As for what could come in the future, it is mostly going to be new AI features that need a faster neural engine. Subject Lift and Centre Stage for example are AI features.
If there was something in a future version of Final Cut that made it quicker for you to select the bits of the video that don't make it here; and that required a faster neural engine; that could maybe significantly reduce your editing time, and make it worthwhile for you to upgrade.

[OmegaEnvych]

Still rocking old M1 macbook air. Bought the cheapest model and for what I’ve been using it (youtube, remote work, messengers and social media, occasionally dabbing into one game (FFXIV) when I can’t log into it on my main PC either due to power issues or travel ) it holds up really well. I feel that this is probably best companion to my home big rig that does all heavy duty and it does stuff really well!

[aaronh]

I'm too broke to be watching this

[_silversoul_]

Bought my base 13” M1 Macbook Pro in 2021 as my first transition from Windows to MacOS. 3 years later, runs like it’s brand new still. Little to no issues over that amount of time. Used for undergrad, photo editing, docs, and so much more. By far one of the best investments/purchases I’ve made!

[ractnodi]

Over the next year all of the corporate refreshes for employees with the m1 will happen and we’re going to see some amazing value.

[GD-pu]

2.5 years? I still have a 2011 iMac working full speed ahead that I passed down to a family member.

The average consumer is not buying a new Mac every year.

[bemacbe]

Last month, I purchased a refurbished MacBook Pro m1 Max from Amazon for $1900. It came with 32GB and 32 graphic cores. I am really happy with it!