Do I Regret Buying my 14' MacBook Pro? (after 2 Months!)

After months of testing and use, here's what I really think of my 14" MacBook Pro!

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In this video, I discuss the drawbacks and benefits of the 32-core GPU 14" 2021 MacBook Pro and what the tradebacks are when going for the smaller size. A part of it is thermal throttling but we also have other differences such as battery life, fan noise, and more!

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[twalton]

I've decided to get the base 14" because all the time I would have saved with a more expensive model I've already spent watching comparison videos dozens of times just to figure out which one I should get. 😅

[bradical]

14" with the 16 core M1Pro is the sweet spot. It's been an absolutely amazing machine for me, getting me through entire work days without needing to charge, and is always cool and quiet, while also being nice and portable to take on the go to school or the office. Gives me a pretty decent gaming experience as well.

[RiccardoMerloVegan]

For me it is incredible that a 14” can have this power, bigger ones will always be superior at least in battery and cooling but without the portability. 14” is the king for me

[epicjapan]

That 16 inch screen is nice… but 14 inch is so much easier to live with as an on-the-go daily use machine. I don’t think you can really go to wrong with the current line-up.

[SergioKrutov]

2 months ago I was struggling about what to choose and your videos really helped a lot! With your videos it became clear that 16" M1Pro 16Gb 1Tb version is just perfect for me and for my purposes there's no need to spend extra for M1Max or 32Gb! Thank you for your great job!

[iSteferz]

Bought a 16" m1 pro and returned it for a 14" M1 pro. No regrets on that decision. I have it docked most of the time but when I want to use it on my bed or in different rooms, the 16 inch was just too cumbersome. The speakers, screen and battery life on the 16 inch was fantastic but couldn't outweigh the size and weight imo.

[andrewvercillo]

Thanks for all the vids Max!! They have all been great. I got the maxed out 16” and you made me second guess myself over and over, but I like the bigger screen and have always had a 15-16” machine and the screen size for the graphics work I do was important to me. The battery life was also top priority. I couldn’t be happier with my purchase and during a recent flight I used my 16 with no trouble, battery lasted no problem.

[callmelil]

I know you keep saying "14 inch Macbook", but I'm pretty sure all of these things only apply (in any meaningful way) to your max specced 14 inch vs a similar 16 inch. Compare the 24 core versions, and you don't get nearly as much difference. Most of us—even professional video editors—are not going max specs this time around, so I think it’s important to specify

[nickjacobsss]

Im hard pressed to imagine the 16" speakers being a whole lot better, because I was shocked at how great/loud the 14" speakers are!

[arvinsim]

I chose the 14" because I use my laptops docked at home. I need it to be portable on the go. I am also only getting the M1 Pro. If I want the M1 Max, I will surely get the 16".

[ginoco]

When you have the 16" for 2 months, then you may want the 14" again :) I have the 14" - 24 core model, and very happy with it! I debated getting the 16", but when I picked one up IRL I realized it was larger/heavier than I wanted for portability.

[nikifallen]

Thanks to your videos, I chose the 16” MBP 16 core with 1 TB and I couldn’t be happier with my purchase. I find the size completely perfect, but I also have an iPad pro 12.5” that I take with me when I travel. I just wanted to thank you guys again—since I also thanked you after the vid that really helped me make my decision—since I am so very pleased with my purchase! So thanks, again!

[BackpackandGear]

I have a 17" laptop now so going down to a 16.2" model would not hurt me all that much. Plus, the range of features the 16" has is wonderful. A great laptop for the money even though it is a little expensive for a lot of people including myself since now I'm retired and on a fixed income!

[SeanRosairo]

Thank you so much for making these videos!! Since I like the 14 inch size the best for portability (the 16 is huge on the move) but because of your tests, I got the binned pro (8 core) because I'm coming from a dual core i5 so it's still a huge improvement. As I do music production and photo editing though, I specced 32gb of ram and a 2tb ssd. It's honestly amazing for my needs, and saving on the processor helped in upgrading the more important components for me! The battery life is also good enough for me (I can get about 5hrs of 4k video editing on battery life with the low end chip)

[winterwolfryan]

I went the route of getting an M1 air base for anything needing extreme portability, and the base m1 pro 16" (With 1TB upgrade) for anything requiring a large amount of performance. Having the 2 devices was still cheaper than maxing out either of the Macbook Pro's. Pretty happy.

[TheMazi]

Attention viewers. This is somewhat clickbait.

If you are not a pro user 100% of the time, the 14 inch is fine.

[KrazyNigerian]

I recently got a 14inch. It’s been an amazing machine. Granted I will admit that I didn’t really need one and the M1 air would have been more than enough. However, considering my last computer was a 2013 MBP this has definitely been an upgrade

[zeinatodea]

Hi and thank you for all the informative videos you do! I recently started video editing and I am debating in which Macbook to invest in the near future. I now have an Asus zenbook that does the job for a beginner and is a very portable machine, so I wanted to go with the base model of 14". With this video you kind of turned my opinion around. For the long run, which model or configuration would you recommend for a heavy Adobe user? Most of the videos I've edited until now are 1080p but I want to be able to run Premier Pro without any heating or hiccups for some time to come. Thank you! :)

[MihaiP]

Hi, based on all yours reviews regarding MacBook 14" and 16", I chose MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro, with 10/16 core, 16 GB RAM (the differences between 16 and 32 TB was very small in your FCP tests) and 2TB SSD. I travel a lot and use computer for FCP. Except the memory, I think is a honest configuration also based on your current video. All the best!