I don’t like the new MacBook Pro, buy this instead

The brand new MacBook Pro has a much lower price tag, which should make it compelling. Well, we think you can still do better, though you probably won’t.

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[Dameworth]

Apple limiting the amount of displays you can connect to different laptop models should be a tech sin.

[jordanhaglin]

"The old and slow M2" me watching from my 2009 cheese grater

[RinoAP]

Imagine spending >$1600 but still getting 8GB of RAM shared with iGPU

[PopStrikers]

Yeah. The last part of this video is spot on. If they leave the Air at M2 for the majority of next year to mimic the chip split they introduced on the iPhone, I'll be furious. Apple Silicon was such a game changer. Now they're just resting on their laurels.

I hope Qualcomm kicks their ass.

[sergioaro]

Seems weird watching linus on this channel, that shows how well of a job the Mac Adress channel is doing in carving their own path. They just have a very different and cool vibe

[watercannonscollaboration]

It’s funny how Intel’s lowest end mobile CPU, the U300, supports 4 display outputs (so 1 internal display on a laptop + 3 outputs), while the base Apple silicon chips have been limited to 2 (1 internal display on a laptop + 1 output) for the last 3 generations

[tld]

if you purposefully scripted in the Happy meal scene so that lunch counted as a product expense, i applaud you.

[i-Sparki]

Honestly, even an M1 Pro isn't that bad a deal either. It's not as powerful as an M2 but the M1 is no slouch and while missing some features - is close enough to run along with little impedance to most tasks. Also, unlike the M2, the M1's are far more common since they were out for a mite bit longer (2 years instead of the 1 for the M2).

[eboymario]

And with Apple starting to bring gaming on Macs they definitely can’t go with 8GB of ram anymore same goes for 256GB of storage on the base models.

[hhh-rcgt]

I have a 14" m1 but if I was in the market, not being able to charge on both sides would be a dealbreaker

[crestofhonor]

The multiple display issue is solely an apple issue and it’s baffling that it’s even an issue in the slightest. All M series SoCs should support at least 2 displays but ideally 3 or 4. What’s even worse is the pricing as it should be minimum 16gb of ram and 1tb of storage at $1600. This would make it a killer deal. The SSD wouldn’t even be an issue if apple just provided an easy internal storage upgrade via m.2

[pooriakhosravi]

Linus saying “you can’t say that” is just hilarious

[ryanhamstra]

I agree. If you want a Mac because of the battery life and Apple ecosystem, base model air is good enough. If you actually need the pro features, you have to spend more. Now, idk why Apple can’t have this one do more stuff other than to make you buy the better one… limiting it to one extra monitor is annoying, but I wonder if it’s a gpu limitation?

[owlmostdead]

A "pro" device in 2023 = minimum of 32Gb of RAM and 1TB of storage, anything less and its not "pro".

[LMacNeill]

The MacBook Pro has 8GB of RAM so Apple can say, "Look! A MacBook Pro that's only $1600!" When in reality, you need to spend $1800 because you need the 16GB of RAM. But "starting at $1599" looks so much better than "starting at $1799."

I'll be sticking with my 16" M2 Pro MacBook Pro for a couple more years, yet. (I should've sprung for the 1TB SSD upgrade when I bought it, but a fast external SSD is easy enough to carry around with me if I need extra storage.)

[sidefmovies]

I swear choosing a mac many years ago was nice and easy. It came down to basic, medium or awesome. You chose one within budget and it was simple. I feel the choice now so confusing. I end up just giving up and sticking with my intel laptop. (With 64GB of ram I’m hoping it will last a little longer)

[YouGotPropofol]

Apple will make and put on their shelves an entire new computer solely made to make you buy the other model. How about that for environmental concern…

[DewittOralee]

The editing on MA videos are just perfect. Capturing the vibe of a video that could have been made by Apple while also being a fair review of their products by somebody who uses them is perfected here.

[theformerkaiser]

All this talk of Apple Silicon and I’m rocking a 13’ Mid 2012 MBP I fixed up after getting it from my high school. 16 gigs of ram, one SSD and an OpenCore Sonoma patch later and it works amazingly. Only problem is battery, but that to be expecting using a laptop from so long ago.

[heptacon]

The base model 14 inch with M3 Pro and 18GB of memory was just on sale for $1850, and you can get it for that price in the education store. I would absolutely spend the extra $250 for that one.