MacBook Buying Guide (Early 2024): Which Should You ACTUALLY Buy?

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00:32 Buy a MacBook On Sale
00:55 Avoid Upgraded Configurations
02:46 Consider Second Hand
03:09 UGreen Docks
03:45 MacBook Air 13 M1
05:07 MacBook Air 13 M2
05:46 MacBook Air 15 M2
07:30 MacBook Pro 14 & 16
09:30 MacBook Pro with M3 Pro Chip
12:35 Conclusion

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[BrianSinai]

My machine has died and I'm doing my research on what to buy. I have to say that finding this channel has been an enormous help. Detailed, informed information from someone who knows what he's talking about and delivered without gimmicks or filler. There's a bewildering array of options out there and this channel brings some order to my thought process. 👍

[aaronax]

Literally bought a 14in MacBook M3 Pro because of you and your videos last night!!!

[breadone_]

i really love how you mention the benefits to programmers. finally a tech reviewer that doesn't just go on and on about video export times

[bryans]

I faced the upgrade dilemma when I wanted to by an M2 MacBook Air. I came to my senses and purchased a refurb'd M1 Pro MBP 14 (16GB/1TB) for less money.

[chriscasillas]

I've never heard anyone recommend getting the base model of a MacBook, save the money you would have spent on upgrades, and upgrade the whole laptop more often. That's actually a great idea. For the record, I'm typing this comment on my base model M2 Air.

[TakarieZan]

Bought a base M1 MacBook Air in the color I like. I use it for all the cloud work in a light weight and sturdy chassis. Great battery life and have had zero issues in the last week. Boots up faster than my Ryzen 5 Desktop too. So for anyone concerned about the 750 MacBook Air don’t be as long as most of your work is in the cloud. I also open like 20 tabs at a time and I am fine.

[maurocigliuti]

i went with the 14” M3 pro 12/18 36gb configuration and couldn’t be happier with the choice on retrospect. Snappy, powerful, silent, all day battery life, portable and slick. Pretty much everything you could ever ask for in a laptop.

[rubensbaena]

After watching your videos, I was looking for a refurbished M1 MacBook Pro to replace my 2016 old MBP. Luckily, I came across a heavily discounted 14” 2023 M2 pro w 1TB and 32GB… OMG, what a beast! this thing showed me how much time I was wasting on photo processing, now done in a fraction of time. Thank you so much for the very informative and unbiased videos. I’m sure many others are making more conscious and informed decisions when purchasing new tech, all thanks to you and your team! 👏

[FoxxFire]

I can already see the new business plan you communicated to the audience bleeding into the videos, and it's pretty awesome. Having the sponsor not be the subject of the video really makes a difference (although trusting even a sponsored laptop review from you wasn't an issue; it's just different, if that makes any sense). I also love how you're promoting your website, and I'll be happy to give a little back to you at no cost to me by using an affiliate link when I buy a new machine. I can also see the difference in editing you guys are doing, including adding in the stock, but useful, b-roll that adds some personality to the video. If I can make one small request it would be, I think when you do the cut away a-roll shot to the other camera, if you look at the camera it would make such a big difference. Using that shot when you're looking straight ahead at the other camera, it just doesn't look as polished. And look, I am 100 percent certain you are far, far better at this than I could ever be, and I hope you don't take this suggestion the wrong way. And I also can only imagine how difficult it would be to plan exactly when you are going to cut away to the other camera (i imagine the choice of when to do so is made in post; my suggestion, therefore, may be unreasonably difficult to implement); I just thought I would mention it. Thanks for another awesome video, Josh. Have a great weekend man.

[monhero]

Never buy a laptop with 8 gb ram in 2024

[aronmarden]

"Go buy that laptop, you deserve it"

Hahah love it.

I was on the cusp of deciding on and buying a MBP 14" M3 - very glad I stumbled on your videos to make sure I choose the right one.

Hello from the tech space in Sydney!

[aiphucvinhcnchanoi]

Thank bro. I almost get a M3 pro for video editing instead of M2 pro. Now I will get an M2 pro

[andrewalexander]

Hey Josh, recommendation for a video - could you do a developer-centric video, especially for higher end MacBooks? Like I have an M1 Max with 64 GB RAM (I run a lot of VMs and also have been playing around with local LLMs) and it would be good to know comparisons to M2 and M3 Maxes in real world tasks for a developer that are CPU intensive, like building/compiling (maybe XCode and Android simulator build and launches), docker containers, etc to see if upgrading would ever actually be a benefit to my workflow (my guess is right now - probably not). I never see any youtubers doing software developer-centric "real world" videos, it's all final cut pro, photoshop, and other creative stuff. You're a former software dev though, so I feel you're probably best suited for the sort of comparison I'd love to see

[basketballfan]

I got the m1 air with 16 gb of ram and no issues for years!

[StelmachsWorld]

Thanks for this video man! Apples pricing model (schemes) just get me going back and forth on different models till I eventually just give up lol

[bhaalk]

I watched many videos to tell me which MB would be the right for me and this is by far the best Video I watched in the last days.

[agambhandari]

Thanks for the comprehensive review. Got an M2 air at around 900 USD 2 months back, seems like the right choice.

[HorizonOfHope]

Got an M2 Pro 14” refurbished. Saved a thousand bucks (Australian). Sick.

[SantiagoT]

This is by far the best laptop review channel. Lots of attention to the details which matter most to those who are seeking to get a new laptop. Good job, Josh!

[janushomer]

It doesn't matter how awesome their line up is.

I really like the improvements they've made with the M chips and battery, but I truly hate they base 8gb ram and 256gb ssd offerings. I won't be giving them my money.