@Apple Macbook Pro 14 and 16: Long Term Review

My long term review of the Macbook Pro 14 and 16 after using them everyday for 6 months! Am I switching to Mac?

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[JustJoshTech]

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[freedomtreenetwork]

I have watched countless videos on this subject and this is, by far, the best one I've come across! You just saved me time and frustration with your thorough review - I had the 14" with M1 Max and 24-core GPU in my shopping cart and now I've decided to upgrade to the 16" version. THANK YOU!!

[Watchandlearn]

With the transition to Apple Silicon, Apple is killing it in the laptop space. The M1 MBA released back in Nov 2020 is still far better than any other windows thin and light laptop. With these machines, they have given power users everything they need. For a work laptop, unless someone has an application that will not run on Apple Silicon, it is hard to recommend anything else right now. I really hope the PC market steps up their game this year.

[m-stat]

Fully agreed - either get the 14" with M1 Pro, or the 16" with M1 Pro/Max (24c). Everything else is just a pain for your thermals and battery. I will go for the combo 16" with Pro, since I don't need more than 5.2TFLOPs of GPU performance and I get amazing battery life and no fan noise in return!

[Archivist]

Already have a 14 inch M1 Pro so am mostly here to see what Josh thinks. Glad that the Pro has some heat advantages over the MAX, I went back and forth on what to get for 2 weeks and it was ultimately budgetary reasons as to why I went for the Pro but it sounds like there are practical advantages too which is nice

[ZONEofTECH]

Loved the review, Josh! Surprised to see my cameo haha. Thanks!

[darrell]

Outstanding content as usual. Your experience just reinforces that there is no best machine for everything and that it really depends on your use case. As for expecting PC companies to step up, I'll believe it when I see it. The things that PC manufacturers can easily control such as better webcams and speakers they don't bother with upgrading. They can't do much with the hot processors from Intel/AMD. It will be a couple of generations, at best, before they can compete with Apple by providing a chip that's high performing, low power and generates low heat.

[shelleyseokim]

Honestly the 14” is the best laptop I’ve ever used. It has everything i need for basic use and my creative endeavors!!

[danielakbari]

You really deserve more views and subs! Your reviews are interesting, informative, in-depth and enjoyable; just wanna say we love you and keep up the amazing work :)

[whatsmyageagain]

6:38 - "it would be nice to have that slimmer lighter form factor" - personally to me - no, it wouldn't, this 5-year race for thinnest possible laptops caused so many troubles with performance... To my experience, sometimes it went to the point when I literally could not even share the screen during my meetings due to CPU throttle to 0.8 GHz, and that was on MBP 16 i9 (2019)... Insane! Thank god Apple ditched this "thin form factor" bullshit.
Now I am a happy owner of a base MBP 16 M1 Pro model with 1TB storage, having zero complaints since the moment I purchased it 3 months ago.

[AyoHues]

Such a great, factually based, clear-eyed view - well done. I’ve been PC based since the Ark but have swapped over to Apple Silicon, first with an M1 Air which convinced me to buy the MBP Pro 16” on the very first day. Been delighted with it - it’s everything the XPS 15 & 17 should be by now but aren’t.

[FunFactsAboutTech]

Great review as usual Josh. I don't think we'll see much that comes close on windows this year (in terms of power to performance ratio). I think for those who game a bit and do some serious work, the Ryzen 6000 models with integrated RDNA 2 graphics in thin and light chassis may be better all-rounders (and cheaper) for many people.

[SXYEV]

My mom is proud of you too! 😆☕😎 ...but seriously, after using Windows PC laptops for 30+ years, I switched to Mac, and I'm not looking back. I have the MacBook Pro 16, and it is easily the best laptop I have ever owned! I was initially worried about switching operating systems, but I was pleasantly surprised that I adapted much more quickly than I anticipated. In less than a week I was comfortable, and within a couple of weeks, it was like I had always been using Mac OS.

I did buy a Dell XPS 17 at the same time, and used them both side-by-side for a couple of weeks, to test them out. I love the XPS 17 screen and design! ....but there's just no comparison. The MacBook out-preformed in every way. The battery life 🔋alone was the biggest selling point. The MacBook lasted up to 3x as long. And runs at "full power" on battery. It renders/exports my video editing projects in half the time. The XPS keyboard is good, but I swear I type twice as fast on the MacBook - LOL 😉

....The speakers are just amazing, as well as the track pad, studio-quality mics, and HD web cam. Now, I know this is crazy, but I use the LAP-top actually ON my lap most of the time! ....No heat, no fan noise (The XPS sounded like a jet airplane when exporting video.) ....As far as the "notch", I installed a gorgeous purple-dark high-res galaxy background, and I never notice it.

Not to mention the all-around quality! ....and something no one seems to mention is the new M1 MacBooks are actually "designed" to be "LAP-tops" no grill on the bottom folks! (Which I was always worried about blocking, as I use my laptops on my lap, and often just sitting on my bed!) ...Instead there are air intake slots on the outer edges, and at the screen (just genius). (I returned the XPS 17 to Dell - I really DID want to love it!)

Now I can sit on my patio, laptop on my lap, with a cup of coffee ☕ and work ALL day (unplugged)... 💜 😎 🎉

Gaming is one thing, but for creatives / business users like me, until Windows PC laptops address the heat and fan-noise issues, battery life, design and quality, it's hard to recommend anything but a

But what about the "Apple Tax"? ....Hate to burst your bubble, but the Dell XPS configured to try to compete was over $500 MORE than the MacBook! Razer Blade would have been even more than that!

Thanks for the great video, as always Josh! 👍🏼😎

[samlynn]

Oh wow first time commenting videos like these but may I just say I’m impressed how informative and efficient your video is!! Great content and great work truly. Brilliant!

[mehdidezta]

Josh never disappoints! Just keep the videos coming! Love them

[bkoleff]

I'm with the 16" and this computer is the best. That's it. In the price category there is no competition. The only downside is that it can't run Windows natively and if you need Windows, for now, you need a PC.

[JuliandeKoning]

Excellent review the only thing i missed is whether you think the relatively insaenly high prices justify these machines

[ignskeletons]

I'm someone who does a lot of writing for a WordPress blog and also needs a good built in Mic/Webcam for interviewing people over the internet and this is just a dream machine. Very few laptops even have a 1080p webcam and Apple's software does a great job making things look better with the camera.

[patrickrosello]

I feel I must have watched all existing videos on youtube about laptops, pc vs mac etc....and you definitely sit at the very top of the bestest!!! thank you so much

[kappamomondo]

Josh, as you have experience with development and seem rather tech savvy in general, would you consider making a Windows vs MacOS comparison any time soon? I'm a dev who is seriously tempted to get my hands on a new Macbook Pro but have no idea what the apple ecosystem experience is like, and I would definitely want to see a comparison from someone who has experience beyond just casual use and video editing.