DON'T BUY the 13' M1 MacBook Pro

I don’t think most people should buy the 13” M1 MacBook Pro - it’s just not one of my favorite options. The M1 MacBook Pro IS a good laptop, but I can’t recommend it anymore. And that probably doesn’t make sense without more of an explanation but I can only think of 2 reasons why someone might still want to buy it.

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[TechGearTalk]

What's up everyone?! I hope this comparison of the M1 13” MacBook Pro, the M1 13” MacBook Air and the M1 Pro 14” MacBook Pro was helpful. Did I cover what you wanted to know? What else did you want to see or learn about?

Would love to know what you think, which one is the best option?

[Gann]

M1 macbook pro 2020 beats the 2021 M1 pro and max in a very important factor which is value for cost, for non professionals which are 95% of people

[gayheartacehearts]

'Buy it nice or buy it twice ' a lesson I'm still learning.

[BlockFacts]

lol I just bought one a week ago

I LOVE the touch bar, it's so useful with BetterTouchTool which lets me use it for macro keys. SO glad I chose this over the 14 inch, slightly regret not getting the old intel 16 inch

[adinlucena]

People are saying don't get the 13 inch and I'm here charging my 13 every 3rd day.

[FreedomforAfricans]

Honestly, I really love the touchbar and it was just about to be a deciding factor for me between the 13 and 14.
Thanks to your videos I'm now gunning for the base model 14

[jbar_]

When I was buying my MacBook Air last month, I thought of you. Considering I keep my computers for 7-8 years I did it right- 16gb 1TB. “Buy it nice, or buy it twice.” Very true! I’ve barely been able to use it but it works very well! I use it more for work when I’m at home and it really flies with the M1 apps. Intel ones, not as fast. Similar speed to my 2014 i5 MBP.

[kojibal]

Thank you for this amazing review ! I was on my way to buy one but I started to doubt haha
I bought the 13 MBP mainly because of the battery life and the touch bar that I love

[jrwheeler]

I just got the 2020 13" M1 MacBook a couple of months ago and, honestly, I love it. For what I use it for, it's perfect and I haven't had any problems with it at all, and it sure as hell beats my old 2016 MacBook Air that I upgraded from.

[omarmehdi]

If you were undecided about which MacBook to purchase before this video, after watching this video you'll be even more confused!

[stryda]

My first choice was the MacBook Air but it was unavailable when I was trying to purchase it so I ended up with the Pro and I’m so loving it! The battery life is so good that I don’t have to charge it for 2-3 days. I just hope though that there’s a 14 inch MacBook Pro version with just the regular M1 instead of the M1 Pro but with the same design and screen.

[islandcactus]

Best review and comparison out there! Thank you, I’ve settled on buying an Amiga 1000!

[sabr]

Do you think a refurb MBP 13” from apple is more worth it? Here in Canada it adds another $200 in savings over the 14, making the gap about $550 CAD between similar spec 13” and 14”. Looking at MBP 13” for the fan. I’m a CS student and I run sustained workloads but 14” is outside my budget

NOTE: they don’t have a refurb MBA available with the spec I need, they only have 8gb ram models. So I’d have to buy a new MBA, the refurb MBP is $100 CAD more expensive than a new MBA

[MineTwine]

Have had my base model 13" M1 MacBook Pro for a few years now and I really have zero complaints. In most situations I really like the Touch Bar for it contextually changing based on what app you're using, and I really haven't missed having dedicated function keys in normal day to day use. Pretty happy with my purchase so far, just really would love the adaptive refresh rate of the 14" and 16" models.

[smart]

Thank you so much for such a clear and defined comparison. I have been watching comparison videos for the past 2 weeks and trust me yours is the best. I love the Touch Bar and I feel while using MS Office tools the Touch bar would be quite handy which is there only in the 13.3 inch MacBook Pro. Yes the 14 inch looks very attractive because of the display, but do you think I should spend the extra bucks and go for 14 inch and ditch the touch bar? What would you done if you were in my place? My work requires 60% MS Office Tools (Excel, Word and Powerpoint) and 40% web browsing (including videos). Thank you in advance.

[eduardotavares]

13 mbp 512 renewed is the BEST cost benefit in early 2024. For 765 you get a 512 SSD, all the better specs of the pro over the airs specifically the thermals for unbelievable price and a computer that still beats M3 mba saving you almost $400 but no one is seen it hahaha

[ericee]

A straight-forward consideration and decision required here: Given the same price for the MacBook Air M1 or MacBook Pro M1 13.3, each with 8 core cpu/8 core gpu, 16gb ram and 1tb of storage, which would you choose, and why?
I have exactly this choice before me, both are space grey - $2000 CAN = approx $1600 USD. Here's my pro list (pun intended)
MBAir = 1.Silent, and 2.easily capable of all work tasks: recording voice-overs and multi-tracked music, mainly electric guitar. 3. There's no touch-bar
MBPro = 1.slight edge for battery life 2. slightly brighter screen level 3. fan may help to avoid throttling by keeping things cooler - however the negative is the noise which may be taken out at post production, but I'd rather work without concern of such things. 4. There's a touch bar.
All points considered, rarely would I be pushing the machine that hard to get the fan going full, except for the occasional 4k video transfer/editing.
I seem to be a victim (of my own making to be sure) of analysis paralysis. However, I'm currently using a base-model MB-Air, and so far I like it. I will not have the same opportunity to trail run the MB Pro, as it a private sale. Whew! Alright, now that I've added all my superfluous information, please let me know how you'd manage this decision - all else being equal. Thank you in advance. Have a blessed day. 🙂

[tyler]

this was such a great breakdown. I miss the touch bar so I wanted the 13” Pro, but the camera & screen difference that you demonstrated is really important.

[techkafa]

one of the best reviews of the entire m1 line up. respect! wish you had also given examples of real world usage such as; m1 air for daily use of emails, word and excel, teams, social media, light editing etc, m1 pros for all of that plus heavy editing, production and development.

[ImprovingAbility]

I love how you put all options of this class on the table. Literally.