Yeah, glad I didn’t upgrade when Touch Bar’s and no ports were all the rage!

lol! It does feel a bit strange. All my stuff needs adapters for the USB-c. I’m glad we skipped that dongle generation.

you can still run newest macos Montenery on 2014 macbook:)

Glad it was helpful!

I think there's lots of people like us who saw the 2016 redesigns and thought nope! Going to be a lot of 2015 owners upgrading this year I think. I went for the 16" in the end. Saw them side by side and the extra real estate was too tempting to pass up.

It really depends about portability and screen size, I rather have the 14 because it’s really portable and I don’t care about the screen size

All the apps I use day to day seem to work as expected, just much faster! I'm a programmer so I did run into a couple of things that needed extra effort to get them working on the arm64 processor in the M1 chip, but nothing that a bit of Googling couldn't fix. Best points that justify an upgrade: it's fast, like really really fast. The screen is amazing, bright and detailed. The battery life is amazing, even running Google Chrome I can use it heavily for 8+ hours per day and still finish with battery to spare. Keyboard is a pleasure to type on. Oh and the speakers, they're quite something.

Great choice, enjoy!

Adieu???

@@edimarjunior9616 It means goodbye. I’ve decided to do the Apple trade-in with my 15” for the 16”.

Lol. That’s why I am keeping my 2015. Even after I just got the 2021.

that's just your opinion, and I respect that but honestly the new MacBook Pro m1's just look like a final refined copy of excellence if you ask for my opinion.

@@danny6269 With them dongles floating around it looks killer! Modular synth spaghetti Yum! And that trackpad. Was it made to park a SUV upon? Way too big. If it was a Wacom, OK, but it isn't. The old Trackpad is way better to handle. Less phantom mouse jumps or weird scrolls.

@@lovemadeinjapan what dongles do you need for the M1 Pro? USB A is becoming obsolete, rj45 port is obsolete for a laptop, DP is not necessary when laptop has thunderbolt 4 and hdmi. Trackpad is also large so you don’t have to hold and drag finger over and over without letting go when you run out of space. Trackpad is also optimized for more gestures and engineered to prevent mouse jumping and palming. Display is near oled, amazing ppi, and fast refresh 120 hz. Keys are uniform and not spaced out like teeth that need braces. Speaker audio is rich and deep. Device is always cooled and boot time is lightning quick. Battery last forever, never worry about failing cards, spinning hard drives or third party components. Design is sleek and representative of contemporary aesthetic and premium product, a timeless classic.

@@danny6269 Strange, my 2015 boots faster, and I found the trackpad highly annoying. Maybe it is because of extra gestures that it feels so weird. And USB-A is not obsolete. It is sturdy as heck, easy to repair and just works. Can't say that of USB-C. Sure, the new machine is cool, but the price is 6-8 fold in EU. Not worth it. But worst spec of the new one is it runs Candy Crush OS. And no Linux or Windows.

@@GoogleAccount-kj7bq Far from ugly, but I understand everyone has different tastes. What's your favorite part about the new design?

I did in fact get the 2021 MBP M1 Pro 16” and am thrilled with the performance improvement over the 2015!

Would you say there is a huge difference between the both in terms of weight and display? If it is the similar then I think 16” is the size to go for

facts

I wish it was easy to forget. Those butterfly switches were a Bain to my existence

2016-2019 worst machines in the decade

😂😂😂. Can never forget those😂😂😂 2016_2019 was complete Nonsense machines

Thanks!

Cheers mate!

I hadn't realised myself but a friend pointed it out and yes, it works perfectly!

Good to know. I wondered that. Apple suggested adding it at checkout and I thought I would risk trying my current one. I take it that will need to use the new outlet brick though.

Totally!

You won’t regret upgrading, it’s a great machine!

Do u mean it can’t run editing or it’s a bit slow

@@rightsoon4836 extremely slow and not sustainable if you wanna get on with your work. Now on the new 14” obviously it’s a bliss

@@DanielUnterrainer though mine is still serving well but since it’s your experience I’ll suggest u go for it

@@rightsoon4836 already got mine a few months ago. I’m very satisfied with it and the speed is just amazing.

The 2015 is still a great machine! My wife is using mine now and she’s delighted with it.

You won’t regret it, great machine.

And I don't like it

You can still run something like Parallels on it. With the speed of the M1 chip it will likely feel as fast if not faster than the Bootcamp version.

What you think about mid 2015 now. I mean is it possible to survive atleast 3 year more (university use Microsoft, lil photo edits and daily browser)?

@@yprpl i still have one. Yes it can survive for 3 more years , you just need to make sure the battery is still good enough for portability needs.

@@fou9selk280 well thanks. Any tip to take care display? From fade out?

@@yprpl you're welcome. Not all screens have that issue. I think keeping it away from dust and avoiding over-cleaning is a way to prevent that. Before you buy make sure the seller shares enough pictures of the screen to make sure it's in good shape. The fading of screen is especially noticeable when it's turned off. Usually when the mac is running it's hard to notice screen issues. So make sure the seller sends pictures of the screen when it's turned off and under enough light.

Any benchmarks in particular that you'd like to see?

@@chrismytton I think the standard suite would be nice- geekbench, Cinebench, gfxbench, blender, photo and video exports.

It’s been shot and I’m editing at the moment. Subscribe to see it when I upload!

Can you edit 4k video smoothly

@@zerio_meitei On the 2021? Yes, absolutely!

I think the new one looks great! But looks are subjective. The main difference is the notch, but I stopped noticing that after about an hour.

​@Chris Mytton 8:25 the chassis is slicker on the 2015 model. The 2021 and newer models do look more like the 2012 models; bulkier

I only have the 2015 retina to compare it against, but they’re basically the same width.

@@chrismytton oh ok, thank you!

​@@EstebanRestrepo0 8:25 the 2021 is slightly bulkier

I don’t use Office so not in a position to compare, but I imagine it runs the same except many times faster! In terms of weight they both weigh about the same. The new one even fits in my old laptop case!

Sure why not?

@@drs-Rigo-Reus is the model capable of running Monterey smoothly?..

Depends on what you’re doing! But in general yes, it can go a whole day without charging.

See 8:41 in the video. In practice they feel exactly the same. The squared edges on the 2021 make it look deeper than it is.

I’m making another video, watch this space!

They're very similar. If anything the 2021's keyboard feels a bit sturdier. I've had it for a year now and no complaints!

@@chrismytton thanks for getting back to me Chris!

Depends on what you do with your computer, but if it’s anything involving a web browser you’ll see a huge speed boost from any M1 chip.

I don't use a keyboard protector, and I only put it in a case if it's going in my bag for a trip (case also has power and a couple of other useful cables in it).

@@chrismytton Ok thank you!

@@chrismytton oh okay, thank you!

Thanks, appreciate the kind words!

@@GoogleAccount-kj7bq Got the M1 instead and I love it . I have never used a laptop that starts up so quickly

I certainly have a lot of opinions already, so that might well be on the cards!

Thanks! It's a Sony a6100 with a Rode VideoMicro. Nothing too fancy but the Sony cameras produce a really nice image straight out of the camera. I only did some very minimal grading to the image.

Thanks!

Thanks! 👍

Thanks @Joseph you may be right that is an illusion due to the new bottom feet.

Agree with Joseph, the difference in thickness isn’t really noticeable, they seem about the same.

The thickness of the 2015 and 2021 16” are about the same as well. The weight is similar too. From all the reviews I was expecting it to be very heavy but it’s not.

Just run it on Mojave, it will be seriously faster, and I've yet to see an important app not working on 10.14.

😁

Haha true 😂

Thanks!

I quite like the new design. Side by side the 2015 looks dated to me.