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So, after Friends, this is what Ross has been up to.

So here we are a year and a month later and I bought the same 16” machine except for a 1TB drive. The opening experience is second to none. That immediate experience of seeing the screen as soon as an image hit it just made me smile from ear to ear. Don’t get me wrong, my prior M1 13” MBP was fantastic and I’m keeping it for travel use. But this 16” is my daily driver and it’s beyond awesome. I also MineCraft with my kids and dang this 16” machine is awesome with the rendering and fluidity. This really is about as close as I can image to the perfect laptop. If only the weight could be reduced a little more, then Apple would have the perfect laptop, bar none.

I traded my 2019 16" base model and bought it on the education site so after tax the base model 16" M1 MacBook Pro came to about 1200. I keep waiting for it to start burning my lap, but it doesn't happen! Still have to use a dongle for regular USB, but it's good to have magsafe back!

I'm a little late to this, but I did chuckle when you talked about the screen quality making your monitors look bad.

Got the 16" base model M1 Pro and I'm absolutely satisfied. It's the most powerful laptop I ever had, even to that level that I will never use that full potential. Which is why I took the M1 Pro base model instead of the M1 Max version. I recently had around 20 apps open at the same time (around 25 safari-tabs, Spotify, 2-3 Apple-Arcade games in the background, Steam, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, a couple of light-apps like Notes, Maps, etc.) and the CPU usage was at around 15%... this thing is bananas and it never got warm or anything. PLUS the battery is a monster.. I'd say if you're not a heavy professional user, who needs at least 32 GB of RAM or more, and who doesn't need to connect the Macbook to 3 additional 6K + one additional 4K display at the same time, you will be perfectly fine with the 16" M1 Pro base model; heck even the 14" base model with the binned M1 Pro chip should be enough for 95% of world's population

Great review. A question: You referenced that the built in HDMI port in my new MacBook Pro 16 with the M1 Pro chip is only 2.0, not 2.1, so only supports up to 60, not 120 on an external display. Could I hook up an external 120 refresh rate display to my new MacBook Pro 16 with the M1 Pro chip thru one of the 3 Thunderbolt ports instead of the dedicated HDMI port, and then maybe use a 2.1 HDMI adaptor in order to get the 120 refresh that is in the laptop up on the 120 external display? I am not a techie person, and am new to Apple, so have begun a learning curve, but I do want to at some point get a much larger external display so this might be relevant. Thanks so much for the review, and if you can take a few moments, for the reply. Thumbs up!

Hey thanks for the great review!🙏☺️ Do you have a issue in premiere pro preview showing contrasty and saturated and exporting with less?

Awesome review!! Can you comment on how it fits on the tables at Central Perk?

I love your backgrounds! Can you please let me know where to ge them? Keep up the good work! thanks

Thanks for confirming the connection tone issue. I figured out pretty quickly it was because it was off, but this is my first mac - I didn't know if this was normal or not.

Great review! Very helpful.

Hey, what do you recommend for a monitor for my M1 Pro MB Pro? I do a lot of photo editing and while using my MacBook display is fine on the go, having a monitor to use while stationary somewhere would be nice =)

Love your videos:) keep up your amazing content!

I ordered both the 14" and 16" hoping I'd be willing to step down in size for better portability (My last machine was the Intel 16" from 2019). These are both amazing laptops, but I could not get over my palms partially hanging off the smaller rest of the 14" model and it's trackpad being so much smaller than the 16". In fact, side by side the 14" trackpad is smaller than the 13" MBP (It appears this is due to the full size row of function keys pushing down into the trackpad's real estate). I guess that Intel 16 inches got good to me over the last couple of years because I just couldn't go back now and ended up returning the 14" MBP. I like using the insanely massive "Minority Report" trackpad on the 16" as there is 0 chance I miss any gestures or even have to look down, I just wave my fingers around and what I want to happen just does lol. There were a few more minor benefits that swayed me as well like the sheer increase in screen real-estate (so much better running apps side by side) as well as even louder/better sound w/ more responsive bass (14" is no slouch either, but man this new 16" sounds amazing!). Lastly, the 16" base model has the full M1 Pro chip at 10/16 cores vs. the 14" at 8/14 cores. If you do some algebra, you can control for the SSD size costs and isolate the CPU upgrade cost to realize that upgrading the base 14" MBP to the exact same specs as the 16" MBP would cost an additional $200 (You can't configure it that way, but to keep an apples to apples comparison on the SSD at 512GB storage between both models). So that means the larger form factor with bigger display, bigger trackpad, 140W GaN Charger, louder/better audio and beefier cooling comes at a realized $300 (and full pound of weight) premium over the 14" MBP (Well $250 for myself using USG pricing) so I couldn't justify not going all in lol and "buying it right" haha. I've had this guy just over two weeks now and I absolutely LOVE IT! For all the reasons given, you can also tack on some "member berries" (It reminds me so much of my first Mac, an Aluminum PowerBook G4!), MagSafe, Actual ports, Split Thunderbolt bus (Good lord, file transfer from one HDD or SSD across to another is crazy faster as opposed to the Intel 16" MBP that shared Thudnerbolt lanes!) and lastly, and quite importantly, the noticeably better build quality! Seriously, this thing feels solid (The giant screen does not flex at all due to its increased heft and there are way fewer sharp edges to cut yourself on or ding up/scrape too). Highly recommended, notch be damned lol!

I got the M1 Macbook Pro 2021 16GB RAM & 1TB SSD never had a Mac before! Have always had windows..so kind of nervous about the change! I'll be checking your vids for answers! lol Great review Thx!

Again, thank you so much for such amazing videos and bringing up that issue!

Its nice vid bro , sadly due to budget issues i have bought 13 inc m1 with 8 gig unified,but its really nice to have this little monster ...

1 inch does make a difference. I have the Gram 16 and an HP Envy 17". Size wise 16 is perfect. And the weight of the Gram is obviously better, but just size considering, I will always prefer a 16" 16x10 over any 17". I have to say the Gram is the best laptop I have ever used in every way period!

Very helpful , thanks , subscribed .

Aside from performance, how does the user experience compare with the iMac 24? Thanks

Hey man, love your videos. What camera and lens setup do you use for your videos? I use a canon M50 and want to upgrade as have a small KZfaq channel ‘Hangry Half Asian’ and I want to step up my production. Thanks!!! Btw bought a 16” M1 MB Pro based on your review…

I bought my last MacBook pro in late 2013 and it's still usable, with 4gb ram, it's painfully slow, I actually don't know where it is now in my house lol, I've been exclusively using z fold 3 for last 2 month, I occasionally use iPad pro 12.9 2020 model for photo editing. So these new macbook definitely caught my attention, I'm thinking of picking the 16inch model get 1tb and be done for next 7 years. I agree on display quality and sound, I played around with the 16inch model, 14 inch looked considerably smaller next to 16. I couldn't believe how loud and crisp the sound quality was, and for the display yes definitely best display on a laptop, but coming from z fold 3, I think I would still chose it's display over anything else.

I'm a PC and android man who got my first macbook and I must say I absolutely love this thing!

I am going to be using my college classes and work, Should I get the Air or MacBook Pro?

Considering that this display will be far better then any other display in my house, it’s probably best that I go for the 16in.

How would you compare the 1080P facetime camera and speakers to the iPad Pro and M1 iMac 24?

Just found your channel and slowly working through the great video content and subscribed. I will be upgrading from a MacBook Pro mid 2012, I know it’s old but that’s what impressed me that Apple products they last. I am definitely looking at the new 16inch MacBook Pro , just trying to decide should I go for 16gb ram or pay extra for 32gb. I mainly use for browsing, some photo editing, Garmin map route work. Look forward to the comparison video.

Lol I understand what a dot matrix printer is. Now you got me worried with my screens too. I have 3 34" curved dell monitors. Good insights.

did you end up doing a battery test comparison between the 13” M1 w/ touchbar and 16” M1 Pro?

I really enjoy your videos! Amazing video! Hope you reach 1 million subs soon.

Now that was a super useful review. I just cancelled my order for a 16 inch M1 Pro 16Gb. I had far too many questions and I could not find the answers I needed to persist with the order. I thought you should know that Apple owe you a sarsaparilla - I am just about to re-oder the 16 inch M1 Pro 16Gb because you, and you alone, answered every question I had about that laptop. Thank you.

great, very helpful, thankyou

Can the USB-C be used for charging for the 16” ?

Always great content can be found right here! Good advice on the memory upgrade. I've seen compelling evidence that it's a benefit when working with large files like pano's, focus stacks or HDR images in Lightroom and that it greatly improves the performance of adjustment brushes. The 16 gb was a bit laggy and the 32 gb was as smooth as silk. My point of reference is a in-depth comparison ArtIsRight did. Cheers and thanks for the F1 footage!

"Dot matrix " LOOOL! Collapsed from extreme laughter 😃. Good one

Nice review, decided to invest in in the 16 Max with 32GB, for once I’m going to try and keep for 5-7 years. Still within the return window and debating if I should go for a BTO 64GB for ‘longevity’ - photo editing and some light-ish video editing will be my usage scenario as well as using as my daily driver. Any thoughts on the 32 v 64 argument for my use case appreciated! Thanks

How does the 16inch base model perform in Adobe Premier Pro?

Well that charging loop issue would actually be a dealbreaker for me … would be super interesting if this can be fixed via software of if this is a hardware issue.

This is it I'm upgrading from 15" 2016 mbp to this new 16" base mbp.... it's great

Hi,may I ask is it has slide over function like ipados did in macbook pro?

Is the screen matt or mirror glossy?

Does anyone know the name of the backgrounds on his desktop? I like the style of them

I finally pick mine up today after work! Excited, ya dig

I had exact same issue with the MagSafe 3 connector and the 140w adapter. Seems to be related to some power strips that may not pass 'clean' 110v power. I moved to another strip and the 'looping' problem went away.

Apple is really killing competition when it comes to it's displays. And if this display had better response time it would have been perfect in every aspect especially since you spend like 2k on it and you also get a computer attached to it as well.

I used to watch your camera videos. And now you’re mac/ipad videos still hi quality

Hi. Does anyone know if the 1TB drive is faster than the base 512GB drive?

Price please.thanks

Nice and calm review. Like your videos. Have the exact same configuration and that's because of my addiction to Apple. I'll use this for maybe 2-3 years and then I'll upgrade to a newer model. Greetings from Germany! :-)

I'd believe it that it was almost perfect. The specs and smoothness of these Macbook pros are nuts

maybe i got a bad one but the display on my mbp 16 isnt that great.

The 16 is sized perfect your just small so seems really big. And the mag safe loop is because you never turned off the shut down mode in 60hz so would know to be in resting charge. Your learning and getting better my friend

3 point shootout for the 14" 😂😂.. Love the content bro.. I'm saving up for the 14"

Hmm. My 13" M1 MacBook Pro also keeps looping the charging sound when it's turned off and charging...

I had the imagewriter 1with my Apple IIc and a 300 baud rate connection to the dial up internet.

Can someone answer my question, plz? Does the keyboard leave print marks on the screen when the laptop is closed?

I have the exact same specs but my lags alot I checked the settings but no luck it even lags with lightroom cc any help would be appreciated

After 2 weeks, do you miss using the touch bar? I saw in another video that you like the touch bar, too. I was hoping for a 16 inch with a touch bar on the new processor. A bit sad that Apple didn't include this as an option. Btw, quality video again! Thank you!

Thanks Ross

is it too much to ask for a USB2 port?

How much slower is the 67W charging brick compared to the 96W brick? It'd be great to have an answer to this so as to know whether the upgrade is at all needful. This is also a video idea, since I had a hard time finding any video doing this type of comparison.

The display is just amazing and now I have the same dilemma as to what large external display can I get that provides the same quality as the 16 M1 Pro MacBook Pro?

Do you think I should get the 16 inch one for video editing? I love the portability of the 14 inch but afraid of its screen being too small.

All that fawning over the display and speakers is music to my ears. I’m anxiously awaiting my 16” MBP, and-while I will use this primarily for work-the screen and speakers will significantly improve my quality of life while traveling. Can’t wait to watch some Dolby Vision movies on this thing. Thanks for the review!

I’ve got nearly a month of wait till my base model “16 M1 Pro ships and I’ve never seen XDR displays in person, so no idea what kind of treat I’m in for. It looks incredible just from seeing it on this video, via my ‘18 iPad Pro - but I’m sure that’s not doing it justice.

Yeah the best things about the mac is the color of the screens and their OS

Thanks ross

I had the 17 inch till about august 2020 which was replaced by the 16 2019. that 17 was BIG. too big.

So as a day to day boring casual user, use safari, emails, edit my photos using Lightroom plus Photoshop, was thinking of a M1 Pro 10 core - 24GPU - 32gb Unified memory but my worry is as i opted for the 24GPU i went down to 512 SSD been to low ?? as i have two 4TB external drives. but is that too over kill of a setup for that type of use ?

The two things that bother me are: the memory leak issue which I hope is fixed in an OS update and that the fix doesn't limit performance; and second, the display is so close but why could they not make it 3840x2400 (16:10) so that when watching UHD content the display gives you one-to-one at 3840x2160 with the upper 240 for the notch area. Honestly, the second one bothers me more as there's no way that can be fixed with an OS or application update. I mean, they were so close...

Does anyone have the crackling sound in the speakers when they watch videos or listen to audio? 2nd MacBook in 3 weeks both have the same issue. :(

Please Do a comparison with DELL XPS 17 with i7 or i9 16gb....@Tech Gear Talk#

Have you used Low Power Mode on the 16” yet? If so, how is it?

There’s a thread on Macrumors about the trackpad having intermittent problems with tap-to-click. It won’t always register. It also seems to affect scrolling and dragging. I’ve had to turn this off and resort to mechanically clicking the trackpad. This isn’t limited to the new M1 Pro and Max, so it’s probably the OS.

Can anyone tell me if they're get these annoying little pop up ads at the bottom of every KZfaq video on their MacBook?.. Not sure if its normal or not and they're really irritating me! I don't mean the normal KZfaq ads you get when monetising your video.. These ads kind of just pop up throughout the video playing at he bottom of the video in the middle and im not sure if it's a virus or not. Any info would be much appreciated.

I had the same issue with the charger on my 16" M1 Max

It is a very nice wallpaper, what is it called and how can I find it?

If you could only upgrade one, which would you upgrade: memory to 32 or storage to 1 gig.

Can someone tell me if the HDMI output can scale to 3008x1692 resolution?

What do you do if you have a USB drive to connect externally or flash drive?

My 16 inch didn’t have charging loop when turn of.

Thanks for your vids, great reviews w real world perspective, and without the overly done emotional hype of a lot of other reviewers. I'd pretty much settled on getting a 16" M1 Pro 32GB/2TB, and you've really helped to solidify in my mind that this is the right choice for my use case. I do very little of video editing, but a lot of software dev, and I also watch movies on my laptop. Portability is perfect for me, as I'm not a 100 lbs weakling, and very similar dimensions and weight as my current 2015 15", which I have travelled the world with.

I can tell you with the way Apple is designing the silicon I can see a lot of people upgrading in two years because of a 40% increase in processor speed unlike Intel where it's just 5% faster year-on-year

Looking at the what the screen is displaying through youtube on my crappy screen, I'm amazed how sharp and the colors are deep with the Liquid Retina XDR display ! ^^

My iPhone 13 Pro Max also fits on the touch screen... just barely tho lol

What is the name of the software monitoring the cpu usage at 10:05?

I give you a THUMBS UP for the dot matrix reference :)

You rock👍

for me best choice is 16 inch it size 14 to 16 not so far big not small in portable term but so far cooling system 16 inch far better than 14 inch my 14 inch laptop sleeve bag perfect match macbook 16😆 i though i need buy new bag

These machines are just insane, I just miss the windows compatibility but hey … that’s just a matter of time… apple always nails it… you cannot look at any other display once your eyes hit a super retina xdr display Don’t do it it’s gonna be expensive but mindblowing 😎👍

This is the configuration I ordered after debating if I should save 600 on the base 14 with the added 1tb

The display on this is 16" is amazing. It's comparable to my CX, which is plugged in to work & gaming machine. You should watch a a movie on Apple TV and try Dolby Vision and Atmos! It's mind blowing.

I currently have a 2019 Dell XPS 15" with 4k display, and a 3070 home-build desktop for gaming, and a M1 iPad Pro. I'm about to Purchase my first ever Apple Computer to replace my XPS15 ! Currently in cart is the 16" , Max with 24-core GPU, 32gb RAM, and 2tb SSD... Debating whether to save AUD$300 and get the 16" with M1 Pro instead... (32gb RAM and the 2tb SSD still). I don't upgrade computers often so this will be it for atleast 3-5yrs... More powerful Max to future proof a little better, or save AUD$300... This will be the most expensive tech purchase ever in my life! Even my 65" OLED was less @ AUD$3,800. AUD$5,549 for a laptop is mind boggling still! , cant believe i'm about to do this. (i'm really really into tech. I'm a bit of a loner so tech/entertainment has been centre of my life. I do some 3d modelling, CAD & Photoshop. And i watch LOTTTSSSS of movies/shows so this HDR XDR almost 4k display is perfect haha)

That link to 16 inch M1 macbook pro is for a year old machine. That's week an hy its cheaper

Someone please help me! I am buying the base model 16” with 1 TB SSD. But I’m confused whether I should upgrade the ram to 32gb. I do 4K video editing, photo editing and am learning music production. I’m already spending above my budget. But I really want the device to last long as well! So please help me! I am so damn confused! Thanks🖤

If Apple releases the next 27" iMacs with at least the same colors as the current 24" iMacs, has the same level of screen as the current MBP and at least as good performance, I don't know how, I guess I will sell things, to get one. I considered getting the current 24", but I don't want to go under 27" plus they are not THAT powerful to make me want to get them to the point of...doing whatever I can to get them. If that makes any sense.

I love today’s Sponsor! Using it as I watch this video. Haha.

I would like to ask if any of your friends who has the same M1Pro MacBookPro 16 has the same issue on the MagSafe?

I like the wallpapers, can we have them?