Got same model at end of 2021 - coming up on 2 full years now. Love it, handles everything I throw at it perfectly, graphic design (Adobe CC), Final Cut Pro, all smooth and quick, no issues. Love the design, the build quality, the screen and speaker quality. By far the best Mac laptop I've owned, and a huge step up from my previous 15" Intel MacBook Pro.

"it still works well after 2 years" - Man, what kind of world are we living in when that's a surprise?

I have the baseline 14 inch M1 Pro macbook pro. It's my first time owning a mac, and to be honest it is great. It's a very well thought out and executed device. For my uses, I'm going to get a number of years out of it.

Purchased a 2021 M1 Macbook Pro 14" and it has been amazing. I purchased it used for a lower price and constantly use it every day for over 8 hours since purchase. I have AlDente so when i'm plugged into the wall it wont charge over 80% and my overall battery health is only at 87%. I have travelled 6 month of each year and still have no scratches or dents. Keyboard is flawless and trackpad is MINT. Dont forget about the crystal clear display! I was Linux and Windows my entire life before this and I've had no regrets with this beast.

I was very glad to hear your video! I have the same M1 MacBook Pro, and have gone thru all of the hype about the updated ones (M2) last year and the M3 MacBook Pros that were recently announced, but I feel they there is no way to justify any MacBook Pro updates!

Same here with my M1 MacBook Pro. The performance is unbelievable, the battery is the best out there, speakers and screen are first class. For me the best screen size is the 16 inch over the 14 inch model since portability isn't a thing for me. Still using Ventura and I'm full satisfied with the experience of MacOS. The best laptop I've even used and owned.

8:29 that is what blew my mind as well. Using it from the past 2 months and the only time I have heard the fans were when I ran hardware diagnostics. And I am very heavy user multiple monitors with a dozen of applications open all the time. Big props to apple 👍

I got my M1 Pro on release day and it's never let me down since. I'm pretty anal on my tech as well so mine, like yours, still looks brand new. My keys are showing age but I wouldn't say look worn and I've used mine daily. Not only that but if I'm working on other machines, work laptops, I use it to watch content. I have an M1 Max studio for Audio production but find myself using this half the time anyway. I just plug mine in when needed though, battery. My battery is Normal and I'm at 98% after 2 years. I only charge my iPhone magsafe and just nightly and my 14 Pro Max is at 100% while other seems to be having issue. Thanks for making this for everyone! While I'm sure someone will say something because you are being positive on Apple but if they step back it's a pro and a con right? I mean I hear great things about the M3 that's coming but not sure I need one. Three of my son have 14" pro model (2 M1 & 1 M2) for video or coding work and all have experienced the same great experience. To me the investment is well worth it.

Love your videos 💯.... very informative

I'm no Apple fanboy but the M1/M2 range have been awesome.... I've got the 16" Macbook Pro M2 and despite the fact I didn't even need it (I already had a Lenovo Legion 7 pro 2021), it has been simply glorious and I don't regret it for a second...

Thank you for this detailed explanation. You’ve aided my choice of Mac to purchase.

People said Apple products are expensive, but when competitors like Razer creates products with the same build quality as Apple, they either cost the same or more, still their longevity isn't as good as Apple products. Especially the laptops. Till this day, I haven't found a laptop with good display, speakers, chasis and performance per watt as M-Series MBP yet.

Fantastic video and information. Thank you! Btw, what mic are you using, and where is it? The sound quality is super clear.

I have the 2023 M2 Pro MacBook Pro & I love this thing. It's fast I play games on it with no problem & use it for work every day. I'm not switching to no time soon. I'm a Mobile Device manager, IT, and fleet manager & this thing flies in my use case. Yeah, this is overkill for what I do, but when I dock it at home & 3 34" screens are driven by thing sipping on power. You can't use something else. All 3 of my 34" are 3440x1440

14" M1 Pro from release and battery is at 96%. I really only use it for media consumption and photo editing and its been nothing short of amazing.

I also wanted to get the Pro but got the first M1 Air instead thinking to switch again in half a year or so. However, I really like the form factor now and am not rushing to switch any time soon. These chips and battery lives are mind-boggling.

perfect video at the perfect moment. watching on my silver 14" base m1 pro.

This is a really good review right here!

Great review. Solid battery, no doubt.

I have the exact same spec as you and I love this thing so much. It’s been super reliable and I even managed to get it only for $1700.

Amazing review! I have been having my M1 Pro MBP 16 for two years, and this is a killer in my workflow. The only issue I've encountered is the keyboard. It wore a little bit, and is so hard to keep them clean. Do you guys know what will be the best way to clean it up?

Your vocal delivery and thoughtful execution on this video could be a tutorial for how it should be done. Thank You. I just pulled the trigger on the 2021 14" Mac Book Pro with the Max chip I do both Video and Music editing but until now hav been using older MacBook Air (early 2014) and my mac mini. I considered whether to go in the direction of the Mac Studio or the MacBook Air or Pro but the ability to be portable was the deciding factor. I watched your video because I have been hoping I am making the right decision and it helped convince me that I am. Thanks Again

I have been using the exact same computer for pretty much the same period of time. The computer still feels new after all that time despite using it for work every day. The battery life is still exceptional, it’s still really fast, it’s still cool and quiet, and it still looks and feels great. If you can find a used or refurbished M2 Pro, it’s a great buy. In my experience, the most impressive thing about the battery life is standby time. I have left the computer asleep in my bag over a weekend and when I go to wake it up on Monday morning for work, it has lost AT MOST 1% of the charge.

Been using the 14 MBP for 2 years. It's a great laptop overall but I can't bring myself to like the form factor. Just got myself a 14 inch Samsung Galaxy Book which has more of a pre-Ivy's departure Apple design and am absolutely loving it.

Remember when he ignored the M1 Macbooks for the better part of a year, all the while recommending terrible Dell options to viewers?

I was never really a Mac guy, but my current employer assigned me an M1 MBP and it’s a phenomenal machine. Never gets hot, battery goes all day, and boots up incredibly fast. My wife bought an xps 13 this year and it was a sad, pathetic machine in comparison. She returned it and got an m2 mbp and she’s now a convert as well.

very reassuring video for me about to buy a second-hand 14" M1 Pro MBP!

Crazy I was just contemplating grabbing a used one this week!

I was just looking at this on Amazon renewed for $1300. Thanks for this!

Have exact same machine. It's BY FAR the best laptop, dev machine I've ever used. It's so good I can't justify upgrading until I truly need more than 16GB RAM.

I also have a M1 Pro MBP and it's been the best laptop I've ever owned. It replaced a 2015 15" MBP that was also a fantastic machine, but the leap in performance, heat management and battery life were way above what I thought was possible. I use it for photo and video editing along with producing livestreams and I've never encountered an issue. Only reason I'm tempted to upgrade to a new M3 MBP is because the Max chipset supports more than two external displays. Plus the black option looks very nice.

I use a 16-inch Macbook Pro (M1 pro), which I now find to be even more enjoyable. it's really a great machine!

Well, I must say that while I am typing the review on the keyboard itself of the MacBook Pro M1, it's been my daily driver ever since I bought it last year. To be honest, it's a beast of a machine. I love it, and there is just nothing that I can complain much about. The only thing that I would complain about is its integration with AirPods. Despite how Apple tends to make their hardware by using outdated Bluetooth standards, I got the latest AirPods Pro 2nd Gen, but still, I feel a lot of difficulties, especially when I have to do some sort of VoIP call over my MacBook. The voice sounds robotic. I'm not sure whether it's like the integration or the hardware itself that's in the airport or the Mac. That's a bottleneck, but yeah. It seems like Mac's Bluetooth bandwidth can't handle too many devices at once, especially with airpods (output and input at the same time).

thx for your video

Saying it’s surprising that the OS running so well on a 2 year old laptop is a pretty mid take. It’s normal for software to still run well on 2 year old devices, so how is it a surprise?

Awesome real life review

thanks bro🧙🏼‍♂️

Just got a brand new one for $1650 from Dubai. Such a beast of a machine. Getting up from m1 air to m1 pro 16 really got me up at productivity.

I appreciate your videos. I'm from Uzbekistan.

Same experience, great machine.

That battery health statistic is wild to me. I also have had a 16" m1 Pro Macbook pro for nearly two years with my usage mainly being on battery power. I have a cycles count nearly double yours (currently at 298 cycles) but with 84% battery health remaining. I wonder if sitting at 100% (or even just 80%) consistently was rougher on your battery compared to my mainly on battery usage.

I am just about 2 years with my M1 Pro 14 inch. base model. my fav tech purchase maybe ever.

Thank you for this. I was curious about it. I was amazed because, in my office, almost all the computers have been switched to macOS in the past two years. This is something that has never occurred before. I acquired a MacBook Air M1 in 2020 and have been using it ever since; it still performs excellently. Additionally, I can achieve about 6-7 hours of battery life. Overall, I continue to enjoy my 2020 MacBook Air.

I'm still using it😇 and still recommending this particular tech piece for those who asking me for which macbook to buy😊

man i love this channel. you guys just cover practical everyday person content

Not really here for Mac hardware but it’s cool you guys cover variety

Nice video! I wanted to ask everybody a question regarding macos in general. I've bought my first MacBook air m1 recently and everything works fine but sometimes animations like when scrolling or resizing apps seems choppy. What have been your experience with macos animations in general? Do they drop fps in everybody?

I have the base model 14in M1 Pro. Happiest I’ve ever been with a laptop long term. The instant-on and consistency in battery life is great. Battery life itself is good, not great, but the consistency makes up for that. Performance is still excellent for what I do, and hey, it even runs Baldur’s Gate 3 fairly well. Perfect, no, I’m not a huge fan of the keyboard layout. I don’t understand why apple can’t put an actual delete key on the damn keyboard, why they force us to do shift-backspace for that functionality. I’m also not a huge fan of the keyboard itself, I much preferred the keyboard on my old Thinkpad.

I’ve been considering the M3 Pro for a while now instead of my Dell XPS and I think this convinced me

picked one up for 1k. my first macbook . cant wait

I was undecided between Air 15 (16GB, 512GB) and M1 Pro 16 refurbed. I ended up with M1 Pro 16 which was even cheaper than the Air 15. Super happy so far. Great deal for a great piece of tech.

Just bought a “premium renewed” M1 Pro 16 inch off Amazon to play around with. This’ll be my first MacOS computer.

This has to be one of the purchases I’ve made in the past 10 years. Funnily enough one of my worst was buying the 2019 MacBook Pro 16in at the time. Luckily I don’t lose much since I sold it 3 months before the M1 Pro 16in was released that I was still able to get top dollar for that MacBook lol. But Apple absolutely killed it with the new Apple silicon chips.

Between the M1 Pro 16" and the Pro M3 14" on 2023, is it worth getting the newest? or would the M1 be enough for some more years? Looking forward to upgrade from my old 2013 MBA. Thanks

I just bought it refurbished. I am still using my EARLY 2013 Macbook pro though. I'll let you know about the differences!

congrats, you made me switch to MacOS Sonoma from Monterrey, I scared to have performance degradation (working a lot with Lr, Ps and Pr)

Did you get any more of those random reboot errors? I have the same model (2021 M1Pro 16) and it did the same thing until it eventually died and needed a new logic board. When I would wake it from sleep, it would reboot to a blank screen and take a min or two (after several power key presses) to return to the OS login screen.

I have the same model. Bought on 1st month release. My battery have 93% capacity. I’m over 150 cycles. I used Aldente app to limit to 80%. The issue with this learning battery usage its is too conservative. You don’t have a predictable behavior.

i also have the 14" base m1 pro. It is the best tech purchase I ever had, it has a better battery life than my 14 pro. I have a gaming laptop and I know that battery for windows laptop are not great, but for gaming, windows is better, but for work and creative side, go for the macbook. Imagine editing a video in premiere, I can edit for 6 hrs without plugging in!. like my goodness, for web development feels like forever

I use my 16 inch M1 Pro with M32U monitor, which only outputs 15W via USB-C. It blows my mind that it's able to slowly charge my laptop when docked while using it (screen off).

the best softwre I can't live without on a mac is alfred. It's so much better than the default spotlight.

I have 2 year old M1 Max 16". My battery health is 98%, and it has 47 cycles. I disabled optimized battery charging, and I an using Aldente to stop charging around 80-85%, since I am often connected to charger. I charge it to 100% from time to time.

I just scored the deal of deals at Best Buy of all places. Just got a 2021 Macbook Pro M1 Pro with 16gb ram & 512gb for $761. Just checked the battery cycle count which is 47!!! Missing charger which I already have. Plus I get included in the price 2 years of Applecare+ & 24 month interest free payments. MIND BLOWN!

The optimised charging doesn't really work for me and always charges the battery to 100%. Is there any way to get notification when the charge is above 80%, using the built-in Automator or Shortcuts?

The 14” M1 MacBook Pro made me an Apple person. As a photographer, it’s color accurate and crazy powerful. It made me buy an iPhone lol. I’ve basically full on converted.

I picked up a 16" M1 Max 32c 64gb ram 1tb ssd for $2,000 at microcenter "refurbished" a couple weeks ago. Everything in the box looked brand new and it only had 2 battery cycles. Best tech purchase in a while. Plugged in 99% of the time, using Aldente for battery management.

Greetings, yes, we are searching and on the look~out for a MacBook Pro M1 Laptop…

kind of expect more talk about thermal though (especially when you've said it yourself - thermal and accoustic) it run quiet doesn't mean it's not heating up

Im was windows guy last 20 years. Working in web dev right now. And after byuing air m1 - wow this fanless performance is a thing!

thanks.

would you recommend getting this over the m2 air base model?

I got my MacBook M1 pro in January, 95% of the time is plugged into a Thunderbolt docs as you but I'm already at 131 cyclyes on the battery (still at 100% max capacity tho). How's that even possible? Is my dock the problem here?

I know you are a tech reviewer but can you make videos on the best ergonomic chairs

As a software engineer I could not stand the dell xps, we returned it and got an m2 pro and I’m so happy Sadly I dropped mine and got a dent in the corner but it still works great

What keyboard is that being used with the workstation? It looks nice. :)

I've been using the base m1 Air for a while now and it's almost everything I need. Even the base M1 chip chews through video editing , photo editing and music production without a hitch. This chip is 3 years old now and it certainly doesn't feel like it. Amd and intel have newer chips now but the m1 Air is still very competitive when compared to any laptop in its price range.

With the recent release of the M3 series you can now snag an M1 model at a cheaper price.

Awesome video! It's refreshing to have good reviews once in a while instead of just complaining about macOS and the price, I hope you continue to bring out more great videos about Macs in the future!

Great video, especially the part about the battery life. Even with 81% capacity, the computer still has juice to keep running like a new machine.

Everything you have detailed here very well is my feeling toward my base 16'' m1 pro. They may have made these machine's "too good" comparatively to the subsequent generations. For example multiple nand's with faster SSD speeds than subsequent generations etc. This laptop struck the perfect balance between heat (there is none), noise, performance, and battery life.(Battery at 94% still with 53 cycles BTW!, and SSD health still at 99%)

Hello sir, I'm planning to buy this MBP M1 Pro chip for Graphic design and video editing, 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, is it worth buying in 2024?

Just remember with refurb spec. Max warranty is 1 year. For normal purchase you can extend to 3 years. For a person like me who doesn’t see himself changing this laptop in the next 3 years. That makes a huge difference when choosing which one to purchase. This refurb warranty applies to us here in South Africa. Not sure if the US or X place is any different. Just my two cents

Same MacBook pro.. mine has 467 charge ciclus and battery condition is normal and 87% maximum Capacity Strange you have 81% maximum capacity and only 125 cycle count…

Upgraded from M1 MacBook Pro 14 to Lenovo Legion Pro 5i with RTX 4070 and I don't regret it a bit. I got MBP mostly just for video editing and I thought it would enable me to edit on the go (Mostly Davinci Resolve Studio and occasionally Adobe Premiere Pro). But in practice, I never really "needed" to edit "on the go". This ability to edit videos at the coffee shop is peddled by KZfaqrs but unless you are a KZfaqr (especially of the type who needs to travel a lot and can't wait until you get to the hotel room to edit/upload videos) this doesn't really matter much in the real world. Now that Intel also added media engine for hardware video encoding/decoding and with Nvidia's RTX cards, video editing has been a breeze. It was also a breeze with MacBook Pro but now I also carry my games with me which is a lot of fun when I'm traveling and stuck at a hotel. Carrying a MacBook just felt boring. The only thing I really miss about it is it's speakers when I don't feel like wearing the headphones. The great battery life everyone talks about didn't really translate for me. I got like 7-8 hours of light use, 5.5 hours of mixed-use, and 2-2.5 hours if I push it hard. Which is fine but these days a lot of AMD laptops also get the same or more battery life on light workloads. So, I don't understand why battery life gets so hyped by these KZfaqrs. And yes, I appreciate how it is quiet and doesn't spin the fans much but it is not a deal-breaker for me. Also, I experienced a lot of lags with it that I don't do with my current laptop. Surprised how little this is talked about. I use a lot of tabs in browsers and that routinely caused me lags. I believe this is due to the quick swap functionality Apple implemented where it kinda uses some SSD storage as RAM on demand and swaps between the RAM. I guess this shouldn't be an issue if you got a 32 or 64 gig model but we know more than 90% get the 16 Gig one. There were way too many times if felt like I was using a cheap walmart laptop because of these cursor-spinning lags when I'm just browing. Luminar Neo and sometimes Adobe Lightroom also caused such lag when dealing with large libraries of photos. I don't experience those lags anymore with my current laptop. You don't hear these very often if you were to just listen to KZfaqrs. Bottom line being, really think what kind of a user you are and what features make an actual difference in how you use/want to use your computer. KZfaqrs review a lot of laptops, because of that naturally they are biased/sensitive towards the differences between laptops. Don't make a purchase decision based on their bullet points. A lot of things are nice to have but may not really add much value to your usecase. There will be plenty of users for whom a MacBook Pro will be a perfect choice but its not a one size fits all and not "superior" to everything else out there. While Apple decided to ride on the M1 success with a lackluster M2 update, there are laptops out there now with much more raw power but it all comes down to how much power you will actually use and what provides you more value.

Holding off an upgrade is a great decision. M1 Pro is still great. Plus the M2 Pros, specifically the base models, I believe only has one SSD chip depending on the spec, which has a significant performance hit compared to the M1 Pro units which has two SSD chips.

Am a fullsatck dev on both web and mobile, I run multiple project with more than 2 iOS simulator open along side diff running rest api and debug session and my base 14 inch 16gb ram handles it like noting... it's the best purchase I have ever made... I don't even think I will be getting the m3, I intend to use this m1 for other 2 - 3 years

Just picked up the 2021 M1 Pro 1TB w/16GB RAM for $1400. If it's anything like my 2015 MBP that has been going strong for 8+ years then I'll be thrilled.

I bought 2x thin silicone keyboard cover, it can be washed, and I can swap the clean one while waiting another one to dry. just take it out before close the lid. bye bye greasily keyboard. also use clear skin on palm rest area+trackpad , no problem at all.

The one thing that bugs me about this MacBook is that is looses Usb connections. So you have to constantly reconnect usb devices like the streamdeck and others, because the machine forgot about them after you locked the screen.

Im at 90 cycles and 100% capacity still. That is crazy how much yours has gone down.

VERY GOOD REVIEW!

Should i buy a new m1 max for 2300 64gb 2tb ram?

The battery life of m1/m2 is why I think I would finally switch from windows laptops. As much as I prefer windows, intel is just not efficient. amd is slightly better but still, I think next laptop upgrade i need, might be time to switch.

When my PC could no longer be up dated I went Mac Pro. Ten years and going strong. Never been in the shop. It was yearly with my pc.

What are the configuration of the MAC

I saw a LogitechMX Mouse on your desk. How is your experience with drivers? I still can’t figure out how to use my LogitechMX Master 3 (non Mac Version) properly without stuttering issues.

Is it okay to place a macbook case?

How about the display? I've got the exact same model, and I have permanent marks on my screen from the keyboard! Because thin and light, I guess. Well, you can scratch the light part. This thing is NOT light. But I don't mind that at all. What I do mind is the fact that the screen scratched from normal use!!

Thanks for the spanish language, it's very usefull for me and millions of people.

MacBook Pro 16" M1 Pro after 2 years of use, Battery Life dropped to 92% capacity with 420 cycles count. I watch videos a lot, so many battery drains after few hours of use and have to charge once it drops to ~30% and unplug once I get it to upper 90%.