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Wish they made the mbp 14 and 16 in the same colors as the air

So good when you find exactly the video you need to answer all the questions you have! Ordering the exact configuration of your mac. Thank you!!

Thank you so much for a review that is for everyday users. I struggled with all the jargon of other reviewers and non showed the outdoor direct sunlight. I definitely want one now.

I too am a fan of silver vs. space grey. I currently have the midnight Macbook Air M2, and love it! Always on the lookout though. Great video!

Great video. Congrats!

Excellent detailed review. Thanks!

Great info.. and honest review ☺

The build quality of this generation's MacBooks has been superb.

I've owned the M1 Pro with 16 GB of RAM and 1 TB of storage for a year and as a video editor, I can't believe how good these chips are. I just got done editing 4K BRAW footage in Final Cut and coloring in Davinci Resolve and it was blazing fast. I can see the benefits from the Max line of chips, but for what I do on a regular basis, the M1 Pro does it all. If you're an editor you're probably using proxies anyways, but this thing can handle BRAW without any issue. Exporting a ProRes 422 4K 10 minute-long fully colorized with a ton of nodes from Resolve took like 20 minutes. The fans didn't even start up. My only regret is I should've gotten the 32 GB of RAM!

Really excellent review. I have used the 14 in for the last few months and agree with every point you made.

love the video keep it up buds

Great, thorough, practical, useful review. OK, I'll buy one !

Loved the video! Still undecided but very informative

this is the only video that showed specs, thank you!

Love your video quality. That's extraordinary 🤩

Thanks for this real life review

Terren, you've got such a lovely personality - and your videos are stellar. Keep it up.

great review

I've seen a whole bunch of videos about MacBook Pro and you are really the first who recommend buying 32+ gigs or even choose more cores, you are amazing. I really felt bad because of those youtubers who make their videos just to check the mark in their schedule. Everybody was saying "i bought the basic config and this mac is amazing" but no one has ever said that to make some staff like video editing, or photoshop, or some work with 3d, or even programming but using something like Docker, running heavy applications you need to have more than 16 gigs of UNIFIED memory(that is a key really) and at least 1tb for ssd

Just picked up the MBP 14" 16GB RAM 512 SSD 10CPU 16GPU. I mainly do moderate 4k video editing/photoshop occasionally - image processing. Probably didn't Need this much power but I bought the base M2 Air and knew it wasn't going to cut it so I found this one on a tight sale New and grabbed it.

Best review I've encountered on Macbooks!

This was the most useful guide for my final buying decision. Not only am I solid on which Mac I want you cleared up the specs I want. Great video.

Very good video. I went through a lot of this thinking when going for the M1 Pro 14". I ended on that because I could not accept the 8gb and 256 gb in the 2020s. I'm very thankful I did, because to my usage it's still performing like a dream. I could see the same thing happen on a larger scale if you're a media creator with lots of high resolution work flows like you eloquently explained in this video. Personally I am still satisfied with my computer. The screen, speakers, ports and microphone are very good. You didn't mention the microphone, but it's a very usable "studio mic".

I was at the same spot the past months. I got the 16" M1 Pro MBP in early 2022. In January of this year, I started to get back into programming, and it was nagging at me. I saw them in the refurbished store and this weekend I had a friend tell me he wanted to purchase a 16" MacBook Pro but did not have the money to spent CAD $3200, and so we started talking about mine. I write mine off in about 24 - 28 months so that I have some to spare in the run-up to the third full year. It made sense to sell him mine. Sold it to him, and he picked it up today. I turned around and ordered the 14" MAX 32Gb, as in the refurbished store we don't get to specify the upgrades as in the normal store. I need the 32Gb, the rest if gravy. For a brief moment I considered the 15" and even looked at the 16" again, but the refurbished store just did not have the right systems. I paid for rush shipping, and it could be here as early as tomorrow.

Loved this video. I noticed a clock widget on your desktop - which app is it? I am obsessed with clocks !!

Nice vid. I literally just picked up the 14” pro, (passed the 2019 13” pro to family).. really like it a lot! I do actually miss the Touch Bar though. If the 14” pro comes out with a Touch Bar, I’ll likely sell this one and get it

For what I do, the M1 MBA is perfect and I love it. But sitting on the balcony, I wish the display could be brighter than 400 nits. The 14 M2 Pro has the ability to 1.600 nits (imitate HDR). That’s amazing. I would like to have this too.

Great video! You convinced me to get it after debating between the Pro and M2 Air. I wanted to ask what sleeve/stand are you using for the laptop in the video?

Good information

I still run my 2017 MacBook Pro (mid spec) and it still does everything I want. I don't do video encoding, just office stuff and some light coding. I did upgrade my iPhone to a 15 Max recently though. Most of my work happens on my intel machine. Which is a Surface Pro 9 (mid spec) and I love it. Hooked up to honking external monitor, I'm king of the universe.

Glad i went w my 16” M2 pro 32GB and 4TB . Wont have to worry about anything .

Waiting for mine in the Mail. I’m 16 and I’m starting vg1 (Norwegian high school) I’m gonna be doing a lot of design and that kinda stuff. I thought I could just buy a normal pc for way less but I talked to my cousin who said I HAVE to get a MacBook (she went to the same course) because there are problems with using anything other then Mac. I could not figure it out as to why, I asked a few workers at the tech store and they couldn’t figure it out either, but I trust her. Now I’m just kinda browsing videos like this, great review!

The difference between the M2 screen and the M1 one is actually pretty big! i upgraded for this reason (and some added speed). The old one hadd a 40ms GtG time, so like 25 fps. The new one I haven't seen any measurements of, but the difference is clearly visible when scrolling websites or anything else!

Great contect, thanks for the video.

Thanks for the great review! Ordering my 14" M2 Pro today! Where did you get the Sleeve with integrated stand (1:50)? Looks awesome!

Thanks for your thoughts. Could you explain how you were RAM limited in the M1? What programs were you running?

Great video what camera are you using!?

great vid!! could you share a link to that portfolio/carrying case you showed? looked comfortable to use on your lap!

Subbed! Great video!

Great review. I was just wondering what case/sleeve are you using with your MacBook Pro?

This is exactly the video I was looking for to answer all my questions!! Thank you Terren! I have now made up my mind to get the Mac Pro 14 with 32 gig of RAM and 1 TB SSD :) Cheers to you and to the work you have put in here mate! Much Appreciated :)

Debating if this is worth the upgrade from the 13” regular m1. Interested in the 14” really would love to get rid of dongles. Just debating if the speed is worth the upgrade. I also do video and photo.

I was debating between silver and gray, I was leaning more towards silver and you affirmed it. 1:48 - Thank you 🙏🏼

Kind of just stumbled here. Someone from Toronto that looks like me. Subscribed! Great quality too!

The color grading of this video is amazing

Hey, I initially placed an order for a 15 inch MacBook Air M2 with 16Ram and one terabyte…. But then realized for a couple hundred dollars more I can just get the M2 14 inch MacBook Pro. Or just get 512GB SSD 14 Pro for a decent price. My only gripe is I usually don’t connect to an external display and was wondering if 14 inches is big enough because I really don’t want to spend so much money on the 16 inch pro. Apple really needs to release an affordable external monitor that doesn’t cost $1500.

Silver gang!🎉 I’ve always thought silver looked WAY better than Space Gray on macs. Can’t wait to upgrade from my ‘19 16” MBP

i made it :) Just bought an m2 pro macbook pro 16 inch and this helped. Thank you :)

For me its different. I have a desktop running Ryzen 5950x with 128gb ram and m2 7000 with 2tb plus swap drive 4tb and NAS at 20tb plus two 4090 graphics card. Its THE workhorse for heavy lifting tasks. It runs Windows with linux Shell. For deep learning and machine learning, AI and video coding 4 and 8k content it rocks. However dont store all stuff on your main drive, store what you work with. Store the rest on a swap or NAS when you're done. When you are done with a raw video file or photo and have finished the corrections and edit. Store the edited file in export format and delete the raw. I did not before and man it stacked up terrabytes of data i never ever had to edit again. Now that is in my Office and i do enjoy to not live there, and to have something to use when I am on the go, in my living room, Coffee shop, travel etc. Before I used a macbook pro for this from 2008, it lasted until 2013 then i got a top soec Dell which has lasted me until now 10 years actually, ram and storage still outperforms the base macbook air so its still surviving. However i use it less and less, no backlit keyboard, monitor is not very bright or good resolution +++ I had an ipad for a while and it was great to watch content and take notes, but it was not very good for productivity. So now i'm looking at a new laptop, i will put the old in my garage for part database etc for motorcycles. Therefore i am looking at a new one. I did like my macbook and it would be great to just test out mac and ios programs and content for. But I do not need a lot of space or massive power, i just use the desktop for that and the NAS for storage. On the go i use ultrafast removable storage to backup and keep files. So what will it be used for? Sitting and programming in my living room when I get good ideas, rough edit photos and videos on the go. Emails, browsing, online banking, taking notes, write invoices, reports etc. I have been considering the base macbook pro 14 as I do believe it hits the sweet spot. I also have considered the macbook air upgraded to 16gb ram and 512gb storage. The pro is better no doubt and with the insane upgrade price from Apple for the air the gap is not massive when you spec up the air. So I guess it comes down to your usage. If you only want one computer i would go 32gb and 2tb without doubt as a bare minimum. However if you do have a desktop computer i would not bother the upgrade prices from apple is silly expensive. If you dont use the computer for anything than browsing, some photos, some home videos, email, online banking and some documents and spreadsheets. The macbook air base or maybe with 512gb storage will be fine. If you do some programming in typical study or some home programming its also fine, if you do more advanced programming 16gb memory is benefit. For content creators who makes money from content 16 mem and at least 512gb storage unless you have a NAS or similar. Who needs the pro? Heavy users who need active cooling, which comes with the downside of annoying noise when the fan kicks in. So if the fan never hits in on your pro you would have zero stress with an air. I dont think i would have any problems with an air for me, but I find the lack of a sd port irritating as the laptop is something to get pictures and videos from camera(s) and a dongle makes the small light size suddenly grow. If the air had sd port i would be fine, and a dongle is not exactky expensive, but its one more thing. Now if you're a gamer Mac is not it, neither is a laptop really they can make-do but for serious gaming a desktop rocks them big time unless you shell out so much money you could easily buy two gaming desktop which would be better anyway. Same goes for AI and deep learning in my opinion you want a LOT og ram not only for the CPU also for the graphics card, and preferrably more than one card. 64 for the cpu is not really it but can do, at least 12gb for minimum 1 graphic card unless you have a lot of time to sit there and wait. So it depends on your need, for me I need a desktop computer so I have one. I use a laptop so I have one which will be replaced soon. I am not alone and many do have both, and for those they very often do not need to spec up a loptop very much. It is to supplement the desktop not to compete with it. I would love it if an ipad could make-do but sadly they dont, then something not to far off in size and weight as a laptop would be perfect.

This video has crazy good lighting/color grading.

Great review! I sill don't think I need to upgrade from my 14" M1 Macbook Pro, but I always follow. I like your delivery!

Thanks for covering using it outside. I just bought one. I didn't upgrade the ram.. Argh !! I did get a terabyte drive though !!

I would be interested in an honest comparison of SSD file transfer speeds, and from external TB4

I don't think I've ever unironically commented on KZfaq. This video is genuinely great. Everything I needed to hear and put together really well. Thanks man.

love the video ❤❤ i have a very important question tho where is the laptop case sleeve thing from bc i need one

I’m a tech enthusiast. I used the M1 Pro MBP 14” for a year. I wasn’t happy with the sharp corners. While typing, it would dig into my wrist & it became a really big problem for me, so I moved to the M2 Air. I’ve been really happy. The display difference didnt bother me at all. 120Hz isn’t really a big thing in laptops I feel. All I miss are the speakers. I love the Air’s thinness and the lightness and also the battery!

Nice review. I like that case you were using that can hold in prop it up when you were sitting on the bench? I just bought the 14 inch 1 TB with 16 GB of memory I don’t do any real intensive work so that suits my needs I was coming from the 2020 M1, MacBook Pro 13 inch. I love the display on this laptop in the courts in the MagSafe charging but the screen is awesome. Thank you said 😎 Where can I buy that? Thanks.

yo, how did you get that super super smooth b-roll at 10:00? I'm not much of a videographer but my first instinct was to say that is a render and the camera was entirely digital. but I noticed a tiny jitter in some of the other b-roll earlier, so... is it just super high res camera that's been stabilized in post? For some reason that caught my attention. leaving a comment for the algorithm. video looks good and audio is good. I hope you find the success in this increasingly tight tech reviewer realm, earned a sub from me anyway.

Thanks for video! What case do you use? Could you share the link or manufacturer?

Well done - what an insight. Just about to do the purchase but your computer needs are far greater than mine - i.e. more than I will ever be. I am persuaded to the Macbook Pro 14" M2 Pro 10C CPU 16C GPU 16/512GB for basically 365/photos etc. Australian wall papers are good too e.g. Larapinta

Great video. You spoke a lot about content creation. What about people who have an office job and use power point, excel and outlook for a living, is this computer overkill???

What specs do you recommend for intense 3d rendering, simulation and CAD with the 14"?

I made it (better late than never), love your vibe and content and I'm making it through your older stuff first.

I loved your video. I actually am torn between the 14 inch MacBook Pro max and the 16 inch MacBook Pro. I was planning on getting 32 gig of RAM like you mentioned so that does kind of lean me towards the max but I do love the real estate as you mentioned and I do intend to be traveling, doing video work in the future. Decisions,decisions, decisions.

How is the matte finish on the keys holding up? My 2021 14" is already more worn than my 2015 15" Retina. Both are daily drivers and I write code so I do type a lot... Just wondering if it's certain models or they improved the keys on the M2 models... #imadeit

I purchased M2 Mac Book pro with 1 TB of storage. its a very well built machine, my only issue is I did not up grade the Unified memory. I now fell later down the line, I may have problems with the 16g of ram. Due to financial restrictions i was not able to purchase the 14 Inch mac to 32 Ram.

I am wondering about the laptop bag. Would you mind sharing the buying link for the sleeve?

What kind of spec would you recommend if you're about to use graphic intensive apps and Parallels?

I've got a spec'd out 16.2" M1 Max with 64 GB RAM but opted 512gb SSD coz I have like a bazzilion 1-2TB external SSD's for all my video editing off of them. Never really use more than 200GB on my internal SSD.. Although I see myself getting a 1 or 2 TB ssd next time I upgrade, in like 4 years minimum.

What is the bag/case you’re using for the mac?

I got to use my friends spec'd out M1max 64gb ram and 8tb storage. I was trying to KILL this damn thing and it did not phase it at all. Whereas with my HP laptop all I have to do is THINK about opening my DAW and it'll run the fans louder than a 747. This is coming from someone who is a lifelong windows user. Yep, Apple really is the future.

#imadeit I just got the M2 pro 14 inch with base M2 chip and 32 GB RAM, 512 GB storage. I went with more ram over a chip or storage upgrade because I think that’s best for future proofing. Storage is generally better external anyways, since you’ll want to back things up too. For your M1, what is the battery capacity at after 2 years? I ask because I have warranty extension on my MacBook for 2 years vs 1 and it would be nice to get a replacement battery at the 2 year mark.

Can you link info on the stand up light ? Looks cool

Thank you for sharing us your experience. I am thinking to get one like this, but I shall wait for M3 chip with pro Makebook 14 inch?

Good presentationen.

I'm still on Intel (yeah, I know 😅) and my pro isn't cutting it anymore for my coding work. The min spec M2 pro with 32GB of ram looks perfect!

Great Video .. Just ordered a M2 MacBook Pro Max 64GB 2TB.. a lot of money and just trying to justify the purchase in my mind. My Laptop is currently a 2012 MacBook Pro the last upgradable one and my desktop is the 2013 Mac Pro Trash can.. not so much upgradable. (video cards) but it is time to move on.. My first Mac was a 2012 MacBook Air with only 4gb .. always regretted not gettin 8gb .. but still have that one too.. LOL..

what screen do you have on your desk? greetings Rubin

I got the mbp 14 16 gb ram m2 pro specked out love it more then what I need

i love when people are somewhat disappointed with laptop audio, as compared to a dedicated audiophile-worthy bespoke stereo system... like, you are forever limited by the physics of having a couple of small speakers in a narrow band. it's amazing that they sound as good as they do, but if you want true fidelity, invest in some headphones or decent external speakers. this is always a non-talking point for me.

If you had to choose upgrading the cpu or add more memory, which would you choose? I do light coding and visualizations.

I made it. What is that little folding prop up stand thing that you’re using at the park with the MacBook at the beginning? Is it magnetic? I would love something like that

would this be a good laptop to get for college and occasional gaming such as WoW?

Maybe time for me to upgrade from my late 2013 macbook pro.

Still has mid2012 MacBook Pro. Has some issues here and there but works like a charm. Planning to upgrade MacBook Pro 14inch m2 will it maintain its elder brother legacy ?? Please suggest me

Now that you've had the 15" MBA for two weeks, do you feel any differently about the 14" MBP? In that new video, you sound really excited about the 15" MBA. Of course, there's a very specific audience for whom the power of the MBP is quite important, and they are probably most of the folks watching this very thoughtfully done and informative video. But then there's another category of folks, who don't really need the power of the MBP but do need 16gb RAM and 512gb SSD and want a screen bigger than 13". Configured like this, the 15" MBA is $1700, just $300 less than base model 14" MBP which has the same amount of RAM and SSD. The real-world price gap is usually smaller, because the base 14" is often available for $1750 or thereabouts. Judging by this video and your just-released 2-week 15" MBA video, it's hard to tell which Macbook you're more excited about, or which you think would be better for someone in this category. Happy to be your newest subscriber! (at least for a few seconds until someone else subscribes ;)

Great video! Question: can you please provide the link to your MacBook laptop sleeve case/stand? Would love to buy it! Thank you!

What brand is the laptop portfolio stand you are using?

What's the price for the new model apple that you got?

I think 16gb is enough for 99% of people, but that is limited to Mac, windows I’d suggest way more. But the fact that people have gone from high end specs to m1 base air model and that could keep up on 8gb of ram. 16gb on M1 Pro and up is perfect

Who gives notch on Laptop screen? What is the meaning of 14 inch screen then?

dude what's that thing called on which you are keeping the macbook (timestamp-> 7:36 )

yes i completely agree...the more RAM you can afford...the better. i also learned the hard way spending the extra $2k now just to get that extra 32 gb RAM. Storage not so much as you can easily use an external SSD.

What router do you use/recommend?

What about external memory wouldn’t that be an advantage for you?

do you find that you get more eye strain if you use the 14 inch for too long, as opposed to the 16 inch? This is my concern for extended work sessions.

I'll always choose silver Macs despite the hype of space grey.

What's the sleeve with built-in stand you're using?

I’ve always heard the 16 gb RAM and 512 Mac performs super well even for heavy tasks (which for me is LR and photoshop) What would the 2TB 32Gb ram version cost ? Like 3500 bucks? I don’t have that kind of money and I’ve never heard those specs are really necessary from anyone else.