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The best model is always the next year's one. My mantra is: Always wait for next year's model. It saved me a lot of money, I didn't spent a cent.

The really new content starts here: 08:39

Thanks again for another thorough test. You guys are great at this and thanks for the guidance. I opted for the 16” M1 Pro with 32 GB. I’m a photographer with very light video work. Your videos have helped me decide on not overkilling my purchase, and battery life is always part of my thing so going with the Pro chip is more than efficient for this photography enthusiast. Thanks again, Vadim and Max, for producing excellent down to earth videos.

The review we have all been waiting for! Thanks guys!

I am totally sold on the 16" Max. I edit on FCP and want the quickest rendering times possible and playback without rendering. Thank you for your reviews.

I appreciate knowing where to economize and where to spend the money. This kind of content is priceless. Thank you so much.

Absolutely love this channel!! Learning tons from you all every time

Please compare the M1 Pro and M1 Max 24 and 32 for the 16-inch MacBook Pro, which one is better for the price? Also compare the three in terms of battery life. Thank you

Excellent video and a great tip on where money is best spent on these new machines! I have a suggestion for a test. Would you be interested in testing the industry standard Flight Sim program for flight training, using the M1 Max and 3 displays (display #1 for left window, display #2 for windshield, and display #3 for right window)? There are 3 great programs, but only one that is widely used for legit flight training and that program is X Plane 11. I saw a video showing the M1 Max with 32 GB of RAM and the 32 Core GPU. The RAM was not working hard at all, but ALL 32 cores of the GPU were constantly running at max and that was while connected to only ONE display. I'm really nervous about whether a laptop can hang with Flight Sim (for serious flight training) when in a 3 display configuration. I know there's a Demo mode available for X Plane 11, so you should be able to run that on the laptop without needing all the other hardware like Yoke, rudder pedals, etc. Thanks in advance for your help with this!! Following is a link to the video I mentioned. The channel is "CTR Transport and Technology", the video is entitled "Can I max out X-Plane graphics settings on the new MacBook Pro M1 MAX? Surprising result." and the link is: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m-CYeambvcjGg2w.html

You rock as always! Please, make a "best TB dock" video for all of us who are replacing completely our desktop systems with the new Maxbooks. Ordered the 16" Max 24c 32GB 1TB. I was going for the 14" one but you changed my mind when I watched the thermal performance of the 2 models in one of your videos... Keep on

I’ve ordered the M1Pro 14” 32GB 4TB Model for general use. I.e. FCP editing up to 4K, plus photos and regular stuff. Would you agree that it is not really necessary to go to a Max chip for these?

Hey! I heard a rumor that since the M1 Pro/Max have dedicated video encoders/decoders (ProRes, H.264/265, etc.) that you can export a video in FCP and still have full access to the cpu/gpu? Like you can fully use your computer without the beachball even while it’s encoding a huge project. Is that true? I’d be fascinated to see the geek bench or Cinebench tests run while simultaneously exporting in FCP. Anyway, great content guys! Cheers! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

Thanks for your vids, Max. Ordered the M1 Max 32c 64gb 4tb for standalone music production with large sample libraries (EastWest and Spitfire).

wait how do I download your wallpapers? They look amazing, would love it on my macbook pro

What does memory bandwidth actually effect in real performance? I know in theory it's the speed of memory access but this doesn't seem to show up in cpu tests comparing m1 pro and max where they always come out equal. Would it start to show with high amounts of swap?

Mine is supposed to deliver this week. Really looking forward to it!

You tell about Music Production is the reason I watch all your videos thankyou ❤️

Salute to the best review ever

Ordered 14” with M1 Max and 32G of RAM a month ago, will get it on Wednesday. Super happy that my theory was right and it really doesn’t make much sense to go on full 32 cores on 14”. And btw also chose 14” for portability. You guys rock!

Finally got mine two days ago. As a first time Mac user loving it so far. Begging you guys to make us MacOS noobs a few vids on. Things we should know, tips and tricks you experts use.

Since the release I was sure to get the 32C 14-inch but thx to you I will get the 24C instead. Thank you so much for saving me money by doing the tests and publishing the results I cannot do. 👍🏻

I'm glad I got the 32 GB model as my normal usage is about 24 GB of RAM. But what I've noticed is that memory usage creeps up to 32 GB and I typically reboot in three to four days. I assume that this is due to the memory leak issues still in Monterey. It's a minor nuisance that I can live with but I do hope that they diagnose and fix the memory leak problems soon.

I'm curious, did this Cinebench R23 test used the M1 optimized version that was released early November? Because this core looks more like the one done with the previous version.

My 24 Core 32 RAM 16” M1Max finally arrived, just waiting for another item for my unboxing fest. Really excited to see what this baby can do!

Finally got my 14inch 32 core and tested it with Davinci Resolve. DR uses ALL the graphic cores, so for functions like stabilising this is essential. For the first time this function is actually usable on a laptop. Definitely go for 32 cores if you have this requirement. Tested the memory use as well. DR, C1, PS, Topaz Gigapixel open at the same time which is my usual way of working. 38GB used on this 64GB system, no swapping. So I guess 32GB would have been fine with this combination as I only work with small files in PS and only a few layers coming from the Sony A1 video.

I was thinking about getting the 16inch, 64Gb, 2Tb drive. This is something that I want but don't need. Since this is the first model of this laptop. Should I wait because something better is coming in the next model?

Blender 3.0 was just released. If you rerun Party Tug, do you see a difference? Although the 3.1 release expected in spring is going to have Metal support, expect it to be much faster than even current results.

Great performance review ! Very educational and entertaining.

Just a thought on the performance of the 3080 laptop on battery - sometimes the video driver settings or the laptop software will switch to integrated graphics on battery to not seppuku your battery. Sometimes this can be switched. This was the case on my old gigabyte aero laptop. I was able to switch it to use the gpu on battery, but it seriously impacted battery life.

Great vid, Vadim. Do you know if it’s possible to overclock either the GPU and/or CPU in these new laptops?

got my 14" M1 Max 24 core a while ago and I'm glad I made the right choice lol

Do you think it would be worth it to return the 14" 32 core for the better battery life of the 24 core? I just finally received my 32 haha

I am looking to get one! I am between 16'' M1 Pro or go for the 14'' M1 Max ... do you think for music production in logic x and design tools like adobe illustrator and photoshop the pro is enough? Or the MAX will benefit? I worry about overheat and less battery. Thanks!

Thank you for including the regular M1 in your charts

Awesome review keep going

This is quickly becoming my favorite channel

Can you do an extensive comparison to the iMac Pro?

If I was in the market to buy a MacBook Pro. This would be the video I would refer to. Excellent statistics and comparisons making it super easy to determine what you need.

Any idea / recommendation for a 5GbE or 10GbE adaptor for the M1 Pro / M1 Max chip? Seems most of the adaptor out there does not support the apple silicon architecture.

I love your guys’ videos! Just please try not to always have sensational titles because it kind of decreases the value of the title. I no longer actually click expecting something INSANE because almost every video is marketed like that. I think there is value to being chill sometimes and then getting really excited on occasion when it’s actually really exciting. That’s my thought, but keep up the great content, cuz I know I’ll be watching:)

Have you guys done a comparison between the 14 inch Pro and Max? That is the crux of my decision. How much of a gap is there between the two?

so... what do i need to know from review after 1 month? just same test over and over 1 moth, 2 months, 3 months later....? but no comparison between the tests? what's the point of testing every month?

Is there any iPad Air this year?

What memory would you go for it virtualising machines via parallels?

How about plugging the bigger power supply to 14 inch Max?

Glad that I got the 14” M1 Max 24-core configuration!

Fantastic analysis!!

Excellent reviews from Max Tech ❤️

Now to base model 16” m1 max or get the 64gb memory…?

Watching this from my brand new MacBook Pro 16" M1 Max :)

Already got the 32 core 14 inch - hopefully this motivates Apple to give us an option to make the 32 cores worthwhile

I’m a college student, I’m majoring in computer science I don’t have a laptop and I don’t know which one to get, any recommendations?

Woot! Haha I’m so close to buying this as my next laptop

I chose the 14 in. 32c 64gb version. I have a weird use case: I work from home but have a baby that I also take care of, so I value portability. Being able to hold it with one hand and take it around the house. My work requires over 40 gb of ram, so I need the 32c (only model that allows 64gb). Since I’m at home, I don’t need more than 8-10 hours of battery life on my use case. It lasts more than long enough, for when I need to move to another room etc . I don’t really need the gpu performance beyond what the 24 gives. I’m pigeon holed into getting a 32c. I value physical portability over gpu performance and battery life. TLDR; I need a lot of ram. As a work from home engineer dad, 14 max 32c 64gb meets/exceeds all of my needs.

The questio is it is better an imac or mackbool pro m1 max

This 14 M1 Max Pro 32 Core w/ 64Gb RAM and 2 Tb SSD is on sale for $2500. Is this a crazy good deal on this machine today ( original MSRP $4k? Or if you were spending $2500 on a MBP, Is this probably the fastest option out there ( M1 or M2) at that price?

I received my 16inch M1Max 32 cores and 32Go Friday, I experienced the charging issue when turned off. Saturday I ran a Diagnostic which ended up in a Trackpad problem with an error code. I’ll ship it back next week, wait for apple to receive it, order it again with up to month of delay… Very frustrating.

I always like waiting for videos like this to come out before buying anything

I would like to get the 14 inch but I would rather have the performance because of docker and VM usage so im sticking with the 16 inch. I do love it and I mostly only go to my couch to get away from my desk. Not really taking it anywhere..so weights not an issue

How about when fans are manually max'd on the 14"? Did that mitigate the Apple throttling or is that a hard throttle even when temps are stable?

Can’t wait to get mine on Monday!

Unfortunately I wish I could say mine was reliable. My 16” M1 Max died due to severe hardware failure (unable to boot past apple logo) and was deemed unserviceable by apple yesterday. They gave me a full refund and now I’m contemplating reordering or not. Was a fantastic computer but reliability was a big let down at only 5 weeks old

Do you guys also have problems finishing the first Time Machine Backup to your NAS/Hard Drive? It doesn't work with my newly configured MacBook Pro 14 M1 Pro. Very annoying.

I got my m1 macbook (mostly) correct. Only mistake I made was not getting 1tb since the 512gb does have a degraded performance compared to the 1tb, which I didn't think would be the case. But otherwise, 24 core m1 max with 32gb of ram seemed like a good sweet spot and it is. I had issues in normal power mode powering 2x thuderbolt mac displays along with the built in display. It was glitchy and laggy, but switched it into high power mode (which you only get with the m1 max) and everything is buttery smooth! Defiantly worth the $200 for the m1 max.

Hi guys! At 4:06 talking about the Prores decoders it seems like you're suggesting, that the m1 MAX has the Prores decoders, while the m1 PRO doesn't have them at all. From what's on the internet, it seems, that the Max chip, has the same hardware decoders just like the Pro, just twice as much of them. So, which is it - twice as much or some of them are not on Pro at all?

Would appreciate a video and/or some TIPS FOR NEW MACBOOK M1 PRO user, on setting up this laptop into a 2 monitor desktop setup, considering a standard set of functions which I will describe. Questions arise on how best to make all the connections for a common user scenario: some video editing and photo work from an iphone 13 pro (video mainly 1080P, some 4K, no pro res), some photo management, plus regular office software, and some 3d modelling. Possible future use of VR headsets. Functions: - 2 monitor seutp, using the laptop as a desktop computer. (Eventually to drive 2 - 4K monitors, but I have not got those monitors yet. see note below. - Backup drive (2 partitions, one for time machine backups). - Ethernet - USB out from laptop to enable usb outlets on the 2 monitors - Connect a flash drive for real time video editing from the laptop accessing flash drive data - Charging - Usb keyboard - Usb mouse. - Connect camera to transfer photos And then disconnect laptop from desktop setup, for portable use. Questions arise on what cables from what ports to meet all the above functions. For monitor connections I heard there is a KNOWN ISSUE that one monitor will go to sleep if you do not set it up right....something about you have to run cables not using 2 of the same ports, eg 2x HDMI. So something like 1 - HDMI to HDMI and 1 USB-C to Display Port, then that works? Not sure it that is ports on the laptop or ports on the monitor that is the issue.... ie. is this a ports issue on the monitors or a ports issue on the laptop? What combinations work? For all the other functions listed, what ports and what cables to use? Here is a draft setup for the purpose of getting some comments and suggestions. SCENARIO 1 Connections and cables used from the 6 laptop ports that are available to the monitor ports that are available: 1 Magsafe port: yes, used for charging to keep the other ports available for other uses. Apple magsafe cable. Current monitors do not have a usb-c connections. When I get 2 new 2 4k monitors, they would have usb-c as I understand that then then one can use that one usb-c to usb-c line to both deal with video on 1 of the monitors and also to keep the laptop charged, continuously working the charging function automatically. Is that correct?). 2 FIRST Usb-c port. Hdmi cable to HDMI in on left monitor 24” Dell. 3 1 HDMI port. Goes via Hdmi cable to mini display port adapter, into right monitor, 27” Dell. Now the 2 monitor leads are different and hopefully this avoids the problem of one monitor going to sleep. 4 Second USB-C port. connect to Belkin usbc to gigabit Ethernet adapter. 5 Third USB-C port. To a USB-C backup drive (wd MY PASSPORT ULTRA 5tb) and also when needed, disconnect that and alternately connect to A usb-c FLASH DRIVE ( Sandisk Extreeme Portable SSD 1TB) (usb 3.2 gen 2 - I think that is 10gps? And the usb-c thunderbolt port is capable of 40 gps?) to access stored video for video editing on the laptop while stored data is on the SSD. 6 SD Card Reader. So that is my draft connection plan but what is missing is how to connect the keyboard, mouse, and camera to transfer photos. How to handle this? Get from the Belkin usb-c digital AV Multiport Adapter, plug the usb-c end into 1 usb-c in the list above, and then use its usb-c, hdmi, and a usb-a as follows: - hdmi to hdmi still from this port, to the left monitor 24” DELL (but now that port is shared 3 ways) - usb-a could go to one monitor to enable 2 usb ports for mouse and keyboard. - The usb-c could then take the backup drive. And that usb-c could get the flash drive. This meets the functions described in 5 above. With the addition of the the Belkin usb-c digital AV Multiport Adapter, all the functions are met. But would the sleeping monitor problem come up with this hookup? 2 hdmi cables are used from the laptop. SCENARIO 2. Separately, for the same functions, a connection plan for 2 - 4k monitors that do have usb-c ports would be useful. To identify the PRODUCTIVITY monitors that work well for this MAC productivity application would be useful…… this is not a gaming setup. Call a gaming setup Scenario 3 perhaps and do a separate summary for that, otherwise it all gets too confusing? Has anyone found a good video on this topic? Thank you!

Memory in the machines tested? specifically the 8 Core M1 iMac, is it 8 or 16GB Memory? what about the other machines?

My new 16” 24 GPU is due tomorrow, I can hardly wait! I haven’t seen much about the 24 core GPU, I’m hoping I will be getting the most bang for my bucks with it.

I ordered mine the evening it was announced - and am still waiting for it TODAY. Anyone else waiting that long?

You need to test properly in a GPU renderer like Redshift running inside C4D. Then you'll see the full power of those 32 cores. Night and day.

The mockup you show of the "Quadro" is probably unrealistic. It will likely, if Apple uses the CoWoS packaging, consist of two dual-chip packages, not a HUGE four-chip package. I could be wrong, of course, but that just would be too much of a change for using a new technology like a multi-chip packaging that hasn't been used before.

Finally some battery life comparison between the lowest and the highest model

Just received a 16” 24 gb max. I’m loving the performance

Hey could you pls link your first wallpaper pls?

If and when GPU drivers are available for Linux on Apple silicon, I'd be very interested to see if you can max out the M1 Max GPU in the 14" to the same levels as the 16". If so, that would mean it's macOS limiting the M1 Max.

I have 16" M1 PRO 16 RAM for music production

Is that me or the audio isn’t synchronized with the video ?

Hot take - the M1 MacBook Air was more impressive and disruptive that the new MacBook Pros. At the time, Intel laptops were still 10th gen. The performance and battery life absolutely destroyed everything out there - all without a fan. Still crazy a year later.

Nobody said new m1 Max macbooks pro got problem with rendering h265 4:2:2 files. During render memory usage are going to 60-70 GB and render stop during high system memory usage. I got 64 GB Version and can’t render long projects recordered in that format. It seems like similar to memory leak in Monterey system.

When you’re looking at less then a minute in most renders between the Pro and Max, does it really matter that much? Doesn’t give you enough time to check your mail…

Hi I have a question: would you recommend a Mac for I.T school. Mainly doing HTLM,CSS,PHP,JAVA, coding in C also using virtual box for Debian Linux. And also is the base MBP 16 enough? Thank for anyone that will respond

Went with 14“ 10/16 core Pro 32gb. Still wondering if I should’ve gotten the 24 core Max. Would love a super detailed review between those. I’m happy to have a bit more battery. Less fans too? Just as snappy with Lightroom performance (besides export time)?

Best laptop ever but for work reason I will keep my M1 MacBook Pro 13” (incredible machine too) and I will wait for Mac mini or iMac (Pro)

Does anyone know if the 24 core Max on 16” saves battery or might as well upgrade to the 32 core? Assumably similar to 14”

I tried to order laptop with 32 and 24 GPU core and time of waiting is 6 weeks for 24 GPU and 2 weeks for 32 GPU

I had gone with the 14” MacBook Pro M1 Max 24-core GPU, 64GB and 1TB SSD. I have been very happy with it’s performance and battery life (low power mode while on battery).

I'd still like to know how is the battery life 24gpu vs 32 gpu with the 32gb 16" inch version!

My latest video is all 8k & has a section where it is sped up 1000% & was the only section where it slowed down significantly when rendering on the latest Davinci studio 17. This is on a maxed out 16" M1 Max with 64gb ram & 8tb ssd. There was absolutely zero swap memory usage but it used 59 gigs of the 64gb available so you definitely need 64gb when rendering 8k or higher resolution. Nothing fancy on the 8k all-i video out of the Canon R5, h265 no luts or color grading. Editing was choppy at at times as well not absolutely smooth either

But can this x4 M1 chip run Crysis?

Hello! I am a graphic and web designer, and little by little I am getting into the audiovisual world. As a designer I mostly use Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and XD; and personally I edit 4K videos in Premiere and later I would like to do an After Effects course. Currently I have a MacBook Pro 13” from 2016, i5 dual-core and with 16Gb of Ram, and the truth is that for some design and photography or video actions it goes quite slow, it heats up and the fans turn on very loud. Some time ago I thought in buying the MacBook Air M1 with 512gb and 16gb of ram, but now I have doubts with the new models. Yesterday I ordered the 14 "Pro with the M1 Max, 24 graphics cores and 32gb of Ram. Do you think it is an unnecessary waste of money and that the Air with 16gb will be fine for me? Thanks and best regards!

I'm noticing a change in your video lately. Something with the "feel" of it that I can't really put it to anything. Maybe its the music or the general tone? I just thought there was a change and its really good.

I was sold on 14” but after watching your videos got the 16”.

If I'm gonna use a laptop for web development, and video editing on the side with 4k footage from the ZV-E10, do I need the M1 Pro or the M1 is enough? Planning to upgrade camera

Ever heard of chapters ?

Damn, should I return my maxed out 14'' for a 16'' then?

Dear MaxTech, I’m kinda brand new to the tech world but I do love Apple can you have a MaxTech Jr. that explains “tech for dummies” type deal pls 🙏🏾

I wish I was due for an upgrade... I bought my current MacBook Pro in June of 2020 though :(

speed is not the only reason to buy a computer - its still a laptop with no PCIe slots for expansion

U deserve so much more credit for being the first to predict a multi-die Mac