The 14” MacBook Pro - 6 Months Later: Things Have Changed.

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Over the last 6 months, the 14” MacBook M1 has been a treat, BUT… I’ve run into some serious pitfalls. In this review, I share my long-term experience with the MacBook 14” M1 Pro and my honest opinion on whether or not it’s still worth the investment, especially with the M2 MacBooks on the horizon. Enjoy!
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VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 - The 14” MacBook Pro 6 Months Later
0:45 - The Setup
1:10 - Small Memory
1:50 - Ports & SD Card Issue
2:40 - Draining Battery Performance
3:46 - Biggest Issue: Clamshell Mode Crash
5:10 - Redesign & 14” Size
5:45 - Display
6:28 - M1 Pro or Max Chip?
7:56 - Best Keyboard Ever
8:30 - Heat Dissipation and 1080P Webcam
9:18 - Is it Still Worth It?
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The 14” MacBook Pro - 6 Months Later: Things Have Changed.
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@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Here's the first 7 things to setup on your new MacBook: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rq-fpdCr36u9pI0.html

@jub8891 Жыл бұрын

if you want the battery capacity to last longer then make sure to keep battery between 20 to 80% .. avoid completely discharging it if you can.. and for goodness sake dont leave it plugged in all day everyday.. use the battery down to about 20% before charging it again... bruh

@jackoneil3933 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am experiencing the same issues with my brand new new MacBook 14", as well as a number of other glitches with the laptop such as USB stick corruption, network, Wi-Fi and I/O port issues and Final Cut pro Library files being severely corrupted and backup Library files completely disappearing! as well as other files becoming corrupted and unreadable, that don't bode well for a new device. There were also a number of OS System and FCP updates that came through just before the the FCP Library file corruption issues but I suspect it's a hardware issue, possibly involving drive corruption. After watching your video I am going to return the new MacBook as it's a good reminder of one of the main reasons I stopped doing media production. (Too much time invested in chasing broken hardware and software along with broken client for the return on investment), and forgo getting back into content production as a serous effort, as the time and money I've spent trying to update to a "New and Improved" device and software has been ten times what it should have been, and I've only just started. It seems the old trench of obsolete vs bleeding edge has not have ended, and after being left hanging by Apple on Two MacPro Desktops and two MacBook Laptops, I'm inclined to downgrade back to my 5 year old Intel-Nvidia laptop workstation as it's more reliable and gets the job done better and with less headaches without additional cost with less stress.

@existentialrap521 Жыл бұрын

Despite these negatives, it's still the best laptop I've had in my life by FAR. I got the base model. One thing people have to be aware and that I personally struggle with is that there will always be something "better". It doesn't matter if you "future-proof". In 5-10 years, your future-proofed laptop will be outranked by something cheaper. Get what you think you will need/want for your upcoming work, because you will always say "I should have" as technology gets better. Could I have upgraded than ram, storage, cores? Of course. But for what I do (music and video editing), it's amazing even at base model.

@zhorapata9733 Жыл бұрын

You should have gotten the M2 Air bro

@existentialrap521 Жыл бұрын

@@zhorapata9733 Not paying $1700 for a laptop with 60hz display in 2022. I did that for my school iPad and still regret not getting the pro. I couldn't imagine the 60hz on my laptop

@GabrielXDrums Жыл бұрын

@@zhorapata9733 no, everyone gets what they want.

@blackxfiied_ Жыл бұрын

bro I agree, I have the exact same laptop as you

@GabrielXDrums Жыл бұрын

@@blackxfiied_ I have one too, I love mine.

@Zoddex Жыл бұрын

I just got myself this computer, and coming from a 2019 i9 16inch, this laptop is amazing. NO HEAT AT ALL, and incredible performance!

@brucekennedy5274 Жыл бұрын

Having waited around for the M2 Air, expecting it would be the perfect mid-powered, well priced companion to my Mac studio, I would now say the base 14MBP is even more the gold standard!

@lavakissy Жыл бұрын

Yep, I was going to buy the M2 air but when I basically needed to upgrade the memory and ssd I just bought the 14 inch.

@JtagSheep Жыл бұрын

I looked at the M2 Air but ended up getting the 14 Pro with the M1 Pro base model, I wanted active cooling and the M1 Pro is pretty decent. Blender works well and Unity too, its way more than enough power for coding. Hopefully it lasts half as long as the Late 2011 13 MacBook pro I have.

@blayxr1004 Жыл бұрын

@@lavakissy Apple made the pricing ladder like this

@aluvalaakhilesh9513 Жыл бұрын

@@lavakissy did the same just today. cant wait

@harsimransingh2052 Жыл бұрын

@@aluvalaakhilesh9513 how much dis you get it for

@brightboxstudio Жыл бұрын

My 14” M1 Pro also spends a lot of time plugged into a dock with multiple displays and peripherals. Battery capacity is 96% of original after 7 months. Are you using the Optimized Battery Charging option in macOS Battery preferences, to preserve battery capacity by limiting the charge level on AC power? I use the utility Al Dente to manually limit the charge level to 80% on AC. Either way you can make it top off to 100% charge on demand. Also, do not frequently drain the battery to 0%; that, and high heat at 100% charge, are major contributors to reduced battery capacity. Also, you said the battery has a “maximum” number of cycles and it is 1000. But that number is not a maximum; the battery doesn’t just die at 1000 cycles. What Apple says is that the battery is designed so that at 1000 cycles, it still has at least 80% of its original capacity. If it drops below 80% during your warranty period, they might replace the battery under warranty. I have seen some reset issues when docked, but they are random and infrequent. The current uptime for my M1 Pro is 14 days. I agree that the 14” screen size is a sweet spot, and I’m happy with the overall performance and experience (cool and quiet). This is the right model for me.

@schoolboogycorporation2062 2 жыл бұрын

Its your setup, I think . Try changing your power setting to not sleep when docked and adjust your screen saver. I used to have an issue when or after waking from non apple display (49” Samsung.) as it resets some external dongles. Once I adjusted power AND got a new Apple keyboard with Touch ID, never another problem. It works PERFECTLY.

@Dirk80241 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your review after 6 months of use. This is very helpful for me while considering the 14"MBP M1 pro vs. the M2 MBAir.

@bryankirckof1477 Жыл бұрын

Just picked it up on sale. The M2 Air with 16gb of ram and a 512 GB HDD costs the same as the M1 Pro 14 inch so, to me, this was a no brainer. Also, that mini led screen upgrade is something to behold and this has the best speakers I’ve ever heard on a laptop. Very pleased with this device.

@kosmonument2682 Жыл бұрын

I did the same. Pro all the way.

@sunitjoshi3573 Жыл бұрын

Anything issues that you're experiencing? I'm thinking of getting the base Model...but seeing battery/SD/MagSafe issues and not sure now :(

@bryankirckof1477 Жыл бұрын

@@sunitjoshi3573 No issues so far although I wasn’t aware of those problems existed so I haven’t necessarily been looking for them. Overall I’m really happy with this purchase.

@sunitjoshi3573 Жыл бұрын

@@bryankirckof1477 Ok, good to know. Thanks for replying :)

@bramvandenbroeck5060 Жыл бұрын

I have the exact same model as you have, i bought it a couple of days ago after a lot of hesitation, i had a 2012 retina before this macbook pro. I have to say, it's a pretty good machine, i just edited my first video on it and it was blazing fast compared to my previous one. It's fast and reliable machine. I will watch for that SD card issue as i use them from time to time. Great video man really!

@semperfidelis1550 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I am considering getting one; I also plan to dock it up as my primary.

@Nenad- Жыл бұрын

I love using my 14" MBP. Honestly, I haven't had any issues with it so far. It's great for my workflow. I don't feel like I need any more power and the portability of it is amazing!

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing! The M1 is still a great and powerful option even with the M2s coming in so still a win 👍

@fdsaffff Жыл бұрын

ain't it kinda heavy? I luv my 12" macbook and it's a lb and half lighter

@Nenad- Жыл бұрын

@@fdsaffff A bit on the heavier side! Not too bad though..

@trevorbye577 Жыл бұрын

i have the 16 inch pro, in a 9 hour day low power mode and screen below half i go from 100-40% i just recently realized i should turn off keyboard back light and now i finish the 9h day around 60-55%

@Nenad- Жыл бұрын

@@trevorbye577 Smart!

@gregclaydon6727 Жыл бұрын

Good update review,thanks 👍

@joshrealms244 Жыл бұрын

Gold Standard!!! Honestly I do light 4k video editing and will mostly use this for college next year, so I think I’ll go with the same configuration as you did. I’ll attempt to be careful with the battery, but knowing me within a week I’ll forget 💀.

@jasonsy5549 Жыл бұрын

I experienced this crashing issue on my intel MBP 16" in regular dual screen setup. What I noticed was it was the power delivery on a single cable from my monitor wasn't sufficient for PD + all my USB peripherals and running the monitor. By plugging in the laptop with the stock plug+cable separately fixed this issue for me, annoying as I wanted to live that one cable life.

@brachiator1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent review. Others have noted the SD issue.

@RobertaMacklin Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the balanced reviews you regularly post. I’m better positioned to decide which MacBook is the gold standard for me.

@KalpeshPatel78 Жыл бұрын

I just bought my M1 pro 16 inch and have been using it since 2 months now and I simply love it. I upgraded from a 2015 MacBook Pro and the jump is massive. Simply love this machine. It is a beast. And I mainly use it for Photo editing and graphic design. I'm hoping this lasts for the next 5-7 years before I have to upgrade.

@GabrielXDrums Жыл бұрын

Same boat here except mine was a 2014 MBP. It’s such a big change, the profile of it so far, I’ve yet to begin tracking and putting it through the ringer but I’m sure it will soar skies.

@jelrosabko 2 жыл бұрын

Nice review. Youo just pointed out the things which are interesting without losing yourself in techdetails. Keep up the good work!

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!

@jakubgorczynski7895 Жыл бұрын

Gold standard :) been waiting to make this particular 14 MBP my main setup for a couple of months now, after years of being a devoted Windows user. I'm constantly convincing myself it won't underwhelm my expectations.

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

This is a great introductory product to the Apple ecosystem as it is powerful. Let us know how it works for you!

@AMSRO 2 жыл бұрын

How to have better battery : 1. Reduce the frequency rate of the screen to 120hz (or adapt to your usage) 2. Battery saving mode 3. Disable Startup Apps 4. Clean up with CleanMyMac X 5. Make Safari the main browser (I have at least 10 more hours with the same usage between safari and chrome. Chrome is now my secondary browser) 6. Open monitor to see what is consuming

@joekitsukawa8840 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting point #5. What about other browsers like Firefox or even Brave? Thanks for the valuable comment.

@ChrisMiller223 2 жыл бұрын

Cleanmymac is just a bunch of bloatware and it is literally almost useless

@jasper6482 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMiller223 you sure? i've got rid of countless gb's of useless crap over the year thanks to the app

@ahappycoder2925 2 жыл бұрын

@@joekitsukawa8840 chrome is by far the worst offender. HORRIBLY inefficient, so basically anything else will be better. But safari is probably the best optimised browser for Mac.

@_briantravis 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChrisMiller223 what makes you say that?

@subramanianb Жыл бұрын

informative and clear presentation...appreciate that...I have been using MBP 14 base model for photo-editing. I use primarily sony's Imaging edge and Luminar Neo with file size of each image about 35 MB. When i work continuously with these software, i get 6 to 7 hrs of battery life for a single charge (10 to 100%). Machine heats up a bit. within 40 cycles the battery health was down from 100% to 99%. Now a days i charge only from 20 to 80%. Hope i will not get into any problem with the battery...Otherwise, the machine with superb display is one the most ideal one for photo-editing...images look awesome..love the machine...

@2020Dreamlife Жыл бұрын

Thank you. The exact info I needed

@bernios3446 Жыл бұрын

True, the 14" seems to be a kind of sweet spot. I originally ordered the 16", but after trying out the Air M1, the 14" and the 16" several times in the Apple store, the 16" seemed more and more oversized and over- weight. Good for stationary work when you still want to store it in a drawer or so, but just too heavy and too huge to carry it around. So I cancelled the 16" and ordered the 14" in return. It is also more reasonably priced as I took only 16GB and 1TB instead of 2TB.

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

I'd have to agree, especially that portability is a laptop's main selling point. All comes down to preference still.

@anuragparcha4483 Жыл бұрын

I am thinking the same thing but it seems like 16" has a much longer battery life than the 14" due to it's battery size. What do you think about that?

@abdullahkara8661 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of this video it was really good for me to decide buy or not

@pricool 2 жыл бұрын

after more than 6 months use of my macbook pro 14", I still can manage to keep the battery health 95-96%. Some issue I experience so far: Sometimes the speaker "cracks" noise when i play music, sometimes the heat rise even if I dont run many apps that force the fan to spins. 1 more issue very often photoshop crash and closed because of graphic issue..

@rocknrory Жыл бұрын

For the heat rise / fan spinning, occasionally click on the battery on the finder to see what's using "significant energy". If "Core Sync" from Adobe Creative Cloud shows up, you can disable it in system pref under Extensions, uncheck it. It will stop you from using Adobe's cloud sync I've read, but it's been known to cause the issues you're describing. I just found this fix today. Hope this helps!

@realrichloen 2 жыл бұрын

Your Vids are the golden standard bruh 🔥🔥🔥

@baronerm Жыл бұрын

juuuuust picked mine up today and I'm moving from an old i7 27' iMac. haven't had a lot of time to play with it but saw your video hoping to assuage my feeling of buyers remorse. definitely some stuff to look out for and I appreciate the heads up. but I'm looking forward to seeing just how much more I can get out of this notebook. thanks so much for your insight!

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Have fun! Still a great device overall so you're good. 👍

@chocopiess Жыл бұрын

Al Dente is a great battery app to keep your MacBook topped off at 70-80%. I’ve had my 14” MBP for 5-6 months and my battery health is still at 99% and maintains a steady charge and keep it plugged in most of the time. Hope this helps some people.

@guillermoalonsocotamurillo930 Жыл бұрын

So… you have your mac always plugged in? And the software makes a rule for 80% max? 🤔

@hobobbobho Жыл бұрын

Mac OS already does that. You don’t need to buy any additional software. I have left mine largely plugged in working from home since launch and have 100% health. Mac OS regularly refuses to charge it past 80 and has a notification stating the reason is I almost never use it on battery.

@guillermoalonsocotamurillo930 Жыл бұрын

@@hobobbobho so you use the MacBook always plugged in?

@oliviadaly4795 Жыл бұрын

@@guillermoalonsocotamurillo930 right? Makes no sense. If you're gonna use it always plugged in just get a desktop or iMac?

@willy7968 Жыл бұрын

@@guillermoalonsocotamurillo930yes, I do After 55 cycles, my M1 13” still on 100% health It’s over 19 months of use Though I take it out when I’m traveling But it’s meant to be connected 24/7 while on monitor cos the mode of connection is via usb C cable, charges and also transfer data to the monitor I hope this helps :)

@ben_kearney 2 жыл бұрын

Same 14" MBP - same specs 10/16/16/1TB and have noticed the same battery life issues. Similarly, I keep mine plugged in (with optimized battery charging), most of the day and unplug overnight, while in sleep mode. My Battery Health is 100% and only have 29 cycles (purchased in November 2021). Performance has not been an issue, at all.

@MattMerkle Жыл бұрын

99.9% of the time this is because people start loading up their laptops with more software. It's very easy to look up the battery capacity in System Info, which will show that the battery hasn't degraded (it's nearly impossible to degrade a modern laptop battery in less than a year, even if you tried). The Macs get their long battery life by staying idle as much as possible. As you have more software in the background (like Creative Cloud, Dropbox, Mail, Spotify, etc), all of that will slowly eat away at the overall battery life per charge, even if it doesn't seem like much on their own.

@malcolmsanger Жыл бұрын

If you're leaving the Macbook docked all day, try using an app like Al Dente that limits the charge. I have mine set to 50% on my 16" M1, and I top it up whenever I need to go anywhere. Even if I forget to top it up, that 50% still lasts me a good while

@krosser2123 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know about the clamshell usage issue... Much appreciated! I wonder if it also happens to the MBP 16 inch M1 pro...

@juanmas7076 2 жыл бұрын

Gold standard! Great video, you have a new subscriber! I have been delighted with my 16 m1pro But I'm curious if you experience some cracking sound on the speakers? I have an is annoying!

@yige9283 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for mentioning the dock issue. I think I will shoot for Mac Mini and use it with my intel MBP through Universal Control (It's too loud when connecting two external 4K displays)

@aakashparikh2531 Жыл бұрын

Great review and really helpful

@fitch8363 Жыл бұрын

I have the M1-PRO 16" with 32GB RAM and a 1TB SSD. It does everything I need to do effortlessly. I frequently have a dozen apps open spread across 5 to 7 desk tops plus Safari with 20+. tabs open. No problem. It never stutters, hesitates or acts at all slow or sluggish. My battery only has 45 cycles on it so no surprise it acts like new.

@FTerrasson Жыл бұрын

10 or 8 cpu ?

@fitch8363 Жыл бұрын

@@FTerrasson Ten. The 16" M1-Pro only comes with 10 CPU.

@FTerrasson Жыл бұрын

@@fitch8363 ok thanks ! didn't know that.

@JohnMFlores Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this. Thinking of coming back to Mac after 5+ years with Dell XPS because of bugs and inability to sleep.

@galvant Жыл бұрын

Amazing cinematography! Nice job

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Thanks a ton!

@cptpatrick Жыл бұрын

16'' M1 max 64 gigs 2tb ssd reporting in. Zero regrets and working 100% fine zero crashes or any severe issues about 1 year in. I also didnt have the patience and was extremely tempted to get the base 16in off the shelf but I'm very very very happy I held back and waited weeks for the m1 max instead. Absolutely solid machine as my daily driver

@bugged1212 2 жыл бұрын

I almost always have my 14 inch max with 32 GB RAM connected to power. And the mac keeps the battery level in the 70's most of the time. And when I do venture out I usually carry a power bank and I can usually can end the day with 100% charge everyday. So the battery is almost never taxed. I am planning to keep this around for 3-5 years and even if I need to change the battery once or twice would not be a big deal.

@chriswho12345 Жыл бұрын

1. i use a usb-c to displayport adapter (the big one) and it's pretty compact. it's pretty much just a cable. 2. clamshell sounds like a thermal issue, probably because of how the exhaust vents through the hinge. that's blocked when closed.

@jackoneil3933 Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I am experiencing the same issues with my brandk new new MacBook 14" and also a number of other glitches with the laptop such as USB stick corruption, network, Wi-Fi and I/O port issues and Final Cut pro Library files being severely corrupted and backup Library files completely disappearing! as well as other files becoming corrupted and unreadable, that don't bode well for a new device. There were also a number of OS System and FCP updates that came through just before the the FCP Library file corruption issues but I suspect it's a hardware issue, possibly involving drive corruption. After watching your video I am going to return the new MacBook as it's a good reminder of one of the main reasons I stopped doing media production. (Too much time invested in chasing broken hardware and software along with broken client for the return on investment), and forgo getting back into content production as a serous effort, as the time and money I've spent trying to update to a "New and Improved" device and software has been ten times what it should have been, and I've only just started. It seems the old trench of obsolete vs bleeding edge has not have ended, and after being left hanging by Apple on Two MacPro Desktops and two MacBook Laptops, I'm inclined to downgrade back to my 5 year old Intel-Nvidia laptop workstation as it's more reliable and gets the job done better and with less headaches without additional cost with less stress.

@norm238 Жыл бұрын

Gold standard indeed, Love your setup

@cwai_art Жыл бұрын

Gold Standard 💖 This was a great great review! I've started looking into long term reviews of the M1 pro & max chip and I'm happy that you mentioned the max chip with 3D renders. As someone in the 3D field, I was very worried about how long the pro chip would handle files Vs the max which seems to geared more to 3D creatives and power users. I'm still saving up and researching my options. I wanted to ask, would you recommend the max chip to someone who doesn't use the clamshell mode and just uses it for working away from home but still does 3D work?

@MrSubZer05 2 жыл бұрын

Gold Standard, really enjoyed this content

@jerrymildredpetersen3177 Жыл бұрын

This is the first of your videos that I've seen. Good job. It's extra interesting following the reviews I'm seeing for the M2 MBP. My 1st ever bleeding edge computer was the M1 MBP which I got right after its release. I just couldn't stand the roaring fans on my 2015 i7 15" MBP anymore. The M1 MBP was a dream except one thing ... PORTS!!! That part was a nightmare. I tried several various dongles to plug in my three external drives and my HDMI 4k monitor. They would all randomly disconnect and even managed to corrupt my Time Machine drive so badly that I couldn't repair it. I got the binned 14" MBP Pro as soon as I could and I haven't looked back. The only upgrade was the 1TB SSD. It has functioned flawlessly. I've managed to make the fans run a little bit while editing photos but I couldn't hear them. I have not yet done any video work on it yet since my need for that has mostly gone away. Seeing the reviews of the M2 MBP, I'm ultra-glad I didn't wait for that. But I got the M1 MBA for my wife when I got the 14" for myself and now I kind of wish I'd waited on that in order to get her the M2 MBA with magsafe. But otherwise, the M1 MBA exceeds all her needs by a huge margin. So far, the 14" MBP is also exceeding my needs.

@jcesarrr Жыл бұрын

hey man i’ve also got an m1 macbook pro that has some issues, not sure if it’s a corrupted time machine but i’ve shipped it out so many times and it hasn’t gotten fixed, it’s been messing with my touch bar. i’m now getting a replacement for the m1 pro 14 inch, sounds like perhaps the doc was the problem. what issues did you have ?

@max7579 Жыл бұрын

My 2019 Intel MBP crashes pretty much every night in clamshell mode when plugged in. I've had to start unplugging it from the charger each night to stop it. Quite frustrating, but it probably does the battery a favour as you mentioned.

@extremelucky1 Жыл бұрын

M1/M2 Mac Air and 14-inch M1 Pro/Max are the best laptops ever made, in their respective categories. The screen, battery, keyboard, portability, security, ecosystem support, longevity - you name it; it checks all the boxes except gaming.

@michaelhouse9629 Жыл бұрын

Unless you play WoW 😎 runs wow pretty well

@trentonsimonson5041 Жыл бұрын

What?? The MacBook pro ,14 , 15, 16 can definitely game!!

@Sujal21 Жыл бұрын

@@trentonsimonson5041 no 💀

@smortlogician9258 Жыл бұрын

Also Except if one doesn't find macos that good (like me)

@extremelucky1 Жыл бұрын

@@smortlogician9258 besides gaming, I love macOS better for productivity than Windows, even more than Windows 11. My gaming PC is strictly for gaming. Mac for everything else.

@l0stl0rd Жыл бұрын

Yes had similar issues, SD card slot being weird and it getting what hotter in clamshell mode, that much that is just leave it open when docked. I am happy however that I went with 32 GB.

@danielleamber7353 2 жыл бұрын

Recently got the MB Air M1 and have no observed the best battery care tips. Still adjusting but I agree with getting a big memory all the time. Doing great on panning!

@kinuawakai5972 Жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew! Have you noticed the screen hinge on this particular model being a little bit "loose" compared to older models?

@markkoalawebseo Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! I'm more interested in this Pro M1 then Air M1 now

@henrysaputra2340 Жыл бұрын

Thank u for the honest review

@XMGi00 Жыл бұрын

I have the same configuration MBP and I haven’t encountered any of the issues you pointed in this video. Any issues I have encountered is software related to using the Ventura dev beta. 🤷‍♂️

@BigPhil Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks to you I’ve just cancelled my order for the 14” MBP M1 Max and will think about the Studio now ;) as I use my current MBP as a desktop anyway constantly in a clamshell mode. Cheers for honest review. Sub and 👍🏻 well earned :)

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Thank you! You can keep a lookout for the M2 releases and see if it will work better for you. Cheers!

@guillandanthony711 Жыл бұрын

I have the 16 inch in clamshell mode nearly all the time and never had those issues. Maybe it's more common on the 14 inch. The MacBook Pro M1 is to date the best laptop apple ever made. Nice review.

@RunForPeace-hk1cu Жыл бұрын

Should get max studio then

@seethru8027 2 жыл бұрын

Solid long term review and cinematics bro!

@AndrewEthanZeng 2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it :)

@djmbass8790 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this awesome video. The keyboards between the 13 and 14 inch are different. What's the difference between the 2 keyboards?

@kenmh7357 Жыл бұрын

Great review, picking up one tomorrow from Best Buy. Replace my mid-2014 MB Pro. 16 gigs is fine my tasks

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

@sunitjoshi3573 Жыл бұрын

How's it working so far? I'm thinking of getting the base 14 MBP too!

@kenmh7357 Жыл бұрын

@@sunitjoshi3573 Very fast startup, no bogging, beautiful screen and great sound

@JBoy340a Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review. One question, I would assume the Mac Studio would be a better match for someone that was doing a lot of video work with an external monitor. Did you consider one of those?

@MarbsMusic 2 жыл бұрын

Gold Standard... I have the same but in the 16" and have been very happy as well. I rarely use it in clamshell mode but when I have I haven't see those issues. Perhaps they are something specific to the 14". Getting ready to buy another for my oldest in college who will be doing a lot of programming and we are seriously considering the 14" as the size might be a little better to classroom use. Great video, I love the honesty in the pros and cons!

@AndrewEthanZeng 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Thanks for sharing and your feedback!

@revanvonheaven8270 2 жыл бұрын

I can help you with this as I am a tech guy look the issue is really simple Apple fucked up with the design as always it would be a miracle if they actually listened to technicians instead of saying you are using it wrong I am not a moron I understand the damn protocol you built it upon but that is irl to Apple ofc. Look the solution is simple MX4 thermal paste, put thermal pads on the rams all of them cover them do not chop them into little pieces even put a small thermal pad there cut it on the BIOS chip then do the following update the Monterey to latest version, update the EFI Firmware which is the BIOS and the UEFI of the Macbooks to the last one download the appropriate sofware that allows you to manipulate the fans ignore the sound make the fans go max because it cools the device max and keeps the temperature 30-40 all the time MX4 and MX5 is much better then the Keramikal garbage you are given no offence to you if you are a long Macbook user but they need to get their shit together not every person is a technician or can use a heat gun ignorance of theirs is really starting to piss of a lot of tech guys or remove the whole damn motherboard to get to the fans how does that make sense. Do this fix you should not be doing this but PC and even Mac producers tend to screw their customers over with downgrading the damn device in order to save money put a thermal pad on the SSD if you have the drop of speed is because the M2 ssd is getting to much heat and the same is with Ram Cards this will make your device breathe better Apple will still choose their ignorance and spew their BS knowing fully that people that work on devices are not idiots and I dare say will call them out on their BS. 1500-2k-3k up to 4,5 even 6k for what for me needing to tune the damn device for that sort of money you should not experience problems it is common sense unfortunately next Gen Apple tends to lack it a lot!.

@MarbsMusic 2 жыл бұрын

@@revanvonheaven8270 I’ve been building PCs since the late 80s. I’m good I haven’t had a Mac until the M1s since the mid to late 90s when my IIci bit the dust. I’m enjoying the new Macs quite a bit as I used to run MAE on my Sun Ultra 10. I have 4 boys plus I also game so I have 5 custom built gaming PCs, all tweaked for performance. Some AIO cooled and others custom built water cooled. I’ll examine the thermal compounds, been good with different versions of Arctic for the past 20 years or so and haven’t really shopped around. I did try something Gamers Nexus mentioned a few years ago and it’s worked well. Thank you for the feedback and suggestions, always great to see someone as into tweaking as I am!

@thejuicydollop 2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrewEthanZeng Have you also experienced the speaker crackling / popping problem that many users are reporting? I have the same spec as you and my speakers will run into the popping / crackling sound issue several times a week. It's incredibly disappointing so wondered if you'd also experienced it?

@AA-flyguy Жыл бұрын

Just Subscribed!! YAY!!! Gold Standard to be sure !!

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Welcome aboard!

@criticalbruv 2 жыл бұрын

Gold Standard. Also, thanks for the info bro. I think I'm gonna go with a suped up Mac mini and a suped up Mac air for on the run work. Then access the mini remotely where necessary.

@thetoolmat8632 2 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same set ups - then I saw you said access the mini remotely - can you elaborate on that? - at this point I will wait and see about the new MB air announcement due shortly i believe, I was thinking of getting one of those with increase ram and just a m1 mini with 16GB as my home option - i just recently saw these MBook being used in the docked or closed config at home, I had no idea that was an option to do, yeah I am not with it when it comes to all the these things but started examining videos that do that and saw this one, i use a 2018 iPadPro for the majority of doing stuff and have an old 2014 Mac mini for my music and graphics - Juky I will be ready to go full upgrade and I liked hearing your option…thanks

@Larry-qz3es Жыл бұрын

Today, I will be picking up my MacBook Pro-base model and I will be using it for light photo and video editing and work documents.

@alimohammad5498 Жыл бұрын

Gold Standard! Im debating on the 14" or 16" MBP, I just don't know if its worth paying that extra $$ for an extra 2".

@order6676 Жыл бұрын

Got to see what the M2 air has in store for battery life but so far I think I am going that direction. It seems like they want to actually use the Pro name for pro use again and have performance over battery life for those while the air has battery life over performance.

@TohsakaNight Жыл бұрын

In Germany you get the m2 with 16gb ram, 500gb and fast charging for 20€ cheaper than the pro (2000€). Thats depressing 🤣

@absolute_cr7703 Жыл бұрын

@@TohsakaNight Yeah very sad but i think for normal people 8gb RAM is enough (like for Students)

@0dyss3us51 Жыл бұрын

That is not correct, the pro has longer battery life as they have got bigger batteries, the air still has a very impressive battery life

@order6676 Жыл бұрын

@@0dyss3us51 They might have bigger batteries but the m1 pro uses up more and is more power hungry than the m1. Thus the reason why there is reviews out there saying they are getting worse battery life then they should.

@StrangerNoises 2 жыл бұрын

paused video after the negatives to answer a couple of specifics. I have the same model as you, for about the same time. I also use the Caldigit TS3+ dock (that's what yours looked like). I used it docked a lot with a Dell 4K monitor for a while, now the Studio Display. it's docked a *lot*. Battery health FWIW now 100%, 47 cycles, "normal", design capacity 6075 mAh, current: 6008 mAh. FWIW. I hadn't *noticed* a fall-off in battery life, but it may be I don't take it out enough... I also don't make any special efforts with battery management. With the Dell monitor (always via displayport) I have sometimes had it failing to properly wake or sleep the display, but I don't *think* I ever had the computer actually crash. Of course, a failing-to-wake monitor could *look* like a crash but I'm sure you're beyond that kind of confusion 😉 All has been perfect since getting the studio display, on or off the Caldigit dock. I did have an issue with the Caldigit dock's ethernet port though, not showing, not working properly, etc. It turned out to be a known problem, probably since macOS 12.4 I'm guessing? (for a few months either side of 12.4 coming out I was on wifi-only anyway so didn't see it when it started.) It tries to put the ethernet port into power saving mode and the dock doesn't support it. You need to turn off that "energy efficient ethernet" setting. Caldigit has a video about this issue here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mLhdp8uHqdrYY6c.html and since doing that, it's been solid again. (and in general they've been great for support, especially given mine is about 4 years old now and still gets firmware updates...)

@tripleb1945 Жыл бұрын

I have an identical 14” model, and I experiencing the same Battery drain Problem. But my Battery health (6 month usage) is still at 100% (thanks to aldente’s battery menagement). When I dont use it for a day I lose about 20-30 % Battery with no apps open at all. While using it it needs 15-20%/h instead of 10-15%/h at the beginning. BUT all this startet after the last major update, so I hope the next one will fix it🤞

@TheDilomo Жыл бұрын

That's related to Bluetooth accessories that constantly wake your mac. You can try turning them but its shitty they cant use simple Bluetooth mouse. I return my mbp 14 for that reason

@vivianmalhiers Жыл бұрын

I got the base 14” with an upgraded 1TB for $2049 before taxes (Apple Education store pricing). It’s the best prosumer laptop available at that price; excellent performance, great battery life (around 18 hrs of mixed use) & a phenomenal display. Money well spent imo.

@iTriune 2 жыл бұрын

I dealt with the reset issues BIG TIME and what stopped it was getting dual studio displays. I had it connected to a 50" Samsung TV and it was a horrible experience. After switching to the studio displays, all of that went away and going from sleep to awake is instant. I know everyone isn't into the studio displays, and they're pretty pricey, but if you can do it, for the time alone it was worth it to me. It's trash that Apple seemingly purposely makes their products to not work with other brands. Just a bit of info in case you decided to ditch the monitor you have.

@Chris_Darkmonkey Жыл бұрын

Gold standard, loved the vid!

@21Something. Жыл бұрын

GOLD STANDARD - I’m a little bit late, lol, but I was just watching your video to make sure buying the MBP M1PRO was still worth. Thanks for your long term review and honesty.

@jackedkerouac4414 Жыл бұрын

I have the same specs as you. As a voice over artist who has to record in dead silence I was concerned about the MBP thinking I should opt for the fan-less Air. Another reviewer who's a DJ said the fans haven't turned on once on his so I rolled the dice. Very glad I got the MBP. It's quieter than a mouse pissing on cotton and performance-wise it's phenomenal for my needs

@ActualEbs 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video! Thaks for making great content! Gold Standard

@kadirakbolat391 Жыл бұрын

I just got mine, everything is ver good so far.

@brileybodemar1354 Жыл бұрын

Gold standard, great review!

@Vincetagram Жыл бұрын

I've been looking at getting a base m1 pro macbook with 1tb storage and no other options, and this video was incredibly insightful. I haven't seen a video as critical as this one yet, they're usually all praise. Regardless, it will be an upgrade from my 2015 5k imac minus the screen size, resolution, speakers, and USB-A, but my external SSD is USB-C, I don't really use the speakers all that much, and the 4k screen on the 16 inch mbp is probably the best combo of color accuracy, refresh rate, and resolution out there for the money anyways which as a photographer and videographer who can't afford a Pro Display XDR is most important to me anyways.

@tankhistoryfordummies Жыл бұрын

I don't use my laptop in clamshell mode but I do move it around so I am getting this 14-inch model. I will go for the base model as I don't need additional performance and I thought about the M2 MacBook Air but I feel like the 14-inch is a better option for the money. The display alone is worth the upgrade.

@Philonic Жыл бұрын

Hey Andrew. Great video. I do mainly Lightroom and 4-5.4k video editing. Right now I’m using the 12.9” M1 iPad Pro. I’m seriously considering the 14” MacBook. You alluded to it in the video but didn’t outright say, are there any issues video editing on your build? Is doubling the ram a must, or just a “like to have”? Thanks! Gold Standard

@SpyderXY 2 жыл бұрын

Ive had my last 2014 macbook pro since then, i BETTER not regret this after 6 months or a year

@thommysides4616 3 ай бұрын

This video sets the "Gold Standard" for M1 Pro reviews..... thanks!

@OxRashedxO Жыл бұрын

The battery issue is due to the always plugged battery. The charge should be 40-90%, not below or exceeding.

@rhodiad Жыл бұрын

FWIW, the only "clamshell mode" issues I've had with mine is slowness to wake up from external Apple BT keyboard-sometimes I have to open the lid to get it to wake and reset the video output. It also seems to really hate switching between external displays of varying resolutions-artifacts in Photoshop (I blame Adobe), and general app slowdowns requiring app relaunch or sometimes Mac restart. Everything else - smooth sailing after 15 months.

@DavidTran-hf3hn 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, what camera and lens are you using ?

@bobbyv3 Жыл бұрын

Did you test multiple SD cards to ensure the issue wasn't with the card itself? I have had mine for ~3mths working 18hr days and have not had any issues.

@OscatA 2 жыл бұрын

My 14" MacBook Pro has been holding up great since I got it in December 2021. The battery has held up pretty well and the performance is still quite impressive despite the low memory count and 10/14/16 M1 Pro processor. The new MacBook Air is intriguing, but I still prefer my 14" MBP. If I did buy another MBP though, I would probably get the M1 Max 32GB/64GB 2TB/4TB configuration - that is, if I had the money to do so.

@DebtFreeEssentials Жыл бұрын

Good Standard! Nicely done.

@AndrewEthanZeng Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

@magnoliei Жыл бұрын

Hi! Which configuration do you consider to have the best benefit/price ratio among the following: - MacBook Air M1, 8Gb/256/ 1000$ - MacBook Air M1 16Gb/2TB/ $1570 - MacBook Air M2 8Gb/256/ $1320 - MacBook Air M2 8Gb/512/ $1730 - MacBook Pro 14inch M1Pro 16Gb/512/ $1980 Prices are from Europe. I want to use this laptop for at least 6-7 years and I want to configure it as correctly as possible. Thanks!

@lord171 Жыл бұрын

Really grateful for this video. It helped me make the decision to buy this laptop! I don’t do as much heavy lifting as you so I got the 10c cpu 14 gpu version. Can’t wait till it arrives tomorrow! #goldstandard

@hhroom 2 жыл бұрын

@Gold Standart" Is it worth to buy at this time (12.06.2022) buy this one or it is better to wait for M2 14?

@RAVEN580 Жыл бұрын

I had the same SD card socket problem with my MacBook Pro 2012. Get some Simply Sprays Electrical Cleaner spray from Amazon...this fixed it for me...But having said that send it back as those M1 cost an arm & a leg & should not have contacts oxidizing.

@FemiOlugbesan 2 жыл бұрын

nice review.!! Could you share your wallpaper? It's fantastic

@AndrewEthanZeng 2 жыл бұрын

I linked it in the description box 👍

@remigoldbach9608 Жыл бұрын

Check what background processes are draining battery. I don’t think it’s because the battery is worn out. It’s possible that an clean install of MacOS will get the battery life back.

@createdshocked4700 Жыл бұрын

No one needs 8K videos or 4K. That's my opinion and that's what I do on iPad. You need adapter anyway. One thing I needed to know is it struggles after turning off from tethering or screen cloning while it's closed.

@ameenkhosrozadeh7100 Жыл бұрын

Which one you choose? M2 macbook pro Or M1 pro Can u help after your experience please

@rasputunga Жыл бұрын

Which dock are you using? The one under the table, looks really good

@goldfluss3327 Жыл бұрын

The problem with battery life is probably due to an process working in background and sucking energy. Do you know how many capacity is left in percentage at full charge ?