16" MacBook Pro ONE YEAR LATER 

Thank you!

@@AZisk me😅

How only 81 cycles

@@stanwiek I'm often connected to power and charge only by magsafe port.

I'm on 189 cycles after 9 months. 93% maximum capacity. Really happy with this thing though. I've had many macs in the last 10 years and only 1 or 2 I've been as happy with as this one.

My battery has been draining so fast the last couple months, went from 100% to 89% with 128 Cycle count in like the last 3 months of use. I've had it since December. I've had a weird thing happen to it, where I left it charging with the magsafe charger for like 3 days because I didn't use it and when I came to use it, it was burning hot and didn't turn on until I let it cool down a bit and that was the time where it went down to 99% and continued dropping

dude im at 80 cycle count bought it end of August. i do be letting it drain tho. guess that is not good. max capacity is it at 98% does this mean i should just keep it plugged when im not using battery

I paid $1800 for a refurbished m1pro 16in. That seems a steal to me as well.

@@aannddyychang6162I got one for $1500 but it wasn’t refurbished

$1084 now, with 16gb ram and 2tb storage. . . Getting in a few weeks. This will be my 1st Apple Product. Coming from heavy, gauky Sager Gaming laptop. Switching because rarely if ever "Gamed" and value portability and production use more than "Gaming". Will do badic light casual game, but honestly value performance to productivity more than playing a game.

AlDente still is effective on new macs? I use it on a old mac Big Sur but I hear the new OS Ventura etc. manage the battery better.

curious, what windows apps are you using via Parallels?

@@AZisk Primarily just Microsoft Power BI and sometimes Excel (when I need to more advanced stuff that the Mac version doesn't support).

And do you see a hit on your battery's capacity as Alex's?

I have a question relating to the data analytics field as I am interested in pursuing that career. Do you use a whole lot of math involved with your data analytics job? Thanx in advance!

@@josiahsims6228 Yeah, I use math daily!

I am in the same situation, just apparently 11 months later. I just got a 16" M1 Pro. Hopefully I made the right call as the new M3s just came out. I replaced the battery of my Air with one I found on Ebay. It was never the same, though, it gives me 2 hours tops! and sometimes it will die suddently. I decided to move on and get a new laptop :) How has it worked for you so faR?

@@crunchchannel8788 Hi, I’m at 2 minds about my 16” M1 MBP - though, I did buy a refurbished model (Apple is sooooo expensive in Australia). The screen is great, the speakers are fabulous. The fans have rarely ever engaged at all, and when they did, they were very quiet, hardly noticeable. The webcam is weird, as many people have commented about the new Apple computers - it sort of makes the skin look a bit pasty like an avatar (but I still look super-narrow on the webcam! Not great for me!) But I frankly (and sadly) prefer my old Mid-2013 MacBook Air for actual hands-on work. Was the best computer I’ve ever owned, since 1986. I’m finding with the keys merging with their surrounds on the keyboard (as with all MBPros), I’m getting extra characters popping up on the screen now. (I’m not a great typist anymore). And I’m struggling with this trackpad. I don’t understand the advantage of the deep click (I felt it too much in my shoulder so shut it off), and sometimes the cursor doesn’t disengage and things are sliding all over the screen, with files opening everywhere. I’ve tried all sorts of adjustments, but not happy yet, after almost a year. I do some web design work, and I’m usually a whizz with the trackpad - I don’t like using a mouse (my fingers are faster than my wrist - musician). But this is so hard. I cannot feel any click under my thumb while my fingers are zooming around with the graphics. So I’m pressing too hard…. But not everyone will be using a trackpad like this. So I might try the Genius Bar for help now. But i think it’s just the new design. The M1 iMac I tried first was the same with the magic trackpad (sent back). Mind you, it is blazingly fast at calculating the astronomical positions of over 24,700 asteroids AND sorting them in zodiac order!! So, for my work and research, that’s great. But I am struggling with just how many apps and things I normally use that won’t work on Silicon, including my beloved (2016) 96K Apogee MiC. So, it’s a mixed reaction from me! I hope you’re doing well with yours. Some of my work is just too specialised, I think.

It drives me crazy. :D

i put links to the docks i use in the description. no problem extending

exactly, keeping the battery always at 100% probably explains its 87% condition

the 14 only has a portability as it’s benefit, nothing else. but since traveling is only maybe 5% or less of my time, i stick with the 16.

@@AZisk thanks for the prompt reply and feedback, much appreciated! Been binge watching reviews and think I’m going to get the 16 inch model as well.

@@alexv8203 Same thing. Me too!

I am using MBP 2012 since 8 years. To have good battery life, it is important to only plug in the charger when you need it and not all the time.

@@jassimjaved3309 don't think this is true these days. mine is pretty much always plugged in. m1 macbook air... over a year old 49 cycle count and at 100% max capacity.

If you use containers get the 32GB. If not, you can get away with less. UNLESS you plan to keep the laptop for 5 years in which case get the extra RAM since it can't be upgraded.

Get 16 inch M1 Pro with 32 GB ram. That should be future proof enough for 5 years. Don't fall for the M1 Max chips, the pros are very good enough.

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haven’t tried that yet. this machine has never been fully discharged :)

@@AZisk Then the report in System information is probably not accurate. Try discharging to 0% until the computer turns off, then keep it turned off and unplugged for at least 4-5 hours, and then re-charge it to 100% and leave it on the charger for 4-5 more hours, after it's reached 100%. My mid-2015 15' regularly jumps back and forth between 92% and 94% battery health, with 48 cycles.

I had to put my 2012 non retina into retirement mode. it was def. the best.

I agree. Had my late 2012 MacBook for 7 years, then “upgraded” to the 2019 pro with touchbar and now I’m a proud owner of the 14inch m1 max

100% agree with you. I felt like the quality of MB pro went downhill after 2012 non retina model… till the 2021 14/16” rose to the top of the food chain.

i’m running full power all the time

my mac studio is the highest spec machine, but I find the convenience of using the macbook pro outweighs the extra performance gains I might get with the studio

Now ask yourself why does Apple not allow for setting the max charging limit natively - answer because they know you'll have to pay them to replace the battery or get a new laptop. I had an MBP where I had to replace battery 3 times during its 6year lifetime, due to it getting swollen. I kept it plugged in all the time sitting at 100% charge and it used to run a couple of 4k screens - meaning a lot of heat build up. It was cheaper to replace the battery but the cost was still outrageous since these batteries are glued in.

@@neetop1557 I don't see any problem to install AlDente and have the super healthy battery for a long period of time :)

Definitely I agree with you. My cycles count is 98 and my battery health is 100%. I haven't dropped the battery below 30% since I got the computer. I don't let it stay more than 1 day at 100% full. I've been using aldente for a long time and I usually set it to 70%.

​@@berkehankucukaras really cool! By the way I have the same flow with iPhone. Unfortunately iPhone doesn't have any solution to control the charge limits, but I'm trying to keep it between 80-20% of battery and after almost 3 years iPhone 11 Pro still has 100% battery capacity. It's not an easiest way for a consumer but if you want to keep your battery healthy - very good way to go.

You can use Al Dente to limit charge

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@@AZisk Hello Alex and thank you for your answer! Since you have both of them, which one do you like to type on the most? Looking forward to hear from you :)

@@alexandergulbrandsen646 I no longer have the 14 - returned it, and didn't see the point. Made a video about that: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qSK5bFpM6o4.html

@@AZisk I´ll check it out! thank you :)

If you're using it plugged in most of the time, or just have weird habits that Optimised Battery Charging can't learn, you can turn it off and use Al Dente for manual control. I limit charge to 75% unless I know I'm going to need more.