DON'T WASTE Your MONEY! 14" vs 16" MacBook Pro M3 

But cj the weight of the 16 inch is balanced out by your wallet becoming lighter?? no?

Hey CJ, I was on the fence about this very subject... in fact I'm sitting here on the Apple store app trying to figure out which Mac Pro I want to spec out. I decided to watch some comparison videos and I so happy I came across yours. Your video plus reading the comments helped a lot. I will be going with the 16" mainly because I don't travel a lot and I prefer the screen real-estate for photo / video editing over the portability of the 14". Thank you and everyone in the comment section.

unbelievable comparison touched on every point i was looking for, keep it up man well done

It's a hard decision for sure. I have 16" MBP M1 Max. It's great for around the house or maybe if you are going for an extended stay somewhere. If you are using it as a portable work device (I'm a sales rep, so multiple clients at multiple locations and a lot of time spent working in my truck or on a plane) I would go with the 14". The 16" is a wonderful laptop, but it is a bit of a beast and mostly sits on my desk with the occasional trip to another room. Rarely leaves the house. Update: I ended up trading in the 16" and getting a 14". For my use case it has been much better and a more enjoyable experience.

Love the side by side comparisons

I use 14" and iPad for screen extension and portability, plus the iPAD has other handy features.

I got the 16 inch and this is my first mac, was expecting light weight, but heavier than expected. Overall performance im satisfied though. Still learning MAC

Get my sub for the fact that you covered all the info I was looking for

Personally as someone own 16” MBP on Intel, I prefer the larger screen real estate of 16”. However, most of time I am connecting the MBP to 38” monitor, as such, I don’t see huge benefit of 16” MBP. I will pick 14” but beefed up the processor M3Pro, 36GB, 1TB SSD.

That is the EXACT video in my mind when i was searching, thank you bro! Appreciate your work!

First time I rolled in, CJ, and I’m smiling happy that I did! What a wonderful, balanced and well paced presentation…whew, quite a bit of surely felt but unseen skill behind its making. Thank you, sir-you’ve certainly got the goods. Being a seniorish citizen and mostly a castle-bound worker now, I’m thinking 16s my number. As for the set-up, if I will be using this device to edit photos…Photoshop-Lightroom-Luminar, as well as do simple research in the Web and enjoy movies and videos, what would your recommendations be? I really, and I mean really am looking forward to your reply. So thanks for it! As for right now, we’ll, I’ve got to work my way through all your other vids, and if they are at this level of gooditude, I’m gonna be a busy boy for hours to come. Many thanks--I loved this one. Onward… Will

Thank you dude!

Just discovered your page. Great videos! Keep it up!

My last two MBP (Intel) have been 16”, but these days I link them to a 32” monitor for photo Lightroom and Da Vinci resolve video editing so I don’t need that 16 inch screen any more. I’m gonna get the 14 inch which for portability is only 40 g heavier than the 15 inch MacBook Air. True

I had the old dell xps 15 (which is as big as the 16"MBP) as soon as i used the 13" xps I stopped going out with the 15". Trust me if you go out a lot with the laptop then that portability is a huge factor

Good job on your video review on the new M3💻Pro 👍🏻

Another issue with the 16 inch MB Pro is the edge of the front of the notebook will generally rub against the wrists as the distance from the keyboard and front edge for the 16 inch notebook is much larger than the distance for the 14 inch notebook even when typing in the correct position. However, if the notebook is in fact being used as an actual laptop rather than desktop, this is not an issue since the elbows are at or above the notebook surface.

Easy choice if it's going to sit on your desk most of the times. then get the 16 inch if you know you are travelling or just carrying it around, save yourself from frustration and get a 14 inch (coming from a 16 inch owner)

Really good video! I have the 16" MBP M1 and it's great but I do travel some and like going to coffee shops. I am seriously thinking about the 14". Thanks for your thoughts!

Have both the 16in M1 Pro MBP and 14in M3 Pro MBP. Honestly, if you could only have one then I would go with the 14in because of the portability.

Just ordered a 14 inch with the same chip as the 16 inch and 1tb of storage. So hyped

I own an M one iPad Pro 12.9 inch, could you do a comparison video on what laptop to choose for owners of iPads?. You could side cart the iPad to get more screen real estate and often times the iPad screen is just perfect. What would you do if you had an option to have the iPad and the 14 or 16 inch

They definitely have different sound profiles I thought the 14 M3 sounded clearer but like you say the 16 has a bigger lower end soundstage.

I prefer the 16" because of the larger screen, better battery, better sound, larger trackpad and better performance.

For me it is neither. Getting the next refresh of the Studio and using my base MacBook Air M1 for traveling. I don’t want to carry around an expensive laptop outside that can break or get stolen. Plus the studio gives more ports.

I'd say cost would be another factor in deciding your screen size. I went for the 14", mainly for portability reasons. Went with the fully specced out M3 Pro with 36GB of RAM and the 4TB HD. I configured both the 16" and the 14" MacBook Pros, and there was a $300 (CAD) difference between the 16 and 14" models with the same exact specs. These MacBook Pros are no doubt expensive, so if you're looking so save a bit of money that would also be something to consider as well.

How about 14” MacBook Pro vs 15” MacBook Air? One gives you higher refresh rate and brightness, the other a larger screen…and price likely close if the 14” goes on sale…hmmm

Why is the performance better of the 16" if it's the same chip, or were you just comparing base 14" m3 pro with base 16" m3 pro. And what did you mean by bend and unbend? The 12 core vs the 11? Thanks!

How does the new black color space compare? Some RU-vidrs are claiming it scratches and smudges easily compared to the silver color.

Thanks for the video!! I love travelling, and, sometimes, I need to carry my laptop with me. I also carry it to work in cafés somedays. But I really like the larger screen and longer battery life of the 16". What would you advise me to do? Thank you.

I am your new subscriber, and I like your video very much

Good video. Love the way you say "Display"

6:53 - I think the size of the palm rest is the same. The trackpad is smaller in the 14 inch, but the palm rest looks the same if we align the edges of the trackpad.

A well produced video sir.

Good video!

Good info!!!. Another consideration is many ppl have another monitor and keyboard/mouse. So for me weight is the only consideration.

Great video, terrific job. Kudos. As a music producer, maybe you can do some performance tests with Logic Pro. The reason this would be valuable is bc GPU, efficiency cores, graphics performance, ray tracing, Mesh, dynamic caching, and all the other bells and whistles of M3 variants have no value at all in Logic and Ableton and other DAWs. That's all just eyewash for music production. In music, it really is all about the sheer number of performance cores, and to a lesser extent how fast they are (all M3 P-cores are the same, from M3 to Max and beyond). And currently, 6 is the highest M3 P-core count. But how would the 8-core option (4 P-cores), 11-core option (5 P-cores) and the 12-core (6 P-cores) compare? That would help music producers make the better choice, where all the other differences between 14" and 16" don't really impact performance all that much, other than thermals, and that the base 14 has but one fan. And as a music producer, I hope you find this interesting: It's not an empirical test, but I took your audio samples and did a Match EQ in Logic Pro. The 14 and 16 do sound about the same, but they are not the same. There are a few little peaks and valleys in the freq response that stand out. At certain frequencies, the 16 is 5-7 dB louder than the 14, seven instances: 80, 190, 800, 2.3K, 2.5K, 3.3K, and 10K. At other frequencies, the 14 is 5-7 dB louder than the 16, also seven instances: 240, 350, 500, 1.3K, 5K, 8K, and 16K. That was not quite what I expected. If anything, I expected maybe a smooth rolloff or increase at maybe high end or low end. But that revelation notwithstanding, bottom line, in your full mix, they do sound pretty identical other than what you pointed out, and that is likely bc the peaks in the 14 spectrum analysis happen at higher frequencies than those in the 16 analysis. And that is of course with actual music and a smoothing factor of 4. Increase that to 24, and it's a bit more revealing, in that the 16 is about 2 dB louder below 700 Hz, while the 14 is about 2 dB louder above 700. I'm not sure why you compared the 11-core to the 12-core. Obviously they will perform differently, and typical stress tests include those bells and whistles I mentioned, which have no bearing on music production other than mudying the waters. The 14" can be configured as 12, identically to the 16". In fact, those are the two I am considering. One surprising thing is that due to the way Sonoma is configured, in tests with otherwise-identical configuration where one has a 1TB SSD and the other has a 512, where both have two nand chips and therefore the same I/O bandwidth, the 1TB slightly outperforms the 512. I consider the term 'binned' to be a misnomer, which implies that unbinned is somehow superior to binned. In reality, all chips are binned. The 12-core is likely designed with more than 12 cores, bc that will increase the yield without increasing the cost. Assume it is actually designed with maybe 14 cores, and one may yield 14, another 13, another 12, another 11, and another 10. That's just the reality of yield. They would take the 14 and 13 and disable the extra cores, then 'bin' that as a 12. The 12, they'd disable the two that didn't cut the mustard. It has 2 cores that didn't make the grade, yet 12 cores did. The 11, they'd disable the extra core and bin that as an 11. The 10, they'd toss. That gives them a yield of 4 out of 5. Yield would be lower if they designed the chip with only 12 cores. And who knows? Maybe those that yield at 14 will appear as a 2024 option? The exact same structure, the exact same chip, but 'binned' as a 14. That would fit Apple's typical marketing strategy like a glove, without the cost of designing an entirely new M3 chip.

Hey CJ, it's simple: Travel - go with 14 Home - go with 16 Same with PC and laptops: Travel - laptop / MacBook Home - PC / Mac mini

Please measure the thermals. Put them under heavy load. Nobody has both the 14 and 16 macbook pro m3 pro. Thank you

Where did you get that wallpaper?

Love the bigger screen for photo editing

right now apples return policy is 1-2 months not just 14 days. anything you order before 25th Dec you can return by 8th... so can get both an try them out

14 inch for me. Weight and size are key for me. I travel all the time. Rather sacrifice screen real estate than the convenience of portability

Does M3 Max 16' 40 core, 64gb ram and 2TB draining the battery faster?

I got the 16 with M3 Max coming on the 16th of Nov, This is my first Apple silicon coming from a intel base Mac Pro 7,1

coming from a 2015 macbook pro where the 13inch is bigger then the new 14inch the keyboard to the edge and the palm space is gonna just be a deal breaker. gimmie that 16inch but if i wasnt already.used to a wider palm rest i would have maybe done the 14inch

The tricky thing is, if you beef up the 14” and get more performance, you also get more heat…. Which if worse enough, will slow down the processing of the 14” due to the smaller fan. But I like the portability of the 14” ahh haha but screen realestate is also good. My head hurts :(

The 16 inch model is portable and the 14 inch model is not portable. When you need to move around a lot, it's more convenient to work with a larger monitor, and when you have an external monitor connected to your macbook all the time, it's more convenient to have a smaller macbook.

Every time I tune into CJ's RU-vid channel, I can't shake off the feeling that it echoes the style of Chris Rock. It’s as if there’s a subtle yet undeniable parallel in their approaches. Now, imagine the possibilities if CJ were to host an interview with Chris Rock, especially focusing on his use of Mac and iPhone. Such a session wouldn't just be informative, entertaining, but potentially groundbreaking in its appeal. The prospect itself is quite exciting! 🔥😂

16" Macbook Pro due to the size of the screen, bigger area for palm resting, easier on the eyes, and larger track pad. I use my Ipad for traveling and watching movies on the plane. In class I prefer an Ipad and apple pencil for note taking rather than any laptop. My next laptop is likely the 15" air, perfect size and weight.

I got the 15 inch M3 love it perfect size

I utilize both lol. My 13" inch M1 for my guest to use and when I travel. My 16" M3 stays at home and doesn't leave the house.

Great content. Great host. Thank you.

kg's and cm's added to the video for reference would be awesome for the lucky continental system viewers!

16 inch for me. My laptop is pretty much a 95% home machine that i mostly only move between rooms and the screen is stunning and the speakers are the best you're going to get on any laptop. The difficulty is you can't get the base M3 and the Pro M3 chip is no longer very compelling compared to the M3 base or M2 pro - which leaves you spending 3-4k on a Max! Well played Apple. I think I just talked myself into a 4k laptop!

I had a 17 inch older gen and that was goofy big pause took up too much space

My favorite RU-vidr thank you again, I am buying the 16” M3 Max, Keeping my M1 13” Pro mit Touch Bar🥰 for when I travel, I can’t lie love my Touch Bar❤️🤗😉.

other than size and aesthetics would it be better to go for the 32gb RAM on a 14'?? or would the unbinned chip with the extra cores can outmatch the performance from the 32gb Ram on the 14'??

The trackpad on the 16inches model is so nice...

Very good video

ty sir i went with the 14inch

I really don’t mind the weight of the 16”…. For portability I understand those that go smaller. But then it would have to be a MBA. The 14” has always been a weird product IMO after they offered the air.

How do you know if a laptop is binned or unbinned just by looking at the specs?

I bought a 14" MBP M1 Max and love it except for the 14" screen. I am old so eyes aren't what they used to be and recording music with Ableton that has a lot of little things on screen it get hard for me to read even with the excellent screen on the MBP. So my issue now is sell the 14" and buy a 16" or just buy a external monitor to use with the 14".

As a video editor I always choose the option with more screen real estate. Sure it’s heavier and takes up more space but it’s still very portable, especially when you think about what these new laptops are capable of. This thing crushes my massive PC I built in 2017 in all ways. To have something under 5 lbs that can do anything I could ever ask of it is incredible, STOKED to upgrade. Thanks for the great video Chris Rock of tech reviews!! 😎

what is that beautiful wallpaper ?

This definitely helped in my choice bro. 16 is for me 📌 great comparison

if you get the 14 inch, the pro is the max without thermal throttling as far as I can see. For me I'll return the base M3 14 inch and get a Max 16 inch 14/30, 36gb ram, 1tb SSD. also space black is too dark, I liked space grey, but instead I'll get silver.

I went with both so i can compare and contrast on them. Whichever one i don’t like i will give to my brother.

I've been watching a bunch of videos regarding the differences between the 16-inch and 14-inch Pro and Max since I have the opportunity to get a laptop (my first MacBook ever) but I still haven't made up my mind. I'm rarely traveling far from my home (mostly to school, cafes, or other nearby cities). I’d use this laptop for school and editing; PPT presentations, documents, writing essays, editing photos, watching videos, (sometimes playing minecraft or roblox)…etc. Could anyone help me decide what to get? I still have 2 weeks time before I get it. 😁

I just want the wallpaper from the thumbnail

Wonderful video chris rock, unfortunately im from a poor country and cannot buy not even a piece of the screen glass

I went 14” but it runs on my 42” LG C3 Oled display

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apple is getting really good at ignoring palm touches on trackpad

I always go for the bigger screen and maxed out on everything.

I don't know how other publishers do it, but it shouldn't be too difficult. Please add multiple languages ​​to subtitles. Especially Turkish 🙏

can you help me anyone m3 16.2 18gb vs m3 14.2 36gb ????

I just bought an M3 Pro with 36 GB of RAM and 1T SSD. My old Macbook lasted 10 years. So, I think this new Macbook will be good for another 5 or 10 years. 16" screeens does not appeal to me. I have a 32" monitor for more real estate for work. I am going to do a lot of travel this Summer and the portability of the 14" Mac will suit me better.

I like mini led more than oled

Do like a 3 day workout program and you’ll build enough strength to make them feel the same.

For someone thats new to Macbooks. Whats the difference between binned and not binned MacBooks?

I have the m1 macbook air with 8gb ram and 256gb ssd. It lasted me for 3 years. Shall I go for the M3 max 40 core GPU 16" with 48gb ram and 1tb ssd OR the M2 Max 38 core GPU with 32gb RAM and 1TB SSD.

For coders I recommend 16 inch.

Mini LEDs better than OLED.

In other words....make your choice, based on your needs.

you better have returned one of em macs cus thats too much extra money

2:00 that's what she said... 😔

I wish I would have gone with the 16 over the 14. I use to have the 16 and it was too big but the 14 has a scene comparable to my iPad Pro 12.9..... so I have a very powerful iPad now lol. but I do have it set up with 3 monitors so that's nice...

CJ all you had to do was follow the damn train!

The price difference is 900 $ that is to much of a difference for two inches

So… get the 15 inch Macbook Air😅

its always better to have an extra 2 inches........

This demonstrates that it is possible to be a "tedious old fool..." under 30.

U will fil it.

Fortunately, I am used to lugging a 6.6 pound 17-inch MacBook Pro around. I am prepared.

I can't stand reviewers that won't commit to a side on recommending a product. Another wishy washy reviewer appealing to the OEM's...

For me, the differences, the application, Vivid, it makes the display 50% brighter so I'm getting the 16 inch MacBook Pro

Where do u get all the money to spend on these babies 😂

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