Macbook Pro M1 Long Term Review | +500 hours of use 

my sister bought m1 air. I borrowed it for 1 week for rust development. The compilation time is so good, I love it. My Lenovo i5 takes about 3-4 mins for incremental builds while m1 takes around 20-30 seconds. I'll buy the next generation for myself, and I'll wait till full Linux support has arrived. Gentoo users are going to be so happy.

Damn man another solid video topic. I can’t believe you don’t have more subscribers with all these banging videos coming out on a channel people subscribed to for programming videos.

It's all true. Every bit of it. Switched to this machine for video editing and have loved every minute of it. Agreed with the fans. I am in super HOT environment. No AC and while the fan does turn on 100+ degree temps when working with FCP or transcoding media...way better than other Macs that turn fans on from the start screen. It is a "cold" machine. Great review.

This channel rocks, it's like a lifestyle/coding video that makes for light but usually informative viewing. Hits a good spot. Keep it up, the subs will just keep coming.

I've had the M2 MBP 13" for a week now. It is absolutely the best, most comfortable laptop I've ever had. And I've had a few. I am a 65 yo retired physicist.

I was waiting for this one so long ;)🔥

Yes, Finally he is back with the intro .. You definetly need to react on VS code on M1 chips ( full performance )

One of the best reviews of anything that I've seen in quite a while. Very helpful. Thank you. .

I got m1 pro for my ux design work. The amount of projects and apps I can keep open and work comfortably is insane!

The MacBook Pro has been a great machine for me, never had my fans turn on since I bought it. One issue I had is with the WiFi connectivity, which was easily fixed with a reboot. I still need to drag my windows PC around to run certain programs but I’m really hopeful that more apps will get a ARM version and Windows on ARM will be finally fully backwards compatible with x86. Most shortcuts in MacOS are easy to reach and to remember, and spotlight search is so much better than the Windows search tool. I was worried I wouldn’t know how to navigate MacOS but it has been very user friendly.

this man has content, i was just waiting for this one

This is what I wanted Thanks Kalle :)))

You are awesome bro. Keep doing what you do

As for heat, i left it in my car when I shouldn't have and I don't want to know how hot that thing got but as soon as I turned it on the fan went crazy and cooled it down to ice cold in under 2 minutes. I was impressed

I'm one of those anti apple people. But I'm a techy all about the performance. And thus, the M1 is the ONLY time I have been considering apple. Ever.

It’s truly awesome. Thought the RAM limit would be an issue but the swap memory design is almost flawless for most heavy sessions. Integrates nicely with my Apple products and the fact that I never hear it or feel the heat. I don’t think it’s went past 83 degrees since I’ve used it. Excited for what Apple does with the chipset moving forward.

I just got this laptop a couple of months ago. I've owned several MacBook Pros as well as a couple of MacBook Airs over the years and this one, by far, is definitely the most impressive.

Cheers, thanks for the review

Amazing Video , thanks Viking DEV!

I have 1 week in with MBA M1 8Gb. As an amateur programmer it's been a great device for React Native development, only getting warmer whenever I'm running an emulator for Android or iOS. With M1 I haven't had the need to take a charger with me for the day when programming at school.

favorite youtuber reviewing favorite device ❤❤❤❤❤

It's a good practice to fully reboot sometimes, maybe twice in a week, or at least once. The operating system will reorganize a lot stuff and make your OS run smoother and more reliable.

hey Kalle , have u tried custom roms on u phone ? like ubuntu touch , graphene , calyx os , lineage os and so on?

Thank you for the review. You’re so cute and I am considering to buy one already. I will get 16gb ram and 512ssd. I hope it works well for video editing.

On the note of Python libraries, there are a few that need AVX instruction sets to compile or run, and Rosetta does not support AVX. So if you need libs that use AVX, you might want to hold off to see if they get a native version or if Apple will add support for AVX instruction sets.

Great tech review

Awesome video!

Second gen ARM Macs will be where its at, better performance and quell any I/O speed or Bluetooth issues. Also, more ports, going all Type-C can be done, but 2 ports on each side please.

Hi Kalle, thx for the video. I am currently using a PC but I am thinking about buying macbook pro and using it as a core for my setup with 2 monitors keyboard and a mouse. Do you think it will be fast enough or should I go for the PC upgrade? The thing is I do need to take the laptop with me as I travel which you cannot do with PC obviously

You're content is really good, I'm happy RU-vid somehow recommended a video of yours (not this one) subbed.

Instant like for the swedish accent. Love it

Just discovered your channel and I love it. 2 things 😊 what brand is your wrist watch (it looks like a Garmin but which one?) and if you ever used an Apple Watch how do they compare? No need to over analyze. Just the gist of it 😉Tack på förhand 😊

daaamn 9:05 your prediction was soo good here!!

Sweet, been looking forward to this! Time to grab a coffee

Best laptop on the market, without a doubt!

Been waiting for the RU-vid channel video for weeks now...

I’m currently using a HP x360 I7 and I’m planning on switching to a M1 Air or pro .

I absolutely love my M1!

Best videos indeed

@Hallden please tell me, do you have any dents/pits/micro-hols on you display? I had some after about 6 months of use. I did recently got my display replaced under warranty. I read that many people experience this despite being so protective with the device and some even had the same thing happened on the replaced display too. Even if not advised, I'm considering putting a film screen protector. What do you think? Thank you!

This is such a cool channel, SUB right away

Is the laptop at 1:58 a 16inch or 13inch? Judging by the space for the speaker grids it looks more like 16 inch....

Wonderful video.

My M1 is my favorite machine behind my 2012 non-retina

Hi there im interested in buying macbook pro, but im still waiting for apple event, do u think i should wait or buy the current macbook

Hey Kalle, why did you chose the MacBook M1 Pro over the Air when your fans were noisy like 2 times or so?

I am using MacBook pro m1 chip for school.Web developer student here, This laptop has been amazing ever since i bought it. I purchased 1 TB of storage,16gb ram. I have so many tabs open and using youtube ,facebook, terminal VS code, Google Chrome,Email etc all at once this machines runs with no problem at all. This laptop Charged full in 2 hours and last all day for me when doing school. I know some people don't like the TouchBar but I love it, It's one of the reason why i bought it. Haven't had any problem ever since.This is my very first MacBook Pro and i must say I am very impressed and I am very happy with my purchase. 😊

Vilken skola och linje gick du på för att lära dig programmering? kom själv in på datateknik Chalmers nu i höst så nötar dina videos lite. hehe

Do you think this computer is good for multitasking? like having various creative windows for developers open all at the same time? Photoshop, HTML, XML , FTP Server? running all at the same time?

Its so trippy to see but coincidentally I use this exact wallpaper on my MacBook Pro. I have been using the same since 2019

4:53 'most Python libraries seems to work'. Shows Flutter code🤣 Flutter one love ❤️

Hey, I am a big fan of Ubuntu, thinking to buy a new laptop? Just want to know whether you still recommend Macbook Pro M1? or is there any better options for ubuntu which has long-lasting battery life? so I don't compromise with OS

I really can’t wait for the m2 air and pro to come out , I was originally planning to buy a m1 pro this year but kinda got more hyped hearing m2 is coming out

Are you going to go over the apple mac mini m1. (love the vid btw. :D )

tensorflow doesnt work natively but you can just install conda and run an environment from there

Been using my m1 macbook pro for about 10 months now, and my fan has never turned on once and i’ve done multiple intense video editing, and my macbook almost never gets hot (only one time after i accidentally overcharged it but it was just slightly warm). Battery life is insane too. I can’t imagine how elevated the next M1X chip will be

Will you evaluate Windows 11 versus the M-1? Seeing lots of hype on Windows vs Mac these days.

I'm literally planning to get a m1 macbook air for my programming course next year. This is more encouraging. After I found out when you unplug a windows laptop it drops its performance.

Dell XPS + MacBook Pro deadly combo

I use an m1 MacBook Air to edit 4k videos. It's by far the best purchase I've ever made for my video editing. It only cost me 800$ and it outperforms my razer blade 15 that was more than twice as much.

Great video @Kalle! Curious if you could do a video comparing MacBook Pro M1 with your Dell XPS 15 (Windows or Linux) and pros/cons of each? Keep up the great content man!

Great video mate , just out of curiosity..what’s your cycle count after 6months of usage .

I have to charge my M1 Mac every day since a macOS update a few months ago. I still get maybe 10 hours out of the battery but nothing like the outrageous claims of some of the superfans

Thanks for this. I’m not confident with my purchase (item is on the way) before I watch your video. Your review made me super excited about my purchase (Macbook pro m1 of course). I’m actually deciding between m2 Macbook pro/air but i still choose m1 macbook pro because of the far cheaper price compared to the need to upgrade ssd to 512. Did I made a wrong decision? Nope! Thanks to your video

I got the 8gb ram and 512gb ssd version. I was thinking about going with air as the 14' was way out my budget so the 13' pro and the air were the only option for me. So, as I am a CS student and developing app and coding is an important task for me which can be hard on the cpu, so I got the pro with the fan. Coding with this beast has been a blast, and I really love the battery life. I will still recommend everyone to get the air if you don't have the extra cash for 14' pro. Although CS students should still get the 13' pro as the fan is a big deal for that particular workload.

That's what I was waiting for🔥🤟🙏

Tnx for the review.. with the 14 and 16 out, would u say this 13 is still something to be considered as an option??

I’m waiting for the m1x for the mini led and the extra ports. I am sad about the loss of the Touch Bar tho.

Holding out for an M2 mac mini, but the M1's are certainly impressive. Hate using laptops though. Desktop FTW

Hahaha that first NO had my jaw drop for .4 seconds hahaha

Thought it said +500 hours of battery life, I was about to buy this in a heartbeat.

The main thing keeping me from this laptop would def be VirtualBox not being supported still. I like to run VM's to mess around with Kali or isolate linux env for other projects which is why I'm still using my Intel MacAir from 2019.

Agreed! I am using my M1 every day, rocking it now for 6 months now in a development environment. It is in a class of its own, I have sold all my i7 laptops. I also think there is more hidden performance in the M1 chip, as a blogger and a content creator online, I can not see myself going back to a Windows Laptop.

i recently got an m1 macbook air and 2 days ago the cpu reached 200 degrees fahrenheit. its probably just chrome being chrome but right now i have the same amount of tabs open and its only 90 degrees

KALLEEE!!! YOU JUST OFFED UR LAPTOP 4 TIMES IN 6 MONTHS!! 6:43 WOAHH!! 😮😯

Jenkins still does not have an official docker image for an arm-based system(at this point I am just knit-picking).

Watching this off a 2009 Dell laptop Windows 7. Thinking about the 16gb M1 Macbook Pro

My worry would be that the new ones can’t dual-boot Windows. I’ve tried using VM’s in the past but when developing real-time things like a CAN bus interface it just couldn’t keep up. I suppose it would be nice to have the MacBook as a personal laptop and a Windows laptop for work things but right now on my 2014 MBP I have everything in one device and it’s pretty handy.

i have the m1 air since february and it is stupid fast i have literally never had an issue except sometimes (like 4 times) the screen just goes black but i think that can be fixed in an update

I never liked the touch bar, mostly due to lack of ESC key, but seeing that they've now re-added the ESC key I might get on board again. Has anyone got any use for the touch bar or is it just in the way? I know personally I barely look at my keyboard, too much muscle memory, and the touch bar doesn't work very well with muscle memory.

Wasn't it not long ago you got a Dell and tried Linux?

What is the font name of the 2 trillion dollar business you use in the video? great review btw

Oh no...he's becoming.....one of them...one of the Linux Foundation guys !!!

How’s the battery health of the M1 MacBook Pro after 6 months?

What do you mean that you use Flutter? Do you mean programming using an IDE that has Flutter, like Android Studio or Visual Studio Code?

I am considering getting an M1 if it had support for Linux, because of its power and efficiency, but there are some things that I think are issues: - Repairs and upgrades- basically none. To repair it, you need to take it to a professional and get expensive parts replaced. As I own a ThinkPad, I can open it up and macguyver a fix for basically any problem, and use it for the rest of the week in school before considering a more permanent solution (not that this happens often because of its reliability) -Planned obsolescence- Apple is notorious for this- If I pay over 3k CAD for a computer, it would be nice for it to last at least 6 or 7 years. My Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon gen 1 is still going strong after 10 years, over 10000 hours of use. It surprisingly holds up well in modern applications, with an i7, 8gb RAM, and an SSD it feels really snappy in everyday tasks, and even runs the very demanding things I work on, like the AI computer visions applications and data analysis. The MacBook my dad got in 2015 for about the same price this was in 2012 is unusable with mac os, but is somewhat usable with Linux installed on it. You can't revive on old M1 Mac with linux in the future, unless they implement linux support. - Cost: it costs about 2x as much as gaming grade devices with similar power, and with my limited budget as a high school student experimenting with AI stuff, that's kind of a problem Other than that, I think the M1 Mac is an amazing computer. The thought of high power with high efficiency is epic to me, as my laptop battery lasts about 1 hour and 30 minutes on a good day, the fan goes like a jet turbine under any load more than 2 chrome tabs and spotify, and a few times the CPU temperature has exceeded 100 degrees C, and the keyboard has reached over 50 degrees under long stretches of programming or video editing, at which point I needed to put it in the fridge. it is time for me to get a new computer, and I would get an M1 MacBook pro if it had linux support and was a few hundred dollars cheaper, or I will probably settle for a mid tier gaming laptop, as the market right now is too bad to buy parts to build a PC

Watching this on my new purchased MacBook Pro M1 13

My backspace button is kind of stuck and the mouse cursor was stuttering right out of the box. My airpod pros wouldn't connect until I updated the mac to the new version. Randomly crashes sometimes too. Other than that great laptop.

What specs are best I was thinking buying but idk

When he said "couch developer's dream" I died 🤣... Because I learned to code this year and I spend a lot of time building tools for myself... On the couch.

How did you make your intro 🔥🔥🔥 so fantastic 🔥🔥 Please a video on it?

Has the battery life gone down much compared to Day 1? Also, how long does it take to fully charge from 0 - 100%?

I think M1 is revolutionary for mobile computing, the king of performance per watt. That being said, was quite put out by the fact that it meant no more dual booting Linux or Windows. As a tinkerer and hacker in training, I need that added flexibility. I don’t like needing to rely on VMs for important parts of my work, and the fact that Windows x86 is simply out of the question was upsetting. I guess, there are limits as to what we can do at this point. Sadly, some of these limitations are creeping into Windows laptop world as well. The introduction of TPM 2 and Secure Boot requirements in Windows 11 make a Linux participation and dual boot much less feasible. It appears I will just have to get comfortable with VMs and WSL. I simply cannot afford to ditch Windows all together 🤦🏻‍♂️

Good review but you didn’t mentioned one of the biggest down side of the M1. It doesn’t support dual monitors natively. Which docking station are you using in order to have it working with your dual monitors set up? Cheers!

0:33 You are typing nothing !!!🤣

how does linux work with m1? does it still have the brilliant battery life it gives you?

It will be quite interesting if the new one that comes out in the next few months is worse in design than the one it replaces Remember the old design is true and tested. The new design is in on charted territory

3:51 is this actual footage of the M1 MacBook Pro❓ Does the 🍎 in the back of the screen light up❓Is that it❓😲

Crazy timing I just dropped my M1 MacBook Pro video too! Great video!