Why I bought the 14" M1 Max MacBook Pro... 

Let’s just call it the Maxbook

The regular M1’s are for the average consumer. The M1 Pro laptops are that expensive because they actually are for Pros this time around. Also gotta mention that for the performance it gives, it’s still one of the cheaper options for laptops in its class.

Not all over the place at all! You put out great content. One of the best on RU-vid. Thanks Greg.

Love this style of video, Greg! Great to see how excited you are about these computers (as am I)

Thanks for your videos Greg. Much appreciated. I too went for the 14 inch MacBook Pro Max. Thought it would be a good compromise. I am coming from a 2012 MacBook Pro 15 inch and have now given that one to my daughter. Still going strong and she is using it as her old MacBook Air finally gave it up. I like to get as close to top of the performance as I can as I feel that it just extends the life o the product longer. Again, 14 inch , Promax 24 core and 32 Gig plus the 1 TB hard drive. Keep up the videos.

Brilliant video Greg! Congrats on your purchase. I got exactly the same model and can’t wait to receive it! Should last for years with all that power! Nice one mate!!

I ordered 16” MacBook Pro with 32GB memory 1TB SSD M1 Max processor. I’m not a true “pro” level user but I want this to last a long time. Also might get into software development. Great Video Greg!

Hey Greg: Congrats on 200K subs! As for battery life for you and others like you, it should be a non-issue, as I would expect professional editors can find a 110V socket sometime during each working day.

Love your vids. Always such great commentary. I ordered a 14” M1 Max, 24-core GPU, 32 GB ram, 1TB SSD… I’m assuming that should be enough to run autocad, Sketchup, illustrator and photoshop

I am happy I went for the M1 air for my work. These are overkill, but great that Mac has an option for people who work with heavy video editing etc.

I ordered the base model 14”. I am currently using the 13” MBA and it has no trouble keeping up with me so the new 14” MBP will be stellar!!!

Thanks for being the first tech RU-vidr to make this kind of video! Really having a tough time making a decision. Don’t own an M1 machine yet.

I ordered a 14" 24 core gpu 32 gb ram with 1tb ssd. It's probably overkill for my usage but I dont buy laptops very often. my current computer is about 8 years old. very excited for it to arrive

I got the 16" MacBook Pro Max with 32GB Memory and 1TB drive. I would be interested to see how the higher bandwidth memory and faster SSD play out wrt performance of pro apps.

I ordered the 14in M1 Max, then cancelled it to order the 16inch. Upgrading from a 15in 2015 MBP and I don’t think I can go down to a smaller screen. I also like the extra battery life. Only problem is the delivery is out to December. Also I’m going have to wait for the credit for the cancellation to post back to my Apple Card before I can re-order.

Do I really need all the power? probably not. Did I buy it anyway? Yes

Just ordered the same exact specs. First MacBook for me as well. Really looking forward to being able to edit in Lightroom and Premier at blazing fast speeds!!

I can’t wait to see your review when you get it in your hands 😁

You'll be fine with the new 14'. I have had an older 15' and I always had the regret I should have picked a 13'. A laptop needs to be smallest as possible for portability. We got big screen iMacs as desktop ;)

Thoughtful analysis, Greg. I actually see what you mean, and I have not been able to decide personally which one would be best - but I definitely agree the 16 doesn’t always feel portable. The 14 inch sounds like a solid way to go, with all the power upgrades.

I ordered a 16" yesterday, with the M1 PRO chip and 1TB storage. My current laptop is an early 2015 MacBook Air--so this'll be a huge step up for me. I waited for the function keys and the magsafe power cord to return. (I'm a writer--so I don't need a TON of memory--really wanted a bigger screen.)

Battery life was a tough decision but the new MagSafe will give you an extra 50% battery in 30 minutes (not for entry level M1 pro)

Love the video, you did awesome. No scripts moving forward!!!

EXACTLY - I'm also leaning to 14" because it's the first time ever to have same performance options as 16". Only concern is thermal throttling in smaller form factor, but I'll prob be ok for my use case.

Knowledgeable Video. Thanks a lot

Just been into 6 minutes of your vdo and am liking the frankness and genuineness of your dialogues. Though not a Professional but will take a decisive call after watching your full vdo. Seems exciting to hear you

Looking forward to your review of the new laptop.

You can always get a power bank to extend the battery life. I went for the same configuration and can’t wait for it to arrive!

Going to get the same 14 inch m1 max too. Working as a digital nomad in the design industry , I realise portability is so important .

WOW! Great congrats on your purchase mate! That's fantastic buddy. I went with the 14" MacBook Pro with the following: config * Apple M1 Max with 10-core CPU, 24-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine * 1TB of SSD storage * 32GB unified memory That's enough for me. Plus working + being a post-grad student and discounted apple voucher cards, PLUS a trade-in in my old faithful 2013 15" MacBook pro ($360 trade-in) - it became affordable! My delivery date alas, is the 18th November. Oh well. I'll happily wait! Seriously Greg, congrats again on your channel! PLUS!!! You're almost at 200,000 subscribers! Whooo Hoooooo!

this is one of, if not THE, best review on this machine I've found yet. Thank you

17:55 and with dark mode, the notch will just be part of the top menu bar, so it doesn’t really matter… at least not to me

I had the 16” mbp for work…nice machine but it wasn’t for me and I ended up using my personal M1 air more even for work tasks. Gonna order the 14” for work to replace the 16.so excited for it

I have been waiting and look forward to order similar specs as yours; Max- performance. Curious to see how my logic pro reacts to creates many tracks and processing.

I was low-key dreading today because I was afraid Apple was going to release something to make me regret buying my base-model MacBook Air for $849 last month, but this is the first time in a long time that the Pro models actually appear grossly overpowered for non-professional/prosumer customers. I have no FOMO because I know that this product is overkill for what I do AND the M1 has yet to leave me wanting more for my current workload.

Thanks for sharing your decision. Blessings on your day!

Feels weird that you are not watching the camera directly. Other than that great video. I also just ordered the 14, 32Ram, 512SSD, 10CPU, 16GPU. Can't wait !

Ordered almost the same: 14”, 32 core GPU, 64GB RAM, but stepped down to 2TB of storage. Same reason though: future proofing. My previous MacBook Pro (13” mic-2012 non-retina) and Mac Mini have lasted 9 years and are only now starting to feel a bit dated.

I am considering buying the 14 inch but wondering if I can find an eternal display that will do it justice with 120 Hertz etc. Do you have any thoughts or recommendations for an external monitor?

I ordered the same configuration with only 1 TB of storage. I plan on using it to replace my M1 MacBook Air and 16" i9. I think I'll be happy using only one computer instead of two.

I got the same exact spec. The weight of the 16” was my deciding factor. 14 is just more manageable to lug around.

I just ordered the M1 Pro 14” 1TB a few minutes ago. Traded in my old 2015 MacBook Pro and got over $500 for it. Add in the 3% cash back on the Apple and its not a bad deal. Should be a huge upgrade indeed.

I bought the exact same configuration except 2TB storage instead of 4TB hopefully it works out

For me, the choice between 14" and 16" has everything to do with eye-sight. Had I been half my age, I would also go for a 14". And, I have checked on my 14-year old son's 13" MacBook Air. :-)

Ohhhhh buddy!!! Your configuration is exactly what I want. Please please test battery life as I’m fearful that the 14 inch smaller battery will suffer with the M1 max chip. I’m eyeing the M1 max with the 24 core gpu. But will opt for the 32 core if the battery life doesn’t suffer. Great coverage other Greg 😄

Hi Gregg! I’m looking at getting an Apple watch and the SE seems to standout for an everyday user and a good price. Would you recommend it even a year later? The lack of the blood oxygen monitor and the slower S5 chip doesn’t seem to be a deal breaker considering it’s only a few split seconds slower. Thanks!

16inch pro max 64g because I’m a dev who needs as much memory as I can get. 2T because some of my projects can be data intensive.

I went with the base 14”. College priced at 1850. Can’t wait.

Yeah I would like to see more creators take advantage of uploading in HDR to RU-vid there’s only the high-end creators that sometimes do it. I think it makes a huge difference! I really want RU-vid to start supporting 120 FPS playback. I mean for gosh sake they support a K which literally almost nobody has an 8K display. I think 120 FPS is a lot more noticeable than 8K over 4K

I enjoyed your heartfelt review. I purchased the 16 inch MacBook Pro with M1 Max 10-core/24-core, 1 TB SSD, and 64 GB unified memory. I'm a software consultant and needed the 64 GB of RAM to run virtual machines and several applications at once.

Overkill or not with some of these configurations but I can’t say I’m not captivated by all what’s going on a Apple, and I’m not even a pro user. I’m going to order the 14” base level which is more than enough for what I intend to use it for over the next 5-10 years. Thanks for sharing Greg!

I will definitely watch your coverage and demonstration of your 14in MBP M1Max

I ordered the same config as yours (for the same reasons) but the 16 inch version. I never had a portability issue with the 15/16 so it was a no brainer for me.

16” M1 Max, 64GB, 1TB Storage. 3D Rendering and physics Simulation are my thing. I probably should have went 2TB but is no biggie to add an external SSD.

Got the same set up as yourself but with 2TB instead of 4TB, using external drives if I’m running over that limit isn’t an issue or ill be sending onto an archive drive for storage

14” because at home it’ll be plugged-in to multiple monitors anyways and it’s more manager to carry/handle, max specs available on both as well. Only concern is the smaller case might effect sustained performance. To your battery concern, remember you get fast charging. A small nick pick, the HDM and USC C port should have been swapped in placement. It just bugs me the C port isn’t at the top with the other ports all groups away from the corner. Screen notch doesn’t bother me at all but then again it never bothered me on the phones either.

I also opted for the 14” model with the M1Max - but at this point, are we 100% sure that the CPU - even though identical to the 16” - will be clocked at the same speed in both models ? In the past, I’ve been disappointed by having to settle for lesser performance just because I wanted a smaller screen.

Not a mistake in my opinion. I think it's the perfect form factor for portability. The M1 Max SoC will give you the 4 external displays, so it'll be a good workstation as well. I may have made a mistake myself, I went with a similar M1 Max with 64GB, but went with smaller storage, figuring I'll be using external TB 3 or 4 nvme SSD RAID for storage of video projects.

I guess we could call your laptop "MacBook Pro Max" now lol 😆 Watching through the event, and seeing more and more details about the new Pros was SO EXCITING :)

My wife has a 16" MBP. It definitely looses out on portability, so for me, it's an easy choice to go for the 14". Now, I currently have a 2015 13" MBP, and thinking about buying one of these 14" BEAST. I really don't need this new MBP level of performance, but I keep my machines for a while, and like to future proof to some extent. So which should I get, the base M1Pro or the base M1 Max? I want to get 1 TB SSD, so I am leaning toward the base M1 Max.

Can’t wait for the review

This is so funny, I ordered *exactly* the same 14" laptop as you did! Every last spec, exactly the same as your order. Same reasons, too.

Got my 13 Inch M1 MacBook Pro just a few months ago to finish my MBA with and for some remote work with Citrix at the office. I'm fine with it for probably a few years.

Your content is outstanding in every aspect 👍😎

I just got the base 14 inch M1 Pro because it came out only a few hundred bucks more than the M1 MacBook pro with the same RAM and SDD storage. If you had a high quality dongle, that difference is even less. I’m basically paying for all the ports and better screen and sound and camera. I couldn’t care less about the M1 Pro chip performance lol so the cheapest M1 Pro makes a lot of sense to my needs.

Even if that 32 core GPU is "only" as powerful as an RTX 3070, that's still pretty massive for the possibility of gaming on a 14 inch (!) Macbook, even running under Parallels. (Not that anyone should buy a Mac solely for gaming, but if it can do it . . . )

I was debating between the 24 and 32. I'm taking the 32, thank you for your feedback. I just cancelled my previous order.

Apple Power Adapter Extension Cable: The 1.8-meter Power Adapter Extension Cable is an AC extension lead that provides extra length for your Apple power adapter. Use it with MagSafe and MagSafe 2 power adapters, 10W and 12W USB-A power adapters, and 29W, 30W, 61W, 87W, and 96W USB-C power adapters. No Support for new 140W USB-C Power Adapters? What's your thought on this, it might just work

OK, here's my take. I got the 14inch M1Pro with 32G SSD on the Space Grey platform. The portability of the 14inch was big and getting the 10-Core CPU and 16-Core GPU should be plenty for my main use in music. Coming from a 2015 MacBook, I have been ready to upgrade and I'm glad I waited for the M1Pro/Max lineup. Cheers.

The run-on sentence in the description section is great

I was going for the 16” with 32GB RAM,1TB SSD& as many graphics cores as I can afford. I have a decent chunk of money for it, but now I got remorseful and will wait for the reviews and tests, they got a bit more expensive than I expected. Now i think I’m falling for the 14” too. I want to see it live before making any decisions. It’s a lot of money + AppleCare just in case. I just got a extra laptop from work so I could wait for M2 generation next year, or used models from second hand market if nothing else. Got a long list of things (new displays, desk, chair, display arm etc..) I need to buy other than the laptop too, I’ll wait for next year for the tax write off anyhow... 😕

I have kind of a bizarre question: For someone who does photo editing and who is currently using an M1 MacBook Air, would you recommend upgrading to this new MacBook Pro or would you at least recommend not even thinking about upgrading until the next MacBook Air with the new Apple Silicon processor comes out!

I preordered the 16 inch M1 Max with 32GB and 2TB drive. I thought about going 64GB, but it was $400 more, and I didn't feel it was justified for me. I edit photography mainly, but also do color grading and editing on video, but since the M1's are so much more performant in RAM, having 32GB on the M1 Max systems are really like having 64GB on Intel systems, based on my testing on my Mac mini M1. I'm tempted to preorder the 14 inch MacBook Pro instead, but in testing out my wife's 13 inch MacBook Pro, I don't feel like the screen real estate is good for me. I know the laptop is heavier and bigger on the 16, but when I was on the road this summer for a few weeks, despite the size and weight, when I actually worked on it, it was really nice. I didn't quite feel the same when I've worked on the road with a 13 inch. I enjoyed the weight and size savings, but not so much the screen real estate. I like blowing up my photos for precise editing, and Adobe apps don't always scale well on the smaller screens. So yeah...I think I'm sticking with 16 inch, I guess. 🤔

Since I don't get funded by entrepreneurship like many youtubers, I just picked up the new 3rd generation airpods today. Love my M1 iMac (Blue and maxed out). Waiting for the new iMac 32 inch (or more) M1 pro or max model. I'm thinking that Apple computers are going to be the success of computers in the 2020's that Microsoft had in the 80's for just its OS. Greg, looking forward to your unboxing and follow up reviews on the new MBPM1Max.

Will you do a buyers guide, for which spec would be best for which type of work they are doing? I'm a scientist that has to code occasionally so would love some advice on which spec to purchase

I got the MacBook Pro M1 MAX with 64 and 1TB. I would have gone higher on storage but my iPad is 1T and my iPhone pro max is 1T… so I thought to cut back a little there on price. With the Apple care and such and a Magic Mouse it all set me back more that £4 thousand (UK) … I am supper excited for it to show up.

I was gonna get an M1 a while back but I heard that apple was releasing a new version of the chip and an updated chassis. So I waited and got a 14” M1 pro 8 core. I don’t need all of the performance, but for not a whole lot more it’s worth it in my opinion.

I ordered the base 16" with the 32 core M1 Max and 32 GB of RAM. Because I wanted the 16 and the 32 core GPU

Does it make sense to purchase the M1 Max if you don't care about the extra gpu cores and are only going for 32GB of RAM? Seems the memory bandwidth increase 400 > 200 only applies with a 64GB config?

This video was definitely for me. Long have I waited for apple to give us editors something that stands up to pro GPU. I have a great custom desktop but find myself traveling needing portability etc. my last notebook was a base model 2012 MacBook base model. Needless to say I’m excited 😆

Thank you for your time making the video. I didn't at all mind the few tangents due to no script. Thought I'd toss in a few extra tidbits. 1) I so wish Apple had released the (anticipated) new Mac Mini equipped with the M1 Max chip at the same time as these new MacBook Pro's! If they had done so, I would have bought 2 machines, an M1 Air, probably 2 TB and the Mac Mini maxed out, pardon the pun. Most of my serious business computing and video editing happens at the desktop and the laptop is more for mobility. 2) Given that I need a computer NOW and I can't afford to wait another 6 months+ for the new Mac Mini, I will probably end up getting some iteration of the 14" Pro... spending more on a laptop than I need. 2) I agree that the display size & battery life aren't sufficient advantages, compared to the major DISADVANTAGE of size & weight for mobile applications. If I really care about image size, it's almost always in a desktop scenario and it's easy enough to connect the laptop to a much bigger display... or even better... multiple bigger displays. 3) The one advantage that the 16" appears to have and that I had missed and most reviewers have also missed; was pointed out by Max Tech, that being that although there is NO weight difference between the M1 Pro & M1 Max versions of the 14" Pro (both weigh 3.5 pounds), there IS a weight difference, albeit small, between the M1 Pro and M1 Max versions of the 16" Mac Pro. It's only .1 pounds, or less than 2 ounces (4.7 pounds vs 4.8 pounds), but it seems probable that the difference is due to better heat dissipation for the M1 Max, whether that be better fans or better heat sinks. Could be a very small impact and might only show up for extended duration torture tests, but presumably Apple did it for a reason. Again, whatever that difference is, I just can't see the performance difference happening with enough frequency to constantly be hassled by the extra size and weight of the 16". Lastly, as a bonus, am I the only one that spotted Apple's spin doctoring on their efforts to shoot down "right to repair"? That's not what THEY called it of course. They used the phrase, "Hardware-verfied secure boot" under the umbrella of security and protection. It happens at about 25:22 into their Event video. Here's a link to that time: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-exM1uajp--A.html Hope that was interesting extra commentary.

I have intel i9 2020 mb pro 16’ and love it. I can’t wait to see the performance but my current computer is perfect for me and I don’t think I will be upgrading. Definitely I love the 16 inch though compared to my mb air 13’

Bought the 14in MBP M1 Pro config with 16 GB RAM 10CPU 16GPU and expect it on Tuesday. Can't wait!

Given that a top MSI, ASUS, Dell windows gaming laptop with rtx 3080 cost more or less about the same as the M1 Max 16" and the latter has smoking brute performance for productivity and creative creation, Apple product looks like a value proposition this year. Go for 64GB ram as that will be used as vram too! That is crazy!

Been trying to decide what to order and the M1 Max models are now out to Dec! Going to show up and my Apple Store on money and see if I can score one!

My main job is motion graphics and I already have a powerful pc for in my office. However we will do hybrid work at office 4 days and 1 wfh starting this November. Should I buy M1 24” iMac or go for this Pro + new monitor at home? The timing is quite bad. I really want to wait for 27” iMac pro or just 27” M1 😭 paid 2,500++ seems overkill to me but the presentation last night really got me.

I ordered the 16 -inch 24 core GPU, 32GB unified memory and 512GB SSD storage. Haven’t purchased a laptop since 2011 MacBook Air. I need the bigger screen when I’m not attached to the monitor. I work in education and outreach and I want to step up my graphics.

I definitely miss the " thinness illusion " design for the sides of the chassis. This rounded pan design is dated and reminds me of the many nightmares I went through with the 2006 17" MBP. The previous gens look like they hovered above my desk because of the design language of appearing to be things around the sides, by creating a noticeable shadow around the device, super cool. As for the notch, I hope I will be able to expand all of my content around the notch. I don't mind the notch being there but I want that whole upper area to be filled with my content. Otherwise it's not a good use of the actual screen real estate and that makes me furious. I will get the top of the line when it appears in the refurbished store on Apple's site because I will never justify buying anything new from Apple just to have the latest gadgets. No. That's unsustainable and is fast track to debt. Yuck.

Great vid greg

I bought 16 base model pro with 1TB SSD. I am finally retiring my 2010 27” iMac. My main use for this Mac will be music production. I am a little nervous that I should of gone for 32 RAM but it was a trade off for the SSD. Not sure if I made the right choice 🤯

I ordered the 16" maxed out. I wanted the improved battery life and the better sounding speakers. Either one though (14" & 16") are going to be outstanding commuters.

hey just a qestion, with the same spec why is 14inch charger a lot small small in wattage. is it gonna impact anything?

Do you think the 96 max watt power brick for the 14 in vs the 140 max watt power brick for the 16 in means the M1 max will have different TDP in the different sized laptops? Would it possibly affect how much performance you’ll get out of each device with the same chip?

What you talked about your choice of a 14" Pro with the top shelf options, that's the choice I wish I had ordering my iPhone 13 mini, (telephoto?)I could stand a thicker form for better battery life. I'll be looking for the Macbook Air w/M2, i want the efficiencies and will be happy at standard M1 speed as long as the display is at least mini-led. 😇

I love how excited this guy is of this new Macbook

What would you say is the operational difference between a M1 Pro and M1 Max at 32 Gb RAM and say 2 Tb SSD, everything else equal?

It leaked that the 16inch model will have a better performance mode that the 14inch wont. That coupled with the extra space will probably allow for a nice upgrade in power actually.

Just ordered Macbook M1 pro with 10 core cpu and 16 core gpu 14” 32 GB … hopefull to use it for atleast 4 years

0:24 - What’s the ‘Accessory Kit’ in your configuration? 🧐 Can’t see anything like this in the Australian store. Lol I know it’d be almost nothing but still curious! 😹

You are the only one left I'm listening to - because there is no music while you are talking. I find it unbearable to have to listen to music I don't like to hear. Good on you! Keep up the good work!!!!