16gb unified RAM M1 MacBook Pro in-store stock

[duffyanneal]

I agree, in notebookcheck.net review they pretty much said the same

"All in all, the new MacBook Pro 13 M1 seems to be filler product that does not make much sense. We cannot find any real arguments to prefer the Pro over the new Air. We suspect Apple will eventually discontinue the entry-level MacBook Pro 13 in the not-too-distant future and only offer a single (and more expensive) MacBook Pro 13 (or maybe MacBook Pro 14) with a more powerful M1X processor."

Lol, it makes perfect sense. The NBC guys only have to look back to what Apple was doing prior to the M1 release a couple of months ago. Apple needs something to span the gap between the MBA and the higher end SKU of 13" MBP. That's what the current 13" MBP M1 is doing. Once Apple is ready to release the M1X or whatever the higher end CPU is we'll see an update to the high end 13" MBP and the 16" MBP. These will basically replace the current Intel versions that Apple is still selling with the "more" Pro options like 4 USB/TB ports and higher performance graphics. Apple is using this time between releases to allow yields of the M1 to improve and refine the process. No one knows what the next CPU design release involves. Whether that is just the M1 with more cores and a higher clock or possibly going to a chiplet design like AMD uses where Apple just uses two (or more) M1s.

 

[Natastrophe]

There certainly seems to be a shortage of the new M1 macbooks, both air and pro are not in stock in the UK, some suppliers do have the 8gb model though.

But 16gb, even the apple website says no availability until February.

I just want one for web surfing, lightroom, Photoshop and some light video editing.

Is the 8gb model enough for this?

 

[Tchakatak]

Id be curious to know exactly where is the shortage/bottleneck. To be honest I am so happy with the 16 that it worth the wait. While you CAN do a lot under 8 Gb, I definitely feel the difference between the 8 that I tested and my 16Gb.

 

[Leon1das]

The weight difference is negligible 200g. Its not a point of difference. But the MBA does have a better design for holding and typing imo and seems to 'feel' lighter.

Weight difference is 90g between MBA and MBP

 

[Never mind]

Id be curious to know exactly where is the shortage/bottleneck. To be honest I am so happy with the 16 that it worth the wait. While you CAN do a lot under 8 Gb, I definitely feel the difference between the 8 that I tested and my 16Gb.

I ordered on the 6th of this month a MacBook Pro M1 16 GB and 256 SSD and it will arrive on the 22nd. No bottleneck here in the USA for my configuration (17 days)

 

[Johnny907]

I ordered on the 6th of this month a MacBook Pro M1 16 GB and 256 SSD and it will arrive on the 22nd. No bottleneck here in the USA for my configuration (17 days)

Ok. Looking at a 16GB/512GB config right now (Jan 19th) and delivery is estimated between Feb 11th-18th. That's effectively a month out, which I would classify as pretty damn well "constrained." I've ordered BTO vehicles that delivered more quickly than that, including transport from the rust belt all the way to Alaska.
While I don't need 1TB of storage, the 16GB/1TB config of the MBA and MBP are available for pickup today at my local Apple Store, so for those who aren't interested in waiting that effective month for delivery of 16GB packing units (that should have been available day one, not as delayed BTO only skus frankly) I'm glad this thread exists.

 

[1240766]

Ok. Looking at a 16GB/512GB config right now (Jan 19th) and delivery is estimated between Feb 11th-18th. That's effectively a month out, which I would classify as pretty damn well "constrained." I've ordered BTO vehicles that delivered more quickly than that, including transport from the rust belt all the way to Alaska.
While I don't need 1TB of storage, the 16GB/1TB config of the MBA and MBP are available for pickup today at my local Apple Store, so for those who aren't interested in waiting that effective month for delivery of 16GB packing units (that should have been available day one, not as delayed BTO only skus frankly) I'm glad this thread exists.

Yes, the 1tb are available everywhere. I would’ve rather had the 512gb, but the month wait made me change my mind...another thought was in case something goes wrong, the replacement for a 512gb is another bto, while the 1tb is readily available

 

[Johnny907]

So I bit the bullet and picked up an M1 MBA today, and of course I went with the 16GB/1TB because they had it in stock today even though I really only needed 512GB. I didn’t want to wait till March(!) which is what the delivery estimate tool was telling me to expect for the lower config.
I have it restoring from my time machine backup server on my NAS and plan on spending the next week deciding if it is better for me than my current early 2020 MBP.