Anyone regret getting an M1 Pro/Max?

[dasjati]

I came from a 2015 15" MBP. Its fans were running almost constantly. Some keys barely worked. And just a few weeks before Apple showed the M1 Pro/Max MBPs I cracked its screen. Sigh.

The M1 Pro MBP 14" is night and day compared to that. I'm still amazed how nice it is and how well it works. And it's just the base model with some extra storage space!

 

[chouseworth]

“Anyone regret getting an M1 Pro/Max?”​

No, but I would regret selling it for an M2 or M3.

 

[flybass]

I have no regrets. I bought a M1 Max 14 inch w 64GB ram + 1 Tb SSD at the launch. It has been a great computer for software development and leisure activities.

 

[reklex]

was working for 1 hour on a base M3 Max with 36GB RAM earlier today and…

The jump from Intel to M1 Macbook Pro (especially the M1 Max) was just too good imho.

save your money and get a refurb or used M1 Max beefed up with 64GB RAM. You will save like close to 2k or more and still get a beast of a machine.

 

[Zest28]

Regret? The 16" M1 Max MacBook Pro was the best upgrade in Apple their entire history.
- Huge battery life increase over the Intel MacBook Pro it replaced
- No fan noise while the Intel MacBook Pro was fan noise city.
- Huge performance increase over the Intel MacBook Pro
- Mini-LED display
- 120hz display
- complete redesign
- more ports

I don't think we will see an upgrade like this ever again.

 

[Menneisyys2]

not me. Got the 16" baseline early Jan, 2022. Loving it.

 

[benwiggy]

Nope. Bought an M1 Pro MBP, and it's the best laptop I've ever bought. I can't even trouble the CPU with my workload. Over the years, I've found I usually get six years of use out of my Macs before necessity calls for an upgrade.

I imagine that it will be a long time before M1 chips don't made the grade for a future OS. The Bluetooth and WiFi standards aren't going anywhere soon, either. Likewise USB-C. No doubt the M7 MBPs will have "the next thing" in tech that everyone will want; but until then, I'm hoping NOT to upgrade this for a long time (given the price...!)

 

[Gudi]

I was pissed that Nissan changed their emblems on the Rogue from 2021 to 2022 but that doesn't make my Rogue inferior and neither should the M1 Pro be considered inferior.

Thanks, now I’m insecure about the look of my "old" Renault logo! 😰

 

[MacMeHappy]

Regret? The 16" M1 Max MacBook Pro was the best upgrade in Apple their entire history.
- Huge battery life increase over the Intel MacBook Pro it replaced
- No fan noise while the Intel MacBook Pro was fan noise city.
- Huge performance increase over the Intel MacBook Pro
- Mini-LED display
- 120hz display
- complete redesign
- more ports

I don't think we will see an upgrade like this ever again.

Of the above - no fan noise. I just love that. Oh - and performance. It hasn't slowed down since I got it in 2021. Nice.

Nope. No regrets. None. Not a single one.

 

[darngooddesign]

Nope, love my M1-Pro. If I had waited until the M3 then I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy it for two years.

 

[stevemiller]

Nope, love my M1-Pro. If I had waited until the M3 then I wouldn’t have been able to enjoy it for two years.

this exactly. two years of having an m1 max replace my 2018 dumpster fire pro is worth infinitely more to me. and i hope they keep improving year over year so i have another great upgrade to look forwards to down the line.

 

[Appletoni]

I honestly thought the pro/max series were the second iteration of M1 and now its being shown they are just an M1 in Apple's eyes. I got an M1Pro because at the time it was the perfect mid range. I'm now scared about losing OS support and would have waited until M3 Max if I knew in advance how it would unfold as a yearly update schedule also now that the Pro line will now be the base and the base will be a joke.

That the Pro will be the base and the base will be a joke, that was obvious from the beginning.
That's why I bought the MacBook Pro 16-inch M1 MAX maxed out from the beginning. No regrets.
And now changed to M3 MAX maxed out.

 

[killhippie]

Ive got a mac Mini M2 Pro 16Gb 1TB and that will last me years, not bothered about the new M3 Pro because like with my iPhone I don't update every year or every two years I update when I have to not when the hype of 'want' taps on my shoulder. Most people update computers at 5 years my intel iMac did 7 years, like someone else said here when I do update I'll be in for a much bigger boost, I wouldn't even update from A M1 Pro or M1 Max, its just to soon, and then the M4/M5 etc will be released. Enjoy what you have and you buy when you need not as a fashion statement or because there's a new M series in town. If yours still does its job which it should happily wait it out, M1 max to M3 max is a big leap but still not enough to get most people to keep throwing money into a Apple pit for the sake of having the latest and not always greatest Apple incarnation.

 

[AppleMan2015]

I have an M1 Pro 16" MBP - Amazon says I bought it Feb 2022. I don't really use it that often (I use my phone and iPad mini more) but I am still amazed by this machine. Every time I open it the screen is just mezmerizing. The speed is incredible. The battery is impressive. All around I love this Mac. It's basically everything I could ever ask for in a laptop. Yeah the M2 and M3 are out there, but even so, I don't think the M1 Pro is a bad chip by any stretch and it clobbers my previous intel version Macs by long shots.

 

[Flowstates]

Bought my M1 Pro 14'' 16/1TB on release.

My computers are most likely the material items I get the most utility/$ from, absolutely no regrets.

And I do not regret getting appleCare+ either, but that is another story =).

 

[Rafterman]

Regret? The 16" M1 Max MacBook Pro was the best upgrade in Apple their entire history.
- Huge battery life increase over the Intel MacBook Pro it replaced
- No fan noise while the Intel MacBook Pro was fan noise city.
- Huge performance increase over the Intel MacBook Pro
- Mini-LED display
- 120hz display
- complete redesign
- more ports

I don't think we will see an upgrade like this ever again.

Until Apple switches processors. Again.

PowerPC -> Intel -> Mx -> ???

 

[darngooddesign]

Until Apple switches processors. Again.

PowerPC -> Intel -> Mx -> ???

The 68K > PowerPC > Intel > AS transitions all happened because the previous processors couldn't deliver the performance Apple wanted. For Apple to change again Apple Silicon would have to start seriously lagging behind its competition.

 

[cflem]

be miserable when then M4, M5 comes out…

And be broke. lol.

 

[Certificate of Excellence]

Enjoy the beast you have - no regrets. Given the robustness of Apple silicon, I’d like to think that Apple will provide longer macOS support. I can’t think of what could be added that would cripple an M1 max in 5 years aside from planned obsolescence.

 

[Basic75]

- 120hz display

Unfortunately the M1 generation has abysmal pixel response times. Like the worst on the market. Makes me wonder how useful 120Hz really is. At least they seem to be slowly improving with every generation.

 

[darngooddesign]

Unfortunately the M1 generation has abysmal pixel response times. Like the worst on the market. Makes me wonder how useful 120Hz really is. At least they seem to be slowly improving with every generation.

I haven’t noticed slow response times, but I absolutely notice 120Hz. Seems pretty useful to me.

 

[MBAir2010]

As a M1 owner, does this post relate to my 2 computers?

that is the same as asking those with a 2K monitor……

 

[chars1ub0w]

My M1 Max MBP 16” only has 64GB of RAM and only 4TB SSD. No HDMI 2.1 so it can’t drive the 8K monitors. The M3 Max can. And has much more RAM. And I regret only having 4TB. I now have a Zike drive with a 4TB Lexan SSD hanging off via the short Thunderbolt cable for video use. 8TB would have been better.