Do you think the new 16" MacBook Pro is worth the upgrade?

[dumastudetto]

Apple loves you.

And I love Apple.

 

[aevan]

Perhaps from the Apple announcement video?

Personally, I am eagerly awaiting head to head comparisons from the usual suspects for more granular data.

Update: I just saw this on Notebookcheck.net:
"The Apple M2 Pro scores 1,952 and 15,013 points in the Geekbench single and multi-core tests, respectively. That represents a 10% increase over the last-gen M1 Pro(1,769/12,499) in single-core performance and a 20% increment in multi-core. Even the better-specced M1 Max (1,780/12,656) falls flat against the M2 Pro, although an apples-to-apples comparison between the two would be unfair given the latter features two extra E cores.Furthermore, Geekbench is a CPU-intensive test and the M1 Max will almost certainly flex its muscles in a more GPU-bound scenario."

So it’s 10-20% depending on the scenario - not 40%. I’m not saying that’s not a fine bump, but it’s nowhere near worth upgrading from a 2021 model. Unless you, like, really want to - of course.

 

[Clix Pix]

Well, since my new M1 16" MBP Max machine is barely a month old, I'm sure as heck not going to be swapping her in for a an M2 2022/2023 version! There's not that much difference and the few items which have been mentioned don't mean much to me for one reason or another.

 

[VirtuallyInsane]

I still use an iBook G4 for light browsing...

I do, but I also use a 2020 M1 MBP Pro 13" and it's perfect for what I need it for. So is my Intel iMac from 2019. I probably won't upgrade for another few years. I like how light my MBP M1 is, and I don't like the notch, so I will save up for when they get rid of the notch. I'm sure they're great pieces of machinery, though.

But if you already have the last model, I don't see the point. Maybe if you were upgrading from a 2017-2018 MBP or something. Then it would be a heck of a change. That would be worth upgrading for, rather than someone who does it every 1-2 years.

 

[David1986H]

Im coming from the M1 Pro 16" with 32gb ram to the 16" M2 Max with 30 core gpu so for me it'll be a nice little upgrade even thought I probably won't make full use off it.

Me personally like upgrading but now iv specked out my 16" M2 Max ill most likely skip the next 1 or 2 updates.

Coming from a 2019 non arm Mac its a no brainer to upgrade but again that's just me.