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I ordered the MacBook Pro 16 M1 Pro - even though I don't need it
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I just bought the 16 inch/64/2tb and I only use it for the web/online shopping/porn. Why? Because I can. We all work hard for our money so no one should have a say in what we buy. If you can’t afford it, don’t be a hater. Just con grand move on. There are other issues in this world to worry about than what people are buying. Enjoy life!!!
Apple doesn't give you the option to get a 16" laptop that isn't the 16" MacBook Pro. That being said, based on the configuration options, with the exception of the SSD, you got yourself the bottom of the line 16" MacBook Pro, which, if you want a 16" MacBook Pro, is fine.
I think this is the real argument. The whole "because I can" seems needlessly braggadocios.
We live in a capitalist society where if you have money, you can spend the money and anyone and everyone else be damned. However, given the economic inequality prevalent in society, the whole "I'm splurging when I really don't need to" is a bad look, especially since I'm sure there are those who would kill even for the 13" M1 MacBook Pro and push it way harder than you'll ever push your 16". I know I've been there before. But, really, at the end of the day, you do you, y'know?
Honestly, I think the answer is that YOU care. I only care about people buying more Mac than they need to when I'm on the hook for either deploying (in the case of my IT career) or recommending (in the case of my Mac consulting side hustle) a Mac for a given user. Past that, my only response to a post like this is "good for you?"
For your uses, I'm honestly surprised that you'd find either of the two Core i9 options on the 2019 16" MacBook Pros crappy. The 2019 16" MacBook Pro is an Intel Mac and an Intel MacBook Pro through and through, so fans and heat are totally going to be a thing when you're running things on it. But "crappy"? For Netflix, YouTube, Office, and basic browsing??? There might be a bit of M1-Koolaid being consumed here. I'm not saying that Apple Silicon isn't obviously more power efficient than Intel. But welcome to ARM vs. x86; it's ALWAYS been that way (the only difference is that ARM has caught up to the performance of x86 and Apple's implementation has surpassed it).
Bragging about tech you claim to not need? Oh this site is guaranteed to be chalk full of them. That said, I think you ironically justified your own use case, despite presenting it under the premise of it not existing. You wanted a 16" Mac with ports. I'm not sure what you need a 1TB SSD for, but I won't presume that there isn't a reason for getting one. Otherwise, you spec'ed out the lowest end Mac Apple currently makes that meets those requirements.
pardon me,my intentions aren't to make you regret your purchase .
but since you chose 64gb ,I assume you took the MAX SOC.
and while I get that you don't have to justify your purchase ,I think this is one of the cases when the better = the worse .
you want a better and bigger display,ok.u want a faster chip ,ok.more ram because you want to have your complete porn collection in separate chrome tabs ....I get that too
buy by taking the max ,you're actually getting a worse experience as
1)it won't run faster for what u do...at all
2)it is more expensive for absolutely nothing as it brings u no more pleasure.moneu u could put into an ipad pro for example
3)most importantly,it runs hotter than the pro (which isn't comfortable imo) ,thermals are better hence fans kicking faster (more noise ) you get WAY less battery life (which is a pity given how good the 16" pro is) ....all that for basically nothing ...do you get me ?
and the max is 100gr more than the PRO !! (lol jk this one doesn't matter although it is true )