Just bought the new MacBook Pro 14 inch

[gbf]

I needed a laptop and at the end of the transaction I spent 4000. I bought that
Apple M1 Max with 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine
64GB unified memory
2TB SSD storage

How good is this machine. I wanna make sure I did good before I open it.

 

[Apple_Robert]

Good is a relative term. What will be your main use intentions for the machine?

 

[gbf]

Internet, email, photography editing, office

 

[Apple_Robert]

Internet, email, photography editing, office

For what you described, you bought more than you need. If you are doing basic photo editing and touch up, you can accomplish all you need for several years to come with the M1 MBA.

In my opinion, you spent way too much money on a computer that doesn't match your need.

 

[gbf]

Is it a good machine

 

[Apple_Robert]

Is it a good machine

I don't own that machine so, I cannot speak from personal experience. However, from what I have read from others on the forum, many have been happy with that machine. It can do way more than you will probably ever come close to needing.

 

[gbf]

I tend to do overkill but I like that. It’s only money. I just want to make sure I got what I paid for. The girl from apple said it’s the best 14 inch they make.

 

[Mr.Blacky]

Why not opted for 8TB SSD? That way, you could have spend even more money. ?

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

Why not wait for the updated Mac Pro? Then you could spend even more money.

 

[gbf]

They only had this one in stock with 2tb

 

[wilberforce]

For you it's not the best machine because it will use up the battery faster than a lower spec (M1 Pro) machine.

 

[gbf]

Wonderful

 

[wilberforce]

Check the conclusions on battery life in this video.
There are always trade-offs in everything.

 

[Mr.Blacky]

Wonderful

It's wonderful, that it'll use up the battery faster?

 

[gbf]

Forget the battery. Is it a great machine?

 

[gbf]

LOL! No one can answer if it’s a great machine

 

[rumz]

LOL! No one can answer if it’s a great machine

It is a great machine. Exactly what I would buy if I were purchasing a MacBook Pro today.

 

[gbf]

Thank you.

 

[art-fanatic]

I got the base 14" M1 Pro in October last year and I have a similar workflow. Photo editing in Lightroom Classic and light design work in the Affinity suite is the most strenuous tasks I do. I agree that the 13" M1 Air/Pro would have been fine for my use case and performance, however, I chose the 14" for the XDR display which looks absolutely beautiful when I edit photos and watch videos. Also, the SD, HDMI and MagSafe ports are super useful for me. This justified me buying the 14". Its awesome!

 

[Mr.Blacky]

LOL! No one can answer if it’s a great machine

No, it's definitely not (for me).

 

[Mr.Blacky]

I got the base 14" M1 Pro in October last year and I have a similar workflow. Photo editing in Lightroom Classic and light design work in the Affinity suite is the most strenuous tasks I do. I agree that the 13" M1 Air/Pro would have been fine for my use case and performance, however, I chose the 14" for the XDR display which looks absolutely beautiful when I edit photos and watch videos. Also, the SD, HDMI and MagSafe ports are super useful for me. This justified me buying the 14". Its awesome!

But you did only get the base 14" MacBook Pro and you had a reason for it (XDR display). User "gbf" completely over-bought for no apparent reason than spending money.

 

[Pugly]

It's only money, but you want to make sure you get what you pay for? You don't know what you bought or what you need and are looking for assurances from insincere strangers? You bought one of the best Macs Apple makes right now, and you want to make sure it's good enough for email?

Just want to be sure about some things before I answer, because I don't know if this is a good thread or not.

 

[rumz]

But you did only get the base 14" MacBook Pro and you had a reason for it (XDR display). User "gbf" completely over-bought for no apparent reason than spending money.

I may be reading too much into the response re: *only* getting 2TB storage, but one of the reasons he got this model was that it was *in stock*. Locally, I see this model is available as well for pickup tomorrow if I want. Base model is not. So, perhaps the need for a new laptop quickly was high enough and money was not as much of an object.

 

[Mr.Blacky]

I may be reading too much into the response re: *only* getting 2TB storage, but one of the reasons he got this model was that it was *in stock*. Locally, I see this model is available as well for pickup tomorrow if I want. Base model is not. So, perhaps the need for a new laptop quickly was high enough and money was not as much of an object.

But OP is asking a dumb and unnecessary question. Of course a maxed out 14" MacBook Pro is a good machine. But if I buy a maxed out Mac Studio and someone asks me, what I do with it and I say: "Mostly surfing the web with it.", is it still a "good" machine?

 

[lm57400]

Just read that thread and can only laugh ???