I have a 2017 Macbook (gold) 8/256 and I love the portability but it is slowing down since Catalina and battery life which was the best I have seen on a mac has also decreased, it is 2+ years old and have been used quite a bit. Slightly too small screen and it really struggles with some tasks/apps now.
Like a bunch of tabs in Safari etc.
I just ordered the M1 MBP 8/512 from Costco. They offer 90 days return if the machine turns out to have issues and on top of that 2 years warranty. I had to settle for 8GB of RAM but went with 512GB of SSD since they only offer base and 8/512 models. Noticed in the past that once you get some photos and videos loaded it quickly gets too small with 256GB, especially if i add a VM or two.
I took the jump since even though it is first gen it has two things I really care about. Battery life and speed! Seems to have a great screen and I actually like the Touch Bar and to top it off 2hours extra battery life over Air. The fan means I can play some games like Wow and do some other taxing activities without seeing any slowdown.
I use it for light video editing. Play some games, WoW, office apps. General apps and the occasional use of Xcode.
The camera could be improved but I don't use very much. Two USB ports is just fine for me. I survived on one in my Macbook.
The way i see it the M1 MBP hits the important stuff for me.
Now if they come out with an improved model would i regret it? Maybe, but it would have to be more than a nice shell and not be too expensive.
I think the next model to come out will be the top model with 4 ports etc. I don't want to pay more than the base model so for me I just got the base model with top performance.
Back in the days i bought the first gen MBA and that was a mistake it was not ready for prime time. Constant overheating.
Am I off here and making a bad choice or does my reasoning make sense?
Like a bunch of tabs in Safari etc.
I just ordered the M1 MBP 8/512 from Costco. They offer 90 days return if the machine turns out to have issues and on top of that 2 years warranty. I had to settle for 8GB of RAM but went with 512GB of SSD since they only offer base and 8/512 models. Noticed in the past that once you get some photos and videos loaded it quickly gets too small with 256GB, especially if i add a VM or two.
I took the jump since even though it is first gen it has two things I really care about. Battery life and speed! Seems to have a great screen and I actually like the Touch Bar and to top it off 2hours extra battery life over Air. The fan means I can play some games like Wow and do some other taxing activities without seeing any slowdown.
I use it for light video editing. Play some games, WoW, office apps. General apps and the occasional use of Xcode.
The camera could be improved but I don't use very much. Two USB ports is just fine for me. I survived on one in my Macbook.
The way i see it the M1 MBP hits the important stuff for me.
Now if they come out with an improved model would i regret it? Maybe, but it would have to be more than a nice shell and not be too expensive.
I think the next model to come out will be the top model with 4 ports etc. I don't want to pay more than the base model so for me I just got the base model with top performance.
Back in the days i bought the first gen MBA and that was a mistake it was not ready for prime time. Constant overheating.
Am I off here and making a bad choice or does my reasoning make sense?
