Keep Spec'd Out MBP 16" 2019 *OR* SELL NOW For 2021/2022 MBP

[pshufd]

I have 2014 and 2015 MacBook Pro 15s and my daughter as the M1 Air and the screen on the Air is too small for me though the portability is fantastic. I bought an M1 mini in July and spent some time determining which programs run natively and which don't to determine if I can run everything on Apple Silicon. I've found that I can run everything except for one program that runs via Rosetta 2. It uses too much CPU off of an M1 system but might be okay on an M1X. My concern is when Apple removes support for Rosetta 2.

So the main idea from me is to determine if you can run your workload on Apple Silicon before deciding to make the move. If you can't, then can you cobble something together? In the end, software determines whether you can change architectures.

 

[Flow39]

I'm in somewhat of a similar boat, but I've just got the base model 16". I would love to upgrade, but right now I'm running a Parallels VM with W10 for work and I can't afford to play around with it possibly not working. I really want to upgrade, but I think due to the VM situation, I won't for at lest another year or two. As much as I'm sick of the fans kicking up/performance hiccups (it's an Intel problem, not Apple), I'll have to hold onto this for a little longer until I can be almost 100% sure that Windows VMs will still work perfectly on the M-series processors.

Long story short--if you need Windows for anything you do (school/work) hold onto the Intel MBP. If you want to jump and nothing is holding you to the current model, go for it.

 

[pshufd]

I'm in somewhat of a similar boat, but I've just got the base model 16". I would love to upgrade, but right now I'm running a Parallels VM with W10 for work and I can't afford to play around with it possibly not working. I really want to upgrade, but I think due to the VM situation, I won't for at lest another year or two. As much as I'm sick of the fans kicking up/performance hiccups (it's an Intel problem, not Apple), I'll have to hold onto this for a little longer until I can be almost 100% sure that Windows VMs will still work perfectly on the M-series processors.

Long story short--if you need Windows for anything you do (school/work) hold onto the Intel MBP. If you want to jump and nothing is holding you to the current model, go for it.

My son is getting a new system from his workplace and it looks like it will be the 16 inch Intel because they have to be able to run Windows, Linux and macOS. I will keep an old x86 MacBook Pro if I have to run something and will keep my Windows desktop if I have to run something there. I think that a two-system solution is the best compromise at the moment.

 

[Flow39]

My son is getting a new system from his workplace and it looks like it will be the 16 inch Intel because they have to be able to run Windows, Linux and macOS. I will keep an old x86 MacBook Pro if I have to run something and will keep my Windows desktop if I have to run something there. I think that a two-system solution is the best compromise at the moment.

I agree. If I had the money to afford a decent Windows laptop to use for work and a new 14" MBP to have for other things, that would be the best setup for the near future. Alas, I can only afford one or the other, so the 16" MBP stays for another couple years probably.