Hi guys,
TL;DR: I'm really afraid of the fan noise on 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro. I previously had 16" i9 Intel 2019 MacBook Pro and I HATED this loud and overheating piece of garbage. Can I be safe with 14" or should I go for 16" M1 Pro (which I try to avoid)? What's your experience?
I really want to hear some real life stories/perspective from those of you who have been using 14" MacBook Pro with M1 Pro for more intensive tasks like music production or video editing. How it behaves from the fan noise perspective? I previously had an Intel i9 16" MacBook Pro from 2019 and it was a HORRIBLY loud machine. I'm really allergic to fan noise and it was a nightmare. All I had to do was to connect the external monitor to hear this depressing, excessive noise (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2019-16-is-hot-noisy-with-an-external-monitor.2211747). I sold this piece of sh*t recently with almost 40% loss but I'm still really happy that I got rid of this trash. I've always wanted a 14" machine which is a perfect sweet spot for me and now I'm about to purchase the M1 Pro 14". But I'm REALLY afraid in terms of fan noise issues. I don't want to make the same mistake I made with the Intel one. Reviews and comments are promising, but I'm a bit skeptical since my previous Intel MacBook Pro had also a great reviews, none of the popular tech youtubers back in the days said that it sounds like a jet engine. I know that 14" needs to ramp up the fans sometimes but the key question is - how often? in which scenarios? What's your experience? I don't want to go for M1 Pro 16", it is too bulky for me, BUT I'm willing to do this if the 14" fans are loud and annoying.
Thank you in advance.
TL;DR: I'm really afraid of the fan noise on 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro. I previously had 16" i9 Intel 2019 MacBook Pro and I HATED this loud and overheating piece of garbage. Can I be safe with 14" or should I go for 16" M1 Pro (which I try to avoid)? What's your experience?
I really want to hear some real life stories/perspective from those of you who have been using 14" MacBook Pro with M1 Pro for more intensive tasks like music production or video editing. How it behaves from the fan noise perspective? I previously had an Intel i9 16" MacBook Pro from 2019 and it was a HORRIBLY loud machine. I'm really allergic to fan noise and it was a nightmare. All I had to do was to connect the external monitor to hear this depressing, excessive noise (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/2019-16-is-hot-noisy-with-an-external-monitor.2211747). I sold this piece of sh*t recently with almost 40% loss but I'm still really happy that I got rid of this trash. I've always wanted a 14" machine which is a perfect sweet spot for me and now I'm about to purchase the M1 Pro 14". But I'm REALLY afraid in terms of fan noise issues. I don't want to make the same mistake I made with the Intel one. Reviews and comments are promising, but I'm a bit skeptical since my previous Intel MacBook Pro had also a great reviews, none of the popular tech youtubers back in the days said that it sounds like a jet engine. I know that 14" needs to ramp up the fans sometimes but the key question is - how often? in which scenarios? What's your experience? I don't want to go for M1 Pro 16", it is too bulky for me, BUT I'm willing to do this if the 14" fans are loud and annoying.
Thank you in advance.
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