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M1 Pro, M1 Max MBP owners are you going to M4?
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This seems a bit weird to me. My M1 is only three years old, it doesn't even feel broken in yet.
Same. As far as portables go, my M1 Pro has been the best machine I've ever owned - and it will stay in the house to go to the GF. CPU performance is still stellar but GPU/RAM and storage are a bit tight as a "do everything" box for me.
But the M4 generation for me is now at the point where with some painful storage and RAM upgrades (which take me into max territory) I can now conceivably replace my PC desktop with it (this is a roll of the dice I'm making with M4 max).
So instead of two machines worth $3-5k Aussie each, I'm down to one machine worth 6-7k.
I.e., After the good experience I've had with M1 Pro, I'm going all in on M4 Max, and the purpose of the machine has now moved on significantly from what I originally specced my M1 Pro for.
I have two APs placed in my home so range is 30 feet or so at most from where I ran my tests.
This is on 6Ghz w/ 6E.
My iPhone 16 Pro stay at gigabit in even the furthest reaches of my house. I haven't seen if the MacBook Pro is the same. Speeds are strong where I typically sit.
Anyone with m1 shouldn’t go to m4 it’s not worth it, for better benchmarks that don’t translate to real world. 99% of people will be able to do everything on the M1 Max so what if you save 30 second export time
It takes more time to pee waiting for the export so it is effectively not wasted time.
I upgraded, not because I needed to upgrade, but because I wanted to upgrade. Forget the rationalization of other reasons, benchmarks, time saved, etc. I wanted the M4 Pro, I got the M4 Pro. Nothing else mattered.
There is a great deal of difference between 'need' and 'want'. I tend to have some basic 'need' I want to fix and then the rest is 'want' without any justification at all. So be it and it is perfectly valid. Well said.
Yup. Decided to keep my 3 year old M1 Pro, feels like pretty much the same laptop. Also hated the space black colour and didn't care much for the slight graininess introduced by the nano texture screen
I did the same,
Of course if I had the money to buy the m4 MacBook Pro i would as it is newer and a little faster..but not worth the $3,000+ that I would have to pay to replace my M1 in my workload. I spent $ for the M1 when it came out, so I will park awhile on the M1 until cash is available.
Don’t like the all black, but prefer the space grey too. The glare on the MacBook Pro can be adjusted by tilting the screen so no need for nano on it. My iPhone 14…I had to get an anti glare screen to put over the glass as my eyes get tired of the glare.
I actually had the M4 Pro with 2TB and 48GB of RAM over to test.
Didn't feel like the huge upgrade I hoped for over a 3 year old laptop. Kudos to Apple for how good M1 Pro still feels!
I'm thinking about selling my M1 Max 4tb 64gb ram for a M4 Pro 2tb, 32gb ram. I think the "upgrade" will cost me a few hundred dollars. Maybe $500. I think it should be faster for just about everything that I do. If I was doing heavy movie editing and encoding, the M1 Max would be superior.
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You mean M4 Pro? The way you wrote it is a downgrade but suspecting a typo. Im doing M1 Max 32gb 2TB 32 core GPU to a M4 Pro 48gb 2tb 20 core GPU. Like you, I am not really much of a video editor so the twin encoders, while nice on my Max when I need them, wont be missed much as they barely do anything for me. When they do the chassis redesign I might step back up depending on whats on offer. Like, if the Pro gets dual encoders and the Max gets quad.
Correct! M4 Pro. Seems like I won't benefit from the M4 Max on my uses (and didn't mean the M1).
I’m considering the M4 Max because of the significantly better GPU performance (Mac gamers do exist) and the space black color. I had intended to wait until the M5 or M6 but with the specter of tariffs potentially causing the price to jump as much as 20-25% in the next few months I am really starting to reconsider holding off.
Right - $500 on top of that is clown world. I expect to get about 1500 for my M1 Max 32gb by 2tb by 32 core.
If that tariff nonsense is really happening - good night world economy. I won’t be able to afford any new Apple products- they have already increased their prices like crazy here in Germany over the last two years.
That's an expensive outlay just for access to the limited Mac game selection.
I have a PC for gaming. Better selection and performance at a cheaper price.
Makes sense if you only want one computer.
Im going from M1 Max to M4 Pro. I got a friends EPP discount for 15% off. And I had gift card for like $1300. So I think I'll get out putting down like a grand extra.
Gutsy move. Congratulations on getting the beast.Not waiting anymore, ordered a M4 Max!
I think the redesign will likely occur when OLED is part of the game, and so not next year.
