I upgraded to the MBA M1 16gb from a 2014 MPB 15 16Gb. The battery was starting to go, it sucked a lot of power and we live full time in a RV while working so power draw was a huge factor. I didn't go MBP because it doesn't seem to be much of an upgrade over the MBA and no touchbar is a plus (even more now that it's going away). I also wanted to smaller power supply for travel. So for us, it was a game changer upgrade but if I lived in a situation where power wasn't so much of a factor, I would have waited for gen 2 of Apple silicon
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Macbook Pro M1 (13-inch, 2020) vs. MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2015)
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The battery life is the biggest attraction for me. I use a 2014 MacBook Pro for casual use and it's almost always on the charger when I'm not using it. It's annoying to pick it up to use for a while and then needing to grab my iPad Mini as the battery's very low. My daughter's Air/M1 is really fantastic but I really try not to use devices that aren't my own as I know how annoyed I am when someone uses my devices.
Congrats though - the Air is super thin, super light, fast and the great battery life. I do hope that they get around to doing one really thin bezels so that they can make it 14 inches. One thing that I like about the 2014 15 is the bigger screen. I had a 2015 13 for a few years from work and I could get used to it. It would be interesting if they made a 16 inch Air.
Yep, and it wasn't just battery life, it was literally the watts it pulled from our power when plugged in, 100% charged.. The 2014 MPB was constantly around 50-60 watts, where the M1 is more like ~15.. Since we get our power from batteries/solar, that's a massive difference when working all day long.
The one thing that I like about the 2014 MacBook Pro. Everyone else in the household likes it cold. I use it in the living room in my recliner with a comforter and put the MacBook Pro on my lap and it's nice and warm. Probably comparable to having a cat.
Sorry to bump this but wondering if anyone has had any further insight on this now we're a few more months in?
I've got a 2018 15" MacBook Pro with a 560X. Following the lack of upgrades last night, I'm very tempted by an M1 Pro - processor-wise I'm not remotely concerned about the difference but graphics-wise I am a little bit. I do play a lot of Football Manager...! Is it comparable? Or even better?!
I've got a 2018 15" MacBook Pro with a 560X. Following the lack of upgrades last night, I'm very tempted by an M1 Pro - processor-wise I'm not remotely concerned about the difference but graphics-wise I am a little bit. I do play a lot of Football Manager...! Is it comparable? Or even better?!
I would say that at the very least it’s better due to the computer running a lot cooler.
