MBP 16” M1 or M2?

[iFortis]

Hello!

It’s time for me to upgrade my MBP 15” mid 2014.

I was thinking of buying the new model, MBP 16” M2 Pro 16gb/1TB, but I just notice a major discount on the previous model, 16” M1 16gb/1TB.

The new one cost exactly 30% more.
In terms of VFM, what do think is better to go for?

I mainly use Adobe CC — InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop.

Thanks for the help!

 

[F23]

Get the M1.
M2 has smaller heatsink, slower SSD speeds.

 

[Ent]

Hello!

It’s time for me to upgrade my MBP 15” mid 2014.

I was thinking of buying the new model, MBP 16” M2 Pro 16gb/1TB, but I just notice a major discount on the previous model, 16” M1 16gb/1TB.

The new one cost exactly 30% more.
In terms of VFM, what do think is better to go for?

I mainly use Adobe CC — InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop.

Thanks for the help!

Where did you find a good discount if you don’t mind?

 

[iFortis]

Where did you find a good discount if you don’t mind?

I live in the Middle East, that's why I didn't mention the prices... 🙃

 

[iMacDragon]

Get the M1.
M2 has smaller heatsink, slower SSD speeds.

THe 1TB models are comparable in SSD speed, the heatsink is probably fine.

But 30% cheaper if you don't need the extra speed etc, or the hdmi 2.1 and such, is well worth considering.

 

[ascender]

Get the M1 if it's got a good discount! Its a very easy decision unless you absolutely need the relatively small increase in performance.

 

[daneoni]

M1 unless you need 20% bump of M2. But given that you're coming from a 2014 laptop i doubt you do.

 

[sxlx]

Get the M1.
M2 has smaller heatsink, slower SSD speeds.

The slower SSD speeds only account for the models with less than 1TB...

 

[dstew201]

Avoid the 512gb iteration

 

[maflynn]

I was thinking of buying the new model, MBP 16” M2 Pro 16gb/1TB, but I just notice a major discount on the previous model, 16” M1 16gb/1TB.

30%?

Get the M1, and save yourself a chunk of money

 

[xraydoc]

Hello!

It’s time for me to upgrade my MBP 15” mid 2014.

I was thinking of buying the new model, MBP 16” M2 Pro 16gb/1TB, but I just notice a major discount on the previous model, 16” M1 16gb/1TB.

The new one cost exactly 30% more.
In terms of VFM, what do think is better to go for?

I mainly use Adobe CC — InDesign, Illustrator & Photoshop.

Thanks for the help!

Unless you make your living using Adobe CC and every second spent waiting for the machine costs you lost income, the discounted M1 Pro is a better value than a new M2 Pro. You will need to decide if those extra seconds faster will justify a 30% higher cost.

Now, there's nothing wrong with wanting and buying a faster machine just for the sake of it. But if you're doing a serious value for cost justification, the 18-22% faster M2 Pro may not really be worth the 30% increase in cost.

The M1 Pro is still a seriously fast machine.

 

[CuppaCraze]

Get the M1 if it's got a good discount! Its a very easy decision unless you absolutely need the relatively small increase in performance.

The M2 Pro's average of a 20% faster CPU and 30% faster GPU over the M1 Pro is quite a nice "relatively small" increase in performance.

 

[TinyMito]

M1 and save that money for accessories.

 

[Ploki]

I was in the same spot and went for a used M1 Pro 16" instead of going for the M2 Pro.

 

[kp98077]

never would buy old tech its outdated from the start! Resale value will always be better with M2.

 

[sxlx]

never would buy old tech its outdated from the start! Resale value will always be better with M2.

Agreed! The idea that buying an old laptop is more cost-effective than buying a new one is incorrect. The net loss from purchase to resale is similar in both cases. It's better to buy a new laptop and sell it at a lower price than buying an old laptop with a lower initial cost but selling it at a lower resale value.

 

[Ploki]

never would buy old tech its outdated from the start! Resale value will always be better with M2.

in my case, i got a 16" M1 Pro 1TB / 32GB for 2100€.

An M2 Pro with the same config would set me back 3700€.

So i don't know that's 1600€ difference.
I doubt i'd be able to sell the M2 Pro that better than the M1 Pro.

 

[dstew201]

Agreed! The idea that buying an old laptop is more cost-effective than buying a new one is incorrect. The net loss from purchase to resale is similar in both cases. It's better to buy a new laptop and sell it at a lower price than buying an old laptop with a lower initial cost but selling it at a lower resale value.

Besides you can find decent discounts on the new chips, I was able to get $200 off plus another 5% discount on an m2 pro 1TB. same price as an M1 Pro 1tb 🙂 at other retailers

 

[sxlx]

Besides you can find decent discounts on the new chips, I was able to get $200 off plus another 5% discount on an m2 pro 1TB. same price as an M1 Pro 1tb 🙂 at other retailers

Indeed, opportunities for favorable deals are widely available, it is merely a matter of conducting thorough research and timing one's inquiries appropriately!

 

[Al Rukh]

If you can find the M1 Pro/Max at a discount or better still, Apple-certified refurbished set, get it and don’t look back.

 

[parlem]

I've recently bought an M1 MBP (16", 16Gb RAM, 1Tb SSD) coming from a mid-2012 unibody and, to be honest, the jump in performance is so over the top that I could care less about the M2 Pro model. I bought the M1 from Apple's refurbished store for under 2,300€ This is a machine that cost 3,000€ when it came out in October 2021
I believe I saved about 1K by not buying the equivalent M2 Pro device.
FWIW, I intend to keep this new MBP for about ten years, if at all possible. I don't use any graphics applications, but do need the largest possible display that's still mobile.

 

[macmus12]

Get M2, better resell value.

 

[teh_hunterer]

Get the M1.
M2 has smaller heatsink, slower SSD speeds.

The smaller heatsink does not matter. The SSD isn't the base model, so it isn't going to be slower. I would still recommend the M1 if budget is a real concern, but definitely not for these reasons.

 

[macmus12]

If you can find the M1 Pro/Max at a discount or better still, Apple-certified refurbished set, get it and don’t look back.

Student and Apple Pay discount bring it very close to refub price.

 

[sxlx]

Student and Apple Pay discount bring it very close to refub price.

Acquired my 16" M2 Max w/ 64 GB RAM for ~$3,700