Picked up one of the new 2021 M1Pro 14" MacBook Pro's about a month ago.
Stock 16GB/512GB model. Space grey. Looks lovely.
It's been mostly smooth sailing. Much faster than my previous MacBook Pro.
Really appreciate the SD card slot and HDMI port return.
Screen looks great, speakers sound better than you would expect etc.
However at the end of the day when I'm watching Apple TV or Disney+ I am getting video freezes, during which the sound continues but video is stuck. The computer remains unresponsive for the duration of the freeze.
Attempted to boot to recovery but I get nothing.
Tried the old way, command R, but nothing. I just end up at the regular login screen.
Tried the new way, holding down power/touch ID button until it shows up.
Again nothing.
It just boots, the progress bar moves a centimeter, then it notices I'm holding down the power button and shuts itself down.
Seems like whomever came up with this new way of getting to recovery mode did not notify all teams on the 14" MBP project?
I've since updated from 12.0.1 to 12.1 so I am hoping this cures the freezes.
However, after the update I checked to see if I could get to recovery with either method and no change.
Being a former support desk guy and IT manager I am anxious about not having access to recovery mode!
Stock 16GB/512GB model. Space grey. Looks lovely.
It's been mostly smooth sailing. Much faster than my previous MacBook Pro.
Really appreciate the SD card slot and HDMI port return.
Screen looks great, speakers sound better than you would expect etc.
However at the end of the day when I'm watching Apple TV or Disney+ I am getting video freezes, during which the sound continues but video is stuck. The computer remains unresponsive for the duration of the freeze.
Attempted to boot to recovery but I get nothing.
Tried the old way, command R, but nothing. I just end up at the regular login screen.
Tried the new way, holding down power/touch ID button until it shows up.
Again nothing.
It just boots, the progress bar moves a centimeter, then it notices I'm holding down the power button and shuts itself down.
Seems like whomever came up with this new way of getting to recovery mode did not notify all teams on the 14" MBP project?
I've since updated from 12.0.1 to 12.1 so I am hoping this cures the freezes.
However, after the update I checked to see if I could get to recovery with either method and no change.
Being a former support desk guy and IT manager I am anxious about not having access to recovery mode!
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