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iPad Pro Replacing Battery on M1 Pro or buying M4 Pro?
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I’ve just upgraded from an M1 Pro to an M4 pro. Battery life was not my consideration, as the old battery is great and has never had much stress/many cycles. I’ve used Al Dente for some time too. But that’s not the point of my post.
I find that even though I didn’t find the M1 slow in general use (but it definitely needed some patience at times — I’m a photographer working with large files). The M4 Pro is just so much snappier and nicer for normal use, even though spotlight is still running from the setup. The extra snappiness is very noticeable and nice. I got the nano texture screen, which I find I’m loving. Overall a better upgrade that I would have thought.
And for battery, in the research I did before the purchase, it seems the M3s do better in battery life than the M4 if that’s your main consideration. But likely any M3 you buy will have a battery with an older manufacture date. M3s are available as refurbs from Apple, and it’s likely that Apple puts a new battery or a young one in for a refurb.
I find that even though I didn’t find the M1 slow in general use (but it definitely needed some patience at times — I’m a photographer working with large files). The M4 Pro is just so much snappier and nicer for normal use, even though spotlight is still running from the setup. The extra snappiness is very noticeable and nice. I got the nano texture screen, which I find I’m loving. Overall a better upgrade that I would have thought.
And for battery, in the research I did before the purchase, it seems the M3s do better in battery life than the M4 if that’s your main consideration. But likely any M3 you buy will have a battery with an older manufacture date. M3s are available as refurbs from Apple, and it’s likely that Apple puts a new battery or a young one in for a refurb.
Analytics’ MaximumFCC is pointless. What’s your battery health against Apple spec?
Migraines during the first week but then those went away. Iirc, the Mini LED iPads use higher frequency compared to OLED.
This is the PowerUtil data for my M1;
cycle count:743
calculated battery health:92.29
average temperature:23˚C
Average screen brightness is 25% and i tend to keep the battery percentage left
between 30 and 80.
For Watches, you have to get to 79% capacity before they will replace it, even though it is out of warranty and you are paying. In the case of Watches, they are giving you are replacement device, not just a new battery. I went through this late last year. My S7 watch had gotten to 80% and it was driving me crazy. Apple wouldn’t replace the battery until it officially went below 80%. That took about 3 months. The replacement Watch doesn’t have the oxygen sensor but it was worth that to get more battery. I don’t think I’ve used that sensor more than a couple of times, anyway.
If you use your iPad without any accessories then upgrading might be an option. However, the Apple Pencil, Magic Keyboard and/or Smart Folio for your M1 will not work with the M4, and you’ll have to purchase these all over again, significantly increasing your cost.
replacing the battery, a.k.a. getting a whole refurbished unit from apple, is significantly cheaper and easier than
selling the m1 and buying an m4.
if i have an m1 i would replace the battery.
selling the m1 and buying an m4.
if i have an m1 i would replace the battery.