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Our laptop specialist Alex is here to take a look at the new M2 MacBook pros to see if these new laptops are as good as everyone seems to think. Is M2 enough to make Alex switch from Windows, or is something still holding him back?
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Alex loves Macs
0:10 Unboxing the 14"
1:04 Unboxing the 16"
2:00 Weight vs compatible laptops
2:34 Ports and build quality
3:25 Alex hates opening MacBooks
4:23 SSD speed testing vs the M1 MacBook
5:14 Sponsor - dbrand
5:47 Test results
6:14 14" Specs, keyboard, trackpad, and touchscreens on Mac
8:10 16" specs, keyboard, trackpad, and palm rest
9:38 Display impressions
11:08 The state of gaming on Mac
11:49 Speakers and comparisons to various laptops
13:30 Trying to game and why Alex can't use a Mac
14:57 Webcam/microphone test and comparisons
17:30 Teardown and battery (ft. Windows Modern Standby)
20:54 Pricing and overall thoughts
21:50 Outro
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The 2021 M1 Pro/Max 14" also has a 1080p webcam, not 720p. I'd assume the improved quality comes from different image signal processing on the M2
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Lifelong Windows user, I have a 5900X/2080 desktop and an XPS 15 from 2019 but just got a refurb M1 Pro 14".
Apple silicon runs absolute rings around the competition, it's not even close. Being able to have a portable workstation (with a beautiful display) that can handle similar workloads to my desktop & for actual practical lengths of time without needing to connect to power everywhere is a game changer. Certainly not switching to iPhone anytime soon but very happy with the 14"
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Minor note: The current FaceID modules used in iOS devices is too thick to put in the display panels of the MacBooks. It's not a width issue, but rather a depth issue.
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The webcam from the 14''Ā MacBook Pro M1 Pro (2021) is a 1080p webcam, and not 720p as shown in the video.
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I believe an option in the system settings fixes the standby power drop issue. In the battery options, there is an option for "wake for network access", and you can toggle that to "never". I did that when I got it and I have never had an issue with battery consumption while off.
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I like how they still made a graphic for the "32TB of RAM" and an animation to correct it
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Been using the MBP14 since last summer. Still haven't experienced the drained battery issue (not saying it isn't there). In fact, as a Mac laptop user (of course running Windows on the gaming desktop, and TrueNAS Scale on the server), I can count on 1 hand, the times over the last 12 years of using Mac's laptops (sorry Apple, notebook) where the Mac wouldn't wake from sleep. I think it happened 3 times on my MBP13 Late 2013 that it froze when I wanted to wake it, and I had to reset SMC. Bear in mind, I don't do any type of CAD work, so I guess the software also plays a role here?
But yeah, the MBP14 is the best laptop I have ever owned. I can easily do a whole work day without a charger on it.
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The 2021 M1 Macbook Pro I got at work is the first Apple device I've used and honestly, if I wasn't gaming, I think I'd just get a Macbook Air with an external display and I'd be set. They're incredible devices. Great screen, keyboard, speakers and touchpad. Awesome performance, essentially silent and I just never have to think about it. I open the lid and it's good to go. MacOS still drives me crazy sometimes but it's mostly just incompatibility with decades of Windows muscle memory.
There are issues for sure, but they are in my opinion so minor compared to everything else. The thinkpad I had before was more expensive than the MB Pro but so, so much worse.
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The m1 MacBook pros also had a 1080p front facing camera. The engine just improved with m2 but nothing physically changed
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As a software dev, work just bought me an M2 Mackbook Air in December for a small iOS app I need to make. Its been an awesome machine so far, and I really love the battery life and how cool it stays in my lap. I will still stick to windows for my main machines as I can run anything and everything under the sun, minus iOS specific stuff, that I need for work, but damn if these M2 chips aren't ballin out. Ideally I would want a nice 16 inch m2 macbook pro as a secondary to my windows machines so I have the best of both at my disposal.
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I've been using the original power brick extensions that came with my 12" PowerBook for uh... Almost two decades now. They work great with iPad chargers
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Parallels is actually able to be used on the ARM Macs but you do run the ARM version of windows. I've used it to game/use most apps successfully. Crossover is also another option with less overhead.
Thereās only really one thing I can think of that I canāt get working and itās live USB tuning on my Holley EFI ECU and thatās because the USB driver doesnāt support Windows ARM
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From what I understand about the weird resolutions, it's so that the main screen itself is 16:10 then add on the strip of the top where the bezel lives.
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Alex's confidence in front of the camera has grown so much over the years - he really doesn't hold back on the salt where its due!
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Praise for including the converted sensible units for the weight comparison section! I am the one always moaning about it when you don't, so you now get a shoutout for doing it right!
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I have 2 of those power brick extension cables that I found in a box because they came with old polycarbonate macbooks and I use them with my modern apple power bricks, itās genuinely great.
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I personally can't understand the obsession with touchscreens on laptops. I've had Windows laptops with touchscreens before and literally never used it a single time. Why would I smudge my screen when I have a great trackpad to do the same thing at the same speed without raising my arm to an unnatural position? (Unless you're talking about a convertible)
It's just my personal opinion though and I'm sure its a matter of taste (my mom uses the touchscreen on her laptop all the time) so maybe the option should exist as a paid upgrade.
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@ShortCircuit, have you tried the new parallels? It can now install Windows 11 ARM, which is still in beta. That version has a compatibility layer that can essentially emulate everything of x86/x64 code as well. I had very good results with that, running older programs and drivers that are definitely x86/x64 code. Downside is that you of course have a subscription to pay. But parallels is so snappy you would almost swear it is running natively when fullscreen.
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20:34 Iām not 100% certain, but I believe these can be charged with just about any USB C charger besides the proprietary magsafe one.
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@pkennethv
1 year ago
Minor correction: the displays on these new MacBook Pros (as well as the M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pros) can actually do a sustained full panel brightness of 1,000 nits (in the video, it was stated as 500 nits). This might have been confused with the fact that under normal use, the panel is limited to 500 nits, and it only goes brighter when viewing HDR content. When viewing HDR content, it is 1,600 nit peak brightness (limited area) / 1,000 nit full panel. Side note: I know this doesn't really count because we're talking about out of the box specs, but FWIW, there is 3rd party software that will allow you run the entire display at 1,000 nits in non-HDR conditions. Also: Other comments already stated it, but the previous gen (M1 Pro/Max MacBook Pro) actually do have a 1080p FaceTime camera (video stated 720p at times). The improved image quality of the M2 Pro/Max's camera is a result of the new ISP in the M2 gen chips, not an increased in camera sensor resolution.
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