Waiting for and/or enjoying my M1 Pro/Max MBP thread…

[Renzatic]

Now, this is interesting.

Apple M1 Max Dominates Alienware RTX 3080 Laptop In Adobe Premier Benchmark

Apple's retooled MacBook Pro laptops look like they are going to be beasts in some applications where the enormous unifited GPU and CPU memory pool come into play.

hothardware.com

 

[Deleted member 215]

Honestly, I’m hating the notch the more images I see of it.

What excites me most about this laptop is the specs. The laptop itself is kind of drab-looking and the notch sucks.

Still, this is going to be my main computer, so I better like it.

 

[Joe]

Honestly, I’m hating the notch the more images I see of it.

What excites me most about this laptop is the specs. The laptop itself is kind of drab-looking and the notch sucks.

Still, this is going to be my main computer, so I better like it.

Same

 

[Renzatic]

The laptop itself is kind of drab-looking and the notch sucks.

I'm neither pro nor con on the notch. For me, it's just there. I probably won't even notice it after a few weeks with the laptop. Though I've always like Apple's minimalist, sleek design. It's the antithesis of all those cheesy ass gamer laptops that annoy the piss out of me with all their unnecessary angles, and glowy bling.

 

[Cmaier]

It appears that these new MBPs have three separate TB4 buses. That's a lot of bandwidth.

 

[Renzatic]

It appears that these new MBPs have three separate TB4 buses. That's a lot of bandwidth.

Shame Apple doesn't currently support eGPUs, huh?

 

[Cmaier]

Shame Apple doesn't currently support eGPUs, huh?

Maybe it's a shame. Not sure there are a lot of use cases where it would be worth the hassle given the GPU performance on these things. I suppose there are. Of course, it's not clear that external GPUs would add much, given the memory architecture. And of course you'd need Arm drivers, etc.

Maybe apple will come out with its own little box with a couple hundred more of its own GPU cores on it

 

[Renzatic]

Maybe it's a shame. Not sure there are a lot of use cases where it would be worth the hassle given the GPU performance on these things. I suppose there are. Of course, it's not clear that external GPUs would add much, given the memory architecture. And of course you'd need Arm drivers, etc.

Maybe apple will come out with its own little box with a couple hundred more of its own GPU cores on it

It seems like such a waste to use all that bandwidth on hard drives and monitors. Plus, even with the GPU power available in the Max, having an external option is always nice to have.

 

[SuperMatt]

Do you think there will be any available at Apple Stores tomorrow?

 

[LIVEFRMNYC]

Maxed out on everything except storage on a 16 inch. Only went 2tb on storage. Have to wait a month for delivery though.


Very impressed with the editing test they did in this video! on the 14' and 16'.

 

[Agent47]

Oh no, not iJustine

 

[SuperMatt]

I just got one at the Apple Store. The minimum specs 16-inch model (for a family member, not myself). It will be replacing a 2012 Retina MBP 15”. They seem to have plenty in stock.

 

[DT]

I just got one at the Apple Store.

Well just fuck right off ...

 

[Cmaier]

Meanwhile I’m still using a 2016 15” like a caveman.

 

[quagmire]

I traded in my 13" MBP M1( base $1299 model) for the $2500 14" MBP at the Apple Store. I love it. The 13" MBP M1 was always meant to be a short term machine meant to dab my toes into the AS transition hence only going for the base model at the time. Main motivation for the upgrade was the screen, ports, and magsafe. I will miss the 20 hour battery life I was getting with the M1 MBP, but watching HDR youtube videos..... Just an amazing display. Going to the 10 core M1 Pro was probably overkill for me given my light use and just needing a computer on the road, but I fully intend to keep this machine for 5+ years much like my 2015 13" MBP that the M1 replaced.

I was debating between 14" and 16" due to the models I would buy being the same price, but no regret going 14". The extra 1" is more than enough while keeping the portability.

 

[Yoused]

Well, if you want to do the one-upmanship thing, my Mac is a G5 iMac.

 

[Cmaier]

Well, today I received…. the extra USB-c - to - MagSafe 3 cables I ordered. So that’s nice.

 

[Cmaier]

Minor MagSafe 3 cable observations

- the braided cable feels nice. Similar to anker or other similar cables, but the gauge is maybe a little thinner than the 100W USB-C cables I have sitting around. Would also be nice if they came in more length choices. Wonder if 3rd parties will join the party (more specifically, authorized 3rd parties).

- color is off-white, and the connector is silver. Would have been nice if they sold space gray versions, for picky folks.

- the MagSafe 3 connector is thinner than MagSafe 2, but the width and length are bigger than the t-shaped MagSafe 2 connectors I still am using for MacBook airs here. I wonder if we’ll see future ipad pros adopt MagSafe 3.

- the individual pins are bigger, and the spacing further apart, then they were in MagSafe 2

 

[thekev]

It appears that these new MBPs have three separate TB4 buses. That's a lot of bandwidth.

It depends how wide of a system bus they have feeding those things.

Minor MagSafe 3 cable observations

- the braided cable feels nice. Similar to anker or other similar cables, but the gauge is maybe a little thinner than the 100W USB-C cables I have sitting around. Would also be nice if they came in more length choices. Wonder if 3rd parties will join the party (more specifically, authorized 3rd parties).

Braided cable is a nice addition, seeing as a lot of my old mac power cords frayed.

 

[Cmaier]

It depends how wide of a system bus they have feeding those things.



Braided cable is a nice addition, seeing as a lot of my old mac power cords frayed.

Each bus has full tb bandwidth.