I got my new MacBook Pro M1 two weeks ago and could not be more happy with it. This machine is absolutely incredible in terms of speed, looks, weight/size, display, and battery life - and texture (it feels so good against the skin on my wrists as I type) and basically anything else you can think of. I also love the space gray color, the new keyboard, the Touch Bar, and the larger trackpad. There are so many options to customize the system to work just the way I like.
My previous MacBook was the 2011 model and it still works today, but after 10 years it became too slow and the trackpad had trouble clicking, so after a TON of research, I decided to pull the trigger and get the New MacBook Pro with the M1 chip.
A couple suggestions I am able to give after spending almost two months and probably over 30 hours researching the new MacBook are: go with the standard model of 8gb of RAM and the 256 ssd - you can get this on Amazon for $1239 vs $1299 at Apple - so you get to save 60 bucks, and you have the added satisfaction of not having to deal with the snobby nerd losers that work in the Apple Store, who asked me rudely when I went in to get a new laptop "umm, do you have an appointment? Well, you're going to have to make an appointment if you want to go in the store". I love Apple products and will never use another phone or computer besides the iPhone and MacBook, but after that experience I will never again give my business to the physical Apple Stores. I mean, seriously, do you really need me to make an appointment to buy a $1300 laptop? Whatever dude.
Anyway, in several YouTube videos that compared the 8GB ram model along side the 16GB ram model (costs 200 bucks more), the 8GB performed just as well in nearly every task - and they really pushed it to the limits. The only reason to pay up for the 16GB RAM is if you want to edit 8K UHD videos or are a super serious music recording artist or highly advanced professional photographer - and even then it's not too much of a difference. For the every day user (me or basically anyone who is not a computer professional) the 8GB working with this new M1 chip is mind-blowing, blows any other laptop on the market completely out of the water, and actually even performs just as well as the $2200 15 inch MacBook Pro using the Intel chip. As far as the storage goes, 256 ssd is standard - that's what I got - and you can pay 200 bucks more for 512 ssd or 400 bucks more for 1 TB. But with the Cloud storage available now, you don't really need to keep much on the laptop drive, you can just save it to the cloud.
Overall I honestly could go on for hours about every little detail that I absolutely love about this machine. A free one year subscription to Apple TV is also another little perk. But I am still mystified every day at how incredible this machine is. I've been online for over 3 hours now and its still on 92% battery. The new Retina display is brilliant. Everything is perfect. I truly am in love this laptop and would recommend that anyone looking for a new laptop to last a long time and outperform everything else on the market gets the new matchbook 13 inch M1.
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Thinner Lack of Ports Still Cool Though 👍
It's a Macbook Pro bro. What's there not to like. It's been 9yrs since my 2012 Macbook Pro purchase and I still use it. I just have to keep it plugged in because I can't find a good battery replacement for it. This M1 is much thinner. 😯 I would say half as thin as the 12 retina model.Battery life seems good but it was good on my last one. I can use it all day. Button press trackpad even the touchbar is good. I do not understand the complaints about the touchbar. I find it kinda cool and ok. Maybe my opinion will change after some use.The speed is what everyone raves about. I don't see it. It may be slightly faster but it's hard to tell just how much faster. When I open or load it doesn't seem super fast as everyone claims. I'm sure it's faster but it's not like its drastically noticeable.I had one issue initially. I set up my fingerprint ID and all was fine until one day it didn't work and it asked me for my password. I could not remember my password and it took a whole day to figure out how to reset it. So far it's only happened once and I hope it doesn't happen again because using the fingerprint scanner I forgot my password already.😄The audio is good. Definitely not tinny or hollow its that good quality audio you expect. Good full sound. Volume is ok too could maybe be a little louder.I do not like that it has no ports. Just 2 usb C slots. 😐 You will have to buy an adapter. At least they kept the headphone jack. I also do not like clicking to drag n drop. I don't see any settings that I can change for this. I like being able to tap and 2 finger drag.I was expecting this to be really fast because that's what they were bragging about but for the money I maybe should have got the air with more GB. But the camera and sound is better on this one. The screen doesn't look as HD as the retina model seems a little flat but it's good. Overall you know the quality of Apple. I will most likely always have a Macbook Pro. 😉👍
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Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2021
Capacity: 512GBColor: Space GrayVerified Purchase
I was not disappointed as this was my first time buying a computer on Amazon, and here is why.
The ordering experience was much easier than my last visit to an Apple store to purchase a computer. The computer arrived in two days, on time, a gift to our son who is heading to college.
This space grey laptop is the perfect size and weight when on campus. It includes an audio jack and two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports.
The package also includes a charger with a cord and a straightforward setup.
I like the fantastic Apple design of this laptop with the space grey casing. I'm glad overall that this laptop will last up to 20 hours on a charge, has a great screen, and is more than the required memory and speed as requested by the University. Simply perfect and well worth it. Therefore I rate this product five out of five stars.
The ordering experience was much easier than my last visit to an Apple store to purchase a computer. The computer arrived in two days, on time, a gift to our son who is heading to college.
This space grey laptop is the perfect size and weight when on campus. It includes an audio jack and two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports.
The package also includes a charger with a cord and a straightforward setup.
I like the fantastic Apple design of this laptop with the space grey casing. I'm glad overall that this laptop will last up to 20 hours on a charge, has a great screen, and is more than the required memory and speed as requested by the University. Simply perfect and well worth it. Therefore I rate this product five out of five stars.
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Vira Pasichnyk
Awesome!
Reviewed in Canada on March 12, 2024Capacity: 512GBColor: Space GrayVerified Purchase
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Impecável! Mas com ressalvas
Reviewed in Brazil on September 12, 2021Capacity: 256GBColor: Space GrayVerified Purchase
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Reviewed in Brazil on September 12, 2021
1. Ele é pesado. Uma coisa feita com essa carcaça belíssima, esse corpo perfeito, espaçoso do jeito que é, mesmo cabendo em um envelope de 23x30cm, não tem jeito, vai ser pesado.
2. É pontudo! Hahahaha, se alguém já segurou um iphone12 sabe o desconforto que é apertar ele ou ficar muito tempo na mão sem capinha, isso é muito estranho, mas mesmo com os cantos arredondados se você pretende usar ele no seu colo, vai se incomodar com a carcaça de traços bem definidos.
3. Essa ventuinha está quebrada. Sim! Impressionante, só dá pra saber que a ventuinha dele está funcionando quando você passa o dedo no corpo dele e seu dedo treme levemente, ao invés de derrapar. Nunca vi isso em toda a minha vida, realmente, fiquei besta.
4. Vem com uma base de 225gb de memória livre, na versão com 256gb.
5. A bateria não vai acabar, não adianta. Ela não acaba mesmo não, fizeram alguma mágica aqui. Eu to a dois dias, cerca de 11h usando desde a última carga completa, já fiz de um tudo aqui, até testei mineirar bitcoin com um programa em python. Pois é, a bateria segue firme. Agora fazem 23h, to com ele ligado desde as 15:30 por aí, caiu de 63% pra 20%. Nada mais a declarar.
6. Essa tela é surreal, muito adaptativa, mesmo! Meus olhos agradecem.
7. Esquenta sim ok! Mas só quando eu instalei um monte de programa um atrás do outro. Fora isso, ficou normal, e ele esquenta apenas acima da tecla esc, até o meio da touch bar, em nenhum outro lugar além desse. (acho que o chip fica ali).
8. Acabou, acho que isso é tudo o que eu nunca vi ninguém falar nos vídeos. Se você está pensando em comprar ele, compre-o, pretendo ficar com essa máquina por 10 anos, e acho que ficarei, assim como fiquei 11 anos com meu mac mini.
p.s. Ao vendedor, VOCÊ É DEMAIS! ENVIOU EMBALADO EM 3 METROS DE PLASTICO BOLHA, EU TE AMO <3
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don redenbach
Works great
Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2023Capacity: 256GBColor: Space GrayVerified Purchase
Carolina Bonato
Melhor computador do mercado!
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Broken product
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