- Inside of this box is the 14 inch M2 MacBook Pro.
This is the specked out 14 inch MacBook Pro
and as you guys may know
or have seen in some of my previous videos,
I was so dead set on getting the 16, 100%.
I was so dead set on getting the 16
so you might be wondering,
why are you right now on boxing the 14?
Well my friends, I wanna start this off by saying,
I have never had an Apple product have a problem,
any type of issue, even with the butterfly keyboard,
when people are having problems with those...
I still love the butterfly keyboard.
I'm just gonna put that out there
and also like I freaking love the touch bar,
I actually maybe kind of miss it a little bit.
But all that being said, when I was unboxing my 16 inch,
I was making an unboxing video.
I was super hyped, so excited, and as soon as I opened it...
(upbeat suspenseful music)
Here we go.
(box opening)
It's just more exciting because I know this is mine.
This is my baby.
I've been going to bed every single night thinking,
should I have gotten the 14 inch MacBook Pro?
Should I have gotten the smaller one?
(Justine exhales)
Oh my gosh, I can't wait.
It's here.
It's officially here. (Justine sniffing)
It smells nice, so good.
So clean, so fresh. (wrapper crumping)
(tense music)
(computer swiveling)
Okay, so...
This looks like something...
What is that? (tense music)
Is that supposed to be like that?
This little piece of plastic is coming up.
Look right there. (tense music)
- What?
Oh, this video just took a turn.
(suspenseful music)
(signal beeps)
- I noticed that along the seam
of where the display would kind of meet the casing.
There was like a small little defect
and I was like, this is weird.
I don't think that should be like that.
I think this may alter the entire course of the-
- [Computer] To use English as the main language, press-
- Don't talk to me right now.
So I'm gonna return this one
but now I think that this has made my decision
to get the 14 inch MacBook...
I think that's what I'm gonna do.
Long story short, reached out to Apple Customer Service,
they were incredible, I returned the computer,
basically got a refund that same day.
I also ordered the 14 inch MacBook Pro
just right off the Apple website,
I didn't have any special treatment.
It wasn't like, "Hey, we're sending you another one."
No, I went repurchase this from apple.com
and it said that it was gonna get here three...
It's supposed to be here actually next week.
So this came super fast and I'm so, so hyped to open it.
Now from day one when I ordered the M2 16 inch
I kept having...
Not regrets but something kept telling me,
"Justine, I think that you might wanna try the 14 inch."
But I knew that my MacBook was already arriving,
I didn't wanna wait any longer.
I have been going to bed every single night thinking,
should I have gotten the 14 inch MacBook Pro?
Should I have gotten the smaller one?
And then this random little mishap happened
and it's one of those things where,
I strongly believe
that everything happens for a reason in life
and I'm actually really excited about this 14 inch.
Now I'm back to traveling a lot
and traveling with a smaller device,
something that is lighter
because I also sometimes tend to travel
with a PC gaming laptop, plus my iPad, and a Kindle.
I have a lot of gear
inside of a tiny, small, little backpack,
so anything that I can do to save space, I'm so here for it.
And the thing that I love about the 14 inch
is the fact that while I'm saving space,
I don't have to give up quality or performance.
This also...
I know I'm supposed to be unboxing this
but I feel like I have so much to talk to you guys about
because I have a lot of thoughts.
I had been using the 13 inch M1, when that first came out,
and to go from that 13 inch to the 16 inch
was such a huge jump, I almost felt like,
"Oh, I love this screen real estate, I can't go back."
But the screen real estate on these 14's
it really isn't that much smaller and it is larger than 13.
I'm having all sorts of justifications here.
I am just very excited about this.
I had used the 14 inch M1 in a lot of beta tests
but I had never used it as my main device.
So here it is, the 14 inch, the unboxing.
It's happening now. (upbeat music)
(box spinning) (wrapper taring)
(Justine gasps)
Yes!
I did end up getting a Space Gray, I hope I did.
I ordered it so quick, I honestly don't even remember.
Yes, you are Space Gray and beautiful.
And look at this like this, it's such a perfect size.
It really is incredible.
This is gonna be perfect.
Yeah, this is the right decision.
It just feels right. (signal beeps)
I could not be happier.
This came at the perfect time
because I started traveling again a lot,
and being able to have
this much smaller profile computer on a plane
has made such a huge difference
because I unfortunately fly Spirit Airlines
and those freaking seats
and their tray table is so teeny tiny.
(Justine laughs)
I should have taken a video the last time I was on it
because I was so freaking cramped.
But this was so small
that it actually fit right on the tray table.
I was able to edit for about four and a half hours,
pretty much, and had no issues whatsoever.
The thing that I have noticed,
I mean I don't know how you couldn't notice it,
is the battery life compared to the 16 inch
because that 16 inch battery life was phenomenal.
Now this one, it's definitely not as good
so it is a noticeable difference
but it's something that I have been so willing to deal with.
I have been carrying just a little portable battery charger
and I'll use that to get a little extra juice
if I'm on the road or if I'm on a plane.
But this has been a freaking game changer.
I always wanted to have the biggest and best computers,
and having the largest displays
and recently I'm like, "That's actually...
I don't really..."
No, this is so perfect for me.
I'm able to use a smaller backpack,
I can fit this inside of this other little backpack
that I have that is so tiny,
it definitely, potentially might rip the zippers
but I can fit it in there, I can't believe it!
This is just...
I love it so much.
I can't even say enough great things about it.
It is...
I know I sometimes get a little dramatic
and say it's life changing
but getting the 14 inch for me,
actually has been life changing.
I would love to see a compilation
of all of the things that I've said that are life changing.
The one thing I did notice,
I think this might be a Final Cut specific issue
that I've been having a little bit
of Final Cut lag when I'm editing.
I'm kind of, fingers crossed, hoping for an update.
But for the most part this thing is...
It's so fast.
I have traveled pretty much around the world at this point
with this laptop and it has not disappointed whatsoever.
My biggest concern getting it,
was I thought that the screen real estate would be too small
because I was so used to editing with a 16 inch
and honestly, I don't even think I've noticed at all.
I just have this and my phone,
and I can basically go and work, and do anything anywhere.
And I have the eight terabyte version
and with that I'm able to do almost all of my work,
right here on the device,
I don't even need to bring external drives.
Even though I bring them, I don't have to use them.
I always do make sure that if I'm working on a project,
I have it backed up on an external
just in case I lose my laptop or something like that.
I just... (Justine exhales)
I'm always so afraid of this getting taken
because it's like, yes, I would be very sad
that I would have to buy a new computer
but to be honest, sometimes the files and the video
are more important than this device itself.
So I do either make sure they're backed up to the cloud
or they are on a hard drive somewhere
or a solid state drive, most likely it's a solid state.
I also like this has a smaller charging brick
so that also has decreased the footprint
of the devices that I have to travel with.
One of the questions that a lot of people have,
is do I need to upgrade to the M2 if I have an M1?
and I'm just gonna be the first to say, no, you do not.
If I wasn't Apple obsessed iJustine,
I would've stayed with the M1
because that thing is so freaking powerful.
Honestly, you don't need to upgrade.
If you do still have an Intel MacBook
and you are looking to upgrade,
then that's where I say it is time, my friends, go to the M2
or if you can find an M1 cheaper,
then honestly that's also a great route to go as well.
Either way, I think that you'll be super happy with this
and I am so looking forward to WWDC
to see what is in store for the next version of macOS
and with that my friends,
I will see you in my next video.
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Bye. (upbeat music)