Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video and today we're unboxing the 2021
16-inch m1 macbook pro which i am really excited to show you
i've been using my 15-inch macbook pro since 2018 so this feels like it's going
to be a huge upgrade for me we'll get this unboxed and then we'll take a look around to
see what's new what's changed and what my first impressions are including things like the notch
ports and the overall design i will be doing more macbook pro videos over the coming weeks
including the 14-inch model and comparing it to my old macbook i'll also do a fuller
review of this after i've used it properly for a couple of weeks so if you want to see more
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right let's get this opened up and see what's inside and here's a little bit of asmr for you
so i've gone for the space gray color and this looks absolutely awesome i love that flat design
and the rounded edges but damn this is thick this is really thick under the mac there's the charging
cable which is a magsafe to usb c here's the usual paperwork which we'll never read but we do get
some nice black stickers this time does anyone use these stickers or do they just live inside the box
until you sell it i don't think i've ever used these now as this is the 16 inch model it comes
with a 140 watt charger whereas the 14 inch comes with a 67 watt or 96 watt charger depending on
the spec you go for and that's all we get inside the box before we turn it on i just want to talk
about the exterior and the overall design first impressions this is nice it feels solid sturdy and
it kind of feels premium as well so it's got an aluminium case and i like the shape and the
design of the edges they look more rounded and flatter than i expected now before buying it i
wasn't actually sure on this style but having seen it now it is really nice but as i've said
already this is thick it's noticeably thicker than the previous model that i've been using
so it's about 16.7 millimeters thick and it feels quite bulky when you're holding it luckily for me
mine doesn't really leave the house that often so the bulk and the weight isn't a huge issue for me
i love the branding on the bottom so it has the macbook pro text etched into the case itself
obviously this isn't something that you're going to see too often but it's a nice touch although
saying that i can imagine this actually picking up dust and dirt pretty easily if you're not careful
these circular rubber feet they look pretty heavy duty looking but it lifts the max slightly off the
table and they'll obviously keep it from moving around the lid has the usual apple logo on it
something that we've seen for years and again is slightly reflective and here are the dimensions of
the 16 inch model that i have here i've also added the 14-inch measurements too just to give you an
idea of the difference but lifting it up it does feel heavy now bearing in mind this is the 16-inch
so it's going to be heavier than the 14 but also depending on if you go for the m1 pro or the m1
max chip the weight is slightly different again looking at the ports which is one of
the biggest additions this year now i know we've had ports before but it's good to have them back
that means no more dongles if you're using an sd card or an hdmi cable on the left we've got the
magsafe for charging we've got two thunderbolt 4 usb c ports and a headphone jack then on the
right there's the sd card slot another thunderbolt 4 usb c port and the hdmi out for me the port that
i'm actually most excited about is actually the magsafe port itself the charger just snaps on and
off and you know what it sounds really satisfying each time that it snaps on i've never had an issue
using the usb-c ports for charging my old macbook but i know it's safer more convenient and faster
to charge with this instead but if you want to or you need to you can still use the usb-c ports
for charging as for the hdmi port well this is an hdmi 2.0 not 2.1 something that you might assume
that it would come with but the biggest addition which has been added back on is the sd card slot
so for anyone using a camera to record content or take photos this is going to be the easiest way
to transfer your data it's also great to see that we've got the headphone jack still here a feature
that most people might not actually use but when it comes to editing videos or music this is the
best way to do it okay let's get this opened up this is the moment that we've all been waiting for
just how bad or noticeable is the notch so we've got the same little cut out on the lid to lift it
up and as it's pretty weighty you can actually do this one-handed and it won't move or lift the base
now just ignoring the notch completely for a second this screen looks incredible it's bright
it's vibrant and the colors look really good this is a liquid retina xdr screen so it has got 10
000 mini leds plus as it's got the new pro motion 120 hertz display just moving around fills and
looks really fast and snappy but there's no denying that the first thing you notice as
soon as you turn it on is the notch i didn't think it would actually be this noticeable but
it does stand out especially if you've got the status bar or the wallpaper set to a light theme
i've already seen that there are third-party apps out there which can turn the status bar black
which will hide the notch that's just kind of like a weird work around this will definitely
take some getting used to but to be honest i did the same with the iphone and after a few weeks of
using it with a notch you kind of forget about it anyway now without testing i am wondering whether
all apps and windows will be optimized for this notch and will menus always take this into account
or will data be hidden behind it one thing that i did test out straight away was where does the
cursor go does it go behind the notch or does it go around it and here's the answer so it does move
behind the notch now the overall frame itself the actual bezel around the screen is a lot thinner
than before so visually it does look really really nice now one thing i did notice is the status bar
across the top it looks a little bit taller than what we've seen before but i am assuming that is
to take the notch into account looking around the screen the edges are slightly rounded at the top
but they're squared off at the bottom here overall though this screen does look really nice and it's
definitely a step up from what we've had before i'm really looking forward to editing photos and
videos on this over the coming weeks the keypad on this looks great now i love the black design
of the keys and the backing it definitely has an old-school macbook vibe to it now i know a lot
didn't like the touch bar on the previous models but it's something i did get used to well that
touch bar has obviously now been replaced with physical keys again then at the top right we've
got the fingerprint reader which you can use for touch id and making purchases i'm really pleased
with it we've still got this although face id would have been a great addition to have had
but typing on the keyboard actually feels really nice now i haven't used the butterfly keys for the
last three years this does feel totally different to me but it definitely feels like a step up and
then there's the track pad which is awesome as you would expect is so responsive and so accurate so
you might be interested in knowing what spec that i've gone for well i've got the 16 inch m1 max
model with 32 gigabytes of ram and a one terabyte ssd this is more than i need right now and it's
borderline overkill for editing my weekly videos i did originally order the base back m1 pro with the
16 gig of ram but as i plan on keeping this for around three years again i wanted something that
i think will be future proof but there are loads of spec configurations to choose from including
the m1 pro and the m1 max chip 16 gig 32 gig and 64 gig memory plus anywhere from 5 12 gigabytes
ssd up to 8 terabytes first impressions though i like this a lot and from what i've seen and used
so far this is going to be a huge step up for me the design is nice it's great to see the ports
back and the keyboard is nice to type on the screen looks great too but the notch will take
some getting used to but there's loads more that i want to cover including the six speaker setup
incredible battery life chip performance and the fan noise but i will leave that for a full review
once i've got hands on what i'm going to do is i'm going to transfer all my files over to the new
macbook this week and i'll properly use it for a couple of weeks i'll do some edits and exports for
some upcoming videos then i can give you my honest review from a real user point of view now this new
macbook was bought by me and it will be my one and only macbook that i'll be using so with that
in mind if you've got any questions at all please drop those in the comments and i will test it or i
will answer it for you well you've made it to the end of today's video so thank you for watching and
if you drop an m1 macbook pro in the comments i will give you a thumbs up as i know you're still
here and also here's another couple of videos that you might be interested in watching next
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