Hello everyone it's SpawnPoiint and welcome back to another video and this is the bass back 14-inch
macbook pro which i've been using over the last week it's got the m1 pro chip 16 gigabytes of
ram and a 512 gigabyte ssd which means it's not only the smallest and cheapest 2021 model is the
lowest spec version available but what's it like for editing videos and photos on is the screen too
small are there any downsides to picking this over the larger 16 inch model and is it really worth
it well i think this is the sleeper one to buy this year now when it comes to choosing between
the 14-inch and the 16-inch model it essentially comes down to two things the screen size and the
cost is it worth going for that larger model well the good news is the 14-inch m1 macbook pro shows
the same new features from the 16 including the new ports pro motion display speakers and design
today's video is about the 14 inch model and how capable it is but i will make a
few comparisons to the 16 to hopefully help you decide which is the best choice for you
taking a quick look at the box as you can see here this is the base spec that i've got the m1 pro in
space grey with an eight core cpu a 14 core gpu 16 gigabytes of ram and a 512 gigabytes ssd now just
like with the 16 inch model the 14 inch comes with the new mag safety usb charging cable we've got
the usual paperwork including some new black apple stickers we've also got the plug and the power
brick and this one here is the 67 watt version and that's everything that we get inside the box
used both the 14 and the 16 inch over the last week or so i've really come to like
this new design the aluminium case with these smooth rounded edges look nice and
i like the overall flat design especially with this matte finish if we flip it over
there's the new macbook pro branding etched onto the bottom which adds a nice touch
this new branding actually replaces the macbook pro text that we'd normally see below the screen
flipping over again on the top we've got the new apple logo now this is a little bit bigger
than what we've had before but overall i do like the new design of the 2021 macbook pro
a huge advantage of the 14-inch pro over the 16-inch is the overall size it just feels easier
to hold and move around especially one-handed now it definitely feels a lot more portable especially
comparing that to the 16-inch model which feels a little bit big and bulky that means if you wanted
to carry this around to work or score the smaller form is going to make your life that little
bit easier so obviously the 14 inch is smaller than the 16 inch and when you're looking at the
dimensions on the website you can see there's a few centimeters here and there but to give you an
idea of the actual size here it is compared to the 16 inch model it's only by seeing the two side by
side that you appreciate just how much bigger the 16 inch model is on paper the thickness between
the two is actually only one millimeter but in reality it's not noticeable at all as for the
weight the 14 inch is actually 25 percent lighter but it both feel pretty heavy when picking them up
so with that in mind as i've been moving around the house if portability is a big part of your day
the 14 inch is a great choice plus it takes up less space in your bag and on your desk
now the screen on this is absolutely incredible the first thing you'll notice or at least i did
was just how bright and vibrant the screen looks it's got a liquid retina xdr screen powered by
mini leds and it's got that new pro motion 120 hertz display but this screen is perfect
for working on over the last week i've been using it to create videos in final cut pro and editing
photos in lightroom everything has looked awesome it shares the same brightness of 1 000 nits and
a peak brightness of 1 600 nits plus the wide color gamut means everything just looks better
this screen is a noticeable step up from the previous map books that we've seen
now it does have a 120 hertz screen although not everything is supported in fact most of the
apps i've been using they don't get above 60. i assume this is just like with this year's iphones
developers will need to optimize their apps for this new frame rate it's supposed to be adaptive
though which means it won't always run at 120 it could be 24 or 60 depending on what you're doing
but this is a good thing as it means it will help with your battery usage talking about the screen
if you've ever watched my living room setup tour or the tv reviews that i've done recently
you'll know that i'm currently using the 77-inch LG C1 OLED and this is by far the best tv that
i've ever owned in fact i actually did a dedicated review just on this C1 OLED a few months back well
it's currently on sale at the moment so if you're interested in picking up this tv or the smaller
55 or 65 inch version make sure you click the link in the description to see the latest offers
now one of the biggest differences between the 14 and the 16 inch model when it comes
down to screen size is the screen real estate what i mean by this is if you're working on a
video photo or design you want as much screen as possible to work with i actually usually
edit straight from my mac or i plug it into an external display i'm currently using this lg
32-inch monitor but for the last two days i wanted to really test out the size of this
screen so i've exclusively used a 14-inch model now after that initial feeling of this is just
too small i can't work with this i did get used to it and i actually started to enjoy it i could
honestly comfortably edit and work from this 14 inch model if i didn't have another display
in fact the latest video that's on my channel which is the playstation 5 headset review was
completely edited on this macbook and i had no issues with it at all now when comparing the two
screens side by side you can really see just how much smaller the 14 inch is i was actually amazed
at how small it looks it practically looks like an ipad alongside a macbook it's worth mentioning
though that obviously the overall screen size and the real estate is different between the two
but we're also seeing a lot less information on the screen it's not just a different resolution
that means different menus and settings that you might normally see in final cut pro or lightroom
you might need to scroll to access those but for me coming from either using the larger macbook or
a 32-inch monitor i find the 14 inch screen just slightly too small for my everyday needs that's
not to say the screen is worse it's the same reason that i go for the iphone pro max models
over the normal pro i feel the larger screens make it easier to work and when i'm being creative i
don't want the screen size to compromise that but if portability is the main reason that you need a
macbook pro the 14 inch is lighter smaller and easier to carry around plus if you're going to
be using it docked and plugged into a larger screen anyway this one makes perfect sense
as you don't need that 16 inch screen we can't talk about the screen and not mention the notch
so yes at the top we've got the new notch which is housing a 1080p hd camera there's no face id which
is disappointing but i guess we'll get that next time as the main selling point i mentioned in my
16 inch unboxing video that the notch would take me some getting used to well i can safely say that
after about nine minutes i've already forgotten about it and i no longer even look at it the only
issue that i faced is the way that some menus in certain apps will be displayed across the top
you may find that the menu actually needs to be split across the notch so as you're going across
the menu it will then jump over the notch to get to the other side on the whole though this screen
looks absolutely incredible and whether you're creating content watching content or just browsing
everything looks so nice the 16 inch model that i have here is the m1 max with 32 gigabytes of ram
which means comparing that to the m1 pro with 16 gig of ram seems a little unfair but with
the tests and the normal everyday tasks i used my macbook for the lowest spec version ran absolutely
fine in fact the fans never kicked in once and it didn't struggle with anything so what i did was i
actually set both these map books up exactly the same from a time machine backup this way i could
run the same tests on both now today's video isn't a side-by-side comparison of the m1 pro
versus the m1 max but i wanted to demonstrate why i think the cheapest and smallest macbook is still
awesome and can easily hold its own generally speaking using the two side by side for different
tasks like youtube and checking emails or writing scripts there was no difference at all but that's
no surprise then i decided to take a previous video that i've exported and uploaded to see
how fast they can do it so the project that i'll be using is a 4k project it's been recorded on
my iphone and then edited on the mac okay first up let's take a look at the 16 inch m1 max as i
scrub through the 4k content it plays and loads perfectly even with multiple layers there's no
lag at all that's no surprise as we are on the max model okay so this video when exported will be 9
minutes and 26 seconds long and it'll be roughly 3.6 gigabytes in size now what we're going to do
is we're going to export this to see how long it takes i can tell you during the export process
the fans did not kick in once something that my intel macbook would have done within a few seconds
okay so in total this took 3 minutes and 22 seconds to export that's pretty impressive i'd
love to do a comparison against my old intel macbook see how slow that would have been
next up we've got the 14 inch m1 pro and same as before we've got the same project and video and i
want to see how well it scrubs through the content and it's absolutely perfect no difference here at
all and again this is the base spec macbook pro now we'll get this exported and see if the fans
kick in as well as how long it will take we've got three minutes and 22 seconds to compare to okay so
during the export there was no fan noise at all it was whisper quiet and the export took five
minutes and 19 seconds in total that's two minutes slower than the m1 max and honestly for me that is
absolutely incredible that means that the m1 pro chip would be more than enough for the tasks that
i need this is massively impressed me today now if you're shooting in 8k or you're editing layer upon
layer of content in final cut pro maybe the m1 max will be more suitable but assuming that most of us
don't need that requirement the m1 pro chip is more than enough for you one of the big selling
points for this year's macbook pros are the ports are back on the left side we've got the magsafe
port again this is easier quicker and safer to charge the cable now just clicks into place and
once it's charging you get a little led on the top that lights up to remove it i just press
down or pull up on the cable and it will easily disconnect the magnets are pretty strong so it's
worth mentioning don't just pull the cable like this as it will probably pull your macbook across
the table there are also two thunderbolt 4 usbc ports and a headphone jack this new headphone jack
now provides support for high impedance headphones if that's something that you use it will provide
better sound quality via those compatible headphones now if you're using a macbook to create
and edit video or photo content there's a good chance that the new sd card slot will be for you
i've not actually used my camera for over a year now as i use my iphone for all photos and videos
that you see but it's still good to have this port back then there's another thunderbolt 4 usb c port
and an hdmi out now this is not an hdmi 2.1 so if you want to connect it to an external display for
that full 4k 120 hertz you'll be better off using one of the thunderbolt ports instead
another added benefit this year is with all of these ports it means no more dongles looking at
the new keyboard the 14 inch model has the same keypad as the 16 inch they are the same size
and the same layout so even though the overall max size is a lot smaller it's awesome that you
get the same full size keyboard i really like the look of this new design with the all black
keys and the black back in you'll also notice that there's no more touch bar across the top
this was something that i used on my old macbook but after a few days i've already got used to not
having it and you know what i actually prefer having the physical keys now for the volume and
the brightness now these keys feel really nice to type on and they feel a lot more responsive than
the butterfly keys we've had the feedback and the key travel is perfect for such a low profile key
they also have a backlight on the keys and you can turn these on and off or adjust them in the
control center but if you're like me there's a good chance you might be using a bluetooth
keyboard with your mac in which case you're not really going to be using this keyboard
the trackpad on macs are awesome anyway but one thing to note about the 14 inch version is it's
a little bit smaller than the 16. this does look noticeable when comparing them side by side but i
haven't used the smaller one for the last week it's absolutely fine and no issue to use again
if you're using an external mouse or trackpad this won't really matter in the top right we've still
got touch id you can use this to log into the mac or to make purchases and if you tap the outer edge
this is what actually locks the screen and if you gently press the center this is what unlocks it
generally speaking laptop speakers aren't great but both of these have the same six-speaker
setup and they sound awesome i wasn't actually expecting them to sound quite as good as they do
they have what's called force cancelling woofers and the bass clarity and sound stage is incredible
here's a quick demo of both the 14-inch and the 16-inch speakers to see what you think
i really think they sound incredible easily the best speakers i've ever heard on the laptop or mac
just like with the iphones the bigger version comes with a bigger battery so the 14 inch comes
with a 70 watt battery while the 16 inch has a 100 watt battery i've been using this on battery
and it will easily last me an entire day without charging in fact the video that i uploaded on my
channel last that sony headset review that was fully edited while on battery and if you go for
the base spec like i have here the 14 inch version comes with a 67 watt charger you can for 20 pounds
or 20 dollars you can upgrade that to the 96 watt charger instead that's what's normally included in
the 10 core cpu or the m1 max only the 16 inch model comes with a 140 watt power adapter and
as shown earlier the max safe adapter is great i absolutely love this and if you wanted to you can
still use the usb c port to charge so it means you can stick with a one cable setup when connected to
an external display i've already mentioned the spec of this 14 inch model and as you can see
on screen here this is the cheapest spec you can choose right now but even this bass spec
model is more powerful and better specs than the previous entry-level models but it's not cheap i
mean you could opt for the previous 13 inch m1 and save about 600 pounds but as soon as you try to
match the 14 inch model in terms of spec including the 16 gig of ram and a 512 ssd you may as well
go for the new 14-inch m1 pro you're getting an overall better macbook including the better screen
extra ports speakers and the new chip so the ultimate question is would i recommend going
for the new macbook pro well my advice would be if you do any kind of creative work with an editing
software whether that's photo video or design the pro is the way to go but in terms of which
size to go for this is how i would summarize it if it's the only screen that you're going
to use and you're unlikely going to be plugging it into a larger screen and it will live on your
desk most of the time the 16 inch model makes the most sense it's got a bigger screen and a slightly
better battery along with that bigger trackpad it will then be the biggest and best screen that you
currently own but if it's going to be docked most of the time and plugged into a monitor or is going
to be character school work or clients regularly the 14 inch is the ultimate portability machine
it's packing the same spec as the 16 in this tiny form factor then finally it comes down to price
while the 16 inch model is around 500 pounds more like for like for the same spec and all you're
getting is a larger display and an increased battery but again if this macbook is going to
live on your desk while plugged into a monitor and running from mains power those could be two
features that you just don't need so even though i have the 16 inch model i think the 14 inch macbook
pro is the one to buy especially where form factor and price is of concern but before i bought the 16
inch i did wonder if i could downsize from my 15 to the 14 but haven't used that for the last week
i personally feel the 16 is a better choice for me and what about you what size or spec would you
go for if you let me know in the comments i will give you a thumbs up for staying until the end and
also any questions you've got about these two new map books please let me know in the comments too
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