This is the
newly released 16-inch M1 Pro MacBook Pro.
A lot
of people say this is a computer for professionals,
but I think
it's actually a good choice for ordinary consumers.
Many people are amazed by its performance
but I don't think it's necessary to over-deify it
I'm Ron. Welcome back.
It's been 5 weeks since I bought
this 16 inch m1pro MacBook Pro with 10 core CPU,
16 core GPU,
16 G RAM and 1TB hard drive.
For five weeks
I've done basically everything I need to do with this computer
Watching videos,
browsing the web,
writing documents,
and editing videos,
I can say without
hesitation that this is a good enough computer for me,
but that doesn't mean it's perfect
Today I would like to share with you in
detail my experience of using it during this time.
The first is the form factor.
I don't know if you like the design of the previous MacBook Pros or
the form factor of this generation.
Emma likes the form factor of her 17 Pro,
but I like this generation better.
I think this form factor is more in
line with what a good machine
should look like.
Retro look,
the front of the machine is flat,
which looks like the same design language
as the iPad Pro and the iPhone 12
and 13 in recent years,
but it has curved edges instead of flat edges
in the corners to
prevent the feeling of clenching hands when grabbing.
It's thicker,
but it also
means bigger fans
and more cooling space,
which gives the m1Pro and Max chips
more room to play
It's getting heavier,
and if you have the M1
MacBook Pro
or the air and earlier MacBook Pros,
you'll notice that the 16-inch version
does weigh a lot more.
There must be a lot of friends who are very
concerned about portability will not like the weight of this 16-inch,
but I feel OK after using it myself.
Most of my use scenarios are at home,
either sitting in bed or on the sofa to write,
or on the desk, or connected to the monitor to edit video.
Moving the machine around in this scenario
I personally don't think there will be a weight problem at all
I also took the MacBook Pro out to use it a few times
driving it on the way to the destination
parking the car and walking to the scene to use it
in fact
it took only a few minutes
and there was no inconvenience caused by the weight of carrying it on my back
In particular, the engraving
of the MacBook Pro on the back of the machine is
not improved in actual use,
but the engraving is really cool and beautiful,
which may be a potential selling
point for some friends who like engraving.
The upgrade to the speakers and screen is
one of the most satisfying upgrades I've had.
When you use a MacBook,
you may not be using it for
professional tasks 50% of the time,
but you must be looking at the screen 100% of the time.
Perhaps with this set of speakers,
the new speaker system has
greatly improved the
sound effect compared with the previous one,
especially the bass part
is very full.
Now sometimes when I open a video
I can't help but admire its sound effect
Likewise
the miniLED screen on the MacBook Pro is the best laptop screen I've ever used
Out of the box,
I could tell with
the naked eye that the screen was different from the 2017 MacBook Pro.
Look at this screen for yourself first.
Another screen upgrade
is the use of ProMotion adaptive refresh rate technology.
But maybe I'm not that sensitive to the refresh rate
except when I'm using the iPhone 13 pro
and it does feel smoother when browsing the web
But in other cases
whether using a MacBook Pro or an iPhone
I personally don't have a particularly strong sense of the refresh rate
More importantly, this screen has a more detailed resolution,
higher brightness and contrast,
when looking at HDR content will be more visual impact.
The MacBook Pro has a screen and speakers that
I think are perfect for streaming video.
For this sound and picture,
I think it is worth buying even if I am
not a professional worker,
but an ordinary consumer who likes to watch videos and
movies with a computer.
The new MacBook pro is sure to offer
a completely different
experience from previous laptops.
Speaking of screens
let's talk about the new
controversial bangs that come with the new MacBook Pro
For bangs
I think there are only two situations
The first is that you get used to it quickly and ignore it
just like me
At the time of unpacking
of course
I had seen the press conference and knew that there was bangs
but when I unpacked it
I just ignored it and didn't notice it at all
Another situation is
that you don't like the bangs anyway.
I think you have to bear the pain not to buy this generation of machines,
or you have to use it with an external monitor.
This time, many of the ports have returned to the MacBook Pro,
which is more in line with its Pro positioning.
The return of the SD card slot allows for one less card reader
which is more convenient
But only the USBC interface
I still can not do without the mouse when I cut the film
so I still need to bring a USBC to USBA adapter
I don't know when
the wireless mouse industry will return to USBC,
and I'd like to
share my feelings about the return of Magsafe.
When I first got my hands on the MacBook Pro,
I was happy with Magsafe because
it was as good as ever.
And this time the charging cable has a brand new fabric material
which is very beautiful and I like it very much
But after using it for a while
I found that I had changed
I don't think Magsafe is that important anymore.
I am a very careful user of electronic products,
and I seldom fall on the computer because of
tripping over the charging cable.
In the last few years without Magsafe
I've gotten used to using USBC for charging
Times have changed
and a single USBC can charge most electronics
Magsafe, by contrast, seems redundant,
especially when I need to go out,
and I don't want to take another Magsafe. Charging the
line is the most I do with this computer,
so definitely talk about how the new keyboard feels.
I have three biggest feelings
The first is that I finally replaced the stacked keyboard
Personally, I have never been used to the short key range of the butterfly keyboard,
and my fingers will feel very tired after tapping for a while. This time,
the new keyboard has just the right key range,
so typing is very comfortable and cool.
The second is the replacement of the touchbar
with a full-sized physical function key
Personally, I don't have a problem with the touchbar,
but I've rarely used it before,
except to adjust the volume.
With the physical function keys,
it is more intuitive and faster to
adjust both volume
and screen brightness.
The third point is that I feel more regrettable
because this time the left and right direction keys have become a half-size keyboard
so when typing
I often feel very uncomfortable to press these two left and right direction keys
I don't know why
Apple designed it this time,
but I feel sorry for it.
Having said so much about external feelings
how does it work in use
Let's talk about daily operation first
My feeling is only one word
silky
No matter what program is opened
or what task is operated,
the feeling is silky.
The silky feel is
different from other computers,
like my 2020,
Intel's 27-inch iMac.
The iMac is certainly more than adequate
for everyday tasks,
but sometimes it just
feels like a one-size-fits-all for some reason
But the new MacBook isn't completely
silky at all.
This could be a bonus to the ProMotion technology I mentioned earlier
or it could be a bonus to the new up to 7.4GB per second SSD
as well as the m1Pro and unified memory architecture
In addition, in daily use,
the battery life is also very good.
For example
when I go to the library to study
I bring a MacBook Pro to look up materials and record the content of my study
Play a lightweight game during the break,
from 10 a.m. to 3 p.
m., using only about 20% of the electricity,
so it's easy to work through the day
without a power cord,
and then talk about professional tasks.
My experience is that it
is easy to use,
but it is not too mythical.
As a vlogger
I will take editing videos as an example
Depending on the subject matter
my video projects usually have more than ten to dozens of gigabytes of 4K material
Using finalcutpro to edit
the whole editing experience is good
and it is definitely better than the MacBook Pro in 2017.
But it can't be said that the place where
flowing clouds and flowing water will stutter will still stutter.
For example, when importing new material,
you still need to wait for the software to read it.
There will still be a delay of a few seconds after
doing some of the more complex editing actions.
The final cutpro also flashed back a few times more often
than my iMac with 72 GB of RAM,
so I don't know if it's
because of its 16 GB of RAM
If you have bought a larger memory
you can share your experience
Overall,
the experience of editing videos with the MacBook Pro
is slightly worse than my 27% iMac in 2020.
8-core Intel i7 processor
72 GB RAM
Radeon 8 GB 5500 XT single display
As an
additional reference,
The Verge's video team used Adobe Premiere to
make a video clip
on a 32GB m1Pro
MacBook Pro
They say the
experience is similar to the current 27-inch iMac with 64gb of RAM,
an 8-core Intel i9 processor,
64gb of RAM,
and a 4gb Radeon 575x single display
The m1Max MacBook Pro will be noticeably smoother
in video clips than the 2019 64gb 27-inch,
and the iMac will drop frames
or stutter in previews much less often.
The MacBook Pro
is faster than the iMac at exporting videos.
But this doesn't mean much to me,
because my own video is
only about 5 to 10 minutes long,
so it doesn't save much export time.
But it's the MacBook Pro,
a laptop that uses far less
power than the iMac,
that gets the above performance
Here I share the power record of using it to cut the film.
It's 12:15 at noon
I'm going to test the battery of the MacBook Pro by cutting the film
Now the battery is 100%
It's 6:17 at night
The film is finally cut
See how much battery is left
There are 12% of the battery left
It's 6:55 at night
Now there are only 7% of the battery left
So I'm going to plug in the charger.
Unplugged,
I used the MacBook Pro for 7 hours of final cut pro video editing and video subtitling,
and the battery
dropped from 100% to 7%,
which is excellent.
As an additional reference,
The Verge's video editing
team used Adobe Premiere for
video editing on the 16-inch m1Max MacBook Pro and
for additional work such as video conferencing
Battery dropped from 100% to 10% in 4 hours
Video editing with Adobe Premiere on
a 14-inch m1Pro MacBook Pro with the same
4 hours
of battery life
I myself have struggled with the purchase of a brand new MacBook Pro.
It's a
really expensive computer,
often so expensive that I wonder if
I really need it
Or buy an M1 MacBook air for everyday tasks?
Better to use iMac's for professional tasks
The M1 MacBook Air is cheaper
lighter and has decent performance
To be honest, after buying the MacBook Pro for so many weeks,
I still have a lot of self-doubt
For professional tasks, I still prefer to use the iMac,
which has a larger screen,
good performance,
and allows me to sit in a more comfortable and healthy position
I still use the MacBook Pro more as a working tool and as a
backup for the occasional professional task that both Emma
and I need to use the computer for
But at the same time,
the MacBook Pro is the most powerful laptop
I've ever used,
with a smooth screen,
battery
life,
sound
and all the little
things that make it
easy and comfortable to use
Especially when I use it
to watch videos in bed for a while before going to bed,
it makes me think it's worth buying it.
Overall,
the new MacBook Pro is
certainly more powerful than
its predecessors,
but it's ultimately just a laptop.
But the performance demonstrated by Emmipro
and MSR also makes
me look forward
to future iMac updates.
I'm also excited about the impact that the
new chips will have on the industry.
So that's my 5-week experience with the
2021 MacBook Pro.
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I am Ron, an ordinary consumer,
an office worker and a technology enthusiast.
I'll see you on the next video. Bye.