For science I decided to also buy the M3 Max so I could compare it vs. the M3 Pro then return one of them... if you are curious how they compare (mostly for video editing) check out that video on my other channel here: ruclips.net/video/eaNBAqprWKE/видео.html
Love this 'real world use' style review! Not alot of Windows-to-Mac reviews for the M3 Pro Macbooks. I spent alot of time overthinking the marginal losses/gains of the M3 line vs M1/M2, but I forget how stable Mac can be with professional programs. I think it's a substiantial upgrade whichever chip I end up getting my hands on.
Thanks for the comment! You know, Apple makes it very difficult to decide which item to get, whether it's a computer or a tablet. Both things I have purchased recently. As someone who likes having nice things, of course I want the higher end models, but it's really worth taking the time to consider your needs at the end of the day, because it's a lot of money. I ended up getting a used iPad 10th gen and returned the Air 5th gen which, WAS better, but not that much better for my needs. I saved $450 Canadian and got the pencil for that deal. Anyway! What computer are you rocking now?
@@TheSAHDLife Don't have it yet, but decided to go with the 14 inch base M3 Pro Macbook Pro, coming from an 8th generation Intel PC. My primary reason for getting a Mac was for Ableton Live. In a worst case scenario, the M3 Pro actually handles less tracks than the M2 or even M1 Pro chips could, due to the deduction of performance cores. Although I really don't see myself bumping into worst case scenarios all the time.
@@jooperino Yeah I see them pushing a LOT of tracks in the testing. I was able to make this thing cry yesterday during my video editing so I might need a little more ram/gpu... so it's a good thing the Max is showing up today! muahaha. One is going to be returned.
Thanks! Is it noticeably faster than your Intel one? I've actually been bouncing around quite a bit :) I started with the M3 Pro, got the M3 Max, returned the Pro... now I'm actually returning the M3 Max and buying an M1 Max lol! Just trying to get the right one for the right price you know? They all seem like workhorses! Still having a hard time with the copy and paste shortcuts... not gonna lie!
You won't regret the move. My oldest working Apple device is an '09 MacBook Pro. Although she doesn't have horsepower to do much, it's still a solid machine. Regarding the keyboard layout, eventually you'll develop muscle memory to use both formats without even thinking about it. I swivel between personal (Apple) and work (PC) all day long haven't noticed in a very long time. (Apple keyboard is more pleasing to the fingertips than this Thinkpad...). I laughed at the sliding around piece - very true. Enjoy!
Oh man, glad to hear it. It's sweet, I see I can still install Steam and some other software buuuut most of the games are greyed out, lol. But hey, that's not why I bought it. For what I bought it for it is fricken sweet, and the build quality instills confidence. That's rad your '09 device still works. Thanks for chiming in 👊
What a great video man! I'm just about to take the same leap of faith. Your video helped me a lot. It was so relatable since I also make videos and play HS 😊😅
Haha awesome! 👊 Yeah it's been sweet so far, although to be totally honest I MAY have just ordered the Max since I wanted at least 1 tb of space and figured the extra ram will be helpful. I'm going to return this Pro but honestly, the Pro is probably fine (not sure if that's what you got). It's gnarly! I can't wait to talk about it when you get one. Let me know what you think when you get it if you remember!
I bought the M1 mac when it came out...lifelong Windows and Google user (also 40 years old lol) because of the rave reviews of apple silicon. Now I have an iPhone, because they sync together so well for texting from the laptop and sharing notes, air drop files etc. Then came the apple watch...because it was seamless to use with the iPhone. And had to get apple TV so I can mirror easily to the big screen 🤦♂️ Of course then I had to get air pods pro for similar connectivity issues...Apple sure knows how to open the pocket book. I highly recommend learning Mac shortcut keys..there are hundreds. Also look into hot corners.. Very handy. Nice video and welcome to the apple orchard! 😂
Hahah thanks for the welcome! Yes I can see how addicting it is. You sure have to pay to play but you do seem to get what you pay for. I think that's great advice on the shortcuts and I am learning more and more everyday. I MIGHT have the M3 Max arriving tomorrow so... I have more testing to do. One of them is going back. We'll see!
@@TheSAHDLife I think you'll be blown away by the max. Once you try it you'll have a hard time going back to the pro. (Just based on geeking out on the reviews) The 400 Gb memory bandwidth will make your editing much more snappy. I almost went with an M2 pro from earlier this year over the M3 pro due to the fact that the m3 pro had slower memory bandwidth but decided against it due to several other improvements in the M3 line. I would not have even upgraded from my M1 at all had I not cracked a portion of the screen. Apple really knows how to create a certain amount of "tier envy" when it comes to their chips. I mean 8gb ram in the base m3 just doesn’t make sense, so someone is likely to jump to 16 for a couple hundred extra and then they see the M3 Pro comes with 18 for only a couple hundred extra...so may as well jump to that one...theres a reason apples market cap has nine zeros!
Hahaha yup! I am already experiencing that myself. Let's just say I didn't get the base Max.... it's so much money it's almost sickening. @@taylorcorrie2941
The max is definitely the way to go in my opinion. For example, I have the M2 Max, and it has so much overhead that the M3 wasn’t even a consideration. Just for fun, I exported a 4K CapCut clip, about 30 minutes. I also exported a da Vinci resolve, similar 30 minute clip. Both with noise reduction and multiple layers of 4K from my Sony a7iv, while creating the thumbnails in Photoshop, and with a 4K, RUclips video playing at full screen. I was running three 4K panels in addition to my screen. It didn’t even lag at all as far as the battery life, yes, the max has more cores, but unless you’re doing extreme tasks, the battery life is actually pretty similar. It’s far higher than most people would use in a work session.
This is how I've been feeling also. It's gnarly. I DID just release a video on my other channel TheSAHDStudio where I edit all kinds of codecs and use effects on the M3 Max (in Resolve), and, it's not exactly perfect, but for what it's good at, it's insane at. The portability and battery life is the best I've ever seen, not even close.
Welcome to my world. I was a Windows/Android guy (I even had a Windows phone - which I loved despite the lack of apps). I'm all in now - Mac Mini, iPhone Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple watch. Nothing's perfect, but I've loved the switch.
You're right, it is a fun, exciting thing to do! It's a bit nerve wracking when my whole life I've been loyal but, I've finally realized I should focus less on loyalty and more on what actually helps my workflow. The power of this thing on battery is just nuts! Loving it. Thanks for the comment!
I ditched windows at home in November of 1997. Have used GNU/Linux and FreeBSD until 2008 when I was able to afford my first MacBook Pro. Have been using Macs since then.
You know I think MORE people would use Apple products if they weren't so dam expensive. It's always kind of been a barrier for me... I've always been able to get such good deals on Samsung Phones etc and I have been mostly happy with those products. Glad to hear you've been happy since switching over. I've heard a lot of that.
Fabulous video! I did the same as you - switched over to the M3 two weeks ago, as I have an iPhone and iPad and absolutely love the Airdrop feature. So far, so good. I like a lot of the Mac features, especially keyboard shortcuts which I feel are better than Windows, along the loading of external devices which is smoother and quicker on the Macbook. On the downside, I’m not enthused by the MacBook music app, or the photo app - I’m hoping that with time I’ll come to enjoy them, but for now, for my uses, the Windows system is better in this regard. However. The speakers on the MacBook are terrific, as is the keyboard. I’m glad to have switched, but wouldn’t say the MacBook is better than Windows. They’re just different and it all depends on the user and their requirements. In 2023 both systems are great!
Thanks for the comment! What did you have before? My biggest perk is the power efficiency on battery. Working on 4k videos on battery smoothly just blows my mind. I do really enjoy windows still but the bloatware and forced apps are really annoying lately. I can't remove the Copilot app on my start bar? C'mon!!
I'm 57 and have owned Macs for 30 years, I recently upgraded from my M1 Mac mini to a 14” MB Pro w/ the M3 Pro chip. The extra items in the dock can be eliminated in the settings, Desktop and Dock> uncheck “show suggested and recent apps in dock”, another thing most longtime Mac users do is place the dock on the left side or right side, not the bottom, there’s more screen real estate horizontally so the dock takes less space on the sides, also size the dock to be sized a little smaller I use Windows 8 hours a day at work, and after that I'm ready to get home to my Mac.
Great tips, thank you for sharing! So many things to get used too... Launchpad, Stage Manager, Mission control, haha. I'll get there! I'm really enjoying it.
this is the exact video I was looking for, doing the same jump..havent seen a video showing the difference between being pluged in/not vs a mbp on battery..excited for my 14" m3 pro purchase
The performance on battery is THE reason this is the right laptop for me. It does have its limitations which I'm experiencing a bit while video editing and why I upgraded to the Max... not that I can afford it. It arrives today so I will be testing these out side by side on my other channel TheSAHDStudio. Other way it's an exciting purchase!
I enjoyed your video. I made the transition to the Apple line a few years ago after being a Windows user since the mid-90s. I started the transition mostly out of curiosity, to try something new, and got hooked on how seamlessly everything works together, so now I have an Apple desktop, laptop, tablet and phone. Full disclosure: I still have a modest Windows gaming PC that I built so that I could continue to play the games in my Steam library, and to use some of my old Windows applications that I still need.
Thanks for watching! It will be interesting to see what happens... I'm the type of person to go all-in, but jeez, this is an expensive ecosystem to go all-in on. I might have ordered the M3 Max which should arrive tomorrow. I will return one of them though I don't know which. I would love the phone too but my ol' Samsung S21 is still working great. I have a feeling I will be in a similar boat as you eventually. I have my Windows lappy which I still download on and use for creating thumbnails. I saw you can do some great emulation on these MacBooks though... can you even run virtual machines and play some of those steam games on there maybe?
@@TheSAHDLife Yes, I can play some of my Steam games, but Windows PCs still are the thing for gaming. I saved money on the Apple devices by getting base models (desktop and phone) or refurbished (laptop and tablet), and I didn't buy them all at once. I just sort of eased into it over time.
Excited for you! I made the switch way back in 2010 and never looked back. Blue screens, lack of driver support, constant updates all contributed. My company went from iPads to Surface Pros a couple years ago and it was a great reminder of why I prefer Apple's OS's. Fortunately my company is all web based so the Surface Pro is in a box in the closet and I just continued to use my iPad Pro 12.9. Getting the 14" MBP M3 Pro to replace the iPad for work. The M3 Max is insane! For my needs, I just can't justify it. Went with the 11/14 W/32GB Ram and a 1 TB SSD custom build. Cheers!
That is funny and awesome about shelving the Surface Pro. They seem decent... but like you said, it's a testament to just how good the iPad/Apple's OS is. I am still being won over and haven't landed on a final verdict yet. I actually ordered the Max and will return this Pro once I get the Max later in December. I will say that using this is fantastic though and probably probably more than enough... I just had the opportunity to get the Max so I wanted to take it while I had the chance. Plus it's more content for me too. Enjoy your Pro! Can't wait to chat more about them in the near future!
While I still miss a few things about Windows (file management / gaming) I can't deny how incredible the hardware really is. I ended up settling on an M1 Max and it's just a beast. The keyboard is maybe the best keyboard I've used... the speakers and screen are fantastic... the battery is incredible. It's hard not to recommend! Let me know what you do 👊
@@TheSAHDLife My laptop arrived yesterday and it's just wow! I got the M3 Max. File management can be a bit tricky, but there's the terminal, and you can use the full path in Finder to know your exact location, and also to access your user folder. That helps a lot. If you've used Linux before, you'll find it very easy to adapt. For some reason, I can't get used to the keyboard and the placement of keys which don't make much sense to me. However, the speakers and screen are impressive! I don't care much about gaming as I'm trying to switch from PC to PlayStation (still trying). Gaming on a laptop was just too annoying due to the temperatures and noise. I can't believe that I managed to set up the entire laptop and only use 35% of the battery; it's just insane. Two Dropbox accounts synced (1TB each), two Thunderbird email accounts syncing over 100k emails, along with installation of Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, PhpStorm, and a few more apps. The fans never kicked in, and it stayed cool. I'll try to use it, for now, to see if it can handle full-time development (programming/web development), and in my free time, as a hobby, for video and photo editing.
@@TheSAHDLife My laptop arrived yesterday and it’s just wow! I got the M3 Max. File management can be a bit tricky, but there’s the terminal, and you can use the full path in Finder to know your exact location, and also to access your user folder. That helps a lot. If you’ve used Linux before, you’ll find it very easy to adapt. For some reason, I can’t get used to the keyboard and the placement of keys which don’t make much sense to me. However, the speakers and screen are impressive! I don’t care much about gaming as I’m trying to switch from PC to PlayStation (still trying). Gaming on a laptop was just too annoying due to the temperatures and noise. I can’t believe that I managed to set up the entire laptop and only use 35% of the battery; it’s just insane. Two Dropbox accounts synced (1TB each), two Thunderbird email accounts syncing over 100k emails, along with installation of Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, PhpStorm, and a few more apps. The fans never kicked in, and it stayed cool. I’ll try to use it, for now, to see if it can handle full-time development (programming/web development), and in my free time, as a hobby, for video and photo editing.
The crazy thing is, as an apple user from 2007, it no longer "just works" when compared to the Jobs era OSX. Back then it really did just work and would never crash. Perhaps an app got stuck once or twice a year and that was it. Compared to macs from that era, the current macs feel like broken window's machines to me. From about Mountain Lion onwards, OSX has been getting, less reliable and more buggy with each new version. However, the last time I used windows (windows 10 pro) when I bought a new HP spectre, I ended up smashing the machine with my fist and bent the case over my knee after about 6 months or so. So I guess windows is still worse. lol we live in the dark ages of computing. 2000~2015 ish was the best before things got dark.
Hahaha did you really smash it?! The OS seems a little janky and there's a few things that seem weird and not explained well but overall the performance of the hardware seems gnarly. It is so quiet and the battery is so good. It's impressive. So far I still prefer Windows though big time.
lol yeah, the battery lit up like a firework when I bent the case and the whole thing burnt to a crisp. switching between windows and mac is like switching right hand to left! I find windows machines very awkward now that I'm used to mac. I guess if you keep using both it's alright. @@TheSAHDLife
Dont be a liar , never crash in the jobs era? You need to fix that unhealthy apple blind devotion. My buddy has a company making flyers and stickers and since 1999 he was complaining how expensive was to fix the macs 2 times a year had to go massive maintenance.
I haven't seen any decline in 'in just works' over the years. My two Mac's and iPad and iPhone and Apple Watch work smoothly together like never before. But also, I've been using Macs since 2008 and Windows users don't believe me that I've never had any malware of virus issues in those 15 yrs. Not one.
You and I remember to OSX Jobs era differently. Those machines were worse than today when Steve Jobs would hop up on stage and lie his a$$ off about how fast Apple's PowerPC chips were... Today, Tim Cook doesn't have to lie.
Nice man, how you finding it?! I actually returned the M3 Pro, bought a M3 Max... about to return it and I've bought a M1 Max for half the price... lol! I'm still digging the Mac stuff though.
The loose hinge is the defect with your laptop. Moom for windows snapping, Bartender 5 to get more space in your task bar, settings for showing or not your disks on desktop.
As great as tablets and phones are, I still just prefer using my laptop for daily tasks. From all the research I've done, I would say (until the M3 Airs come out) the M2 Airs are probably the best general laptops around and what I would recommend to people. Nice choice!
@@TheSAHDLife good question! Not that I miss more like didn’t realize I needed for example with a Mac you need more workaround apps. Like window management and peripheral drivers in order to to get certain things to work. There are plenty of solves out there but I had to research.
Right? So far so good. Just the power this thing offers on battery is just *chefs kiss*. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to return this and yolo on the Max huehuehuehue What Mac are you rocking?
Great video. I was a long time Windows user and switched to the M1 Pro Mac a few years back; being honest, as a software engineer, I’ve never used the “delete forward” key, I just don’t ever really make that kind of specific type of mistake ever. Not saying I’m perfect but I am saying that the group of people who make use of that key is probably so tiny that the ANSI Mac keyboard has no use for it. Just a thought.
Thanks for watching. Yeah it's just as odd to imagine people NOT using it! I type really fast and jeez, with the track pad on there my cursor is often bouncing around so I need to delete backward/forward, I have to bounce up and down... haha. I'm a sloppy typer no question so like having options to correct it quick. I'll find what works for me eventually.
My PC-to-Mac switch is almost complete, and my MacBook M3 Max 16-inch with 128GB / 4TB storage is on its way to my nearest DHL service point! Hoping for a smooth transition. 💻🍎 Exciting Times !
Ohhh exciting!! I MAY have ordered the 16'' Max myself but it seems like it'll take awhile to arrive. Closer to Christmas it seems but at least I have this one until then. So what about your phone... do you have an iPhone as well? Are you going all in? I did buy a used iPad as I do want to try the entire ecosystem.
That's a good point, and I appreciate you saying... I'm the kind of guy where I think "if they put it there on purpose maybe it's better than what I'm used to", so I'm giving it a real go. I am sort of getting used to the copy and paste, it's still the delete forward which I kinda hate. I could remap that but I'd be worried I'd reap over something important lol
I disagree. I tried it for a few years, and while it does some things better than windows, it is terrible for other things. The terrible finder, the way it handles multiple instances of the same application, the inconsistent behavior when closing applications … no. I will gladly take a fast windows pc for half the price …
@@knotsable those are all good points. To be honest so far when I go back to Windows I still really prefer it, however I cannot deny just how quiet this laptop is, not to mention it stays cool, is very fast, and the battery lasts a lot longer than my Windows one. If they could only merge into MicroApple LOL
@@TheSAHDLife i used windows on an intel based macbook once. That worked really well. There is no denying the hardware is excellent. MacOS is just not as intuitive and logical as windows.
There’s no battery downside for m3 max, not really, just enable low power mode when u need extra juice. Max with low power mode will probably be nearly as fast as pro.
Yes been fully on the apple ecosystem from 2010 or so, it’s the best option for a music producer really, considering reliability (on stage for example), quality and integration. Before I used to build pc’s and use androids. I loved the customizability, but hated having to constantly be fixing things. The only thing I’ve disliked in macs recently is lack of m.2 slot (they’re clearly baiting ssd upgrades this way) and the lack of good GPU’s with raytracing (for content creation). Now the gpu thing is turning around so apple is really nailing it.
As a Salesforce developer, I use chrome over Safari for the Salesforce chrome extensions. But I love Safari. Then I prefer the Microsoft office apps over native Apple apps…but this comes down to compatibility with work. Outside of that, I use stock Mail app and other stock Apple apps. You will not be disappointed on the switch (I saw your 2 week update video first) so I know how it went, but depending on your use case, MacBooks are far superior. Windows machines still have their space, but I will always gravitate to my MacBook.
Thanks for chiming in. Yeah I'm starting to share your mindset as well. At the end of the day it's nice to know both sides are good and not as divided at the end of the day. The truth is, Apple hardware is just superior in most ways (except gaming) and if you can afford them they really are nice to have. It's just hard to pick the RIGHT one. I'm still not sure which computer is right for me.
Thanks my friend! The quality is all I'm after and what this is all about, so the fact someone noticed... well I really appreciate you saying! My camera setup is tight, so now I'm just trying to make my workflow on the computer/editing side more efficient so I can get more done! And so far, the Mac makes editing really smooth. Very exciting! Have you/are you starting a a channel?!
So, in my switch over to Apple, I am actually on my 3rd one already! I returned the m3 pro to get the m3 max, which was fantastic but I returned it as I felt like the cost was too high, so I landed on a used M1 Max MacBook. I think if you find the right deal that fits your budget, you will love it! Just make sure it has a M1+ chip and you're good to go!
Yes you are right. This is taking me awhile but I am getting there... it's a little clunky feeling but perhaps I'll get over that. I DO miss my delete key. Hunting for control when it's not in the corner for ctrl+d is a bit tricky still.
@@TheSAHDLife This took me a while as well when I switched a few months back. It's already second nature now. I got a Mac mini so have a normal keyboard, not having delete would be really annoying I'm sure!
Welcome brother we have you now. Watch is a great investment too. Enjoy Just replace a 13 year MacBook Air 2010 fully loaded which still works lovely Hopefully my new £2000 MacBook Pro M3 pro lasts at least a decade
Wow, that's dam impressive. I'm glad to be here but my goodness it's expensive. I'm not going to lie... I ended up buying a fully loaded M3 Max.... oof! I wish I had money left for the watch and phone. One day... I'll get there. This just stings now! Buuuut. It's fantastic! Thanks for the comment 👊
I don't NOT like Windows or Android, you know? It's still awesome and usually more affordable... but, if you can afford the Apple stuff and don't need to do AAA gaming etc... it is just a nice experience.
Thanks man! So... plot twist. I actually bought the loaded M3 Max... I tested it against the Pro (on my other channel TheSAHDStudio) and ended up returning the Pro today as I wasn't quite happy with the ram/hdd I purchased with that one. The Max (as you'd expect) IS bananas however I am second guessing my decision due to the cost and my limited SAHD budget. A hard decision. I'm not sure what I'll do yet but either way I am really impressed with the Apple ecosystem and can't wait to try out all the other pieces of Apple tech. Good to hear from you and hope you're doing well 👊
Currently shopping around for my first MacBook Pro. Lifelong windows/android/google user. I still plan do keep my Windows PCs and Android phones, but there's no denying that MacBooks are the best option for creators working on a laptop.
Yes I'm exactly in the same boat... but honestly, after using this just for a short time, I already want to get an iPhone etc.. lol. It's that good. A laptop I can actually use on my lap without it burning a hole through my legs during heavy load. Amazing! I will say the hardest part is choosing the right one. It's hard not to overbuy.
@@Teluric2 lol is this still a thing where people care what kind of computer processor you use? All my industry friends (photo and video) use Macs. One of them has done cover shoots for GQ, Rolling Stone, ESPN, and many many movies. If you don't mind, I'll trust his opinion over yours.
I'm just some dude who wants a good computer you know? Lol. Windows, Apple, I don't care... Whoever does it best has my vote. Without that being said there's no denying how good these Apple silicon chips are and if you want power on the go with great battery life it's not even close.
I was palm and windows and then andriod and windows forever. I was so against doing Apple. I enjoyed being able to make my tweaks on my android phones feeling like I was free and then my wife and I both started working at companies that provided MacBooks and I started enjoying my MacBook and then my wife started having battery problems with every android phone she had, and getting frustrated And so I took a chance and bought her an iPhone to see if it would be a better user experience for her and it was. then I was using a MacBook and then I got an iPad and my wife had an iPhone and pretty soon it didn’t make sense anymore for me to have an android phone so I bought an iPhone and let me tell you you’re right it’s the ecosystem and the way the device is work together, its magical. now have an Apple Watch, and just got AirPods over black Friday, my iPhone my old trusty iPad and i got a m3 MacBook pro, and it all works together beautifully. I never would’ve thought this would be but I’m happy here.>
That's good to hear, thanks for sharing. I feel like I'm on the right track with having the tools I need to grow as a creator. It's been a lot of work shifting and selling all my old stuff but, I'm excited! It ain't cheap though to get the high end versions of the stuff!!
Nothing can beat the price of Windows. I got a laptop with RTX 4090 and it can do pretty much anything. And you also get 2tb faster ssd than the Mac. To buy 2tb Mac version is gonna cost me twice as much. I only need one machine than can do any possible task for the cheapest price. And that is of course Windows. With Mac you always need to have Windows by your side in case something is not going to work in that weird Universe of Apples .
Haha right? Let me ask you... how is your power on battery? That's why I went with the Mac, because with my old laptop I always had it plugged in so I could get max power. With this, I never have it plugged in which is how I want it because I move around a lot... and I'm editing 4k footage without proxies like butter. I do miss my game library though....
@@TheSAHDLife Never had any issues with heavy codec H265 4K footage on my older 2019 Windows laptop without proxies. I don't need to edit in a forest so I am happy with the most powerfull laptop for the half price of M3 Max. And if I decide I want a new even faster machine in a couple of years I won't be sad about the money spent because I don't need to spend 5-6 grand like it would be in case of M3 Max.
@@ThinLineMedia Yeah you're not wrong! I personally love sitting in different places throughout the day while I use my lap but understand not everyone works that way.
I bought the M3 Pro & Max when they came out for sticker price on their website... I eventually returned them and bought an M1 Max on Marketplace for $3,000 CAD ($2200 USD) which still isn't cheap, but it sure is fantastic for what I need (video editing). Any of the new Mac's are just such a treat to use. Depending on what you need the new Apple M3 Air's are just incredible. Might be worth looking into (perhaps get from Costco for the extra year of warranty)!
there are a lot of things i like with mac over PC. build quality especially but i think my favorite remains having imessage completely insync/available from both the mac and the iphone
I haven't had a chance to really use iMessage yet since most of my family/friends are Android users... but I'd like to. Maybe I need new friends 😂 The build quality seems awesome and I love the fact it's so powerful on battery. Plus the screen is sick!
@@Deefoh It's not an app or anything, you just do it from a browser. I've been using it for years and never heard of anyone having a problem with it, weird
Thanks for saying, I really appreciate it! Are you still happy with the iMac? I've always been curious about those. I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to do yet but I'm the type of person to go all in when I fall in love and... well I have butterflies in my stomach lol
Congrats on your purchase man! Though i do think you meant 512GB & not TB... 😅 But that's okay! Haha. 😀 I really like your excitement to be honest. You are exactly like i was when i bought my first Macbook Pro in the summer of 2009. My reason was a bit different though. I was diagnosed with leukemia and i wanted a laptop because i needed to stay for a long period of time in the hospital. I know i didn't want a Windows laptop because in that time-period a lot of Windows laptops mostly failed due to battery failure or HDD. So i went out and ditched out the $$$ as well. It's expensive yes. But you absolutely get what you pay for. Even back then man, the screen, the sound. And yes, i know it's cliché, but the Apple eco-system, the user experience. It's just so nice. When i came home from my chemo treatment i got a 27" Apple Cinema LED display and i never looked back at Windows. I had a lot of different Windows computers. From pre-built to go out and pick my own parts to built my own computer. My last Windows Desktop computer was a Windows 7 Pro desktop that i built and was around $4000. Anyway, right now i have a 2019 Intel Mac Pro, an 2017 iPhone X (yes, i really need to upgrade!) And an M1 Macbook Air. I'm pretty happy with how everything works together! And let me tell you one thing: That excitement that you feel, it never really disappears! I mean you get kind of used to it. But it's just such a nice working tool. I produce music, so i use logic pro x but i also use final cut pro x. Together with a couple of Adobe apps like Photoshop & illustrator. 🙂 The commands for are actually much easier because i learned to use commands since i'm an Apple user. I also heard that most Mac users mostly use shortcuts than in the Windows pc world. But i don't know if this is actually true. Well, sorry for the long comment. But that's my experience with Windows vs. Apple! I still miss to built my pc's from time to time though. I might still built one in the future pure for gaming! 😎
Hey thanks for the great comment! I love chatting this stuff so don't mind the long ones :) Yeah I'm totally digging how well everything works together. I returned the M3 Pro I bought to get the M3 Max instead. As much as I love it it's just too expensive for my stay-at-home-dad pay check, so I'm going to return it, BUT, I've got a M1 Max lined up which costs half the price.... I'm excited about it! It should be great for how I use it. It's hard really rest easy and enjoy this m3 max knowing the cost. So, with that being said, I'll have some money left over once I return it to hopefully get some other Apple stuff and really get myself invested in the ecosystem. The lack of gaming is a bit of a bummer but like you said, maybe build a gaming pc one day if things really start taking off! What games would you play? I play Hearthstone on my tablet/computer, and Rocket League on the ol' xbox when I am feeling competitive.
@@TheSAHDLife Believe me, the M1 Max will be great for you. I mean, MKBHD (which you may know, and if you don't, look him up.) He even didn't upgrade because the M1 Max is just a very good computer! So if he can get around without upgrading to the newest stuff, i think you probably should be fine! 😀 In terms of gaming, i'm not really gaming a lot on pc except for Diablo 3 on my Mac Pro and, uhm,... The Sims 4 😅 But i play Assassins Creed, and most Sony PlayStation exclusives like The Last Of Us & God Of War etc... on my PS5. I also have a Nintendo Switch for my Mario & Zelda's. And i have an XBOX Series X because i wanted to experience the different sides. (I never owned an XBOX.) Honestly for me personally, I really like Forza Motorsport 7. I played a little bit of Forza Horizon but that's not really for me. I also have Gears Of War, Killer Instinct and Ori. I must be honest, i really love Killer Instinct. It's the same one as i got with my SNES back in the days. So i love that! I don't play much online as i don't have a lot of friends. That's mostly because i became very sick in 2009 (i was diagnosed with leukemia) and i became very isolated from everyone. (I have a long story, i'm not going to bother you with that too much.) But anyway, if anything comes up that i can help with let me know. I live in Belgium so we might have different time-codes but that's not a problem for me as i'm at home anyways. 🙂 I wish you a Merry Christmas 🎅🏼🎄 & a Very Happy New Year! 🎆🎉
@@DBLCreations I'll keep you posted about the M1. If you want, I post a lot more on my other channel about the computer/gear stuff if you're interested. That channel is called TheSAHDStudio, sorry if I already mentioned it. Things are busy this time of year! And awww yeah, fellow Diablo player. You know, to be completely honest with you, I like Diablo 3 WAY more than Diablo 4. I almost want to play it again. Have you ever played Path of Exile? It is a little intimidating to begin because of the skill tree but that game is just *chefs kiss*. It plays on PC/Xbox/PS 5 etc too. I'm like you also where I have most of the consoles and like to play a variety of games. LOL @ killer instinct. That's rad. I have precious memories of all those snes games. Appreciate the convo and I'm always around to chat.
@@TheSAHDLife Thanks really appreciate you man! I will be checking your other channel (you didn't mention it yet to me.) So i'm absolutely going to take a look. I'm all about technology and design. And those 2 are Apple's greatest achievements in my opinion. Though i like a lot of the design language from Corsair. Ooh, and back in the days, those aluminum Zalman GT1000 cases (i had one) and XFX motherboards were great! 😀 I never played Path of Exile and i actually just heard it once in someone's video on RUclips actually. I thought i was about Conan (but that's just because my English isn't the best, so sometimes the context for me doesn't make sense. 😅) I will check it out as well. Though, i don't know if it is an fps (first person) game...? Because i can't play those type of games sadly enough. (Motion sickness... 😩) Anyway, thanks for the chatting and keep me updated on how your findings with the M1 Max is alright? 😀
@@DBLCreations Oh yeah I will for sure man. Make sure you chat on any of the vids whenever you want. I love chatting in the comments so keep 'em coming! Path of Exile is like Diablo 3 but a lot more comprehensive. Imagine Diablo 3 had 3 expansions every year for the last 10 years... that's what Path of Exile is. If you DO decide to give it a go (play it on PC if you can), watch some best build guides or best starter builds for PoE. Man you'll have so much fun if you like those kinds of games. And sorry to hear about the hardship you have endured. I didn't not notice it.The fact that science and medicine got you through it, and you're hear chatting with me is just so frickin cool! Glad to have met ya and look forward to continue chatting! 👊
eject the desktop icons. its like a USB drive. They mount on the desktop. After you install what you need form it. Just right click and eject. excellent purchase. I expect it will keep you happy for many years.
Ok nice! Yeah it's weird getting used to how you have to drag the item to your applications to install it then you can unmount it... I'm getting there. To be honest for video editing I think this one I ordered is not quite enough... so I may have ordered the Max which arrives tomorrow :) One of them is going back anyway! I hope the Max is even better for my uses, because this thing is very close. ...sure expensive though!
@@TheSAHDLifeit’s expensive but it will last you. Mac users generally keep their computers longer than PC’s. It’s just the phones that get changed somewhat regularly 😅. I have an M1 Max Studio and recently an M2 Max MacBook Pro. They have both been excellent. Quiet and cool running. Way faster than the intel versions they replaced. The M3 Max should cover all your needs but I would use if possible any native video formats like ProRes. I’m not a videographer. But the M chips handles it natively and very fast. It may speed up your workflow and maybe you wouldn’t need the Max. But it does have double the media engines in the max. So it will not hurt to have it.
Great cool about shooting in uncompressed video. This Pro has been struggling abit for my video workflow and I have the Max arriving today. We'll see how it goes! I will return one of them :) Really happy otherwise though! @@djphat1736
It depends on your workflow. I DID upgrade and bought the Max which should arrive today. I am finding 512 is limiting and I noticed I was maxing out the memory while pushing the limits on video editing which I want to do sometimes. This thing still is rad but I'm going to try it with a little more space. But dam it's expensive. Like literally I'm sick to my stomach with how much it costs. I can't really afford it... welcome to Apple eh? Hahaha. It's great though.
@@LordBagdanoff I can't honestly weigh in on this since I haven't done it yet. But I have read some comments of people doing this who seem really happy with working on external drives.
I’ve owned and used both a windows desktop and a MacBook for decades. Windows on a desktop feels better for me, but nothing beats the MacBook for a laptop.
I like this perspective. I have to admit, while I was impressed Steam opened on the Mac... when I opened it and saw I couldn't play 95% of the games I was like, ohhh. There's not doubt this laptop is pretty insane though.
Ohh yeah I'm having fun! A lot of little tiny differences to get used to. I'm still skeptical I can overcome a lifetime of muscle memory but I'm trying! So far so good.
I have the Apple M3 Max, was with windows about 30 years too.... I just simply love it, much better the windows. I all the way into the apple Echo system. only thing missing is the Vision Pro. won't be using a Window system ever again.
Haha yeah the Vision Pro seems like a weird flex to me. Which phone are you rocking? I haven't yet switched phones but am considering it... though my Samsung S21 and Galaxy watch still work great. Yeah I'm really happy with everything about the computer. Well... I supposed I miss having a dedicated graphics card, but I don't play many games so it's not a big deal.
Haha the monitor is just a Dell one but it was dope for sure. Actually if you look back on my chan, I had an even MORE ridiculous one. But to be honest, since I do mostly video editing, those huge monitors are too wide!!! Sick gaming on them though!
Thanks for watching! I started off trying AdBlock and it didn't really do anything... so I tried AdGuard and that seems to be the one. It was pretty intense installing it though.
Hey, so I mentioned I am trying ad guard and it is good BUT it is a trial of a paid app :( so while it seems good by getting rid of ads in Reddit I can't endorse it since it tricked me into thinking it was a free app.
I think you are right... I bought this one with 18 and it was lagging a bit while video editing today. To be fair I was pushing it pretty hard... the Max might be arriving tomorrow :) I'll return one of them! We'll see which one.
As a fellow PC guy, I have no problem admitting the MacBook Pros are the best for video/photo editing and for DJs. The only few PC laptops that come close for video editing are the Asus ZenBook Pro 14x with a Nvidia GPU and the Dell XPS 17 9730 with Nvidia RTX 4080.
I haven't used it long but it really is impressive. I wish I was able to try out an XPS... to be honest I want the biggest laptop possible. I wonder how they hold up to editing 4k videos on battery...
I just made the switch too, mostly because my Razor Blade RTX 2070 laptop battery swelled up and I can only use it plugged in anymore, and my workplace Lenovo is a chunk...
Yes, this! Although to be honest, I did some video editing tests just now for a video I'm going to release on my other channel (SAHD Studio) and to my surprise, the 2080 actually beat this M3 Pro using certain effects. I couldn't believe it. I DO however have the M3 Max arriving tomorrow so we'll really see... and I'm doing all this with the M3 Pro on battery so... it's really impressive either way.
I use safari and brave as my primary two browsers. Edge and Firefox as my alts. I still use google docs and sheets as my primary. I use reminders and calendar native macOS though.
Never even heard of brave... that's a lot of browsers to use lol. Do you just find the Google ones a little easier/more consistent? Apple has those apps to right? I haven't switched over for the reminders etc yet. I'm still a little hesitant until I switch phones for that.
Yeah apple has Pages/Keynote/Numbers for free. I use them too, especially Keynote. But I just find myself more productive on google docs cuz the document magagement web interface is more convenient. Also Pages doesn't have a page-less page layout for normal documentation and google docs does. Colloborating on files with others is more convenient with google too. Lots of people don't know how to use the apple suite for collaboration. @@TheSAHDLife
"Gonna get worse battery life" - Trust me, you won't... I have an M3 Max with 40 GPU cores, and the battery holds through the entire day with extra juice left.
@@TheSAHDLife correct. I had an intel mac before and the m3 max is just extremely superior. I also have a laptop with an rtx 4090, and the gpu of the m3 max GPU works much better for my models workflows
Nice!! Congrats on the purchase :) I gotta ask... personally I just want as much screen as possible. I'd order bigger if I could! Do you just prefer working on a smaller laptop for size or weight? Or...?
Look in the settings for minimizing apps into their icon. Right now I think they are minimizing to the dock by the trash can. Other section of extra icons were recently used apps.
Since you are on MAC, use Safari or on Windows , Edge. Edge is built using the same Chromium project but is FAAARRR LESSS memory hogger as compared to Chrome. I was using Chrome from a long time and then ditched it for FF before finally jumping over to Edge. At this moment, I have around 60 tabs open( Dell XPS, i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz) and on Edge, there is no memory hunger of it. Chrome just would had killed the system. On MAC(M1 Pro), I use Safari. :) @@TheSAHDLife
Interesting... I need to learn more about this. Do you have any in particular that you recommend? I guess this could be sweet for games and certain programs etc...
can you test league of legends in an aram match with metal render on? there is just one vid on youtube and I want to know about your experience with the 18 gb pro chip version
Sadly I am not a LoL player so won't be able to do that my friend... I ended up buying a Max because I do some pretty intense video editing and this 18gb of ram was falling short for me. It's really good and probably more than enough for most people though, but for gaming?? Tough call. Sorry I can't help ya :(
Great video. I love how you committed to using only Apple products at first. That way you’ll know whether you prefer Chrome to Safari and not miss the hidden gems you find whenever you buy new tech. I’m not shocked you were surprised at how good the MacBooks are, it would be difficult to find positive Apple reviews if you live in the Windows laptop/PC world, where offending a company can cost reviewers 10k’s of dollars in units or sponsors. The main reason reviewers present such lukewarm and negative focused Apple reviews is there is absolutely no financial upside to positive Apple reviews. Apple does not pay for reviews, they don’t even give out free review units! They LOAN you an early unit, you have to return it. Access is everything in the review world. Apple isn’t perfect but it’s definitely not as bad as reviewers have you believe.
Thanks for the comment 👊 I felt it wouldn't be fair if I didn't go all-in. And so far, I love it! The speed of the laptop while staying cool is just so impressive. That alone makes it all worth it. With my Windows laptop I literally could only use it with a lap desk, otherwise it would burn my lap lol! I take a lot of pride in being honest in my content and calling it like it is. If the products deserve praise I will praise them and if not, well that part is even more fun to create! I think it's hard for a lot of people in one tribe to accept or praise something or someone from another tribe. I've finally realized that Apple IS doing the best work for someone like me and I want to support and be involved with that. Was I wrong for all those years? No, but things change. What computer are you rocking?
@@TheSAHDLife I felt the genuine, honesty in your review. There really is no advantage to liking Apple devices so I enjoy listening to unbiased reviewers like you loved and hated about the device. Yeah, I’ve heard Intel was terrible for MacBooks. I’ve only used Windows computers at work/home and finally bought an M1 Mac in 2020. I salute your approach because learning a new operating system was HARD and I cut corners every chance I got by choosing familiar apps. Some of the online conflict is due to tribalism but not the majority of it. I’ve noticed most of the anger Apple users express is in DEFENSE of buying Apple products. Even though this is a review on an Apple device, you’ll get a lot of criticism from non Apple users. I just don’t see Apple users flocking to trash a Samsung, or Dell review. Great work, it was a funny and informative video.
Apple doesnt pay reviewers? Do you think apple is gonna send you a mac and say" go post what you want about our macs" Not even your granma will believe that. A youtuber friend told me that apple forces you to sign a NDA.
Do you know maxtech? You think apple doesnt care if you give a bad review? I know 2 youtubers that have been forced to remove videos via lawyers about negative reviews.
To be honest, now that I've been using it more for video editing... it's not. IF I didn't do that it would be fine. I ordered the Max because this is not enough.
@@TheSAHDLife Thank you for replying. I'm a bit concerned about 18gb ram, but i don't have budget for upgrading or the max chip =(. I think my workflow is not as intense as yours, so in the end, it may be enough.
@@rodrigomalutta I just created a video on my other channel TheSAHDStudio talking about how to get faster editing in Resolve. Might be worth a watch. It has made editing with this Pro better.
Those ugly icons on the desktop are the installer files for the apps you installed. Once you have installed those you can right click and eject them and they'll be gone.
Nice! You just waiting for it to arrive? And good question... I'm learning that for the games that aren't available on Mac OS you can setup a virtual machine and play through that. You can emulate some decent games too. I'll have to look at that more over the winter as I get some time. What computer are you upgrading from?
For a first laptop I'm getting a binned m3 max tomorrow. Hope it delivers hahaha! Worked in IT for a while, building PCs for a decade now, gonna be strange to make the switch but I need a laptop that can hold its battery and do my basic 3d models on Blender and Fusion 360.
Dude I can't wait to hear what you think... you'll be in the exact same boat. You shelled it out for the Max eh?! Nice. I might do the same. I don't know enough about binning, does that really restrict it? I'm sure that's still more than enough cores etc for most people right? You getting the base model Max or are you bumping up anything?
lol right? Yesterday I was really pushing it and, well, it started choking pretty hard. I was surprised! I'll put that video up today on my other channel TheSAHDStudio in case you are curious.
I am expecting it tomorrow! Yeah I am about to release a new video on my Sahd Studio channel about how my old Windows laptop with a graphics card is actually beating this Pro with some video editing effects. I can't believe it. I'm still happy with this but think the 18gb of ram definitely isn't enough for my use. Will let you know!
The first AAA game comes out on December 20th, leaked performance numbers show the Macbook Pro Max is the same as an Alienware M18 64G (i9 13900HX RTX 4080). On battery. The correct software really matters for gaming.
Can you do a review on how it games? I’m interested in getting one but I want to make sure it can run things like Elden ring and Valheim osrs things like that
So here's the thing... It DOES run steam, so I was like oh yeah! But then I open my library and like 95% of the games are greyed out (including Valheim). It runs Hearthstone like a champ... and Path of Exile looks great. I installed Rocket League but it won't open for some reason. I'll see what I can do but so far there's not a lot of options. I haven't tried Apple Arcade yet though.
@@TheSAHDLife I’ve heard you can use the new coding layer to get a lot of them to work. And I’ve seen people playing rocket league before so not sure why that’s not working. Just trying to see if I can switch to Mac laptop cause I’m sick of the battery life of windows but I’m primarily a gamer.
@@Stevenn13 Yeah I have seen a lot of sweet emulation too. Someone else commented there's a triple AAA game being launched on the 20th so I'll be curious to see what that is. The battery and performance on battery is no joke though. I guess it depends on what games you play but so far so good over here!
Use your thumb to press cmd-c / cmd-v so that your fingers stay in the home row, either same hand or opposite hand, there are two command keys after all, imo much more ergonomic than windows ctrl pinky. I can fluently use both OSes and I much prefer Mac's keyboard layout.
I've read about that as well, imo this is very dependent on the task, hand size and the keyboard, when I'm typing (programming) I don't find myself needing for cut-copy-pasting much, however the moment I start editing what I've typed and rearranging the text seems I use the Shift key a lot (for selection) making the pinky hover in that area thus leading to much easier reachability to Ctrl, so it's more comfortable. When not in a typing mode don't care about home row, usually it means I'm copy-pasting files, links etc. On Mac when I reach out to Cmd+V the index finger roll over thumb causes an unpleasant stretch feeling. Not frequenting my Mac but I suspect if more time is given I might reassign the Fn to Cmd, but we'll see.
@@snekbaev yeah I'm giving it a real try here and, well maybe I'm getting better at it. It's a completely different action with the hands though. It's a thumb on cmd and reach over from the index finger lol
@@TheSAHDLife after the "embrace MacOS ways" period (1-2 month) if you feel it you are still fighting it just change the shortcuts, nothing wrong with it, for example, given MacOS doesn't remember the last used keyboard layout per app and googled third-party apps don't seem trustworthy I have to constantly switch the language between the apps but now I do it via a single Caps Lock key, still PITA, but better than pressing two keys when none could have been the case
@@TheSAHDLife I suppose that motion comes more naturally to people who play keyboard instruments. And as I said earlier, you can also use both hands, that's actually what I do most of the time: use right thumb to press and hold the right command, and then use left middle finger to press C for example. This works best when you're in "laptop mode" using only the built-in trackpad since it'd require you to move your hand if you're holding a mouse. This is what I find ergonomic about it because on Windows you're always using your left hand to press the only ctrl key, whereas on a Mac, you can switch hands. In the end, do whatever is comfortable to you!
To be honest, and I don't know if this was a ram limitation... yesterday I was pushing the video editing trying to flex my creative muscle and I got this thing struggling pretty hard. In the activity monitor it seemed both the gpu and memory were maxing out. To be fair, doing what I was doing on battery with 4k videos IS nuts. But for science, I ended up ordered the Max which should arrive today... muahaha, I can't wait to see if it handles it better. I'll return one of them. Man it was expensive.
I know right? I too am really curious about what is about to drop. I am skeptical it will hold a candle to the portable power of Apple MacBooks but you just never know... sucks when you spend this kind of money!
Yeah good reminder. I have just been leaving it in Automatic mode and the battery life has been fantastic. The battery alone (for me) is what makes the Mac laptops worth using.
Hey amazing content i just got a question since u r an editor...i ordered the same one u got since i edit alot on premiere pro...i have all my footage or an external harddisk...my footage is usually around 400-700GB and mostly 4k...i used to proxy my footage to be able to work smoother...u recommend me to do so on this one since so many people say i need 32RAM for 4k...or is 18 enough for me to work without proxies Edit:and does it handle multi camera nests well since my last windows made it hell for me to edit on like 5 camera multicam window
You should check out my SAHD Studio channel. I'm about to drop a video tonight or maybe tomorrow morning talking about this... But to answer your question.... get the 32gb or ram. I ordered a Max which I'm expecting in the next day or so and I have high expectations of it. This 18gb one started off hot, and it's still really good... but I was able to find the max of what it was capable of pretty quick.
Great purchase! I use both, M1 max for my photo/video editting. And desktop for gaming. The MacBook does everything i need for creative work. Wait untill you have an iPhone and you discover the power of AirDrop😂 then you will never ever think about Windows/android..
So I ended up buying the M3 Max and compared them side-by-side (on my other channel TheSAHDStudio) and found that the Max is actually better for my usage. I think it's probably too much computer for MOST people though. I actually like the Pro more for daily since it has better battery but hopefully with low-power mode the Max will be enough for me. I can't wait to eventually get the iPhone but thanks to the price of the Max it won't be something I'll get anytime soon lol. I did use Air drop between the two laptops while I was making the video and that was just AWESOME.
@@TheSAHDLife can you tell us the difference when using low power mode instead of just hinting it ? Iam very curious if it actually solved your problem
@@simply6162 Low power mode seems great! When I first got the computers I was pushing them pretty hard with video editing, gaming, etc... now that I've had more regular usage with the Max in low power mode the battery seems fantastic. I seem to get a couple days of usage then when I need to, it charges up very quick. I still need more time using it but I would say it's great!
I kind of love it but don't know if I'd actually buy it, you know? I haven't researched it enough at the moment to be honest.... it seems like it's a bit of a sacrifice to get, meaning you won't quite get the latest tech but, I guess it depends if you want the latest tech. What do you think about it?
Been using mac for more than 8 months, I never knew to delete forward you hold the FN key while hitting delete. Thanx a lot, I guess as a former windows diehard user there are some things you just have to get used to and cope. Never going back to windows though.
Haha glad I could help! You can also use control + d for deleting forward too lol. Yeah I'm really liking Apple! I bought the Max since this Pro isn't quite enough for what I'm doing (I compared them on my other channel TheSAHDLife) but to be honest, the Pro is probably more than enough for most people and it has better battery than the Max. Can't wait to get more Apple stuff and try it out but I can't afford any of it now that I bought the Max!!
@@TheSAHDLife Wow, looks like everyday I learn something new about mac. Thanks for the tips and very professional content. I agree max has more than enough power for the ordinary person. Am also building an apple ecosystem, however apple products certainly aren't cheap. I'm planning on getting iphone 14.
Dj and music production they are the best, facts! Pcs are terrible for DJing and production best decision I made was switching to Mac 15 years ago just bout a new 14” m3 pro space black yesterday it’s absolutely tremendous
Nice buy! Yeah I always see DJ's rocking Mac's. What software do you use? Do you just mix samples or do you create your own? I've always been interested in making beats.
Interested to see if you stick with it. I still have a windows PC I use for some things but I’m finding I’m turning it on less and less. Nothing beats a Mac laptop for everything bar serious gaming and some niche use cases. Agreed re the sliding bottom. Someone’s gonna come out with a smock little sticky feet fix for sure. Oh and I swapped the m3 pro for the base m3 max. The battery drain is a bit more noticeable. But not like crazy bad. I think the trade off is worth it. Really comes down to how many hours you need before you’ll be able to plug for 30 mins or so, as that’s all it really takes to get back to 80%. Anyway, I keep an eye out for your next vid to see where you landed.
We are running on the same wave length or something... my M3 Max should arrive tomorrow, lol! So why did you upgrade? I bought the original M3 Pro since it was the only one available I could get my hands on... and to be honest, it's probably enough. But if I'm spending that kind of money I might as well go for it. I got the 40 core GPU one with 48 gigs of ram lol. It was tough to convince the wife... heck the more that I think about how much it's actually costing I'm wondering what even I am doing at this point. I too have a decent Windows machine I use for thumbnails but that's about it... maybe some downloading ;) And the sticky feet... should we just be the ones to create and market 'em? Make a few bucks selling them at Apple prices? 🤣 I'll say though the fact I can video edit on this thing on may lap without it heating up is just crazy. That alone seems worth it for me. It sure feels nice.
@@TheSAHDLife honestly it was the Black Friday sales, I bought the m3 pro with 36gb and 1tb, at standard pricing and a few days later I found a base m3 max with $560 off… considering I was still in the return period, I called Apple and asked if they’d price match, and they did so I made the order for the max and returned the pro 🤷♂️ so yeah, exactly the same wave length, when spending that kind of cash, just a bit more makes sense. I couldn’t believe they put the m3s on sale so soon after launch. I am the same where the pro would definitely have been enough for me and if there was a 36gb pro on sale I may have went for that and just got some money back but no customs on sale. So in the end I couldn’t turn down the option to upgrade to the max with the sale price. Yes the sticky feet are a great idea. I’ll have a think about it and ping you somehow. Yes the fact these MacBooks are just as powerful unplugged, without generating heaps of heat or noise is astonishing. How you finding the max?
@@itsbenji5546 so I've only used it for a couple hours and it's definitely faster than the Pro. The battery seems worse but overall it seems great. I'm not sure it's $2,000 CAD better but I do like the faster experience so maybe to me it's worth it. I can't say yet. I wish I got mine on sale! This Max costs so much I have no money left over for an iPhone or any of the other stuff lol.
I'll comment only on the device itself, I'm still a relative newcomer and might have not yet found some answers just yet :) Currently I'm a Win desktop user (also used Win laptops), got M1 Pro 16' 32GB not because I needed it, but to just check it out, so I didn't really switch or was forced to, started using the device casually, occasionally but not for work yet (will try in the future). The looks, build quality, screen, speakers - great, opening is not comfortable as that edge is sharp, also can't pick up the laptop from the table easily due to round corners + slippery surface, sometimes the sharp palm rest corners cut in to the bottom of the palm, keyboard feels like it punches me back, no Delete key. But these are minor and some can be solved with an external keyboard etc. Battery life + silence is something very nice, not too critical in my case, yet still, it is very good. Software is where things get more interesting: out of box any Windows power user will be shocked with how bad window management is, how dock is limited, certain choice of shortcuts like you mentioned for copy-pasting (cut-pasting requires extra key), no wonder some users bind the Fn key as Cmd or install CommandX, next odd moment will be the concept of "windows" (MacOS) vs "applications" (Windows) with that "one to rule them all" top bar menu, which, honestly, imo, given we have high res screens should go away making apps self-contained. Animations are too slow even with "Reduce motion"; apps need to be focused first: clicking on some element, like text input in the inactive app will first focus the app itself, so you have to click again and this behavior to my current findings is mostly like that with different apps but not always and sometimes depends on which text input you click within the same app; I'm used to double-clicking on the app's top bar to maximize it (zoom in MacOS terms), most apps I've installed/use do that, say, Chrome, Vivaldi, Firefox behave like on Windows as well, but Safari doesn't and it's not simple to maximize it, but doable. Some apps, like Safari seem to follow the System theme, so I can't have dark OS with white Safari. Not a fan of Launchpad UI/UX, feels like I'm on a tablet, "Finder" is another, imho, dated gem of its own where 'Enter key' renames the file but then Cmd+Down opens it, as a Total Commander user I instantly got Commander One, however, for some network resources have to use Finder. Mouse middle click - need 3rd part app, currently searching for a way for OS to remember the layout last used for the app and auto-switch when apps are switched (it's not that 'Automatically switch to document's input source). Mouse scrolling: built-in touchpad - best, smoothest, Magic track pad (Bluetooth) - quite good, MX Master 3S (Bluetooth, can't recall the experience via the dongle) noticeably worse even with Logitech's smooth scrolling enabled so that even if you need to use the mouse for the best productivity/ergonomics you still want to use the trackpad if need to do a lot of scrolling. External monitor DPI scaling is another pain point. All in all one has to install several third-party apps (including paid) to make the experience usable while Windows has that functionality out of box. I do think while Windows has had (and will have) questionable design choices it is ahead in the _most basic_ UI/UX as they are putting more effort into that and not afraid to experiment. A lot of MacOS UX niceties would fit so well on top of that - there are a lot of good things when it comes to gestures and certain other aspects and yes, you can get used to most of the things, however it depends if you can accept/work around the most irritating ones, especially if it requires doing extra for something you know could be simpler. No OS is perfect, encountered several bugs in Ventura, some in Sonoma, in general, experience was "stable/reliable", minor hiccups here and there, but nothing major or not solved by a reboot. It does feel that hardware and software are working in a closer tandem compared Windows + vendor zoo, not to mention components from 20+ companies when some third-party driver can easily start causing issues. It's not Windows's fault per se, but ecosystem's, guess, it's different when you don't control all the hardware and I do see why one may go for a Mac, especially when certain software measurably works better on it. Like said, I'm more in the learning and relaxed "setting the machine up" mode, haven't done anything serious, so take this rant as a Windows user trying to configure MacOS for casual browsing, reading and some terminal for now :) I will definitely continue my journey learning MacOS ways, attempt to work on it etc. to have a well-rounded understanding of the pros and cons.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I will chew on this more and read it again in the morning. You said you got the M1 Pro to check it out... what do you think overall? Would you consider switching your phone etc over? I just picked up the Max to compare the video editing to the Pro. I'll return one, I'm just not sure which one yet.
@@TheSAHDLife I've had this Mac for about a year, it was mainly just on the shelf because: I think that laptops (any) are very bad at ergonomics in general, so if I would have started to use it for prolonged time it will definitely be plugged-in, connected to external displays, keyboard and mouse, technically becoming a Mac Mini. I have a triple 27' quad HD screen setup with 125% DPI (ah, was interesting to discover that the number of external displays supported varies by the a Mac model), while haven't tried at home, I did in the office with dual monitors (also 27' quad HD) and MacOS's scaling options are just not as good, at least for displays with such specs (and mouse was lagging for some reason), I did quick googling and found some table where people were sharing which external monitors to get etc. Next, I RDP a lot, Windows to Windows with a native RDP app is extremely good (including multi-monitor RDP - this is how I basically work on my PC by running local Win VMs per project) except if you need 3D acceleration and smooth animations which also has its solutions/workarounds which I may try in the future, so, several MacOS remote desktop apps I've tried including one from Microsoft - if Windows RDP app passes through the system level shortcuts MacOS doesn't and the experience gets constantly interrupted by the host OS getting in the way, yes, one can keep on disabling/enabling host shortcuts, probably figure out some solution via Karabiner for certain apps, but I wasn't so pressed to fight this until the end, so dropped, decided that when current project is compatible will try working on the Mac locally (no RDP, no virtualization), however, I'm not ruling out that I might start RDP'ing into MacOS to do something (tried both ways with Parsec recently). I understand that many things I've mentioned in this and previous comment are something one can adjust too, but there was nothing I saw (yet) that would instantly make me feel like I want to jump ship, I can't rule out that a more casual user will like MacOS more as it does feel to be packaged better overall despite some questionable UI/UX choices, meanwhile I'm thinking to get fluent with MacOS and get a Linux laptop to learn the desktop/laptop experience there :) As for the phone: no, not planning, I don't have a need for that, prefer Android's bottom navigation buttons, I don't get many calls and SMSs, mainly use Telegram on all devices, occasional own file sharing can be done via Telegram as well even if I have Dropbox or via NAS. Several times a year I appreciate that I can connect the phone directly via USB for file operations :) My wife, on the other hand, has iPhone (6 and 12), iPad, iWatch. She got 12 for the camera, yet for some photos misses her Google Nexus 5's camera, I was for this decision due to longer software support by Apple and usually a better resale value. Recently asked about the watch experience (~1y) and didn't seem to find any tempting reasons to get myself into any smartwatches just yet: I'm after decent monitoring and a much longer battery life, no need for music playback, answering the calls, typing on a micro display etc. It's obvious that my use cases and needs differ a lot from what an average consumer may want, maybe that's why I never got into "this is magical" when it comes to any technology from any vendor, however, I will repeat myself if you can comfortably do what you need and it's better/faster/stronger on X - use X for that, use Y where it fits better, but whatever you do, think about docking the laptop to external accessories as your eyes, neck, shoulders, back, palms etc. will thank you later :)
I've only used the Air in the store but jeez they are slick. I know... I really want to try all the stuff but I can't quite afford it yet. My Samsung S21 phone is still super snappy... it's great. Samsung stuff is pretty dope too with a nice ecosystem. I love the screens... but still, Apple is a trillion dollar company for a reason.
I have an older Windows laptop I bought in 2020 which I used to start my channel on. It's a Zephyrus G15 and it has a 2080 video card. I was just listing the specs on it to compare it to the Mac.
Hi,,, good choice mate,,,,I did the same but back in 2021,,,my first mac was the M1pro 16ram 1tb SSD, was & still is a brilliant machine but I made a mistake not bumping up the ram to 32gb,,,I'm working in Photoshop and illustrator 10h a day, pretty big files with tons of layers, so need more ram,,, actually what I did, sold my m1pro and bought a M1max with 64gb ram and 4tb ssd for £2400 brand new,,,,a lot of people would say that it was a bad move and I should upgrade to the new M3 family but to be honest, M1pro\max is plenty for what I need it for, just need more ram,,,,and of course the price,,the new one is £3600 in the UK (,,,I have sold my M1pro for 1700,,added another 700 to it and now I have 2x the gpu, 4x the ram 4x the SSD,,,,M1max still a rocket,,,,And I was \still is a window guy for 20years, have a wear os watch, Android phone, but if it comes to laptops, I prefer macbooks
That sounds like a sick setup still. I've watched a ton of videos and all the M1 Max users still seem really happy. It's always hard when newer stuff comes out but if yours already does everything you need who cares. I can't get over how quiet it is even when I'm working on hardcore 4k footage in Resolve. It's wild. Glad to hear I'm not alone with switching... everyone who seems like they are with Apple has been with them the whole time.
You are using the Mac keyboard layout wrong. Hear me out ;) most commands are found on your left side of the keyboard. Så try to place your hand so far to the left, that you will have to place your thumb on Command and use your index finger for copy/paste keys "C" and "V". Most of your option key functions, such as @ are place to your right and so why not try to place the thumb of your "right hand " on the "option" key as your little finger press "@". You will very quickly discover how much easier it is to access option functions, like @ compare the "shift + 2".
Sweet, I appreciate the message and will do my best to digest what you are saying... you lost me a bit having to include the right hand but perhaps that's because I am using a mouse and not the trackpad. I'm all about the shortcuts so am trying to learn a couple every day. So far though this thing is really cool.
The mac focuses on spending the full cost of the laptop into feeling "premium", while windows laptops like gaming laptops focus on getting the best specs. They use windows, which as a result is such an universal system = double edged sword since the OS cannot pamper or idealize itself to the laptop. Apple has the luxury or control in their ecosystem to specialize and separate
Yeah I have to say, after using the Mac hardware which is a treat to use, you can really tell all the apps etc. are optimized for it which is just nice. I DO think most Windows computers are much better value but if you can afford the Apple stuff and it fits with your workflow (e.g you're not a gamer) I get why people buy them...
@@TheSAHDLife 100%, I would say the same for phones with android vs iPhone. Android can be great power users or casual users, while apple is more tailored to your typical casual user
@@CybertroninfiniteOfficial I've always been an Android fanboy... but now with this laptop purchase I am considering the iPhone. We'll see, I don't need a new phone and hate spending money just because. Are you rocking Android?
Once you go Mac, it's hard to go back. It is a pricey gadget, but the quality is unreal good. You will get used to it completely and then you will be asking yourself the same question I did - why did I waste so much time with Windows until now?
Hahaha well I can tell you why I waited so long, it just cost so much money. I love what Apple is doing but it's an expensive ecosystem to get into, at least if you want the cutting edge versions. But I am loving it!
I got the 16" Pro but I ended up buying the Max instead as I need the extra horsepower for video editing (I compared them on my other channel TheSAHDStudio). The size is great! Which size would you get?
@@AnilSingh-pn9vz Ok so I've been through quite the journey lol... Bought the 16'' M3 Pro with 18gb ram. Returned that and bought the M3 Max 48gb ram... it's great but it's too expensive, so I'm going to return it and I've got a 16" M1 Max lined up with 32gb ram... I really like the computers, I'm just trying to find the sweet spot between what I actually need and a price I can spend without feeling sick to my stomach. Hopefully the M1 is it. It's literally half the price of the M3 Max and it comes with a brand new top deck (battery / keyboard etc) and AppleCare until dec 2024. What are you upgrading from!?
@@AnilSingh-pn9vz from what I've learned that should be QUITE the upgrade for you. That's amazing you got 10 years out of your last one... I imagine this one should last you as well. Do you still have the original battery?
For science I decided to also buy the M3 Max so I could compare it vs. the M3 Pro then return one of them... if you are curious how they compare (mostly for video editing) check out that video on my other channel here: ruclips.net/video/eaNBAqprWKE/видео.html
Love this 'real world use' style review! Not alot of Windows-to-Mac reviews for the M3 Pro Macbooks.
I spent alot of time overthinking the marginal losses/gains of the M3 line vs M1/M2, but I forget how stable Mac can be with professional programs. I think it's a substiantial upgrade whichever chip I end up getting my hands on.
Thanks for the comment! You know, Apple makes it very difficult to decide which item to get, whether it's a computer or a tablet. Both things I have purchased recently. As someone who likes having nice things, of course I want the higher end models, but it's really worth taking the time to consider your needs at the end of the day, because it's a lot of money. I ended up getting a used iPad 10th gen and returned the Air 5th gen which, WAS better, but not that much better for my needs. I saved $450 Canadian and got the pencil for that deal.
Anyway!
What computer are you rocking now?
@@TheSAHDLife Don't have it yet, but decided to go with the 14 inch base M3 Pro Macbook Pro, coming from an 8th generation Intel PC. My primary reason for getting a Mac was for Ableton Live. In a worst case scenario, the M3 Pro actually handles less tracks than the M2 or even M1 Pro chips could, due to the deduction of performance cores. Although I really don't see myself bumping into worst case scenarios all the time.
@@jooperino Yeah I see them pushing a LOT of tracks in the testing. I was able to make this thing cry yesterday during my video editing so I might need a little more ram/gpu... so it's a good thing the Max is showing up today! muahaha. One is going to be returned.
Congratulations, on your new Mac! I just upgraded to the 16 inch M3 Pro MacBook Pro from the 2019 Intel MacBook Pro. It is a workhorse!
Thanks! Is it noticeably faster than your Intel one? I've actually been bouncing around quite a bit :) I started with the M3 Pro, got the M3 Max, returned the Pro... now I'm actually returning the M3 Max and buying an M1 Max lol! Just trying to get the right one for the right price you know?
They all seem like workhorses! Still having a hard time with the copy and paste shortcuts... not gonna lie!
You won't regret the move. My oldest working Apple device is an '09 MacBook Pro. Although she doesn't have horsepower to do much, it's still a solid machine. Regarding the keyboard layout, eventually you'll develop muscle memory to use both formats without even thinking about it. I swivel between personal (Apple) and work (PC) all day long haven't noticed in a very long time. (Apple keyboard is more pleasing to the fingertips than this Thinkpad...). I laughed at the sliding around piece - very true. Enjoy!
Oh man, glad to hear it. It's sweet, I see I can still install Steam and some other software buuuut most of the games are greyed out, lol. But hey, that's not why I bought it. For what I bought it for it is fricken sweet, and the build quality instills confidence. That's rad your '09 device still works.
Thanks for chiming in 👊
What a great video man! I'm just about to take the same leap of faith. Your video helped me a lot. It was so relatable since I also make videos and play HS 😊😅
Haha awesome! 👊 Yeah it's been sweet so far, although to be totally honest I MAY have just ordered the Max since I wanted at least 1 tb of space and figured the extra ram will be helpful. I'm going to return this Pro but honestly, the Pro is probably fine (not sure if that's what you got).
It's gnarly! I can't wait to talk about it when you get one. Let me know what you think when you get it if you remember!
@@TheSAHDLife I'm going for base M3 Max 16". Anything else would be a downgrade from my windows laptop and that would feel just weird 😅
I bought the M1 mac when it came out...lifelong Windows and Google user (also 40 years old lol) because of the rave reviews of apple silicon. Now I have an iPhone, because they sync together so well for texting from the laptop and sharing notes, air drop files etc. Then came the apple watch...because it was seamless to use with the iPhone. And had to get apple TV so I can mirror easily to the big screen 🤦♂️ Of course then I had to get air pods pro for similar connectivity issues...Apple sure knows how to open the pocket book. I highly recommend learning Mac shortcut keys..there are hundreds. Also look into hot corners.. Very handy. Nice video and welcome to the apple orchard! 😂
Hahah thanks for the welcome! Yes I can see how addicting it is. You sure have to pay to play but you do seem to get what you pay for. I think that's great advice on the shortcuts and I am learning more and more everyday.
I MIGHT have the M3 Max arriving tomorrow so... I have more testing to do. One of them is going back. We'll see!
@@TheSAHDLife I think you'll be blown away by the max. Once you try it you'll have a hard time going back to the pro. (Just based on geeking out on the reviews) The 400 Gb memory bandwidth will make your editing much more snappy. I almost went with an M2 pro from earlier this year over the M3 pro due to the fact that the m3 pro had slower memory bandwidth but decided against it due to several other improvements in the M3 line. I would not have even upgraded from my M1 at all had I not cracked a portion of the screen. Apple really knows how to create a certain amount of "tier envy" when it comes to their chips. I mean 8gb ram in the base m3 just doesn’t make sense, so someone is likely to jump to 16 for a couple hundred extra and then they see the M3 Pro comes with 18 for only a couple hundred extra...so may as well jump to that one...theres a reason apples market cap has nine zeros!
Hahaha yup! I am already experiencing that myself. Let's just say I didn't get the base Max.... it's so much money it's almost sickening. @@taylorcorrie2941
The max is definitely the way to go in my opinion. For example, I have the M2 Max, and it has so much overhead that the M3 wasn’t even a consideration. Just for fun, I exported a 4K CapCut clip, about 30 minutes. I also exported a da Vinci resolve, similar 30 minute clip. Both with noise reduction and multiple layers of 4K from my Sony a7iv, while creating the thumbnails in Photoshop, and with a 4K, RUclips video playing at full screen. I was running three 4K panels in addition to my screen. It didn’t even lag at all as far as the battery life, yes, the max has more cores, but unless you’re doing extreme tasks, the battery life is actually pretty similar. It’s far higher than most people would use in a work session.
This is how I've been feeling also. It's gnarly. I DID just release a video on my other channel TheSAHDStudio where I edit all kinds of codecs and use effects on the M3 Max (in Resolve), and, it's not exactly perfect, but for what it's good at, it's insane at. The portability and battery life is the best I've ever seen, not even close.
That is awesome and I'll check it out!@@TheSAHDLife
Welcome to my world. I was a Windows/Android guy (I even had a Windows phone - which I loved despite the lack of apps). I'm all in now - Mac Mini, iPhone Pro, iPad Pro, and Apple watch. Nothing's perfect, but I've loved the switch.
You're right, it is a fun, exciting thing to do! It's a bit nerve wracking when my whole life I've been loyal but, I've finally realized I should focus less on loyalty and more on what actually helps my workflow. The power of this thing on battery is just nuts! Loving it. Thanks for the comment!
I ditched windows at home in November of 1997. Have used GNU/Linux and FreeBSD until 2008 when I was able to afford my first MacBook Pro. Have been using Macs since then.
You know I think MORE people would use Apple products if they weren't so dam expensive. It's always kind of been a barrier for me... I've always been able to get such good deals on Samsung Phones etc and I have been mostly happy with those products. Glad to hear you've been happy since switching over. I've heard a lot of that.
Fabulous video! I did the same as you - switched over to the M3 two weeks ago, as I have an iPhone and iPad and absolutely love the Airdrop feature. So far, so good. I like a lot of the Mac features, especially keyboard shortcuts which I feel are better than Windows, along the loading of external devices which is smoother and quicker on the Macbook. On the downside, I’m not enthused by the MacBook music app, or the photo app - I’m hoping that with time I’ll come to enjoy them, but for now, for my uses, the Windows system is better in this regard. However. The speakers on the MacBook are terrific, as is the keyboard. I’m glad to have switched, but wouldn’t say the MacBook is better than Windows. They’re just different and it all depends on the user and their requirements. In 2023 both systems are great!
Thanks for the comment! What did you have before? My biggest perk is the power efficiency on battery. Working on 4k videos on battery smoothly just blows my mind. I do really enjoy windows still but the bloatware and forced apps are really annoying lately. I can't remove the Copilot app on my start bar? C'mon!!
What kind of better music or Photo app do you get with Windows?
I'm 57 and have owned Macs for 30 years, I recently upgraded from my M1 Mac mini to a 14” MB Pro w/ the M3 Pro chip. The extra items in the dock can be eliminated in the settings, Desktop and Dock> uncheck “show suggested and recent apps in dock”, another thing most longtime Mac users do is place the dock on the left side or right side, not the bottom, there’s more screen real estate horizontally so the dock takes less space on the sides, also size the dock to be sized a little smaller
I use Windows 8 hours a day at work, and after that I'm ready to get home to my Mac.
And, of course, you can hide the dock and make it appear only when you hover the mouse over that area
Great tips, thank you for sharing! So many things to get used too... Launchpad, Stage Manager, Mission control, haha. I'll get there! I'm really enjoying it.
Good call.
this is the exact video I was looking for, doing the same jump..havent seen a video showing the difference between being pluged in/not vs a mbp on battery..excited for my 14" m3 pro purchase
The performance on battery is THE reason this is the right laptop for me. It does have its limitations which I'm experiencing a bit while video editing and why I upgraded to the Max... not that I can afford it. It arrives today so I will be testing these out side by side on my other channel TheSAHDStudio.
Other way it's an exciting purchase!
I enjoyed your video. I made the transition to the Apple line a few years ago after being a Windows user since the mid-90s. I started the transition mostly out of curiosity, to try something new, and got hooked on how seamlessly everything works together, so now I have an Apple desktop, laptop, tablet and phone. Full disclosure: I still have a modest Windows gaming PC that I built so that I could continue to play the games in my Steam library, and to use some of my old Windows applications that I still need.
Thanks for watching! It will be interesting to see what happens... I'm the type of person to go all-in, but jeez, this is an expensive ecosystem to go all-in on. I might have ordered the M3 Max which should arrive tomorrow. I will return one of them though I don't know which. I would love the phone too but my ol' Samsung S21 is still working great.
I have a feeling I will be in a similar boat as you eventually. I have my Windows lappy which I still download on and use for creating thumbnails.
I saw you can do some great emulation on these MacBooks though... can you even run virtual machines and play some of those steam games on there maybe?
@@TheSAHDLife Yes, I can play some of my Steam games, but Windows PCs still are the thing for gaming. I saved money on the Apple devices by getting base models (desktop and phone) or refurbished (laptop and tablet), and I didn't buy them all at once. I just sort of eased into it over time.
Excited for you! I made the switch way back in 2010 and never looked back. Blue screens, lack of driver support, constant updates all contributed. My company went from iPads to Surface Pros a couple years ago and it was a great reminder of why I prefer Apple's OS's. Fortunately my company is all web based so the Surface Pro is in a box in the closet and I just continued to use my iPad Pro 12.9. Getting the 14" MBP M3 Pro to replace the iPad for work. The M3 Max is insane! For my needs, I just can't justify it. Went with the 11/14 W/32GB Ram and a 1 TB SSD custom build. Cheers!
That is funny and awesome about shelving the Surface Pro. They seem decent... but like you said, it's a testament to just how good the iPad/Apple's OS is. I am still being won over and haven't landed on a final verdict yet. I actually ordered the Max and will return this Pro once I get the Max later in December. I will say that using this is fantastic though and probably probably more than enough... I just had the opportunity to get the Max so I wanted to take it while I had the chance. Plus it's more content for me too.
Enjoy your Pro! Can't wait to chat more about them in the near future!
All that I needed to hear. Thank you! Amazing and very realistic review for day to day tasks. Im considering the same switch from G14.
While I still miss a few things about Windows (file management / gaming) I can't deny how incredible the hardware really is. I ended up settling on an M1 Max and it's just a beast. The keyboard is maybe the best keyboard I've used... the speakers and screen are fantastic... the battery is incredible. It's hard not to recommend! Let me know what you do 👊
@@TheSAHDLife My laptop arrived yesterday and it's just wow! I got the M3 Max.
File management can be a bit tricky, but there's the terminal, and you can use the full path in Finder to know your exact location, and also to access your user folder. That helps a lot. If you've used Linux before, you'll find it very easy to adapt.
For some reason, I can't get used to the keyboard and the placement of keys which don't make much sense to me. However, the speakers and screen are impressive!
I don't care much about gaming as I'm trying to switch from PC to PlayStation (still trying). Gaming on a laptop was just too annoying due to the temperatures and noise.
I can't believe that I managed to set up the entire laptop and only use 35% of the battery; it's just insane. Two Dropbox accounts synced (1TB each), two Thunderbird email accounts syncing over 100k emails, along with installation of Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, PhpStorm, and a few more apps. The fans never kicked in, and it stayed cool.
I'll try to use it, for now, to see if it can handle full-time development (programming/web development), and in my free time, as a hobby, for video and photo editing.
@@TheSAHDLife My laptop arrived yesterday and it’s just wow! I got the M3 Max.
File management can be a bit tricky, but there’s the terminal, and you can use the full path in Finder to know your exact location, and also to access your user folder. That helps a lot. If you’ve used Linux before, you’ll find it very easy to adapt.
For some reason, I can’t get used to the keyboard and the placement of keys which don’t make much sense to me. However, the speakers and screen are impressive!
I don’t care much about gaming as I’m trying to switch from PC to PlayStation (still trying). Gaming on a laptop was just too annoying due to the temperatures and noise.
I can’t believe that I managed to set up the entire laptop and only use 35% of the battery; it’s just insane. Two Dropbox accounts synced (1TB each), two Thunderbird email accounts syncing over 100k emails, along with installation of Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator, PhpStorm, and a few more apps. The fans never kicked in, and it stayed cool.
I’ll try to use it, for now, to see if it can handle full-time development (programming/web development), and in my free time, as a hobby, for video and photo editing.
The crazy thing is, as an apple user from 2007, it no longer "just works" when compared to the Jobs era OSX. Back then it really did just work and would never crash. Perhaps an app got stuck once or twice a year and that was it. Compared to macs from that era, the current macs feel like broken window's machines to me. From about Mountain Lion onwards, OSX has been getting, less reliable and more buggy with each new version. However, the last time I used windows (windows 10 pro) when I bought a new HP spectre, I ended up smashing the machine with my fist and bent the case over my knee after about 6 months or so. So I guess windows is still worse. lol we live in the dark ages of computing. 2000~2015 ish was the best before things got dark.
Hahaha did you really smash it?! The OS seems a little janky and there's a few things that seem weird and not explained well but overall the performance of the hardware seems gnarly. It is so quiet and the battery is so good. It's impressive. So far I still prefer Windows though big time.
lol yeah, the battery lit up like a firework when I bent the case and the whole thing burnt to a crisp. switching between windows and mac is like switching right hand to left! I find windows machines very awkward now that I'm used to mac. I guess if you keep using both it's alright. @@TheSAHDLife
Dont be a liar , never crash in the jobs era? You need to fix that unhealthy apple blind devotion.
My buddy has a company making flyers and stickers and since 1999 he was complaining how expensive was to fix the macs 2 times a year had to go massive maintenance.
I haven't seen any decline in 'in just works' over the years. My two Mac's and iPad and iPhone and Apple Watch work smoothly together like never before.
But also, I've been using Macs since 2008 and Windows users don't believe me that I've never had any malware of virus issues in those 15 yrs. Not one.
You and I remember to OSX Jobs era differently. Those machines were worse than today when Steve Jobs would hop up on stage and lie his a$$ off about how fast Apple's PowerPC chips were... Today, Tim Cook doesn't have to lie.
I just made a similar move myself! I feel you brother !
Nice man, how you finding it?! I actually returned the M3 Pro, bought a M3 Max... about to return it and I've bought a M1 Max for half the price... lol! I'm still digging the Mac stuff though.
The loose hinge is the defect with your laptop.
Moom for windows snapping, Bartender 5 to get more space in your task bar, settings for showing or not your disks on desktop.
Thanks for chiming in and thanks for the tips! Will check 'em out 👊
I've never really had a laptop. got my first MacBook Air m2 and it's incredible. I just use it for RUclips, web browsing, and email
As great as tablets and phones are, I still just prefer using my laptop for daily tasks. From all the research I've done, I would say (until the M3 Airs come out) the M2 Airs are probably the best general laptops around and what I would recommend to people. Nice choice!
I converted to Mac 7 months ago. I am glad I made the change but I agree there was a learning curve. Still enjoying it though.
Interesting to hear thanks for sharing. Anything you miss? No regrets?
@@TheSAHDLife good question! Not that I miss more like didn’t realize I needed for example with a Mac you need more workaround apps. Like window management and peripheral drivers in order to to get certain things to work. There are plenty of solves out there but I had to research.
It’s an experience. Certain things don’t work as I’m used to on windows. However, the ecosystem and feel and second to none.
Yeah that's just it and what I'm starting to really like. I can't wait to see how it all works together one day.
Dood!!! So nice! Those render times are going to be minimal now 👍
Right? So far so good. Just the power this thing offers on battery is just *chefs kiss*. I'm still trying to decide if I'm going to return this and yolo on the Max huehuehuehue
What Mac are you rocking?
Great video. I was a long time Windows user and switched to the M1 Pro Mac a few years back; being honest, as a software engineer, I’ve never used the “delete forward” key, I just don’t ever really make that kind of specific type of mistake ever. Not saying I’m perfect but I am saying that the group of people who make use of that key is probably so tiny that the ANSI Mac keyboard has no use for it. Just a thought.
Thanks for watching. Yeah it's just as odd to imagine people NOT using it! I type really fast and jeez, with the track pad on there my cursor is often bouncing around so I need to delete backward/forward, I have to bounce up and down... haha. I'm a sloppy typer no question so like having options to correct it quick. I'll find what works for me eventually.
My PC-to-Mac switch is almost complete, and my MacBook M3 Max 16-inch with 128GB / 4TB storage is on its way to my nearest DHL service point! Hoping for a smooth transition. 💻🍎 Exciting Times !
Ohhh exciting!! I MAY have ordered the 16'' Max myself but it seems like it'll take awhile to arrive. Closer to Christmas it seems but at least I have this one until then.
So what about your phone... do you have an iPhone as well? Are you going all in? I did buy a used iPad as I do want to try the entire ecosystem.
wonder what you do that you need 128g and an m3max
In the settings, it is possible to remap the FN key to command so that it functions as it does in Windows for copy and paste.
That's a good point, and I appreciate you saying... I'm the kind of guy where I think "if they put it there on purpose maybe it's better than what I'm used to", so I'm giving it a real go. I am sort of getting used to the copy and paste, it's still the delete forward which I kinda hate. I could remap that but I'd be worried I'd reap over something important lol
Once you go Apple u won’t go back. U just get used to heaven
Yeah?! I hope so. I want to believe lol!
I disagree. I tried it for a few years, and while it does some things better than windows, it is terrible for other things. The terrible finder, the way it handles multiple instances of the same application, the inconsistent behavior when closing applications … no. I will gladly take a fast windows pc for half the price …
@@knotsable nice joke
@@knotsable those are all good points. To be honest so far when I go back to Windows I still really prefer it, however I cannot deny just how quiet this laptop is, not to mention it stays cool, is very fast, and the battery lasts a lot longer than my Windows one.
If they could only merge into MicroApple LOL
@@TheSAHDLife i used windows on an intel based macbook once. That worked really well. There is no denying the hardware is excellent. MacOS is just not as intuitive and logical as windows.
Great, down-to-earth video. I am glad I stumbled across your channel👍
Thanks... really appreciate the comment! Welcome :) 👊
There’s no battery downside for m3 max, not really, just enable low power mode when u need extra juice. Max with low power mode will probably be nearly as fast as pro.
Love this tip, thank you for sharing. The Max is on its way :) 👊 Are you rocking a Mac? Do you have the iPhone too and if so are you happy with it?
Yes been fully on the apple ecosystem from 2010 or so, it’s the best option for a music producer really, considering reliability (on stage for example), quality and integration.
Before I used to build pc’s and use androids. I loved the customizability, but hated having to constantly be fixing things.
The only thing I’ve disliked in macs recently is lack of m.2 slot (they’re clearly baiting ssd upgrades this way) and the lack of good GPU’s with raytracing (for content creation). Now the gpu thing is turning around so apple is really nailing it.
As a Salesforce developer, I use chrome over Safari for the Salesforce chrome extensions. But I love Safari. Then I prefer the Microsoft office apps over native Apple apps…but this comes down to compatibility with work. Outside of that, I use stock Mail app and other stock Apple apps. You will not be disappointed on the switch (I saw your 2 week update video first) so I know how it went, but depending on your use case, MacBooks are far superior. Windows machines still have their space, but I will always gravitate to my MacBook.
Thanks for chiming in. Yeah I'm starting to share your mindset as well. At the end of the day it's nice to know both sides are good and not as divided at the end of the day. The truth is, Apple hardware is just superior in most ways (except gaming) and if you can afford them they really are nice to have. It's just hard to pick the RIGHT one. I'm still not sure which computer is right for me.
Great video. Quality of the video was top notch. Not too long or short. I am taking notes. LOL!
Thanks my friend! The quality is all I'm after and what this is all about, so the fact someone noticed... well I really appreciate you saying! My camera setup is tight, so now I'm just trying to make my workflow on the computer/editing side more efficient so I can get more done! And so far, the Mac makes editing really smooth. Very exciting! Have you/are you starting a a channel?!
I have a few channels.@@TheSAHDLife
Thinking about getting an iMac and I have been a PC person all my life of 50+ years. I already use an iPhone and iPad mini.
So, in my switch over to Apple, I am actually on my 3rd one already! I returned the m3 pro to get the m3 max, which was fantastic but I returned it as I felt like the cost was too high, so I landed on a used M1 Max MacBook. I think if you find the right deal that fits your budget, you will love it! Just make sure it has a M1+ chip and you're good to go!
Cmd + v and cmd + C are typically used with the thumb for cmd and your index finger for V or C.
Yes you are right. This is taking me awhile but I am getting there... it's a little clunky feeling but perhaps I'll get over that. I DO miss my delete key. Hunting for control when it's not in the corner for ctrl+d is a bit tricky still.
@@TheSAHDLife I agree. I felt the same way when I moved from windows years ago.
@@TheSAHDLife This took me a while as well when I switched a few months back. It's already second nature now. I got a Mac mini so have a normal keyboard, not having delete would be really annoying I'm sure!
Welcome brother we have you now. Watch is a great investment too.
Enjoy
Just replace a 13 year MacBook Air 2010 fully loaded which still works lovely
Hopefully my new £2000 MacBook Pro M3 pro lasts at least a decade
Wow, that's dam impressive. I'm glad to be here but my goodness it's expensive. I'm not going to lie... I ended up buying a fully loaded M3 Max.... oof! I wish I had money left for the watch and phone. One day... I'll get there. This just stings now! Buuuut. It's fantastic!
Thanks for the comment 👊
I totally agree with you, have been on Windows and an Android user forever
I don't NOT like Windows or Android, you know? It's still awesome and usually more affordable... but, if you can afford the Apple stuff and don't need to do AAA gaming etc... it is just a nice experience.
lol. I liked this video. Felt genuine… The comedy in the very beginning was gold 😂😂
Haha thanks, I really appreciate that! I do my best. Funny name/pic btw
Welcome aboard, Ev. About time. :) I still use plenty of Google, but with Apple as basis.
Thanks man! So... plot twist. I actually bought the loaded M3 Max... I tested it against the Pro (on my other channel TheSAHDStudio) and ended up returning the Pro today as I wasn't quite happy with the ram/hdd I purchased with that one. The Max (as you'd expect) IS bananas however I am second guessing my decision due to the cost and my limited SAHD budget. A hard decision. I'm not sure what I'll do yet but either way I am really impressed with the Apple ecosystem and can't wait to try out all the other pieces of Apple tech.
Good to hear from you and hope you're doing well 👊
Currently shopping around for my first MacBook Pro. Lifelong windows/android/google user. I still plan do keep my Windows PCs and Android phones, but there's no denying that MacBooks are the best option for creators working on a laptop.
Yes I'm exactly in the same boat... but honestly, after using this just for a short time, I already want to get an iPhone etc.. lol. It's that good. A laptop I can actually use on my lap without it burning a hole through my legs during heavy load. Amazing!
I will say the hardest part is choosing the right one. It's hard not to overbuy.
No denying. Do you know better than hollywood producers using windows xeon machines making 50 million budget movies?
@@Teluric2 lol is this still a thing where people care what kind of computer processor you use? All my industry friends (photo and video) use Macs. One of them has done cover shoots for GQ, Rolling Stone, ESPN, and many many movies. If you don't mind, I'll trust his opinion over yours.
finally a non sponsored macbook review
I'm just some dude who wants a good computer you know? Lol. Windows, Apple, I don't care... Whoever does it best has my vote. Without that being said there's no denying how good these Apple silicon chips are and if you want power on the go with great battery life it's not even close.
I was palm and windows and then andriod and windows forever. I was so against doing Apple. I enjoyed being able to make my tweaks on my android phones feeling like I was free and then my wife and I both started working at companies that provided MacBooks and I started enjoying my MacBook and then my wife started having battery problems with every android phone she had, and getting frustrated And so I took a chance and bought her an iPhone to see if it would be a better user experience for her and it was.
then I was using a MacBook and then I got an iPad and my wife had an iPhone and pretty soon it didn’t make sense anymore for me to have an android phone so I bought an iPhone and let me tell you you’re right it’s the ecosystem and the way the device is work together, its magical. now have an Apple Watch, and just got AirPods over black Friday, my iPhone my old trusty iPad and i got a m3 MacBook pro, and it all works together beautifully. I never would’ve thought this would be but I’m happy here.>
That's good to hear, thanks for sharing. I feel like I'm on the right track with having the tools I need to grow as a creator. It's been a lot of work shifting and selling all my old stuff but, I'm excited! It ain't cheap though to get the high end versions of the stuff!!
Nothing can beat the price of Windows. I got a laptop with RTX 4090 and it can do pretty much anything. And you also get 2tb faster ssd than the Mac. To buy 2tb Mac version is gonna cost me twice as much. I only need one machine than can do any possible task for the cheapest price. And that is of course Windows. With Mac you always need to have Windows by your side in case something is not going to work in that weird Universe of Apples .
Haha right?
Let me ask you... how is your power on battery? That's why I went with the Mac, because with my old laptop I always had it plugged in so I could get max power. With this, I never have it plugged in which is how I want it because I move around a lot... and I'm editing 4k footage without proxies like butter.
I do miss my game library though....
@@TheSAHDLife Never had any issues with heavy codec H265 4K footage on my older 2019 Windows laptop without proxies. I don't need to edit in a forest so I am happy with the most powerfull laptop for the half price of M3 Max. And if I decide I want a new even faster machine in a couple of years I won't be sad about the money spent because I don't need to spend 5-6 grand like it would be in case of M3 Max.
@@ThinLineMedia Yeah you're not wrong! I personally love sitting in different places throughout the day while I use my lap but understand not everyone works that way.
what did it cost? The battery lasts? My 2017 HP (windows 10) sucks.
I bought the M3 Pro & Max when they came out for sticker price on their website... I eventually returned them and bought an M1 Max on Marketplace for $3,000 CAD ($2200 USD) which still isn't cheap, but it sure is fantastic for what I need (video editing). Any of the new Mac's are just such a treat to use. Depending on what you need the new Apple M3 Air's are just incredible. Might be worth looking into (perhaps get from Costco for the extra year of warranty)!
You can also remove the recent apps and recent documents in your dock, one of the things I disabled as well cause it feels like clutter
Good call! I'll let it remain for a bit just to see if I get used it to. This little things are taking awhile but overall everything feels great!
there are a lot of things i like with mac over PC. build quality especially but i think my favorite remains having imessage completely insync/available from both the mac and the iphone
I haven't had a chance to really use iMessage yet since most of my family/friends are Android users... but I'd like to. Maybe I need new friends 😂
The build quality seems awesome and I love the fact it's so powerful on battery. Plus the screen is sick!
If you think that's cool, wait til you hear this. With Android, your messages sync between Mac OR PC! 🤯
@@thenewdesign I’ve always heard of people having trouble with that. But maybe it’s all fixed now? 🤷
@@thenewdesign ha but I guess I hear of people having trouble with various PC/android ecosystem related things. It’s like a Frankenstein system
@@Deefoh It's not an app or anything, you just do it from a browser. I've been using it for years and never heard of anyone having a problem with it, weird
Great video. You have a beautiful home and family. I use a 2019 4K iMac that I got an amazing deal on brand new ($700 CAD) and an iPhone SE (2022).
Thanks for saying, I really appreciate it! Are you still happy with the iMac? I've always been curious about those. I'm not 100% sure what I'm going to do yet but I'm the type of person to go all in when I fall in love and... well I have butterflies in my stomach lol
Congrats on your purchase man! Though i do think you meant 512GB & not TB... 😅 But that's okay! Haha. 😀
I really like your excitement to be honest. You are exactly like i was when i bought my first Macbook Pro in the summer of 2009. My reason was a bit different though. I was diagnosed with leukemia and i wanted a laptop because i needed to stay for a long period of time in the hospital. I know i didn't want a Windows laptop because in that time-period a lot of Windows laptops mostly failed due to battery failure or HDD. So i went out and ditched out the $$$ as well. It's expensive yes. But you absolutely get what you pay for. Even back then man, the screen, the sound. And yes, i know it's cliché, but the Apple eco-system, the user experience. It's just so nice. When i came home from my chemo treatment i got a 27" Apple Cinema LED display and i never looked back at Windows. I had a lot of different Windows computers. From pre-built to go out and pick my own parts to built my own computer. My last Windows Desktop computer was a Windows 7 Pro desktop that i built and was around $4000.
Anyway, right now i have a 2019 Intel Mac Pro, an 2017 iPhone X (yes, i really need to upgrade!) And an M1 Macbook Air. I'm pretty happy with how everything works together! And let me tell you one thing: That excitement that you feel, it never really disappears! I mean you get kind of used to it. But it's just such a nice working tool. I produce music, so i use logic pro x but i also use final cut pro x. Together with a couple of Adobe apps like Photoshop & illustrator. 🙂 The commands for are actually much easier because i learned to use commands since i'm an Apple user. I also heard that most Mac users mostly use shortcuts than in the Windows pc world. But i don't know if this is actually true.
Well, sorry for the long comment. But that's my experience with Windows vs. Apple! I still miss to built my pc's from time to time though. I might still built one in the future pure for gaming! 😎
Hey thanks for the great comment! I love chatting this stuff so don't mind the long ones :) Yeah I'm totally digging how well everything works together. I returned the M3 Pro I bought to get the M3 Max instead. As much as I love it it's just too expensive for my stay-at-home-dad pay check, so I'm going to return it, BUT, I've got a M1 Max lined up which costs half the price.... I'm excited about it! It should be great for how I use it. It's hard really rest easy and enjoy this m3 max knowing the cost. So, with that being said, I'll have some money left over once I return it to hopefully get some other Apple stuff and really get myself invested in the ecosystem.
The lack of gaming is a bit of a bummer but like you said, maybe build a gaming pc one day if things really start taking off!
What games would you play? I play Hearthstone on my tablet/computer, and Rocket League on the ol' xbox when I am feeling competitive.
@@TheSAHDLife Believe me, the M1 Max will be great for you. I mean, MKBHD (which you may know, and if you don't, look him up.) He even didn't upgrade because the M1 Max is just a very good computer! So if he can get around without upgrading to the newest stuff, i think you probably should be fine! 😀
In terms of gaming, i'm not really gaming a lot on pc except for Diablo 3 on my Mac Pro and, uhm,... The Sims 4 😅
But i play Assassins Creed, and most Sony PlayStation exclusives like The Last Of Us & God Of War etc... on my PS5. I also have a Nintendo Switch for my Mario & Zelda's. And i have an XBOX Series X because i wanted to experience the different sides. (I never owned an XBOX.) Honestly for me personally, I really like Forza Motorsport 7. I played a little bit of Forza Horizon but that's not really for me. I also have Gears Of War, Killer Instinct and Ori. I must be honest, i really love Killer Instinct. It's the same one as i got with my SNES back in the days. So i love that!
I don't play much online as i don't have a lot of friends. That's mostly because i became very sick in 2009 (i was diagnosed with leukemia) and i became very isolated from everyone. (I have a long story, i'm not going to bother you with that too much.)
But anyway, if anything comes up that i can help with let me know. I live in Belgium so we might have different time-codes but that's not a problem for me as i'm at home anyways. 🙂
I wish you a Merry Christmas 🎅🏼🎄 & a Very Happy New Year! 🎆🎉
@@DBLCreations I'll keep you posted about the M1. If you want, I post a lot more on my other channel about the computer/gear stuff if you're interested. That channel is called TheSAHDStudio, sorry if I already mentioned it. Things are busy this time of year!
And awww yeah, fellow Diablo player. You know, to be completely honest with you, I like Diablo 3 WAY more than Diablo 4. I almost want to play it again. Have you ever played Path of Exile? It is a little intimidating to begin because of the skill tree but that game is just *chefs kiss*. It plays on PC/Xbox/PS 5 etc too.
I'm like you also where I have most of the consoles and like to play a variety of games. LOL @ killer instinct. That's rad. I have precious memories of all those snes games.
Appreciate the convo and I'm always around to chat.
@@TheSAHDLife Thanks really appreciate you man! I will be checking your other channel (you didn't mention it yet to me.) So i'm absolutely going to take a look. I'm all about technology and design. And those 2 are Apple's greatest achievements in my opinion. Though i like a lot of the design language from Corsair. Ooh, and back in the days, those aluminum Zalman GT1000 cases (i had one) and XFX motherboards were great! 😀
I never played Path of Exile and i actually just heard it once in someone's video on RUclips actually. I thought i was about Conan (but that's just because my English isn't the best, so sometimes the context for me doesn't make sense. 😅)
I will check it out as well. Though, i don't know if it is an fps (first person) game...? Because i can't play those type of games sadly enough. (Motion sickness... 😩) Anyway, thanks for the chatting and keep me updated on how your findings with the M1 Max is alright? 😀
@@DBLCreations Oh yeah I will for sure man. Make sure you chat on any of the vids whenever you want. I love chatting in the comments so keep 'em coming! Path of Exile is like Diablo 3 but a lot more comprehensive. Imagine Diablo 3 had 3 expansions every year for the last 10 years... that's what Path of Exile is. If you DO decide to give it a go (play it on PC if you can), watch some best build guides or best starter builds for PoE. Man you'll have so much fun if you like those kinds of games.
And sorry to hear about the hardship you have endured. I didn't not notice it.The fact that science and medicine got you through it, and you're hear chatting with me is just so frickin cool! Glad to have met ya and look forward to continue chatting! 👊
eject the desktop icons. its like a USB drive. They mount on the desktop. After you install what you need form it. Just right click and eject.
excellent purchase. I expect it will keep you happy for many years.
Ok nice! Yeah it's weird getting used to how you have to drag the item to your applications to install it then you can unmount it... I'm getting there.
To be honest for video editing I think this one I ordered is not quite enough... so I may have ordered the Max which arrives tomorrow :) One of them is going back anyway! I hope the Max is even better for my uses, because this thing is very close.
...sure expensive though!
@@TheSAHDLifeit’s expensive but it will last you. Mac users generally keep their computers longer than PC’s. It’s just the phones that get changed somewhat regularly 😅. I have an M1 Max Studio and recently an M2 Max MacBook Pro. They have both been excellent. Quiet and cool running. Way faster than the intel versions they replaced. The M3 Max should cover all your needs but I would use if possible any native video formats like ProRes. I’m not a videographer. But the M chips handles it natively and very fast. It may speed up your workflow and maybe you wouldn’t need the Max. But it does have double the media engines in the max. So it will not hurt to have it.
Great cool about shooting in uncompressed video. This Pro has been struggling abit for my video workflow and I have the Max arriving today. We'll see how it goes! I will return one of them :) Really happy otherwise though! @@djphat1736
Is it worth to pay additional for storage? 1TB to 2TB or just get an external drive?
It depends on your workflow. I DID upgrade and bought the Max which should arrive today. I am finding 512 is limiting and I noticed I was maxing out the memory while pushing the limits on video editing which I want to do sometimes. This thing still is rad but I'm going to try it with a little more space. But dam it's expensive. Like literally I'm sick to my stomach with how much it costs. I can't really afford it... welcome to Apple eh? Hahaha. It's great though.
@@TheSAHDLife Because of the upgrade price I’m considering getting external drive. But not sure if I’ll regret later on…
@@LordBagdanoff I can't honestly weigh in on this since I haven't done it yet. But I have read some comments of people doing this who seem really happy with working on external drives.
I’ve owned and used both a windows desktop and a MacBook for decades. Windows on a desktop feels better for me, but nothing beats the MacBook for a laptop.
I like this perspective. I have to admit, while I was impressed Steam opened on the Mac... when I opened it and saw I couldn't play 95% of the games I was like, ohhh. There's not doubt this laptop is pretty insane though.
I'm so excited for you!
Ohh yeah I'm having fun! A lot of little tiny differences to get used to. I'm still skeptical I can overcome a lifetime of muscle memory but I'm trying! So far so good.
I have the Apple M3 Max, was with windows about 30 years too.... I just simply love it, much better the windows. I all the way into the apple Echo system. only thing missing is the Vision Pro. won't be using a Window system ever again.
Haha yeah the Vision Pro seems like a weird flex to me. Which phone are you rocking? I haven't yet switched phones but am considering it... though my Samsung S21 and Galaxy watch still work great. Yeah I'm really happy with everything about the computer. Well... I supposed I miss having a dedicated graphics card, but I don't play many games so it's not a big deal.
How's the Mac treating you months later?!
Bro that Alienware PC Gaming monitor is insane
Haha the monitor is just a Dell one but it was dope for sure. Actually if you look back on my chan, I had an even MORE ridiculous one. But to be honest, since I do mostly video editing, those huge monitors are too wide!!! Sick gaming on them though!
8:58 - it was funny 😊
Haha thanks for noticing 👊
Thanks for the video! What adblocker are you using with Safari and is it any good?
Thanks for watching! I started off trying AdBlock and it didn't really do anything... so I tried AdGuard and that seems to be the one. It was pretty intense installing it though.
Hey, so I mentioned I am trying ad guard and it is good BUT it is a trial of a paid app :( so while it seems good by getting rid of ads in Reddit I can't endorse it since it tricked me into thinking it was a free app.
So true, i went back and forth but always settled on Apple... 32 is a must never lower
I think you are right...
I bought this one with 18 and it was lagging a bit while video editing today. To be fair I was pushing it pretty hard... the Max might be arriving tomorrow :) I'll return one of them! We'll see which one.
As a fellow PC guy, I have no problem admitting the MacBook Pros are the best for video/photo editing and for DJs. The only few PC laptops that come close for video editing are the Asus ZenBook Pro 14x with a Nvidia GPU and the Dell XPS 17 9730 with Nvidia RTX 4080.
I haven't used it long but it really is impressive. I wish I was able to try out an XPS... to be honest I want the biggest laptop possible. I wonder how they hold up to editing 4k videos on battery...
@@TheSAHDLife Massive 30% drop off in performance when unplugged. Treat them like portable desktops, especially the Dell XPS 17-inch.
Good to know! Thank 👊@@akin242002
I just made the switch too, mostly because my Razor Blade RTX 2070 laptop battery swelled up and I can only use it plugged in anymore, and my workplace Lenovo is a chunk...
Yes, this! Although to be honest, I did some video editing tests just now for a video I'm going to release on my other channel (SAHD Studio) and to my surprise, the 2080 actually beat this M3 Pro using certain effects. I couldn't believe it. I DO however have the M3 Max arriving tomorrow so we'll really see... and I'm doing all this with the M3 Pro on battery so... it's really impressive either way.
Not surprised it so smooth you got at top of the range m3 pro 😂.
It's just how quiet and cool it runs with blazing speeds on battery that impresses me every day. They did good.
I use safari and brave as my primary two browsers. Edge and Firefox as my alts. I still use google docs and sheets as my primary. I use reminders and calendar native macOS though.
Never even heard of brave... that's a lot of browsers to use lol. Do you just find the Google ones a little easier/more consistent? Apple has those apps to right? I haven't switched over for the reminders etc yet. I'm still a little hesitant until I switch phones for that.
Yeah apple has Pages/Keynote/Numbers for free. I use them too, especially Keynote. But I just find myself more productive on google docs cuz the document magagement web interface is more convenient. Also Pages doesn't have a page-less page layout for normal documentation and google docs does. Colloborating on files with others is more convenient with google too. Lots of people don't know how to use the apple suite for collaboration. @@TheSAHDLife
"Gonna get worse battery life" - Trust me, you won't... I have an M3 Max with 40 GPU cores, and the battery holds through the entire day with extra juice left.
Nice, I'm glad to hear that. You happy with yours so far I'm guessing?!
@@TheSAHDLife correct.
I had an intel mac before and the m3 max is just extremely superior.
I also have a laptop with an rtx 4090, and the gpu of the m3 max GPU works much better for my models workflows
I did the same, we are on similar age, and have the same opinion! The only difference is that mine M3 Pro is 14 inches ;).
Nice!! Congrats on the purchase :) I gotta ask... personally I just want as much screen as possible. I'd order bigger if I could! Do you just prefer working on a smaller laptop for size or weight? Or...?
@@TheSAHDLife , I wanted to be compact! I worked and owned practically all the time on 15.6 inches laptops and decided to move on smaller one :).
Look in the settings for minimizing apps into their icon. Right now I think they are minimizing to the dock by the trash can. Other section of extra icons were recently used apps.
Good call! Thanks 👊
Just one thing, windows or mac, don't use Chrome. Delete it..burn the installer. Block the download site.
Haha yeah? How come? I always liked how it made life a little easier when switching between my computer and my phone.
Since you are on MAC, use Safari or on Windows , Edge. Edge is built using the same Chromium project but is FAAARRR LESSS memory hogger as compared to Chrome. I was using Chrome from a long time and then ditched it for FF before finally jumping over to Edge. At this moment, I have around 60 tabs open( Dell XPS, i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz) and on Edge, there is no memory hunger of it. Chrome just would had killed the system. On MAC(M1 Pro), I use Safari. :)
@@TheSAHDLife
3rd party apps are insane! they run super smoothly, use everything u did on the windows that is compatible with mac!
Interesting... I need to learn more about this. Do you have any in particular that you recommend? I guess this could be sweet for games and certain programs etc...
can you test league of legends in an aram match with metal render on? there is just one vid on youtube and I want to know about your experience with the 18 gb pro chip version
Sadly I am not a LoL player so won't be able to do that my friend... I ended up buying a Max because I do some pretty intense video editing and this 18gb of ram was falling short for me. It's really good and probably more than enough for most people though, but for gaming?? Tough call. Sorry I can't help ya :(
Great video. I love how you committed to using only Apple products at first. That way you’ll know whether you prefer Chrome to Safari and not miss the hidden gems you find whenever you buy new tech. I’m not shocked you were surprised at how good the MacBooks are, it would be difficult to find positive Apple reviews if you live in the Windows laptop/PC world, where offending a company can cost reviewers 10k’s of dollars in units or sponsors. The main reason reviewers present such lukewarm and negative focused Apple reviews is there is absolutely no financial upside to positive Apple reviews. Apple does not pay for reviews, they don’t even give out free review units! They LOAN you an early unit, you have to return it. Access is everything in the review world. Apple isn’t perfect but it’s definitely not as bad as reviewers have you believe.
Thanks for the comment 👊 I felt it wouldn't be fair if I didn't go all-in. And so far, I love it! The speed of the laptop while staying cool is just so impressive. That alone makes it all worth it. With my Windows laptop I literally could only use it with a lap desk, otherwise it would burn my lap lol!
I take a lot of pride in being honest in my content and calling it like it is. If the products deserve praise I will praise them and if not, well that part is even more fun to create! I think it's hard for a lot of people in one tribe to accept or praise something or someone from another tribe.
I've finally realized that Apple IS doing the best work for someone like me and I want to support and be involved with that. Was I wrong for all those years? No, but things change.
What computer are you rocking?
@@TheSAHDLife I felt the genuine, honesty in your review. There really is no advantage to liking Apple devices so I enjoy listening to unbiased reviewers like you loved and hated about the device. Yeah, I’ve heard Intel was terrible for MacBooks. I’ve only used Windows computers at work/home and finally bought an M1 Mac in 2020. I salute your approach because learning a new operating system was HARD and I cut corners every chance I got by choosing familiar apps.
Some of the online conflict is due to tribalism but not the majority of it. I’ve noticed most of the anger Apple users express is in DEFENSE of buying Apple products. Even though this is a review on an Apple device, you’ll get a lot of criticism from non Apple users. I just don’t see Apple users flocking to trash a Samsung, or Dell review. Great work, it was a funny and informative video.
Apple doesnt pay reviewers?
Do you think apple is gonna send you a mac and say" go post what you want about our macs"
Not even your granma will believe that.
A youtuber friend told me that apple forces you to sign a NDA.
Do you know maxtech? You think apple doesnt care if you give a bad review?
I know 2 youtubers that have been forced to remove videos via lawyers about negative reviews.
How do you know apple doesnt pay and doesnt give free macs?
Is the 18gb of ram being enough?
To be honest, now that I've been using it more for video editing... it's not.
IF I didn't do that it would be fine. I ordered the Max because this is not enough.
@@TheSAHDLife Thank you for replying. I'm a bit concerned about 18gb ram, but i don't have budget for upgrading or the max chip =(. I think my workflow is not as intense as yours, so in the end, it may be enough.
@@rodrigomalutta I just created a video on my other channel TheSAHDStudio talking about how to get faster editing in Resolve. Might be worth a watch. It has made editing with this Pro better.
@@TheSAHDLife i'll check it. Thanks!!
Those ugly icons on the desktop are the installer files for the apps you installed. Once you have installed those you can right click and eject them and they'll be gone.
Nice. Thank you! A much cleaner look now lol
Dude Sick, I've ordered it tooo. Can we Download and play Ov2 on this Machine .?
Nice! You just waiting for it to arrive?
And good question... I'm learning that for the games that aren't available on Mac OS you can setup a virtual machine and play through that. You can emulate some decent games too. I'll have to look at that more over the winter as I get some time.
What computer are you upgrading from?
For a first laptop I'm getting a binned m3 max tomorrow. Hope it delivers hahaha! Worked in IT for a while, building PCs for a decade now, gonna be strange to make the switch but I need a laptop that can hold its battery and do my basic 3d models on Blender and Fusion 360.
Dude I can't wait to hear what you think... you'll be in the exact same boat. You shelled it out for the Max eh?! Nice. I might do the same. I don't know enough about binning, does that really restrict it? I'm sure that's still more than enough cores etc for most people right? You getting the base model Max or are you bumping up anything?
When you finally get a massively overpowered computer and you start putting transitions on your transitions1😂
lol right? Yesterday I was really pushing it and, well, it started choking pretty hard. I was surprised! I'll put that video up today on my other channel TheSAHDStudio in case you are curious.
Get the Max Version you love it, you can put in low power mode if you want more battery life and its still faster then m2 max on high power
I am expecting it tomorrow! Yeah I am about to release a new video on my Sahd Studio channel about how my old Windows laptop with a graphics card is actually beating this Pro with some video editing effects. I can't believe it. I'm still happy with this but think the 18gb of ram definitely isn't enough for my use. Will let you know!
I use Safari for all web browsing except when I’m using Google Docs, then I use Vivaldi.
Interesting. Why do you use that?
The first AAA game comes out on December 20th, leaked performance numbers show the Macbook Pro Max is the same as an Alienware M18 64G (i9 13900HX RTX 4080). On battery. The correct software really matters for gaming.
On Battery.. that's just so sick. THAT is what impresses me the most.
What game is it?!?!
Can you do a review on how it games? I’m interested in getting one but I want to make sure it can run things like Elden ring and Valheim osrs things like that
So here's the thing... It DOES run steam, so I was like oh yeah! But then I open my library and like 95% of the games are greyed out (including Valheim). It runs Hearthstone like a champ... and Path of Exile looks great. I installed Rocket League but it won't open for some reason.
I'll see what I can do but so far there's not a lot of options. I haven't tried Apple Arcade yet though.
@@TheSAHDLife I’ve heard you can use the new coding layer to get a lot of them to work. And I’ve seen people playing rocket league before so not sure why that’s not working. Just trying to see if I can switch to Mac laptop cause I’m sick of the battery life of windows but I’m primarily a gamer.
@@Stevenn13 Yeah I have seen a lot of sweet emulation too. Someone else commented there's a triple AAA game being launched on the 20th so I'll be curious to see what that is. The battery and performance on battery is no joke though. I guess it depends on what games you play but so far so good over here!
Use your thumb to press cmd-c / cmd-v so that your fingers stay in the home row, either same hand or opposite hand, there are two command keys after all, imo much more ergonomic than windows ctrl pinky. I can fluently use both OSes and I much prefer Mac's keyboard layout.
Yeah that's interesting. Thanks for sharing. I will give that a go and see how it feels!!
I've read about that as well, imo this is very dependent on the task, hand size and the keyboard, when I'm typing (programming) I don't find myself needing for cut-copy-pasting much, however the moment I start editing what I've typed and rearranging the text seems I use the Shift key a lot (for selection) making the pinky hover in that area thus leading to much easier reachability to Ctrl, so it's more comfortable. When not in a typing mode don't care about home row, usually it means I'm copy-pasting files, links etc. On Mac when I reach out to Cmd+V the index finger roll over thumb causes an unpleasant stretch feeling. Not frequenting my Mac but I suspect if more time is given I might reassign the Fn to Cmd, but we'll see.
@@snekbaev yeah I'm giving it a real try here and, well maybe I'm getting better at it. It's a completely different action with the hands though. It's a thumb on cmd and reach over from the index finger lol
@@TheSAHDLife after the "embrace MacOS ways" period (1-2 month) if you feel it you are still fighting it just change the shortcuts, nothing wrong with it, for example, given MacOS doesn't remember the last used keyboard layout per app and googled third-party apps don't seem trustworthy I have to constantly switch the language between the apps but now I do it via a single Caps Lock key, still PITA, but better than pressing two keys when none could have been the case
@@TheSAHDLife I suppose that motion comes more naturally to people who play keyboard instruments. And as I said earlier, you can also use both hands, that's actually what I do most of the time: use right thumb to press and hold the right command, and then use left middle finger to press C for example. This works best when you're in "laptop mode" using only the built-in trackpad since it'd require you to move your hand if you're holding a mouse.
This is what I find ergonomic about it because on Windows you're always using your left hand to press the only ctrl key, whereas on a Mac, you can switch hands. In the end, do whatever is comfortable to you!
Good video!
Thanks for watching 👊 Really appreciate it!
if you click on finder on the top left on Mac, then go on setting and you untick harddrives and the other options the icon on the screen should go
Nice, will play around more with this later. Appreciate it!
Also, you likely won't need more than 18gb - I'm also a power user, and 16gb has never been limited.
To be honest, and I don't know if this was a ram limitation... yesterday I was pushing the video editing trying to flex my creative muscle and I got this thing struggling pretty hard. In the activity monitor it seemed both the gpu and memory were maxing out. To be fair, doing what I was doing on battery with 4k videos IS nuts. But for science, I ended up ordered the Max which should arrive today... muahaha, I can't wait to see if it handles it better. I'll return one of them.
Man it was expensive.
I looking for the new laptop, waiting for intel meteor lake to see how the performance compare with m3 pro
I know right? I too am really curious about what is about to drop. I am skeptical it will hold a candle to the portable power of Apple MacBooks but you just never know... sucks when you spend this kind of money!
You can change the fn key to be the cmd key. You can actually setup all the bottom left keys as you want.
Yeah that's a good call. I'm getting faster with the Mac shortcuts the way they are.... I'll get there.
Put the m3 max into low power mode and it’s still going to be more powerful than your base model while getting exceptional battery life
Yeah good reminder. I have just been leaving it in Automatic mode and the battery life has been fantastic. The battery alone (for me) is what makes the Mac laptops worth using.
Hey amazing content i just got a question since u r an editor...i ordered the same one u got since i edit alot on premiere pro...i have all my footage or an external harddisk...my footage is usually around 400-700GB and mostly 4k...i used to proxy my footage to be able to work smoother...u recommend me to do so on this one since so many people say i need 32RAM for 4k...or is 18 enough for me to work without proxies
Edit:and does it handle multi camera nests well since my last windows made it hell for me to edit on like 5 camera multicam window
You should check out my SAHD Studio channel. I'm about to drop a video tonight or maybe tomorrow morning talking about this...
But to answer your question.... get the 32gb or ram. I ordered a Max which I'm expecting in the next day or so and I have high expectations of it. This 18gb one started off hot, and it's still really good... but I was able to find the max of what it was capable of pretty quick.
@@TheSAHDLife oh thanks for the tip...imma be waiting for that video to drop
Great purchase! I use both, M1 max for my photo/video editting. And desktop for gaming. The MacBook does everything i need for creative work. Wait untill you have an iPhone and you discover the power of AirDrop😂 then you will never ever think about Windows/android..
So I ended up buying the M3 Max and compared them side-by-side (on my other channel TheSAHDStudio) and found that the Max is actually better for my usage. I think it's probably too much computer for MOST people though. I actually like the Pro more for daily since it has better battery but hopefully with low-power mode the Max will be enough for me.
I can't wait to eventually get the iPhone but thanks to the price of the Max it won't be something I'll get anytime soon lol. I did use Air drop between the two laptops while I was making the video and that was just AWESOME.
@@TheSAHDLife can you tell us the difference when using low power mode instead of just hinting it ? Iam very curious if it actually solved your problem
@@simply6162 Low power mode seems great! When I first got the computers I was pushing them pretty hard with video editing, gaming, etc... now that I've had more regular usage with the Max in low power mode the battery seems fantastic. I seem to get a couple days of usage then when I need to, it charges up very quick.
I still need more time using it but I would say it's great!
@@TheSAHDLife hmm. That doesn’t sound very convincing..
@@simply6162 Sorry what is your question? Is the battery life good on the Max?
What do you think of Framework laptop 13?
I kind of love it but don't know if I'd actually buy it, you know? I haven't researched it enough at the moment to be honest.... it seems like it's a bit of a sacrifice to get, meaning you won't quite get the latest tech but, I guess it depends if you want the latest tech. What do you think about it?
@@TheSAHDLife as common person that not wealthy as Elon Musk. I have no choice but to obtain it for the sake of surviving a higher society.
Well have you considered used or refurbished? You might be able to stretch your dollar out a little better taking those routes?
@@TheSAHDLife Framework Laptop have that philosophy prolong the Laptop life.
Been using mac for more than 8 months, I never knew to delete forward you hold the FN key while hitting delete. Thanx a lot, I guess as a former windows diehard user there are some things you just have to get used to and cope. Never going back to windows though.
Haha glad I could help! You can also use control + d for deleting forward too lol. Yeah I'm really liking Apple! I bought the Max since this Pro isn't quite enough for what I'm doing (I compared them on my other channel TheSAHDLife) but to be honest, the Pro is probably more than enough for most people and it has better battery than the Max.
Can't wait to get more Apple stuff and try it out but I can't afford any of it now that I bought the Max!!
@@TheSAHDLife Wow, looks like everyday I learn something new about mac. Thanks for the tips and very professional content. I agree max has more than enough power for the ordinary person.
Am also building an apple ecosystem, however apple products certainly aren't cheap. I'm planning on getting iphone 14.
Dj and music production they are the best, facts! Pcs are terrible for DJing and production best decision I made was switching to Mac 15 years ago just bout a new 14” m3 pro space black yesterday it’s absolutely tremendous
Nice buy! Yeah I always see DJ's rocking Mac's. What software do you use? Do you just mix samples or do you create your own? I've always been interested in making beats.
I'm surprised she lets you keep controllers next to the couch lol
Bwahahahahah! Good catch. I had to fight for that one...
awesome video!
Thanks! I appreciate comment 👊
Interested to see if you stick with it.
I still have a windows PC I use for some things but I’m finding I’m turning it on less and less. Nothing beats a Mac laptop for everything bar serious gaming and some niche use cases.
Agreed re the sliding bottom. Someone’s gonna come out with a smock little sticky feet fix for sure.
Oh and I swapped the m3 pro for the base m3 max. The battery drain is a bit more noticeable. But not like crazy bad. I think the trade off is worth it. Really comes down to how many hours you need before you’ll be able to plug for 30 mins or so, as that’s all it really takes to get back to 80%.
Anyway, I keep an eye out for your next vid to see where you landed.
We are running on the same wave length or something... my M3 Max should arrive tomorrow, lol! So why did you upgrade? I bought the original M3 Pro since it was the only one available I could get my hands on... and to be honest, it's probably enough. But if I'm spending that kind of money I might as well go for it. I got the 40 core GPU one with 48 gigs of ram lol. It was tough to convince the wife... heck the more that I think about how much it's actually costing I'm wondering what even I am doing at this point.
I too have a decent Windows machine I use for thumbnails but that's about it... maybe some downloading ;)
And the sticky feet... should we just be the ones to create and market 'em? Make a few bucks selling them at Apple prices? 🤣
I'll say though the fact I can video edit on this thing on may lap without it heating up is just crazy. That alone seems worth it for me. It sure feels nice.
Serious gaming.. LOL that's a contradiction in terms.
@@ericmatthews8497 😂 I suppose it is for the most part. Though there are those who earn millions of dollars doing it 🤷♂️
@@TheSAHDLife honestly it was the Black Friday sales, I bought the m3 pro with 36gb and 1tb, at standard pricing and a few days later I found a base m3 max with $560 off… considering I was still in the return period, I called Apple and asked if they’d price match, and they did so I made the order for the max and returned the pro 🤷♂️ so yeah, exactly the same wave length, when spending that kind of cash, just a bit more makes sense.
I couldn’t believe they put the m3s on sale so soon after launch. I am the same where the pro would definitely have been enough for me and if there was a 36gb pro on sale I may have went for that and just got some money back but no customs on sale. So in the end I couldn’t turn down the option to upgrade to the max with the sale price.
Yes the sticky feet are a great idea. I’ll have a think about it and ping you somehow.
Yes the fact these MacBooks are just as powerful unplugged, without generating heaps of heat or noise is astonishing.
How you finding the max?
@@itsbenji5546 so I've only used it for a couple hours and it's definitely faster than the Pro. The battery seems worse but overall it seems great. I'm not sure it's $2,000 CAD better but I do like the faster experience so maybe to me it's worth it. I can't say yet. I wish I got mine on sale! This Max costs so much I have no money left over for an iPhone or any of the other stuff lol.
I'll comment only on the device itself, I'm still a relative newcomer and might have not yet found some answers just yet :) Currently I'm a Win desktop user (also used Win laptops), got M1 Pro 16' 32GB not because I needed it, but to just check it out, so I didn't really switch or was forced to, started using the device casually, occasionally but not for work yet (will try in the future). The looks, build quality, screen, speakers - great, opening is not comfortable as that edge is sharp, also can't pick up the laptop from the table easily due to round corners + slippery surface, sometimes the sharp palm rest corners cut in to the bottom of the palm, keyboard feels like it punches me back, no Delete key. But these are minor and some can be solved with an external keyboard etc. Battery life + silence is something very nice, not too critical in my case, yet still, it is very good. Software is where things get more interesting: out of box any Windows power user will be shocked with how bad window management is, how dock is limited, certain choice of shortcuts like you mentioned for copy-pasting (cut-pasting requires extra key), no wonder some users bind the Fn key as Cmd or install CommandX, next odd moment will be the concept of "windows" (MacOS) vs "applications" (Windows) with that "one to rule them all" top bar menu, which, honestly, imo, given we have high res screens should go away making apps self-contained. Animations are too slow even with "Reduce motion"; apps need to be focused first: clicking on some element, like text input in the inactive app will first focus the app itself, so you have to click again and this behavior to my current findings is mostly like that with different apps but not always and sometimes depends on which text input you click within the same app; I'm used to double-clicking on the app's top bar to maximize it (zoom in MacOS terms), most apps I've installed/use do that, say, Chrome, Vivaldi, Firefox behave like on Windows as well, but Safari doesn't and it's not simple to maximize it, but doable. Some apps, like Safari seem to follow the System theme, so I can't have dark OS with white Safari. Not a fan of Launchpad UI/UX, feels like I'm on a tablet, "Finder" is another, imho, dated gem of its own where 'Enter key' renames the file but then Cmd+Down opens it, as a Total Commander user I instantly got Commander One, however, for some network resources have to use Finder. Mouse middle click - need 3rd part app, currently searching for a way for OS to remember the layout last used for the app and auto-switch when apps are switched (it's not that 'Automatically switch to document's input source). Mouse scrolling: built-in touchpad - best, smoothest, Magic track pad (Bluetooth) - quite good, MX Master 3S (Bluetooth, can't recall the experience via the dongle) noticeably worse even with Logitech's smooth scrolling enabled so that even if you need to use the mouse for the best productivity/ergonomics you still want to use the trackpad if need to do a lot of scrolling. External monitor DPI scaling is another pain point.
All in all one has to install several third-party apps (including paid) to make the experience usable while Windows has that functionality out of box. I do think while Windows has had (and will have) questionable design choices it is ahead in the _most basic_ UI/UX as they are putting more effort into that and not afraid to experiment. A lot of MacOS UX niceties would fit so well on top of that - there are a lot of good things when it comes to gestures and certain other aspects and yes, you can get used to most of the things, however it depends if you can accept/work around the most irritating ones, especially if it requires doing extra for something you know could be simpler. No OS is perfect, encountered several bugs in Ventura, some in Sonoma, in general, experience was "stable/reliable", minor hiccups here and there, but nothing major or not solved by a reboot. It does feel that hardware and software are working in a closer tandem compared Windows + vendor zoo, not to mention components from 20+ companies when some third-party driver can easily start causing issues. It's not Windows's fault per se, but ecosystem's, guess, it's different when you don't control all the hardware and I do see why one may go for a Mac, especially when certain software measurably works better on it.
Like said, I'm more in the learning and relaxed "setting the machine up" mode, haven't done anything serious, so take this rant as a Windows user trying to configure MacOS for casual browsing, reading and some terminal for now :) I will definitely continue my journey learning MacOS ways, attempt to work on it etc. to have a well-rounded understanding of the pros and cons.
Thanks for the thoughtful comment. I will chew on this more and read it again in the morning. You said you got the M1 Pro to check it out... what do you think overall? Would you consider switching your phone etc over? I just picked up the Max to compare the video editing to the Pro. I'll return one, I'm just not sure which one yet.
@@TheSAHDLife I've had this Mac for about a year, it was mainly just on the shelf because: I think that laptops (any) are very bad at ergonomics in general, so if I would have started to use it for prolonged time it will definitely be plugged-in, connected to external displays, keyboard and mouse, technically becoming a Mac Mini. I have a triple 27' quad HD screen setup with 125% DPI (ah, was interesting to discover that the number of external displays supported varies by the a Mac model), while haven't tried at home, I did in the office with dual monitors (also 27' quad HD) and MacOS's scaling options are just not as good, at least for displays with such specs (and mouse was lagging for some reason), I did quick googling and found some table where people were sharing which external monitors to get etc. Next, I RDP a lot, Windows to Windows with a native RDP app is extremely good (including multi-monitor RDP - this is how I basically work on my PC by running local Win VMs per project) except if you need 3D acceleration and smooth animations which also has its solutions/workarounds which I may try in the future, so, several MacOS remote desktop apps I've tried including one from Microsoft - if Windows RDP app passes through the system level shortcuts MacOS doesn't and the experience gets constantly interrupted by the host OS getting in the way, yes, one can keep on disabling/enabling host shortcuts, probably figure out some solution via Karabiner for certain apps, but I wasn't so pressed to fight this until the end, so dropped, decided that when current project is compatible will try working on the Mac locally (no RDP, no virtualization), however, I'm not ruling out that I might start RDP'ing into MacOS to do something (tried both ways with Parsec recently). I understand that many things I've mentioned in this and previous comment are something one can adjust too, but there was nothing I saw (yet) that would instantly make me feel like I want to jump ship, I can't rule out that a more casual user will like MacOS more as it does feel to be packaged better overall despite some questionable UI/UX choices, meanwhile I'm thinking to get fluent with MacOS and get a Linux laptop to learn the desktop/laptop experience there :) As for the phone: no, not planning, I don't have a need for that, prefer Android's bottom navigation buttons, I don't get many calls and SMSs, mainly use Telegram on all devices, occasional own file sharing can be done via Telegram as well even if I have Dropbox or via NAS. Several times a year I appreciate that I can connect the phone directly via USB for file operations :) My wife, on the other hand, has iPhone (6 and 12), iPad, iWatch. She got 12 for the camera, yet for some photos misses her Google Nexus 5's camera, I was for this decision due to longer software support by Apple and usually a better resale value. Recently asked about the watch experience (~1y) and didn't seem to find any tempting reasons to get myself into any smartwatches just yet: I'm after decent monitoring and a much longer battery life, no need for music playback, answering the calls, typing on a micro display etc. It's obvious that my use cases and needs differ a lot from what an average consumer may want, maybe that's why I never got into "this is magical" when it comes to any technology from any vendor, however, I will repeat myself if you can comfortably do what you need and it's better/faster/stronger on X - use X for that, use Y where it fits better, but whatever you do, think about docking the laptop to external accessories as your eyes, neck, shoulders, back, palms etc. will thank you later :)
But after my Sister bought the M1 MacBook air and i got an iPad both of us are loving it and now i really want a MacBook and an iPhone 😌
I've only used the Air in the store but jeez they are slick. I know... I really want to try all the stuff but I can't quite afford it yet. My Samsung S21 phone is still super snappy... it's great. Samsung stuff is pretty dope too with a nice ecosystem. I love the screens... but still, Apple is a trillion dollar company for a reason.
1:45 im so confused.. he listed rtx 2060 under m3????????????
I have an older Windows laptop I bought in 2020 which I used to start my channel on. It's a Zephyrus G15 and it has a 2080 video card. I was just listing the specs on it to compare it to the Mac.
@@TheSAHDLife yeah so that what intentional
weird
is that a 14 inch or 16 inch?
16"! Heck, I'd take an 18" one of I could. I like 'em big... I like 'em chunky!
Hi,,, good choice mate,,,,I did the same but back in 2021,,,my first mac was the M1pro 16ram 1tb SSD, was & still is a brilliant machine but I made a mistake not bumping up the ram to 32gb,,,I'm working in Photoshop and illustrator 10h a day, pretty big files with tons of layers, so need more ram,,, actually what I did, sold my m1pro and bought a M1max with 64gb ram and 4tb ssd for £2400 brand new,,,,a lot of people would say that it was a bad move and I should upgrade to the new M3 family but to be honest, M1pro\max is plenty for what I need it for, just need more ram,,,,and of course the price,,the new one is £3600 in the UK (,,,I have sold my M1pro for 1700,,added another 700 to it and now I have 2x the gpu, 4x the ram 4x the SSD,,,,M1max still a rocket,,,,And I was \still is a window guy for 20years, have a wear os watch, Android phone, but if it comes to laptops, I prefer macbooks
That sounds like a sick setup still. I've watched a ton of videos and all the M1 Max users still seem really happy. It's always hard when newer stuff comes out but if yours already does everything you need who cares. I can't get over how quiet it is even when I'm working on hardcore 4k footage in Resolve. It's wild. Glad to hear I'm not alone with switching... everyone who seems like they are with Apple has been with them the whole time.
You are using the Mac keyboard layout wrong. Hear me out ;) most commands are found on your left side of the keyboard. Så try to place your hand so far to the left, that you will have to place your thumb on Command and use your index finger for copy/paste keys "C" and "V". Most of your option key functions, such as @ are place to your right and so why not try to place the thumb of your "right hand " on the "option" key as your little finger press "@". You will very quickly discover how much easier it is to access option functions, like @ compare the "shift + 2".
Sweet, I appreciate the message and will do my best to digest what you are saying... you lost me a bit having to include the right hand but perhaps that's because I am using a mouse and not the trackpad. I'm all about the shortcuts so am trying to learn a couple every day. So far though this thing is really cool.
The mac focuses on spending the full cost of the laptop into feeling "premium", while windows laptops like gaming laptops focus on getting the best specs. They use windows, which as a result is such an universal system = double edged sword since the OS cannot pamper or idealize itself to the laptop. Apple has the luxury or control in their ecosystem to specialize and separate
Yeah I have to say, after using the Mac hardware which is a treat to use, you can really tell all the apps etc. are optimized for it which is just nice. I DO think most Windows computers are much better value but if you can afford the Apple stuff and it fits with your workflow (e.g you're not a gamer) I get why people buy them...
@@TheSAHDLife 100%, I would say the same for phones with android vs iPhone. Android can be great power users or casual users, while apple is more tailored to your typical casual user
@@CybertroninfiniteOfficial I've always been an Android fanboy... but now with this laptop purchase I am considering the iPhone. We'll see, I don't need a new phone and hate spending money just because. Are you rocking Android?
@@TheSAHDLife si si, went iPhone before and went back to android. There's a lot of money to be saved with android imo
you can remap your shortcuts if you really want to
Yeah nice, just learning about that
Once you go Mac, it's hard to go back. It is a pricey gadget, but the quality is unreal good. You will get used to it completely and then you will be asking yourself the same question I did - why did I waste so much time with Windows until now?
Hahaha well I can tell you why I waited so long, it just cost so much money. I love what Apple is doing but it's an expensive ecosystem to get into, at least if you want the cutting edge versions. But I am loving it!
and if (as a Windows user with a MBP) I say that each platform has its pros and cons... would you say I was holding it wrong? :)
Did you get the 14 or 16
I got the 16" Pro but I ended up buying the Max instead as I need the extra horsepower for video editing (I compared them on my other channel TheSAHDStudio). The size is great! Which size would you get?
I bought the 16 too
MacBook Pro M3 Max coming soon !!
How you do like it @TheSAHDLife
@@AnilSingh-pn9vz Ok so I've been through quite the journey lol... Bought the 16'' M3 Pro with 18gb ram. Returned that and bought the M3 Max 48gb ram... it's great but it's too expensive, so I'm going to return it and I've got a 16" M1 Max lined up with 32gb ram... I really like the computers, I'm just trying to find the sweet spot between what I actually need and a price I can spend without feeling sick to my stomach. Hopefully the M1 is it. It's literally half the price of the M3 Max and it comes with a brand new top deck (battery / keyboard etc) and AppleCare until dec 2024.
What are you upgrading from!?
@@TheSAHDLife I’m upgrading from a 2013 MacBook Pro. Thanks for your feedback :)
@@AnilSingh-pn9vz from what I've learned that should be QUITE the upgrade for you. That's amazing you got 10 years out of your last one... I imagine this one should last you as well. Do you still have the original battery?
Turn on stage manager.
Hmmm interesting. Thanks for that! Another thing to learn how to use. Launch pad, Mission Control, stage manager.... my gosh!!