I Bought the MacBook M3 Pro 14″ and Now I Regret It

Appreciate the info from everyone. I didn't realize the M3 Pro has the same media engine (and only 1 compared to 2 on the max) which is why the export time was the same. I also underestimated the impact of RAM.

I personally opted for the option with more storage and cores and I gotta say I’m more than pleased with its performance so far. Tasks such as editing in photoshop go super smooth and I can have dozens of tabs open and the system won’t slow down. And the battery life is just phenomenal.

Why apple did this: money money money ❤

I honestly don’t understand your complaints. You had a very strong M1 MacBook and the M3 is not as much stronger as you expected. I have an M1 Air it will be a massive upgrade for me.

Good video.

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Many thanks, an honest and well-balanced video that is very helpful.

I was watching this vid to see what was the mistake but I stopped watching when u said that RAM is at the bottom of priorities. Well, I never ever have a Mac but during my search, I think people should aim to 16GB of RAM minimum. Why? Because you can't upgrade RAM but you can plug an external SSD to work with.

Thanks for this comparison

Bro bought the 14' base (which is always less cores than base 16') no wonder why you think is worse...

You don’t deserve an Apple! Go get some cheap commuter until you learn respect for the best computer ever, which is any Apple!

You are dissapointed because the choice you have made.

Apple reduced performance cores to increase efficiency of 14 inch. Which is good for travellars, you as an studio producer should have take 14 core or 16 core cpu model. The 14 inch pro model is not for studio use, it is for back packers and travel vloggers.

The new M3 base model with 18 GB would be an upgrade for me from my Mac Air 13.

"Doesn't wish for more power". Then why buy a new laptop smh

it takes years before apple makes a jump to actually be worth buying. you should be waiting a min of 5 years before changing your device.

Please make a video on the ALL BLACK EDC!

This is more of rumor on the chips, but makes sense: They switched to 3nm process and TSMC current production yields are not "great." Supposedly TSMC they have a improved process expected Q1 2024. From the weird specs on ram and CPU it does logically make sense they "binning" more (disabling cores/RAM to improve the yields). It is a first gen product under the hood lol.

Amazing that in the Netherlands the 1TB that costs in the US 2399 USD here it is € 3.049,00 Euros!! 👎

I am in the first year of university studying computer science and engineering. I am going to start specialisation in AI and machine learning from the third year. I am confused between an M3 Pro 16in MacBook Pro or and M3 Air 15in (when it launches) to purchase. I want atleast 15in screen size. Which one would you suggest? Thanks!

In other words, you went for the cheapest not the best option and now you're regretting it and blaming Apple for it 😏

i got one of the m3 base models after using a maxed out 16 inch an in general use an simple tasks, well i say simple... editing 4k is stil super smooth, even on 8gb ram... it depends on the user

Honestly i was coming from a 2013 MacBook air. Anything was a MAJOR upgrade. But yeah this MacBook is great for me.

I got a Mac book air 2012 screen broke. I’m debating on mac book pro 14 M2 Max or m3 max

Your keyboard is already showing signs of key fade after 1month

I do screen size over anything.

weird purchase tbh. basically worse specs than your m1 and somehow you thought it would perform better? I'd do some extensive research before dropping +2k on a brand new machine...

If you're doing any sort of 3d rendering work, M1 gpus are completely obsolete. The M3 pro chip is +%100 faster even the binned version with less cores.
Also will be an improvement on AI and single core driven tasks over the M1. For the rest of the tasks such as video editing there shouldn't be much difference.

I spend 4099 Euro's

Very nice video. Loved the editing.

I think you just bought the wrong model for your needs.

For the money, it's too much money for what it is..I already have those same specs as the upgraded one for less than $1500..I will stick with the user upgradeable and less expensive machines..

How did this impact your workflow?

I'll stay with my M1 Pro 14" base model for as long as the SSD will last

Considering the black but hear the inside gets very smudgy?

Maybe your external SSD is the bottleneck?

It’s really true that the M1 Pro is still so similar in functional performance. But also, sadly, you bought the Pro during the year that the Pro was downgraded in cores and memory lanes. You bought the differentiated, nerfed version on the year where Max was the only real option for an upgrade if you have an M series. Plus, with only 100GB free space, you are also slowing your system further. I like to keep 500GB free to keep the memory shuffle down.

I'm on a 2017 MacBook Air with 8gb of ram and a small HD. I think this will be a nice upgrade.

Does the battery drain more if you go for the higher cpu and ram specs? M3 Pro Chip

Do you use it for software dev? i saw you have vc code

RAM bandwidth has also been decreased which will be a performance hit

there is so much wrong info in this video... RAM is important and should be one of the first things you upgrade. The reason you're not seeing much difference bn the two machines when exporting is because they both have 1 encoder, and they are the same.

Hi, please look for other review about... macbook pro video encoding n decoding.. or just buy m3 MAX :D gl hf

Apple has raised the bar so high, now everyone does expect a lot for a 14-inch laptop.

For most applications, more RAM would always give you better performance than CPU and storage. Not surprised that you didn't see improvement you were expecting with the same 16GB of RAM.

I am a video editor and software engineer and also freelancer

I love macbook pro pc but unfortunately i have not badges to make it for myself and I live in Afghanistan Kabul which is limited country unfortunately ❤❤❤

From what kind of video editor do you use???

To be honest, the RAM should be the first thing you would want to upgrade. It's the first thing which significantly improves the speed of basically every task. Especially when you want to be future proof. The internal SSD's are much more workflow depended and don't really change the speed as much as the right amount (enough) of RAM does. Apart from that, when software is properly optimised over time, it brings a lot of efficiency and therefore speed to the table.