Apple M2 Max MacBook Pro – 100 Hours Later: Too Much Power

What do you guys think? M2: overkill or worthy upgrade?

I need "too much power." Graphics work is very, VERY intensive.

Why does everyone treat "coding" as a web dev? Coding for me and my colleagues requires heavy compiling. Why old Intel MacBook would takes minutes to compile that project. So it has to the best processor. Also doing some unity game dev requires a beefy gpu. Ofc. in that regard are windows workstations better, but if I want to maintain just one system and be in the apple eco system there is only one Notebook I would want to buy and it is NOT the MacBook Air. Coding needs a heavy system. Coding is not light. Coding is not the same es a bit word editing. It is just not. Why do ppl. spread that bs over and over again.

MacBook Air for coding? What!!! 🤔

I would like to buy one since I use to be really big in photography and photo editing. Needing an external hard drive, I found myself finding post-processing more annoying and would really like to get a computer that can handle 2TB of photos and also all the photo editing. So… 14 inch MacBook Pro Max with 4TB of storage. That seems appropriate? I mean, it’s probably still more processing power than I need.

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noticed the current price difference is only $150 usd to jump from the pro with a 32 gb upgrade to the base Max with the upgraded cpu and gpu. Would it be worth the upgrade for the minimal cost?

Hey what’s the name of your monitor? I’m looking into one with my M2 Max!

everyone always raving about the 14" size vs the 16" size. nah, i don't mind traveling with a bigger screen size.

How does it run for temperature when you push or just using it on lap, my last Mac is like having a hot plate on your lap especially if you try video rendering which mine also struggles with on intel quad core I7 2.3ghz on 16GB RAM

May I ask what is that darker colour Mac Pro? Really nice! But does not look like space Grey.

I just want to never close chrome tabs. Sometimes i have tabs open for weeks or months bc i tell myself to come back to the page later lol…. It’s a problem😂😂🤷‍♂️

yall are so annoying acting like the 16 inch is too big lol.

HI BRO , I NEED SAME KEYBOARD U HAVE PLS . FROM WHERE ?

I just got the same model. It is totally worth it. I am one of those users that can't stand the '1s lag" you mentioned.

One feedback.

Please provide geekbench scores in a side by side comparison graph style. That is easier to see and understand.

how is the thermals of this laptop

Has throttling been an issue with your 14 max?

great information. thanks

Love the Hamilton watch bro looks great on you and compliments your style and personality ! Shouldn’t have expected anything less from you!

I have an M2 Max MBP, a CalDigit TS4 and two 4K LG 27UN850 displays.
CalDigit says in their literature that the M2 Max MBP can run two 4K displays @60Hz when connected to the CalDigit TS4 via Thudnerbolt4.
The best performance I seem to get is two 4K displays at 30Hz when connected to the CalDigit TS4.
However, if I connect the two 4K displays directly to the MBP I do get 4K @60Hz.
CalDigit support does not have a solution currently.
Has anyone had this issue and have you found a work around?

16“ all the way.

Person who's never used or owned a Mac here. I'm thinking about the M2 Max 16in. It will be used for video editing and just web browsing & image editing. No gaming or anything more intense than video editing (either Kdenlive or Adobe Premier). Is 64gb RAM overkill? Trying to decide if 32gb is fine long term. Don't want to get to a point where I wished I had more memory.

are you able to add more RAM on a 2020 MacBook Pro that you already have?

Hi Andrew. Thanks ur rev.
I cant see ur gpu (30 or 38). I return 16" m2 pro 32 gb, 1 tb for m2 max 30 gpu 64 gb (other same) . I use statistics program (intel app inc jamovi), web, office and 4k editing. I want use only mac screen and 16" (and escape thermal).
Is 30 gpu and 38 gpu different only gpu number? Codec, decode numbers and ram is same? Are you any thermal issue ur config. And ur battery time how much? Plase help me i dont wanna second time return.

Great Review!

nice

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Would you recommend upgrading RAM to 64gb when running windows parallels? Thanks in advance.

Good review

Nice video. I’m currently in the market for a MacBook. I’m planning to use Windows parallel. Do you think I should upgrade the ram higher than 32gb? Mainly use this for simple cad work and simple 3d . I might get into rendering in the future

VRR is supported. Can confirm

Hi, I like your monitor, could you kindly give me the details and link to check it out please

Your voice makes me extremely sleepy

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this is an amazing review

Good review. I bought the 12 core and 1TB model, not the max. They are all great machines. I also have an LG OLED TV so the HDMI output capability rules out the M1. Beautiful machines.

Ohh god i have sell my both kidney. Living in third world countries the prices are skyhigh. Anyone please 😂 donate me a laptop.

I just got the M2 Max with 64GB and 1TB just a day ago ... last MACBpro was purchased in 2013 so anything is better. Putting it through the paces for photography ... still figuring it out.

My 16" M2 MBP (Pro, 12-Core CPU, 19-Core GPU, 16GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD) is a few weeks old. Absolutely love the great keyboard, vivid beautiful display, touchID is such a joy, and the sound quality is just beyond. The fit and finish, the array of ports, fantastic. The one thing I was wary of was the massive touch pad, which I thought was unnecessarily large, but I was wrong. There's no false input because your palm is resting on it, and it's just great. It charges very quickly, and sips power. This 2023 model had big shoes to fill. It was a replacement for my 2012 15" MBP which had been an absolute workhorse for 10+ years. The 2023 MBP has exceeded my expectations in every respect, so far.

If someone does 3d work they should go with Nvidia discrete gpu, not this crappy machine which can't be upgraded and will always be slower than Nvidia discrete gpu. Also it can be upgraded anytime once powerful gpu arrives in market.

Can't afford to sell my both kidneys. Can you donate me one laptop sir, please 🥺 😍😍😍😍😍.

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Great review! thanks for sharing!

Wait to go to recommend the refurbished last year’s model! The M2, while it is amazing,90% of people I see buying it will never use 50% of the M1’s base model’s potential

Couple times wrong info

1 - chrome is not a electron app
2 - you can install spotify as a pwa (so also no electron)
3 - 15inch macbook does not exist 16 inch is also the max.
4 - why 14 inch sweetspot, ok valid, but you didn't talk about the much better screen, larger touchpad, more battery and better thermals vs 13 inch
5 - what M1 chip are you talking about ? M1, M1 pro or m1 max?
6 - 16gb not enough for apps like chrome? I have 2.5gb in use and 100 tabs open.
7 - just so you know an electron app takes around 256mb.

I can’t wait for the day that you can play triple A games on a ARM architecture. Maybe one day consoles will start using ARM graphics to create powerful mobile games on iPads and iPhone which they are. But true ARM processors on consoles will be amazing!

lost opportunity to talk about thermal throttling. But I guess you were fine within your use case

Still don't know why Apple won't put this M2 Max in the Mac Studio. Shouldn't that be a fairly easy implementation?

First time viewer. Very well done. Subscribed.

Andrew Tate. I just purchased the 16" Mac Book Pro Max 98G 4Terra 38 Core and this shit screams!!! Not going to lie... I'll take it over an M1 any day!!!