M1 Pro 14" MacBook Pro vs 15" Air: Not What You Expect!

Was the 14 M1 Pro the 8 core?

does the 15” has fan for cooling system?

I am eyeing on MBA 15’ base (1190$ where I live), MBP M1 Pro 14’ with 1T storage (1499$) and MBP M1 Pro 16’ with 1T storage (1599$). I plan on keeping the laptop for 5years from now. Which one do you suggest? Also, should I be waiting for the M3 air 15’ instead?
(I’m office worker, doing very basic stuff, but thinking that the MBP M1 pro might better future proof)

BestBuy had the 14" MBP M1 for $1,100 and the 16" MBP M1 for $1,300. Both open box in excellent condition. I picked up the M1 16" and add apple care+ to it. That thing is a beast of a laptop!

All that stuff he ran isn't important for most people at all. The pro is better in pretty much every area that matters for day to day in that the screen is say better, sound, promotion, port selection, base specs, etc all are pro features. Plus support for multiple monitors to use as a desktop natively.

Screen size is negligible to be real between the two. If you're spending the extra and want more bang for your buck gett the pro and even consider the M1 pro.

I am an IT student so which mac should i buy ?

I favor the MacBook Air because it has minimal entry for dust, dirt, and debris. I don’t model nuclear physics, edit films, or compose music so I don’t need the raw processing power of the MacBook Pro and the requisite fans for cooling.

Get M1 Pro because it’s
Cheaper
Better screen
Runs cooler/ has duel fans
Better GPU
Better speaker
Better mic

MacBook Air M2 13" 8cpu 10gpu 16gb 1tb $1299 or MacBook Pro M1 14" base for $1399? For a newer photographer/videographer, with this only machine to use for 3-5 years at least. Help!

Hey this is all so good. Your comparisons are the most specific and helpful!

Did I fuck up by going with 16gb ram on the M1 Pro 14

Kudos to you bro for this review.. I’m looking this kind of comparison so I can decide which one for me is the better pick for my video editing.. thanks again appreciate 🫶

Very good test, thank you for the video

Is it safe to buy Amazon renew laptop?

Wow the air does a better job in microphone and camera quality.

The pro might look slightly better on the webcam but for some reason it sounds super muted on the “studio mics” the air sounds way louder and clearer… which is weird….love both these machines and am having such a hard time choosing… because I’ve really wanted the 14” but price is a factor theyre so expensive… but with the deals on the m1 its really a no brainer but the air does look amazing and with the addition of the 15” air it’s become even harder…. Would be an easy choice if they atleast upgraded the unified memory to 16gb… and brought back the dual nand chip atleast but 512 would obviously be better for base model. Would just really like to stay under 12-1300 dollars which is already expensive…

Ports, audio quality, and ProMotion are pretty big for me so I could never stick with an Air. My 14 inch M1 Pro is my favorite computer I've ever owned and testing the 15 inch Air in store was underwhelming for me.

What was the idea/inspiration behind your hairstyle?!?!😂

It would be nice to compare the macbooks vs the lenovo slim pro 9i.

Thank you for doing the Figma comparison.

A bit off topic but i was Watching this video and thinking. Does anyone in this community have issues with macbook pro m1pro/m2 pro speakers? Im experiece a cracking sound using certain apps in my m2pro mcbook pro and my girlfried the same with her m1pro mcbook pro and seems this issue is very spread out. MaxTech reviwed a lot of this machines but till now it seems theu didn't had this issue

I never got 7-8 h on the M1 14” Pro which is pretty annoying. It wasn’t a problem to get it on the base M1 Air doing the same work (web development, figma, vs code). 14” drains the battery so fast that I kind of regret getting it over the specced-out Air.

I decided that it's time to upgrade me mid-2019 Intel MacBook Air.

Unsure whether I should get the 15" M2 MBA, or wait for an M3 version that may or may not come this or next year.

The only test left to do is the same spec machines, but with different SSDs amount. So, at least 256/512/1024 would be great, but if you get 2/4TB models as well, it would be awesome. The thing is, despite modern SSDs are damn fast, they're still the bottle neck in many scenarios, thus heavily influencing the real-world speed tests. Compare the fastest 8GB/s of the modern SSD with, say, 400GB/s bandwidth of MacBook Pro RAM, and you'll see that the former is far from the latter anyway.

Yes. the air is always worse than the pro (if they are both apple silicon).. Silly video

Nice shirt

Great idea comparing the two - BUT! What I’m loving in the first 3 min is your shirt. Where did u get it?! Im having a tough time finding decent shirts that are one of a kind and I actually like…. Loooooove that shirt! 😍

Please make review of Framework laptops. Is it so great and upgradable ? How is performance compare to macbook.

stop comparing safari, no one in their right mind uses it, normal people use chrome

The size difference though!

After considering the significant price difference do note that the M1 Pro has a fan for your sustained loads, a mini LED display and extra ports. Apple really shot themselves in the foot first with the M1 Air then with the M1 Pro. What a time to be a student and/or multimedia folks with these killer Apple silicon!

Have the M2 Macbook Pro and be very happy with it.

I am watching this video on a MacBook Pro Core2Duo with 8gb of RAM, that my friend found in his basement. I installed Linux Kubuntu on my Core2Duo MacBook Pro as I could not do a clean install of macOS Lion as for some reason the computer won't install Lion.

I bought the Air because performance wasn't a concern.

I really want a MacBook, i prefer the 15 inch for the bigger screensize as i watch alot of movies and want to edit my own stuff on there too.

bruh, the chair is squicking in the background :)

Yesss.. been waiting for this video comparison!

This comparison really underrates the huge difference the screen and extra ports/displays make. The only reason to get the Air is if weight is of the upmost importance. Otherwise the M1 Pro destroys it in value; just the screen alone, MiniLED HDR 120hz vs IPS 60hz is no contest. And the SSD speed difference is so night and day that I just can fathom how you make it sound like it barely matters.

And if you're a video editor the lack of SD Port is a giant pain in the ass, seriously, I hate that Apple cheapens that on the Air not that is this expensive.

Color accuracy and the SD Port are two things you'll need 99% of the time as a video/photographer, I don't understand how that's so minimized here.

I bought an air, I don’t care about all the minor details, I listen to music and use it for basic functions, I haven’t had a MacBook since 2011 so I’ll be good with the MacBook Air

Does the XDR display offers any benefits compared to Retina display for normal use? Normal use = reading docs and books, browsing the web etc. No video or color correction work? Does the XDR helps with the eye strain or it’s just for pros?

I really don’t understand theses nonsense videos that you guys repeatedly put out THE AIR is not a pro device stop doing heavy workload comparisons when it’s an everyday consumer device that’s badass geez. You know this you just want to keep the content coming so you get paid that’s it.

Been looking for this review for weeks!! Finally someone did it!

Well I've just upgraded from a base unit 2015 MacBook Pro to a refurb store 14" M1 Pro. I considered the M2 Air but to get 16gb RAM and 512gb SSD on the Air it would cost more than the Pro, so just didn't make much sense.

thanks you answered the most important question: which one you PREFER using :)
otherwise, just for the speakers and more importantly the screen, the 14 is much much better! but i totally understand the appeal of the bigger slim one!

The m1 air being on sale for 749 right now is the BEST DEAL! It’s not gonna be good for heavy work but the M1 chip is still Plenty for video editing , music work and web design work.

Wow, it’s really surprising some of these comparisons

Great comparison video. Please do a comparison between Dell xps 15 9530 vs Macbook Air 15.

Great video! I have the 16GB/1TB 14in M1 Pro and have no complaints, but would definitely look at a 13in Air next time with a unified memory upgrade. The SD reader I have now is extremely useful for Lightroom, but I am not sure it wouldn’t be worth the additional weight the rest of the time.