@@ImpactSpace lol sure ,so u telling me when MacBook was overprice through the 10 years ,u were happy but when MacBook use their own chip which make the macbook faster and better in every single way ,you complain and want to switch to windows ?especially when everyone is praising it ?
Hi, great video and a very detailed comparison. So I'm in the lookout to upgrade my Mac and I'm looking looking at the MacBook Air M1. Should I settle for the base $999 model or do you think in should put in a little more for the 8 core variant? I will be using it mostly for writing and probably light video/ audio editing.
Either will work fine but the advantage of the higher tier is the 512gb SSD (handy when video editing) and the extra gpu core which will improve gpu perfomance but about 10%. I personally would take the higher tier unless I was really strapped for cash
Great comparison. This really highlighted the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two machines. I love comparing these two because it shows you how far the Mac has come with the M1. It’s also exciting to see what comes next for the Mac for those willing to wait.
I've used XPS 15. Even with normal browsing and idling, it gets quite warm. But build quality is one of the best in class. Looking forward to Apple Silicon next gen chips
@@MashITTech The redesigned ARM Macbooks are probably with miniLED but we would most likely see them in a year, in their next November event, which is not anytime soon :(
@@MashITTech A 16“ mini LED MacBook Pro with the rumoured M1X would be an insane upgrade to my 2014 MacBook Pro. So excited for the release, hopefully in June, maybe between September and November though.
Great review and helped me a lot (including the many comments from the folks that red your post).. I bought the MBP Pro m1 and I like a lot, except that for Lightroom, found that the display was too small, I was looking at buying the base XPS15 and upgrade memory to 64GB and disk to 2TB price wise would be close to what I paid for the M1, however.......after reading all the comments and your video about XPS getting hot and the fan working a lot and and being loud, I am reconsidering my decision and perhaps I should just keep the M1. I'd appreciate your feedback on this hard decision, do you think the XPS would get hot just using Lightroom ? ( I would be processing large files from my sony A7RIV , a 60 MP camera) . I've just subscribed to your channel, I like your style, to the point and no hype or unnecessary comments or details , keep up the good work !!
Thank you mate, I appreciate the kind words. When you are processing large files the fan will kick on and it will heat up. How much depends how long and hard you push it. Video rendering as an example gets the machine hot as you are pushing the machine full tilt when you export and heavily when editing so the machine does get quite hot. If you like the m1 but the screen is too small your other options are 1. To wait for the 16” model which will be coming this year (probably March) or get an external monitor to dock to when you are in the office (this is what I do and did a video of my setup for my m1 MacBook recently)
@@MashITTech thank you for your prompt response. I used my friends current Intel MBP 16 (i9 version) and foud that the unit was getting hot with minimal stress , for me , that criteria is up high, no point of having a lap top that I can't place in the lap because of the heat. I think I m going to return the 13 and wait for the M1 16" that hopefully will be redesigned and lighter than the current version, I hope you are right and they announce this new version in March , that his probably going to be a cool power house !!
Well this is only the base model. You just need to look at your needs to see if this one will satisfy them. If not wait, but obviously the new 16” and high 13/14” will be more expensive
Very good review, good job! Though, I come to notice that we didn't got the spec on ram memory in neither of these two. Very important spec in my opinion.
@@MashITTech Thank you for your response. Again, great job! Perhaps it's difficult for you to remember it now, but if you have the ram details, I'm very curios on that. Have a great time!
I feel like Dell is doing the closest job of being a Macbook for Windows. Most Windows laptops tamp down performance a lot more on battery, macbooks and Dell don't. Dell went 16:10. They have one of the largest and best trackpads in Windows. The speakers are up there in the top percent of speakers tested on notebookcheck. All good stuff.
I know the feeling, having used the m1 chip although not perfect makes you realise how many compromises we have put up with over the past few years (poor battery, loud fans, hot throttling CPU’s, lap scorching thermals!)
@@MashITTech yeah, but still, on the other side it makes us realize how many compromises we have put up with Apple’s decisions over the last years: ditch CUDA, OPEN GL, x32 and x86 support, now no x86 Windows support, no AAA-gaming, limited professional software compatibility, redesigned MS Office apps... So, what’s next? No 3-rd party apps (only AppStore apps support)? There is still a reason behind Macs 10% market share...;)
Thank you so mush this was so helpful !! Is the macbook pro 13 m1 good for architecture & design softwares ( adobe , autodesk , 3d max ...) ?? or the xps 15 9500 is better ?
No, for such jobs the Dell is better. At the moment you are limited to cpu rendering on the MacBook. GPU rendering is so much faster, so use the GTX 1650ti or RTX 2060 in the XPS. But i have to say, if you are focused to rendering even the XPS is not the best choice for this. (There are many better and cheapier devices available for that)
@@digitalstudiosterzik9697 thanks for your comment! What would suggest a good laptop for architecture software?? what do you think about asus m15 with rtx 2070
I am thinking of buying one of these two for college, however since I occasionally use 3D rendering software (solid works or fusion 360 on macOS) and programming (matlab), I am leaning more for the 9500 because of its GPU. How would the MacBook Pro fare on those tasks?
I haven't tested the software you mentioned it did however fly through blender. Is there any benchmarks or projects I could run for you to test the software as I am not familiar with them?
@@MashITTech Wow, thank you for that offer! I am not sure how demanding is Blender on the GPU but 3D CAD software can get quite laggy on integrated GPU laptops, however since the M1 has surprised everyone I think maybe you could try downloading a trial version of Autodesk Fusion 360 and just get a feel for how smooth it renders stuff (you can easily download projects from www.thingiverse.com/). Matlab is a programming software, but you can plot and simulate a lot of stuff with it, so again I am not sure how the M1 will fare with it. I am not sure if Matlab offers a trial version, but you can run a benchmark easily with the “bench” command www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/bench.html
I was really struggling to decide which of these exact models to choose so thanks for the review, I really appreciate it. Ended up getting the MacBook Air because of the value for money. I wish something like an m1 powered dell xps clean designed lap top existed. Eh, just have to wait for MB next screen design iteration. My previous MB lasted for 7 years so I haven’t had the chance to test any windows laptop yet. If windows caught up with mb I will give them a go otherwise I’ll stick to MBs.
I dont mean to be so off topic but does any of you know a way to log back into an Instagram account..? I somehow lost my password. I would love any help you can give me.
@Ian Mekhi I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now. Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
I have already answered you but in case any one else is interested, the i9 is a waste in the XPS as it cannot deal with the heat it produces and throttles. 32gb of ram will only help if you are a heavy multitasker
@@MashITTech Got them at bestbuy to match price with the dell quote at $1587 incl taxes. Still waiting on their dodgy process of issuing a refund of the price match amount after having me pay $1801 first. Hope they arent a fraud. Any experience with them? -.-
hello ! thank you for this video ! did you use the paid version of davinci ? the free version does not use gpu acceleration so it changes the rendering time a lot...
@@MashITTech an amazing small channel :) I don't have it either, but it changes the rendering time a lot, because it actually uses more of your GPU capacity !
can you bypass finger print scanner to login to computer for mac? I would prefer to just login like a normal person and click power button and enter a password.
errrr... my mind was set on getting a xps and avoiding OSX, now I have to reconsider.. I guess I'll wait another year and see what's going to come at us.
They will never ever run Big Navi!! If dedicated Graphics is needed, they will use their own. Thats the name of the game and what all this is about: Everything out off one hand; saying good by to Intel, Nvidia and AMD!
Thank you so much for this review! I was confused between the Pro M1 and XPS 15 for my master's which will involve a lot of coding and projects. After this, looks like Pro M1 is the winner, but will it be the same when faced against XPS 13 11th gen? Please let me know your thoughts.
I reviewed the xps 13 11th gen (there are a few videos on the channel) and it is a great laptop but the m1 beats it harder than the xps 15! Intel really need to up their game as tiger lake was only marginally better than 10th gen. what makes the m1 so great is not just it’s incredible power but the fact it does it whilst sipping power and creating minimal heat (2 really important areas of a laptop) Having a laptop that is comfortable to use and not hot and loud is often overlooked until you come to compile projects and scorch your lap
Last year - "Apple computers aren't powerful enough" This year - "Uhh bezels aren't thin enough" What you gonna say next year with M1X chips and the redesign bruh lol
Probably find something :) But you have to agree, apple has used this same chassis since 2016, it is looking a little dated next to the XPS. Now don't get me wrong, it doesn't bother me, its what is inside that counts...
@@MashITTech I think they just stuffed this new M1 chip in the old bodies to sell em off before the redesign coming next year, smart I guess since still a sexy body imo but you get a computer just as faster or faster than most others out there with a ton of other perks. And altho I welcome the redesign I still like this too, I wouldn't touch a Dell XPS those things look fugly imo
I also agree apple made this right choice, this is just the base model and base chip! I am looking forward to the new iMacs more than anything (and also agree with you on XPS)
It’s Apple, so there needs to be some negative commenting. People who watch this won’t be happy otherwise. Because it’s, you know, Apple. Did you turn the sound up all the way on both? You can see all the glare on the Dell screen, on the top. That’s because matte screens spread the glare all over the screen, rather than a brighter area in a smaller spot. For proper color grading, we prefer a glossy screen, and use it so that light doesn’t reflect off the screen. You get more accurate contrast, blacks and color that way. Keep in mind that the M1 chip has only 4 high performance cores, and 4 high efficiency cores, that together are about equal to one high performance core. So the chip is really equivalent to a 5 core Desktop chip. That makes the multi core performance more impressive.
It will be fine for light gaming (ie data, cogs, apex etc) but will struggle to run some of the AAA titles well (COD, Cyberpunk, RDR etc). The internal cpu temps will get hot as dell lets it boost as long as possible without ramping up the fans. If you feel that is too hot you can adjust the turbo boost yourself with throttlestop etc
I am needing of a new laptop for school and I am conflicted between whether I should buy the dell xps 15 with 16 ram and 512 gb or the m1 MacBook air with 16 ram and 512 gb. Which one would you recommend?
Personally I would get the air, I have been using the base model for 6 weeks now and it has just been amazing. It never gets hot, it obviously doesn’t get loud and has amazing performance with also great battery, keyboard and screen. I think atm the only reason to choose the xps is if you need Windows, you game regularly (not that this is a gaming laptop but the 1650 is ok) or like the fact you can upgrade ram and ssds yourself
I am thinking of switching from a life of windows (and android) to the m1 books for 4K Gopro video editing but my current setup includes 2 monitors and the M1 doesn't support dual monitors (so annoying!) Do you think I should go for a previous gen Intel chip macbook? Or stay with windows (preferable)
No, what ever you do, don’t get the intel macs, they are hot throttling machines that perform way worse than m1. You need to hold tight for a couple of months for the new m1x macs to arrive, I am 99% sure they will solve multi display with the next gen machines
Hey Brother , please suggest me laptop for Programming Like Java , IntelliJ applications , I am very confused between M1 16 GB MacBook Pro , Xps 15 9500 16GB ram , Hp Oled 4K Psectre X360 ??????? Please suggest me , that’s would be appreciated.
When it comes to development I would always choose a Mac. It’s a great all round package with decent screen, keyboard and trackpad plus decent battery life. Also Mac OS is brilliant for development, stable, reliable and based on unix so useful for web dev etc
@@MashITTech I would have recommended the Dell since it's upgradeable. Take the basis model, put a 970 Evo SSD + 32 Gigs of RAM, load ubuntu and there you go. Docker directly on Linux is night and day compared to Apple and Windows.
Thank you. Very useful and unbiased. I look forward to seeing a comparison between an MBP 14 or 16 with the M1pro or M1Max vs XPS 15 or 17 or other Windows system with dedicated graphics card.
Those are on the way! Just received the 16” today but our 14” went missing! Hope it will be here tomorrow. Should have plenty or videos coming soon as we also just got the new xps 9510 and 9710 in 😊👍
Definitely agree about the function keys (Apple blew it on that). Next year the performance difference gap will only increase when Mx ARM chip architecture starts being manufactured at the 3nm level and the rumor of 32 processor ARM Silicon chip being made for desktops. Intel (stuck at 10nm) and AMD (matches M1 5nm at present) are approaching the thermal limits of the 8086 CISC architecture.
Good comparison overall, but the speaker comparison was surprisingly unscientific. What were the settings of system volume and music player volume? Could you not have simply adjusted the volume to match between the two computers? I think overall tonal balance and maximum volume below a certain amount of distortion would make a more useful comparison. I'm not saying the Mac would have necessarily won such a shootout, but at least there would be a basis.
Thinking of moving to M1 MacBook from Intel CPU based Windows laptops. Few months back returned XPS 9500 due to touchpad issues - it was too hard to press. Any suggestion on min RAM and disk space for these M1 machines?
I like to see comparisons between a Mac and Wintel Dell laptops as regards performance. I think it is showing that Apple's move to the ARM architecture for its laptops/desktops is very timely. I think also their new Mac Mini is the one to get.
Yes, you should be fine, it manages the ram better than intel systems. I edit in 1080p still but some are videos are quite heavy (lots of multiple video and audio streams and transitions etc) and it runs so well
You should buy the model with 16GB RAM. Its better for 4K videos and the SSD Life will be better (because with only 8GB Ram much data will be written to the SSD (swap file))
I was considering between the MacBook Pro 13 inch and the Dell XPS 15 or 17. Is the 17 a bit too big, compared to the 15? Cause the 15 looks okayish and very manageable. I also heard that the 17 has the form factor of a 15 inch laptop. What are your thoughts on this?
Now I love 17" screens so I will always give up a bit of portability to have that screen size. But what Dell has done is pretty incredible with regards to the form factor. If you have a 15" laptop from a couple of years ago, that is about the size of this 17". It is also pretty light and has a much more robust cooling system than the 15" (I did a video where I compare the 9500 to the 9700 if you are interested)
I'm a law student btw, and I really want to make a one time purchase that will last me for 4 - 5 years or so. It's probably a bit overpowered for my use case. I was really drawn towards the beautiful screen of the 17", but I don't want it to be unmanageable and not fit into backpacks. I really loved the laptop as a whole package, but was worried because of many reviewers complaining about dell quality regarding the trackpad and all. But I haven't found something that looks as good as the XPS. Thank you so much for replying, I've never had a tech youtuber respond. Subscribed. 👍👍
Always happy to help. It’s so compact it will fit in most reasonable sized 15” laptop bag. With regards to the trackpad, people are still getting duff trackpads, it is an easy fix if you want to do it (I have done a video to show you how) but if it’s brand new just get dell to replace it. Once you get a good one you are set
@@MashITTechIm a student so ill use it for school works and long term use. This will be my first laptop. My course is business administration. I'm kinda interested in xps 9510 but As i can see in your videos and other people's opinion. They prefer mac so Im kinda confused what to choose.
Well for your use I would definitely recommend the M1 mac for its incredible battery life performance and its lack of heat and fan noise, it is such an amazing little package and costs a lot less than the XPS!
@@MashITTech ohhh i seee. Well that sums it all up. Thankyou for your response, I really appreciate it! Its big help for me to decide what to buy! Godspeed bro
How's that? When m1 integrate all in one cpu gpu and ram takes a crap vs dell service and you possible repair and upgrade unlike m1. In end dell defeats paperweight m1.
@@cjonwickham1933 very rare that you ever have a problem with that lol. I'm still using my 2012 macbook pro retina since I bought it new! I debated getting the XPS but the power consumption of the M1 chip and apple track pad are much better for my use case. I don't game very much, and when I do it ain't a very demanding game. The 2012 macbook pro will finally get to rest. Lol
The Apple MacBook (air or not) with the M1 is really great. But still if you don't like MacOS, hate those thick bezels, want a touch screen and don't care about efficiency (which is the case when you work 3 feet from a power outlet most of the time) I still wonder why one would chose that instead. Still the M1 is impressive and will push the industry further! Thanks Apple for that.
I couldn't enable the GPU as I do not own the studio edition (you cannot enable GPU on the free version) so yes you are right, the XPS would have a boost with GPU enabled but I couldn't spare the £300 to complete that test, sorry
@@MashITTech ok thanks for the clarification, next time I would encourage you explain that in the video because I'm sure the majority of people watching this wouldn't have picked up on that
Nice video! But there are tons of videos about macbook chassis so you could safely skip that part and go straight to the perf comparison imo. It's like watch spiderman origin story again and again :-)
At 35 watts does that mean with 1 solar panel of 100 watts you can literally run this mac all day long even if the solar panel only had a draw of 50 watts i.e. 1/2 the rating depending on sun location. If that is is correct that is just insane I can buy a 500 watt solar generator and hookup 1 panel and have all day battery basically.
@@MashITTech thank you for quick reply very much appreciated I will go for this lap top then. I have MacBookPro8 2 Core 7i 2.0 15inch A1286 2/2011 which doesnt turn on. I will return this hope they will give me some discount. They told me they dont produce hardware from 2011 Mac book Pro anymore..
Nice, good job Apple! I am a Windows guy and will never own a MacOS product, but it is cool to see them push the envelope. This is a win for consumers no matter how you look at it.
The engineering, architecture, and business building at my university uses Dell computer for cad, 3d rendering, programming, data analyst, and ect. Only the photography and art building uses apple computers. Each have there own ups and downs. My company in the oil/gas field uses strictly Dell computers.
I had the XPS 9500 and now i have the MBP M1, all i can say is the batery on the MBP M1 is just insane! There's no way i'm turning back to a windows laptop, also my xps had a terrible QC.
Hey! I am deciding on wether to wait for the 16 macbook pro m1 or to buy the dell xps 15 without touch. I will need it for designing, could you maybe tell me exactly why you find the macbook so much better and for what you use it?
Yes but I had already compared an intel mac vs the Apple silicon max and the intel model got destroyed. I was hoping the dpgu would give the xps 15 a fighting chance
@@johnrichardalagao7223 if you're a content creator, you'd go for the more powerful chip regardless of the price if your work requires it so what's your point?
@@chaosinmybreath that's not always the case. Starting creators dont have that luxury so we prefer buying cheaper yet can do the job machines. Now, what's your point?
Haha yeah, weird. I think it’s just how I have always used windows and macs as I am not a fan of mac full screen mode (the way it makes them a separate desktop)
What’s even better is the Apple m1 models are the base models. I think when the 14 & 16 pro models come out. We’re really going to see some awesomeness.
@@MashITTech I love mine. I definitely find the hold and slide way of modifying volume and brightness to be far superior to the tap tap tap method of before. I also like being able to customize which functionality is available by default. Then there's the function keys themselves. I'm a software developer so I have a few programs that require function keys. But most don't. With the physical function keys I was forced to map my function keys to *always* behave like function keys and then press fn when I wanted to use the media keys. Now I can make the function keys appear by default only in those apps that require it (Vim and Terminal in my current usage). Every other application can make use of the touch bar. And even if a particular application doesn't offer anything I want I still get the default buttons in the top right (the "control strip"). Currently I have a screen brightness slider, a volume slider, a mute button and a lock computer button. But other options are available. I don't use too many per-app touchbar controls but there are a few that I find very useful. One is switching between remote monitors in the screen sharing app and another is changing screenshot destination. Every now and again I'll use the actual media controls (play pause, etc) and quicktime seeking. In the end my net usability has gone *up* with the touchbar. The only real complaints I have after 4 years is that I wish there was haptic feedback like the touchpad has and that it would detect the difference between a tap and a click. Beyond that I would love it if their external keyboards supported it too.
@@MashITTech 1. Dictation when you don't fell like typing and its readily available. 2. picture in picture in TH-cam on safari. I don't even know how to activate picture and picture with out the Touch Bar. 3. the predictive text when I don't know how to spell a word. 4. in microsoft word, excel and power point you can easily edit and its all in one place 5. taking a screenshot has never been easier, you don't have to remember any keyboard shortcuts. 6. you can lock your Mac with out closing the lid and even if you close the lid it would take a while before locking. 7. in notes, mail and reminders the compose button is a quick tap away. 8. in mail you can forward or replay with a tap, 9. in calendar you can easily pic a "marker/ event" 10. in music, TH-cam or any media player you can easily glance at the time line to see where you are at. 11. lastly, it look cool and it separate the Mac from all the other computers who's keyboard all look the same.
@@berjbannayan8666 the only complaint I would have for this touchbar is I wish they would update it more and give it new functions. For example when I'm in youtube full screen sometimes I forget to like the video so I would have to exit full screen then like the video then go back into full screen. They should add a function when you can like, comment or do anything without leaving the full screen.
I don’t understand these Apple to Wintel comparisons. It’s really about which OS you want to use. It’s kind of like comparing an SUV to a Pickup. They aren’t in the same class. Either you want a pickup or you want an SUV. The Dell XPS should be compared with, I don’t know, a Lenovo something or other, and the M1 Mac with, well right now an Intel Mac. I know that with all the Apple stuff we have around here, any Wintel PC is going to be the square peg in the round hole. Conversely if We had Android phones, Samsung tablets, and echo dots around here I would probably be looking through the Dell catalog for a new PC.
Yes they are completely different classes of laptop but people were asking to compare to see if the m1 could keep up with a similar workload as an xps. Obviously if you need Windows then the mac is not a machine you would be able to consider
This does not mean...m1 is better. Lookup Arm vs x86 pro and cons. Arm low power efficient but low clock speed less circuit ...equals less calculate and power. Arm...general use or mainstream and power efficient but compatible issues not power use. Smartphone tablets phones calculators radios electronics gps appliances...some commercial general servers. X86...commercial pro and high end and power use multitask. Animation high end films ads arts and demanding servers.
@@cjonwickham1933 that’s the reason why apple is transitioning. right now X86 is better as in “PRO” grade but in near future with RISC “ARM simplicity and less instruction sets it’ll make everything better in future. just look at iPads as an example, they were never instructed with Cisc making it more efficient for pro developers as they do less instructions and codes . as i said right now x86 is superior but when apple is already 5 years ahead of everyone in the nect 2 years transition period estimation i can see AMD and intel ( if they still alive 😂) to follow apple’s ARM transition
Yes, but my problem with it is the fact it’s so easy to accidentally brush the bar causing accidental key presses and I can use normal fn keys without looking, you can’t do that with the Touch Bar 😭
Debate should be...service repair upgradeable replace laptop vs buy new one when apple m1 gpu or ram laptop takes a crap. I recommend 15 inch hp spectre or envy or Dell laptop...upgradeable ram and storage. I have two toshiba satellites one is x360 upgradeable storage and ram but Toshiba no longer compete.
@@pt192 You're bragging about a dedicated GPU being superior to an integrated GPU? How nice! What about power consumption? Your XPS is literally using almost 10x the power for an *INFERIOR* performance LMAO! Have we even mentioned that this is the lowest end model of the MacBook Pro M1? You can cry out loud as much as your laptop's fans instead until you no longer need to use 100W to achieve 1.1K GeekBench scores 😂
Your argument against the Touch Bar is kind of baseless. If you want to, you can have your F-keys being shown automatically dependent on the app you are using.
Yes you absolutely can, but I cannot use muscle memory to know that like I do with keys, also the touchbar turns off if you stop using the keyboard/trackpad which I hate. I am sure there are benefits to the touchbar but I can’t find them
I’m waiting for the MacBook Pro 14 inch. I’m returning my Dell XPS because the MacBook will crush the XPS in materials use and performance. I’ve always hated Mac OS and was a Windows OS lover but the value in the MBP is enough for me to switch.
I am hoping they get announced next week! I sold my macbook pro 16 to get the m1 and now I cant decide if I should get teh 14 or 16 for myself (Obviously I will get both for review and that will help me make my decision)
Thank you for doing the Review! I was very unsure which one of the two to get. I decided to take the Dell, because I need a larger Screen. I got mine refurbished, so it was even cheaper than the mac. But a 14/15 inch MacBook with the M1 Chip would be awesome :D
I think we will see a 14” next year. At least if you bought the xps refurbished if you want to sell it on and pick up a 14” (if/when released you won’t make too much of a loss)
Apple has done a fantastic job.
@SatelliteOffice Microsoft tracks u too when using windows 10. lol, ur just mad!!
Fed up with Apple's stupid decision to ditch CUDA, OpenGL, 32bit and now X86 support. And doing that with
Damn some mad windows fanboys lmao
Damn I had Macs for 10 years lmao
@@ImpactSpace lol sure ,so u telling me when MacBook was overprice through the 10 years ,u were happy but when MacBook use their own chip which make the macbook faster and better in every single way ,you complain and want to switch to windows ?especially when everyone is praising it ?
Love your channel. Straight forward video. Crystal clear explanation. Subbed 👍
Thank you 😊
Really good review, thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Very nice video, amazing job you can tell you've put some actual work behind it
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Thank you Ben, I really appreciate it 👍
Thank you. You did a great job there.
No problem, glad you enjoyed it 👍
Subscribed! Keep up the good work!
thank you mate
Great review, very helpful in helping with a purchase decision between these two models. Thanks for putting this out!
Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Excellent review!You’re gonna have a million subs one day ^_^
Haha thanks for the kind words! Million would be nice 😊
Thanks a lot.
Excellent review.
Thank you
Hi, great video and a very detailed comparison. So I'm in the lookout to upgrade my Mac and I'm looking looking at the MacBook Air M1. Should I settle for the base $999 model or do you think in should put in a little more for the 8 core variant? I will be using it mostly for writing and probably light video/ audio editing.
Either will work fine but the advantage of the higher tier is the 512gb SSD (handy when video editing) and the extra gpu core which will improve gpu perfomance but about 10%. I personally would take the higher tier unless I was really strapped for cash
Question: does the Apple allow its processor to get very hot for a very long time before ramping up the fan?
I commend this guy for replying to literally every single comment. Keep it up!
Thank you mate, if people are taking the time to watch the videos and comment it is the least I can do 👍
Great comparison. This really highlighted the relative strengths and weaknesses of the two machines. I love comparing these two because it shows you how far the Mac has come with the M1. It’s also exciting to see what comes next for the Mac for those willing to wait.
No problem mate, it was made for you!!
I've used XPS 15. Even with normal browsing and idling, it gets quite warm. But build quality is one of the best in class. Looking forward to Apple Silicon next gen chips
Yes, I can't wait for the 16" MacBook Pro to be announced, I have my credit card ready :)
I think thinner the bezel and having 14"/17"instead of the current product line will be great
Totally agree, I really hope the 14" rumours are true (please be with mini LED too!)
@@MashITTech The redesigned ARM Macbooks are probably with miniLED but we would most likely see them in a year, in their next November event, which is not anytime soon :(
@@MashITTech A 16“ mini LED MacBook Pro with the rumoured M1X would be an insane upgrade to my 2014 MacBook Pro. So excited for the release, hopefully in June, maybe between September and November though.
That watt test is really telling the story.
yeah, it amazes me that the m1 uses only 30w to complete a render test in less time than the xps can complete when the XPS uses well over 100!!
Great review and helped me a lot (including the many comments from the folks that red your post).. I bought the MBP Pro m1 and I like a lot, except that for Lightroom, found that the display was too small, I was looking at buying the base XPS15 and upgrade memory to 64GB and disk to 2TB price wise would be close to what I paid for the M1, however.......after reading all the comments and your video about XPS getting hot and the fan working a lot and and being loud, I am reconsidering my decision and perhaps I should just keep the M1. I'd appreciate your feedback on this hard decision, do you think the XPS would get hot just using Lightroom ? ( I would be processing large files from my sony A7RIV , a 60 MP camera) . I've just subscribed to your channel, I like your style, to the point and no hype or unnecessary comments or details , keep up the good work !!
Thank you mate, I appreciate the kind words. When you are processing large files the fan will kick on and it will heat up. How much depends how long and hard you push it. Video rendering as an example gets the machine hot as you are pushing the machine full tilt when you export and heavily when editing so the machine does get quite hot. If you like the m1 but the screen is too small your other options are 1. To wait for the 16” model which will be coming this year (probably March) or get an external monitor to dock to when you are in the office (this is what I do and did a video of my setup for my m1 MacBook recently)
@@MashITTech thank you for your prompt response. I used my friends current Intel MBP 16 (i9 version) and foud that the unit was getting hot with minimal stress , for me , that criteria is up high, no point of having a lap top that I can't place in the lap because of the heat. I think I m going to return the 13 and wait for the M1 16" that hopefully will be redesigned and lighter than the current version, I hope you are right and they announce this new version in March , that his probably going to be a cool power house !!
Do you think it’s worth to wait for the 2021 Mac book ? And when next year will it arrive
Well this is only the base model. You just need to look at your needs to see if this one will satisfy them. If not wait, but obviously the new 16” and high 13/14” will be more expensive
Very good review, good job! Though, I come to notice that we didn't got the spec on ram memory in neither of these two. Very important spec in my opinion.
Thank you mate. That’s a good point! Sorry, was a lot to fit in and I must have missed it
@@MashITTech Thank you for your response. Again, great job! Perhaps it's difficult for you to remember it now, but if you have the ram details, I'm very curios on that. Have a great time!
Of course. The xps had 16gb ddr4 2933mhz ram.
The m1 MacBook had 8gb lpddr4x 4266mhz ram
@@MashITTech Thank you very much. Keep the good work.
I feel like Dell is doing the closest job of being a Macbook for Windows. Most Windows laptops tamp down performance a lot more on battery, macbooks and Dell don't. Dell went 16:10. They have one of the largest and best trackpads in Windows. The speakers are up there in the top percent of speakers tested on notebookcheck. All good stuff.
Yes, they have made good strides. I want them to tighten up quality control now too. Things like the trackpad issues should have been resolved already
@tipoomaster Absolutely agree with your statement.
This was both impartial and an excellent comparison.
Thank you :)
I have exactly both these laptops. The Dell is gathering dust while only 3 months old and the Macbook Pro is the laptop I use..
I know the feeling, having used the m1 chip although not perfect makes you realise how many compromises we have put up with over the past few years (poor battery, loud fans, hot throttling CPU’s, lap scorching thermals!)
@@MashITTech yeah, but still, on the other side it makes us realize how many compromises we have put up with Apple’s decisions over the last years: ditch CUDA, OPEN GL, x32 and x86 support, now no x86 Windows support, no AAA-gaming, limited professional software compatibility, redesigned MS Office apps... So, what’s next? No 3-rd party apps (only AppStore apps support)? There is still a reason behind Macs 10% market share...;)
Excellent comparison. Love your accent, too. Which part of UK are you from?
Thank you. I am from the south west coast, in Dorset (a very sleepy little place 😀)
He has an accent other than UK? LOL
Thank you so mush this was so helpful !!
Is the macbook pro 13 m1 good for architecture & design softwares ( adobe , autodesk , 3d max ...) ?? or the xps 15
9500 is better ?
I haven’t tried cad software but blender worked well. I will see if I can download a cad package and test it 👍
@@MashITTech this will be great !! Thanks
@@MashITTech im gonne wait for the answer
No, for such jobs the Dell is better. At the moment you are limited to cpu rendering on the MacBook. GPU rendering is so much faster, so use the GTX 1650ti or RTX 2060 in the XPS. But i have to say, if you are focused to rendering even the XPS is not the best choice for this. (There are many better and cheapier devices available for that)
@@digitalstudiosterzik9697 thanks for your comment! What would suggest a good laptop for architecture software??
what do you think about asus m15 with rtx 2070
I am thinking of buying one of these two for college, however since I occasionally use 3D rendering software (solid works or fusion 360 on macOS) and programming (matlab), I am leaning more for the 9500 because of its GPU. How would the MacBook Pro fare on those tasks?
I haven't tested the software you mentioned it did however fly through blender. Is there any benchmarks or projects I could run for you to test the software as I am not familiar with them?
@@MashITTech Wow, thank you for that offer! I am not sure how demanding is Blender on the GPU but 3D CAD software can get quite laggy on integrated GPU laptops, however since the M1 has surprised everyone I think maybe you could try downloading a trial version of Autodesk Fusion 360 and just get a feel for how smooth it renders stuff (you can easily download projects from www.thingiverse.com/). Matlab is a programming software, but you can plot and simulate a lot of stuff with it, so again I am not sure how the M1 will fare with it. I am not sure if Matlab offers a trial version, but you can run a benchmark easily with the “bench” command www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/ref/bench.html
What is better the i9 chip or m1
I was really struggling to decide which of these exact models to choose so thanks for the review, I really appreciate it. Ended up getting the MacBook Air because of the value for money. I wish something like an m1 powered dell xps clean designed lap top existed. Eh, just have to wait for MB next screen design iteration. My previous MB lasted for 7 years so I haven’t had the chance to test any windows laptop yet. If windows caught up with mb I will give them a go otherwise I’ll stick to MBs.
I dont mean to be so off topic but does any of you know a way to log back into an Instagram account..?
I somehow lost my password. I would love any help you can give me.
@Terrell Wayne instablaster =)
@Ian Mekhi I really appreciate your reply. I got to the site through google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff now.
Takes a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
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What about the dell with a 10th generation i9 and 32 gbs of ram would that make a difference?
I have already answered you but in case any one else is interested, the i9 is a waste in the XPS as it cannot deal with the heat it produces and throttles. 32gb of ram will only help if you are a heavy multitasker
PDC latency problems in Dell ???
Saw this. Bought the XPS 15. Shots fired. Thank you!
The XPS 15 is a great notebook! I love mine, I just wish they would put a ryzen cpu in it :)
@@MashITTech Got them at bestbuy to match price with the dell quote at $1587 incl taxes. Still waiting on their dodgy process of issuing a refund of the price match amount after having me pay $1801 first. Hope they arent a fraud. Any experience with them? -.-
No sorry, I am in the UK. They are a big company so I am sure they will be ok!
hello ! thank you for this video ! did you use the paid version of davinci ? the free version does not use gpu acceleration so it changes the rendering time a lot...
No sorry, we couldn’t afford the paid version at the time as we are a really small channel!
@@MashITTech an amazing small channel :) I don't have it either, but it changes the rendering time a lot, because it actually uses more of your GPU capacity !
Thanks so much 😀 yes it really does. We have actually just bought it as Gary uses it for editing but I prefer final cut
keyboard comparison about function keys but not how they type??
Just bought the gold macbook air today! Hopefully I made the right choice.
I think you will be very happy with it! I love mine and it ended up replacing MacBook Pro 16
I have both but I decided to stay with dell bigger screen.. I really need that and I can connect more monitors..
That is true, plus having the DGPU is still handy for a lot of tasks
Plus you can get service repair and upgrade possible.
Apple...says buy new one.
Can you do please do GPU benchmarks for both?
can you bypass finger print scanner to login to computer for mac? I would prefer to just login like a normal person and click power button and enter a password.
Yes, you can use password or pin :)
Also if you have an Apple Watch it can unlock for you automatically
The M1X or M1Z in 2021 on the 16'' MBP or even new 14" MBP running Big Navi is going to destroy the Dell XPS or any Intel Laptop.
i think we will see scores above 10-12k
errrr... my mind was set on getting a xps and avoiding OSX, now I have to reconsider.. I guess I'll wait another year and see what's going to come at us.
They will never ever run Big Navi!! If dedicated Graphics is needed, they will use their own. Thats the name of the game and what all this is about: Everything out off one hand; saying good by to Intel, Nvidia and AMD!
@@0whip99 a mobile version of Big Navi, wait and see...
And our wallets
Thank you so much for this review!
I was confused between the Pro M1 and XPS 15 for my master's which will involve a lot of coding and projects.
After this, looks like Pro M1 is the winner, but will it be the same when faced against XPS 13 11th gen?
Please let me know your thoughts.
I reviewed the xps 13 11th gen (there are a few videos on the channel) and it is a great laptop but the m1 beats it harder than the xps 15! Intel really need to up their game as tiger lake was only marginally better than 10th gen. what makes the m1 so great is not just it’s incredible power but the fact it does it whilst sipping power and creating minimal heat (2 really important areas of a laptop) Having a laptop that is comfortable to use and not hot and loud is often overlooked until you come to compile projects and scorch your lap
just for your consideration, some software still not support M1, like docker, android studio, VirtualBox, etc
@@MashITTech thank you so much for this! Definitely helpful!
@@ahmad-al-banjary thank you for the heads up.
But would dual booting help for these software to run?
@@sahithyasirsi9300 it's not support dual boot (windows and macos) only intel macbook supported
Would you still recommend the Mac for Data Science?
Haha, welcome to the MacOS vs Windows holy war section. Good luck with finding an objective answer here;)
Last year - "Apple computers aren't powerful enough"
This year - "Uhh bezels aren't thin enough"
What you gonna say next year with M1X chips and the redesign bruh lol
Probably find something :) But you have to agree, apple has used this same chassis since 2016, it is looking a little dated next to the XPS. Now don't get me wrong, it doesn't bother me, its what is inside that counts...
@@MashITTech I think they just stuffed this new M1 chip in the old bodies to sell em off before the redesign coming next year, smart I guess since still a sexy body imo but you get a computer just as faster or faster than most others out there with a ton of other perks.
And altho I welcome the redesign I still like this too, I wouldn't touch a Dell XPS those things look fugly imo
I also agree apple made this right choice, this is just the base model and base chip! I am looking forward to the new iMacs more than anything (and also agree with you on XPS)
It’s Apple, so there needs to be some negative commenting. People who watch this won’t be happy otherwise. Because it’s, you know, Apple.
Did you turn the sound up all the way on both?
You can see all the glare on the Dell screen, on the top. That’s because matte screens spread the glare all over the screen, rather than a brighter area in a smaller spot. For proper color grading, we prefer a glossy screen, and use it so that light doesn’t reflect off the screen. You get more accurate contrast, blacks and color that way.
Keep in mind that the M1 chip has only 4 high performance cores, and 4 high efficiency cores, that together are about equal to one high performance core. So the chip is really equivalent to a 5 core Desktop chip. That makes the multi core performance more impressive.
@@melgross not quite on the last point. They said the four high efficiency cores were as powerful as the quad core i7 MacBook Air
Would you say the XPS 15 9500 is fine for some gaming on the side? I don’t want it to turn into a ball of fire or anything
Also want it to last
It will be fine for light gaming (ie data, cogs, apex etc) but will struggle to run some of the AAA titles well (COD, Cyberpunk, RDR etc). The internal cpu temps will get hot as dell lets it boost as long as possible without ramping up the fans. If you feel that is too hot you can adjust the turbo boost yourself with throttlestop etc
I always preferred trackpads on Macs
yes me too :)
Good review but I like 15 inchs for all propose use .
I am needing of a new laptop for school and I am conflicted between whether I should buy the dell xps 15 with 16 ram and 512 gb or the m1 MacBook air with 16 ram and 512 gb. Which one would you recommend?
Personally I would get the air, I have been using the base model for 6 weeks now and it has just been amazing. It never gets hot, it obviously doesn’t get loud and has amazing performance with also great battery, keyboard and screen. I think atm the only reason to choose the xps is if you need Windows, you game regularly (not that this is a gaming laptop but the 1650 is ok) or like the fact you can upgrade ram and ssds yourself
Mash IT Ok thank you, do your think the MacBook will be good for coding?
I am thinking of switching from a life of windows (and android) to the m1 books for 4K Gopro video editing but my current setup includes 2 monitors and the M1 doesn't support dual monitors (so annoying!) Do you think I should go for a previous gen Intel chip macbook? Or stay with windows (preferable)
No, what ever you do, don’t get the intel macs, they are hot throttling machines that perform way worse than m1. You need to hold tight for a couple of months for the new m1x macs to arrive, I am 99% sure they will solve multi display with the next gen machines
@@MashITTech Perfect, thanks for the advice! I will wait for the M1X chips, looks like Q4 this year
Hey Brother , please suggest me laptop for Programming Like Java , IntelliJ applications , I am very confused between M1 16 GB MacBook Pro , Xps 15 9500 16GB ram , Hp Oled 4K Psectre X360 ??????? Please suggest me , that’s would be appreciated.
When it comes to development I would always choose a Mac. It’s a great all round package with decent screen, keyboard and trackpad plus decent battery life. Also Mac OS is brilliant for development, stable, reliable and based on unix so useful for web dev etc
@@MashITTech I would have recommended the Dell since it's upgradeable. Take the basis model, put a 970 Evo SSD + 32 Gigs of RAM, load ubuntu and there you go. Docker directly on Linux is night and day compared to Apple and Windows.
Thank you. Very useful and unbiased. I look forward to seeing a comparison between an MBP 14 or 16 with the M1pro or M1Max vs XPS 15 or 17 or other Windows system with dedicated graphics card.
Those are on the way! Just received the 16” today but our 14” went missing! Hope it will be here tomorrow. Should have plenty or videos coming soon as we also just got the new xps 9510 and 9710 in 😊👍
@@MashITTech Awesome I look forward to watching your reviews
good video g
Thank you mate
Definitely agree about the function keys (Apple blew it on that). Next year the performance difference gap will only increase when Mx ARM chip architecture starts being manufactured at the 3nm level and the rumor of 32 processor ARM Silicon chip being made for desktops. Intel (stuck at 10nm) and AMD (matches M1 5nm at present) are approaching the thermal limits of the 8086 CISC architecture.
Good comparison overall, but the speaker comparison was surprisingly unscientific. What were the settings of system volume and music player volume? Could you not have simply adjusted the volume to match between the two computers? I think overall tonal balance and maximum volume below a certain amount of distortion would make a more useful comparison. I'm not saying the Mac would have necessarily won such a shootout, but at least there would be a basis.
thank you for the feedback and some great ideas. I will definitely take that on board for the next time I test speakers.
Thinking of moving to M1 MacBook from Intel CPU based Windows laptops. Few months back returned XPS 9500 due to touchpad issues - it was too hard to press. Any suggestion on min RAM and disk space for these M1 machines?
Sure, but can you please tell me what you use your computer for so I can best advise you?
@@MashITTech Primary use Office software, occasional videos, and some coding. Thanks.
If that’s the case I would pick up a stock config with 512gb. You get much better deals on stock configs and your use isn’t very heavy
@@MashITTech Thanks. Is AppleCare+ needed?
That’s a tough call because it is expensive. I usually get it for piece of mind but having bought loads of macs over the years I have yet to use it
I like to see comparisons between a Mac and Wintel Dell laptops as regards performance. I think it is showing that Apple's move to the ARM architecture for its laptops/desktops is very timely. I think also their new Mac Mini is the one to get.
I stupidly didn't order a mini! I will try and get one in soon
What is an example of a Wintel Dell you think would do the job six months in?
Hi, do you think the 8gb ram is good for a hs student who does a bit of 4k editing and online classes?
Yes, you should be fine, it manages the ram better than intel systems. I edit in 1080p still but some are videos are quite heavy (lots of multiple video and audio streams and transitions etc) and it runs so well
You should buy the model with 16GB RAM. Its better for 4K videos and the SSD Life will be better (because with only 8GB Ram much data will be written to the SSD (swap file))
Could you please compare macbook pro 13 m1 chip with HP OMEN 15 with 8gb discrete graphics laptop?
Let me see what I can do, I really want to test a full Ryzen 4800 chip as I have only had the Renoir in so far 👍
Omen 15 ordered and on the way. M1 vs Ryzen coming soon
I was considering between the MacBook Pro 13 inch and the Dell XPS 15 or 17. Is the 17 a bit too big, compared to the 15? Cause the 15 looks okayish and very manageable. I also heard that the 17 has the form factor of a 15 inch laptop. What are your thoughts on this?
Now I love 17" screens so I will always give up a bit of portability to have that screen size. But what Dell has done is pretty incredible with regards to the form factor. If you have a 15" laptop from a couple of years ago, that is about the size of this 17". It is also pretty light and has a much more robust cooling system than the 15" (I did a video where I compare the 9500 to the 9700 if you are interested)
I'm a law student btw, and I really want to make a one time purchase that will last me for 4 - 5 years or so. It's probably a bit overpowered for my use case. I was really drawn towards the beautiful screen of the 17", but I don't want it to be unmanageable and not fit into backpacks. I really loved the laptop as a whole package, but was worried because of many reviewers complaining about dell quality regarding the trackpad and all. But I haven't found something that looks as good as the XPS.
Thank you so much for replying, I've never had a tech youtuber respond. Subscribed. 👍👍
Always happy to help. It’s so compact it will fit in most reasonable sized 15” laptop bag. With regards to the trackpad, people are still getting duff trackpads, it is an easy fix if you want to do it (I have done a video to show you how) but if it’s brand new just get dell to replace it. Once you get a good one you are set
If I’m not mistaken, all the tests beside the geekbench are intel binaries?
Resolve 17 on Mac is also AS native. but that really shows you the power of this chip if it can achieve most of these results with emulation
can you just hole the function button on the MacBook Pro to reveal the function keys.
Yes you can
Can't wait to see what Apple does with the larger machines. Curious about the GPU solutions for things like the iMac 27.
Yeah, the m1 gpu is good but not anywhere near the discrete gpu, I wonder if they double the cores if it could compete with the 5500xt
Apple seriously needs that aesthetic overhaul of its hardware.
even xps 15 consume 130 watt power under full load,I know why xps 17 drain power from battery under full load.
yes, dell have a habit of doing this
Hi i know you've posted this 8 months ago. Im still struggling what model should 1 buy. Xps 15 or macbook pro? Can you give me your opinion? Thankyou
That’s ok, I still use them both regularly. Can you tell me what you hope to use the laptop for?
@@MashITTechIm a student so ill use it for school works and long term use. This will be my first laptop. My course is business administration. I'm kinda interested in xps 9510 but As i can see in your videos and other people's opinion. They prefer mac so Im kinda confused what to choose.
Well for your use I would definitely recommend the M1 mac for its incredible battery life performance and its lack of heat and fan noise, it is such an amazing little package and costs a lot less than the XPS!
@@MashITTech ohhh i seee. Well that sums it all up. Thankyou for your response, I really appreciate it! Its big help for me to decide what to buy! Godspeed bro
@@MashITTech how's the XPS holding up today? Heat, fan noise, battery life etc
On my heaven benchmark m1 had 2,000 and my dell had 1,900 ..
hello would I be able to play and edit 4k go pro footage in gopro studio with the m1 macbook?
Sorry, I cannot answer this as I don't have a go pro. Davinci Resolve and FCP worked brilliantly though
Thank you. You forgot to test disk speed
That was a good point! thanks, I will make sure to include that on the next comparison
I have watched it from "The Tech Chap".
And Wow, Dell XPS looks Defeated against M1 MacBook Pro
completely
Depends what you’re using it for. Video rendering or anything that requires a GPU the M1 MacBook gets demolished by just a midrange gpu.
How's that? When m1 integrate all in one cpu gpu and ram takes a crap vs dell service and you possible repair and upgrade unlike m1.
In end dell defeats paperweight m1.
@@cjonwickham1933 very rare that you ever have a problem with that lol. I'm still using my 2012 macbook pro retina since I bought it new! I debated getting the XPS but the power consumption of the M1 chip and apple track pad are much better for my use case. I don't game very much, and when I do it ain't a very demanding game. The 2012 macbook pro will finally get to rest. Lol
no bro, i experienced it. Even opening a pdf in XPS is not as nearly fast as in M1
The Apple MacBook (air or not) with the M1 is really great.
But still if you don't like MacOS, hate those thick bezels, want a touch screen and don't care about efficiency (which is the case when you work 3 feet from a power outlet most of the time) I still wonder why one would chose that instead. Still the M1 is impressive and will push the industry further! Thanks Apple for that.
Please elaborate on the DaVinci test because I'm inclined to believe you did not enable the GPU. That test result makes no sense...
I couldn't enable the GPU as I do not own the studio edition (you cannot enable GPU on the free version) so yes you are right, the XPS would have a boost with GPU enabled but I couldn't spare the £300 to complete that test, sorry
@@MashITTech ok thanks for the clarification, next time I would encourage you explain that in the video because I'm sure the majority of people watching this wouldn't have picked up on that
I sure will mate, sorry for the confusion
Nice video! But there are tons of videos about macbook chassis so you could safely skip that part and go straight to the perf comparison imo. It's like watch spiderman origin story again and again :-)
Haha I know, and I am sorry! But if I don’t gloss over it a bit then people moan. I hoped the time stamps would help 👍
@@MashITTech yeah stamps was really helpful. Thanks )
At 35 watts does that mean with 1 solar panel of 100 watts you can literally run this mac all day long even if the solar panel only had a draw of 50 watts i.e. 1/2 the rating depending on sun location. If that is is correct that is just insane I can buy a 500 watt solar generator and hookup 1 panel and have all day battery basically.
You could run it on full load at that. on general use it runs at about 6-15w so even an English day would power it!
Is Mac Book Air 2020 M1 13.3 8C/7C 16RAM 256GB Space Grey a good choice?
For sure! these are amazing machines. We bought in an Air and a Pro. Gary kept the air and I kept the Pro and man I wish I had taken the air :(
@@MashITTech thank you for quick reply very much appreciated I will go for this lap top then. I have
MacBookPro8 2 Core 7i 2.0 15inch A1286 2/2011 which doesnt turn on. I will return this hope they will give me some discount. They told me they dont produce hardware from 2011 Mac book Pro anymore..
Nice, good job Apple! I am a Windows guy and will never own a MacOS product, but it is cool to see them push the envelope. This is a win for consumers no matter how you look at it.
It definitely is! Hope between this and amd’s success it will force intel to try and be competitive again
How many people actually leverage that top row of “F” keys?
The engineering, architecture, and business building at my university uses Dell computer for cad, 3d rendering, programming, data analyst, and ect. Only the photography and art building uses apple computers. Each have there own ups and downs. My company in the oil/gas field uses strictly Dell computers.
I had the XPS 9500 and now i have the MBP M1, all i can say is the batery on the MBP M1 is just insane!
There's no way i'm turning back to a windows laptop, also my xps had a terrible QC.
Hey! I am deciding on wether to wait for the 16 macbook pro m1 or to buy the dell xps 15 without touch. I will need it for designing, could you maybe tell me exactly why you find the macbook so much better and for what you use it?
My xps 13 has serious coil whine....not recommended...and this is 4th replacement.
Man that’s terrible! It’s been a few years we have been plagued with coil whine now, you would think they could figure it out
how nice if able to have m1 chip in the xps
thanks anyway cheers
Yes it would be but arm on windows is still dire
No thanks. I still prefer to have GPU performance.
Apparently windows is working with parallel for MacBook so hopefully they learn something from apple with the arm stuff and step up their game
The Intel UHD Graphics version of the XPS 15 is the same price as this Mac.
That would have been a better comparison.
Yes but I had already compared an intel mac vs the Apple silicon max and the intel model got destroyed. I was hoping the dpgu would give the xps 15 a fighting chance
M1: I have an 8 core GPU.
1650ti with 1,024 cores: that’s cute.
M1: I'm an integrated gpu, free when you buy an apple M1 cpu. Lol
1650ti: ohw.. $$$$
@@johnrichardalagao7223 fair enough.
@@johnrichardalagao7223 if you're a content creator, you'd go for the more powerful chip regardless of the price if your work requires it so what's your point?
@@chaosinmybreath that's not always the case. Starting creators dont have that luxury so we prefer buying cheaper yet can do the job machines. Now, what's your point?
It is funny that you never maximize the windows in the smaller display but maximized them on the larger display. I would do the opposite if it was me.
Haha yeah, weird. I think it’s just how I have always used windows and macs as I am not a fan of mac full screen mode (the way it makes them a separate desktop)
What’s even better is the Apple m1 models are the base models. I think when the 14 & 16 pro models come out. We’re really going to see some awesomeness.
Yes, some of the leaks coming out about the m1x with 8 high power cores and 4 low power cores look pretty impressive!
Dell should put the Tigerlake U in the XPS15 with an RTX2060 MQ. Much better combo than 10th Gen CPU + GTX1650TI.
Yes, that would probably be a better combo than the 45w hex cores. Better still would be a ryzen 4800u (8 core 16 threads for 15w)
If only the laptop of my dreams existed
what would your dream laptop be?
Is it confirmed that the Mac is getting a redesign or just speculation?
Pure speculation at this point, apple keep their cards close to their chests
Touch bar is useful, you just need to take advantage of it
Please let me know what you use yours for? I have yet to find a good use for mine and I find it slower to use media keys than dedicated keys
@@MashITTech I love mine. I definitely find the hold and slide way of modifying volume and brightness to be far superior to the tap tap tap method of before. I also like being able to customize which functionality is available by default. Then there's the function keys themselves. I'm a software developer so I have a few programs that require function keys. But most don't. With the physical function keys I was forced to map my function keys to *always* behave like function keys and then press fn when I wanted to use the media keys. Now I can make the function keys appear by default only in those apps that require it (Vim and Terminal in my current usage). Every other application can make use of the touch bar. And even if a particular application doesn't offer anything I want I still get the default buttons in the top right (the "control strip"). Currently I have a screen brightness slider, a volume slider, a mute button and a lock computer button. But other options are available.
I don't use too many per-app touchbar controls but there are a few that I find very useful. One is switching between remote monitors in the screen sharing app and another is changing screenshot destination. Every now and again I'll use the actual media controls (play pause, etc) and quicktime seeking.
In the end my net usability has gone *up* with the touchbar. The only real complaints I have after 4 years is that I wish there was haptic feedback like the touchpad has and that it would detect the difference between a tap and a click. Beyond that I would love it if their external keyboards supported it too.
@@MashITTech 1. Dictation when you don't fell like typing and its readily available.
2. picture in picture in TH-cam on safari. I don't even know how to activate picture and picture with out the Touch Bar.
3. the predictive text when I don't know how to spell a word.
4. in microsoft word, excel and power point you can easily edit and its all in one place
5. taking a screenshot has never been easier, you don't have to remember any keyboard shortcuts.
6. you can lock your Mac with out closing the lid and even if you close the lid it would take a while before locking.
7. in notes, mail and reminders the compose button is a quick tap away.
8. in mail you can forward or replay with a tap,
9. in calendar you can easily pic a "marker/ event"
10. in music, TH-cam or any media player you can easily glance at the time line to see where you are at.
11. lastly, it look cool and it separate the Mac from all the other computers who's keyboard all look the same.
@@berjbannayan8666 the only complaint I would have for this touchbar is I wish they would update it more and give it new functions. For example when I'm in youtube full screen sometimes I forget to like the video so I would have to exit full screen then like the video then go back into full screen. They should add a function when you can like, comment or do anything without leaving the full screen.
Thanks for the detailed reply, some good ideas there, I will give them a try 👍
WHY is one finger opening supposed to be a good thing? If you can open a front panel one handed the hinge is too loose.
If it is well engineered the hinge won’t be loose even if you can open with one hand.
I don’t understand these Apple to Wintel comparisons. It’s really about which OS you want to use. It’s kind of like comparing an SUV to a Pickup. They aren’t in the same class. Either you want a pickup or you want an SUV. The Dell XPS should be compared with, I don’t know, a Lenovo something or other, and the M1 Mac with, well right now an Intel Mac. I know that with all the Apple stuff we have around here, any Wintel PC is going to be the square peg in the round hole.
Conversely if We had Android phones, Samsung tablets, and echo dots around here I would probably be looking through the Dell catalog for a new PC.
Yes they are completely different classes of laptop but people were asking to compare to see if the m1 could keep up with a similar workload as an xps. Obviously if you need Windows then the mac is not a machine you would be able to consider
intel. 139 Watts = 7100 cinebench
M1. 35 Watts = 7700 cinebench
wooooooooow
Yes I was shocked too! The intel is a 45w cpu but obviously massively exceeds that for its turbo boost!
@@MashITTech yet this is by far the weakest chip on Mac silicon family.
I know! Can’t wait for a 16” version 👍
This does not mean...m1 is better. Lookup Arm vs x86 pro and cons. Arm low power efficient but low clock speed less circuit ...equals less calculate and power.
Arm...general use or mainstream and power efficient but compatible issues not power use. Smartphone tablets phones calculators radios electronics gps appliances...some commercial general servers.
X86...commercial pro and high end and power use multitask. Animation high end films ads arts and demanding servers.
@@cjonwickham1933 that’s the reason why apple is transitioning. right now X86 is better as in “PRO” grade but in near future with RISC “ARM simplicity and less instruction sets it’ll make everything better in future. just look at iPads as an example, they were never instructed with Cisc making it more efficient for pro developers as they do less instructions and codes . as i said right now x86 is superior but when apple is already 5 years ahead of everyone in the nect 2 years transition period estimation i can see AMD and intel ( if they still alive 😂) to follow apple’s ARM transition
Lets not complain about the bezels on the Mac line up. Knowing apple, they might just put a notch on them too.
Haha don’t even joke, they might hear you
This aged well 😂
XPS 9500 trackpad is broken don't buy it
If you hold you fn key you get all the functions
Yes, but my problem with it is the fact it’s so easy to accidentally brush the bar causing accidental key presses and I can use normal fn keys without looking, you can’t do that with the Touch Bar 😭
Debate should be...service repair upgradeable replace laptop vs buy new one when apple m1 gpu or ram laptop takes a crap.
I recommend 15 inch hp spectre or envy or Dell laptop...upgradeable ram and storage. I have two toshiba satellites one is x360 upgradeable storage and ram but Toshiba no longer compete.
Thanks for your input. I haven’t tried the spectre yet but would like to get that one in
you got your tittle wrong, it should be, "Will Dell XPS 9500 can keep up with Macbook pro M1?".
Haha so true! Who would have thought....
Only on the CPU front. M1’s gpu gets demolished by a mid-range 1650ti though.
@@pt192 maybe you're forgeting something? M1's gpu is integrated to the cpu, why would you compair it to a dedicated gpu? Lol.
@@pt192 You're bragging about a dedicated GPU being superior to an integrated GPU? How nice!
What about power consumption? Your XPS is literally using almost 10x the power for an *INFERIOR* performance LMAO!
Have we even mentioned that this is the lowest end model of the MacBook Pro M1? You can cry out loud as much as your laptop's fans instead until you no longer need to use 100W to achieve 1.1K GeekBench scores 😂
Thank you, Finally someone who says Kilogram instead of "Pounds".
Good content, keep it up mate.
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Hi Narendra, thank you, that is always appreciated :)
You forgot that you can unlock the MacBook with an apple watch 😎
Gah you are right! I even do that with my watch. Thank you for the reminder
Can u imagine u need buying a watch just for using that feature
@@privacyhelp nope but it’s a nice bonus
@@privacyhelp you act like the watch doesn’t have its own uses 😂😂 honestly imo apple has the best ecosystem.
@@ioiioooio193 do you mean closed ecosystem? no diversity and exclusive? sounds so racist
Your argument against the Touch Bar is kind of baseless. If you want to, you can have your F-keys being shown automatically dependent on the app you are using.
Yes you absolutely can, but I cannot use muscle memory to know that like I do with keys, also the touchbar turns off if you stop using the keyboard/trackpad which I hate. I am sure there are benefits to the touchbar but I can’t find them
why you didn't test them with gaming to test them??
doh, I really should have. I am just making a 9510 vs mbp16 video and will include some gaming in that
I’m waiting for the MacBook Pro 14 inch. I’m returning my Dell XPS because the MacBook will crush the XPS in materials use and performance. I’ve always hated Mac OS and was a Windows OS lover but the value in the MBP is enough for me to switch.
I am hoping they get announced next week! I sold my macbook pro 16 to get the m1 and now I cant decide if I should get teh 14 or 16 for myself (Obviously I will get both for review and that will help me make my decision)
Mac needs to have 14“ thinner bezels, better webcam, face-id...what a bummer
fingers crossed for m1x 14" next!
Thank you for doing the Review!
I was very unsure which one of the two to get. I decided to take the Dell, because I need a larger Screen. I got mine refurbished, so it was even cheaper than the mac.
But a 14/15 inch MacBook with the M1 Chip would be awesome :D
I think we will see a 14” next year. At least if you bought the xps refurbished if you want to sell it on and pick up a 14” (if/when released you won’t make too much of a loss)
@@MashITTech thank you for your answer! That might be a good idea :)
It will be interesting to see what is still to come with those M1 chips !