I had it on Cdcare had to decline the pending order because it’s really a waste of money 💰 I’ll rather save more to get a big ride than paying 4m on a system
Nah. Just depends on what do you do on your job with a Mac For 50% of ppl who they use it for programming and browser app my 7 years old Mac is still usable so… totally not true I just waited too much to change mine but every Pro you buy is 5-7 years future proof
Kind of funny, because in 2017 I bought the top tier Macbook pro, and it was still a powerhouse for most productivity software up to this year. A solid 6-7 years of use. The base models then couldn’t hang as well today. If you keep your laptop for at least 5 years the pro might be worth considering.
It's refreshing to see a common-sense video on purchasing a Apple laptop. Too many videos like to push the bells and whistles. Not everyone needs all that.
wow… i’ve been killing myself and losing sleep literally over the decision…. I ended up with the base version and kicking myself after watching all these videos saying that I should’ve gotten something more…. You’ve calmed me down considerably with your practical point of view….. thank you for your sanity!
You can get the base m4 and it should scale up to 400k subscribers. But you will upgrade before you hit 400k. Days is upgrading and he hasn’t hit 100k. But oh so close!!!
I was right there with you. Losing sleep, worrying about the decision, seeing the somewhat close prices and worrying about "future proofing". I actually bought the M4 Pro first since everyone was saying that's what you need but just returned it and got the regular base M4. Can't tell a difference whatsoever and saving $400 is always nice and I can put that towards buying a new computer in a few years if I need to.
I have recently upgraded my MBP to M4 chip base version with extra memory from last intel i5 pro model. An average Joe does not need upgrades every year or so or even require bump in the performance. I appreciate your content to support users like us unlike the so called tech tubers promoting Maxed out Apple products which even they can’t push it to it’s limits.
I've watched 10s of videos these days on that subject and you're the only one actually being totally honest about M4 vs M4 Pro : that most probably the normal average user will not need the computing power of the M4 Pro, except if he is a researcher or mouting the next Star Wars movie. That was good to hear you, thank you, you just earned a subscriber.
Reminds me of what MKBHD kind of review 10 years ago...I liked that guy. that being said, being a REGULAR user, scrapped the rest of tech reviewers and from now on I will only listen to you. well done man!
I’ve watched dozens of videos on TH-cam about these two laptops. Everyone was talking about users who edit videos and photos. I really appreciate your opinion and consider that you’ve provided the best explanation regarding which laptop should be chosen for an average user.
I love how you dont do too much! (too much cinematic b-roll etc) I feel like every tech channel does the same shit and i forget about them easily, but I wont forget you ;)
I agree. I understand people love photography and camera, but the emphasis on b-roll (which i admit looks great) starts to all blur after a bit. Also...I frankly don't have the patience to do slow panning b roll, I just lift the laptop up and continue talking
I'm the consumer you mentioned, forced into an upgrade from my 2013 machine. I started with m3pro machine, and I maxed out the cores while editing a midi song track. When the lid sensor went out and BestBuy offered to replace the machine, I lucked out and they replaced it with an m4pro machine. Based on my experience, I would have been upset if I had not gotten the best I could afford when it came to processing power. I think many people are on that same boat. Some may never use it, but they'll miss it when they need it. To me, the upgrade was worth it...
I tend to agree with this if someone upgrades about every 3 years and are an average user. I tend to upgrade only ever 6-7 years so I generally buy a maxxed out spec Mac in order to get it to last as long as 7 years with decent performance at the end of its lifecycle. Last computer I had was a 27" 5K iMac, max spec (except for a 3TB fusion drive HDD). It served me well until 2021, so i can't complain. Then I upgraded to an M1 Macbook Air and M1 iMac that I gave to my son and was blown away by the performance. But it didn't really do what I wanted it to do with games, editing 4K video and just overall multitasking performance with business apps (lack of memory I think held these computers back). So this time I splurged and bought a 16" M3 Max MB Pro, 48 GB of RAM and the 1TB SDD. Pretty happy with the performance so far, it handles everything I can throw at it and then some, and I am comfortable using this computer for many years. The M1 iMac that my son uses keeps soldiering on, and should serve him well into college next year, along with an M2 iPad Air if he needs something portable for classes. He wants to upgrade the iMac to the newer M4 iMacs, but I told him that is on him to pay for this time :).
My imac from 2013 is still working like a charm ! 16ram 1tb ssd. For simple use is ok, for playing vst plugins, simple libraries,Kontakt, falcon, Nexus, Avenger, Serum is already obsolete, after 11 years is a good reason to upgrade to the M4 PRO MAX 48ram and 1tb storage and keep it for another 15 years. ✌️😬
You are the only person i trust when it comes to product reviews. Thanks so so so much for this video. It helped a lot. I've been using a dell i7 for 10 years and the laptop sound like a tractor on my table. I wish to learn some video, sound and photo editing in future and i want a laptop that stays for atleast 5-7 years and i believe if i can use my current laptop for so long then m4 MBP would be perfectly fine. Thank you so much, i appreciate your honest reviews more than i wrote in this comment.
great video. i like many suffer from fomo and overthink my purchase. i upgraded to m4p from the m1p and within 5 minutes i realized that i didnt even need to. its like going from a iphone13 to a iphone 15, you cant tell the difference in performance. ita a mental game and apple is laughing all the way to the bank. ANOTHER thing i realize is that in this moment of my life, i can literally get away with using a air. we dont accurately asses our needs and let the fomo take over in all the hype.
Poetically said. It's easy to spot the difference between the two when they are side by side, but if you walked in a room with a machine, you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless you were doing stuff that really pushed the M4 to its limits.
I appreciate sponsorship ( :) ) and sane reasoning. Except M4 Pro with 24 GB of RAM costs literally same amount of money as M4 with 32 GB. Both with 512 GB of storage, but M4 Pro's is faster, just like Thunderbolt. Again - screw you customer! Most of lineup exists to sell upper lineup because AGAIN M4 PRO makes no sense with 24 GB of RAM. 13:26 - yeah, but that's why Apple won't give us MacBook Airs with multiple display support (like real one) and miniled display an full features. Apple tied functionality to performance to upsell.
I'm so glad I found this comment. Can you help me out? I'm deciding between Macbook 14" M4 with 32 GB unified memory and Macbook 14" M4 Pro with 24GB unified memory. The difference is between the cores. My work involves video editing on Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Davinci or After Effects. I need to upgrade my laptop but I'm not sure which one to choose between these two options. I want faster performance and something that lasts me long without slowing down
@@Filmitmishalif you want better performance then go for the M4 pro like he said in the video if you do work that requires lots of performance such as video editing, … then go for the m4 pro. Plus the m4 pro is probably gonna last you 4-5 years easily.
@@Filmitmishal Depends on how intensive video editing you are doing. For instance, for a normal video editing, not 8k or smth like that, m4 is gonna be more than sufficient. However, if you are going to do some intense video editing, go for m4 pro.
@@jeromuscleThis is actually not true. You can be CPU or GPU limited before you reach 24GB of RAM. It depends on the work you do. Large AI oder 3D models will eat through RAM fast, and you might need more. But heavy video editing or audio production doesn't need 24GB most of the times, while the CPU power can be the bottleneck
Thanks Dayo - I just got the M4 base model because I’m a standard user so your video helped confirm that I made the right choice. I appreciate your practical and balanced advice.
Very sensible advice, thumbs up. "Future proofing" for the average user is a waste of money. Most consumersreplace their laptops anyway every few years (3 or 4 years) by choice (new design, new features, etc), so there is no actual "future" to proof against.
Don't waste money upgrading an M4 model. The M4 model with 24GB RAM and 1TB SSD will run you $2000 through apple right now. You can buy the M4 Pro model with 20 GPU cores, 24GB RAM, and 1TB from Best Buy for $2100. The 6 extra performance CPU cores, 10 extra GPU cores, TB5, and doubled memory bandwidth is easily worth $100 and you'd be kind of silly to leave that performance on the table over a 5% price difference. Getting the M4 model with no upgrades makes strictly more sense right now, at least until holiday sales clear.
Your videos convinced me to get the M4 > M4 Pro. I’m not a professional, but I do need an upgrade from the base M1 MacBook Air that has served me well the last 3 years. The price difference between the M4 and M4 Pro will go towards AppleCare. Thanks again man! Appreciate the hustle making these videos. Never change. All the best!
Loved the way you distinguished between the two models. I was not even looking for M4 Pro model, I just wanted to learn more about M4 base model, and you explained as if my elder brother is telling me. Appreciate your efforts. Love from India...!!! 🙌🏻💜🇮🇳
All you said can be reduced to this statement: If you are wondering if you need the M4 Pro over the M4 then you do not need the M4 Pro chip. People who need it know from the very beginning that they need it.
@@cainco98 haha and the most artistic people use paper and pencil. Processors are so powerfull that you can do a lot of stuff. Remember that peaople went to space without these mashines. If think that if you realy need power then you will use desktop not laptop.
I went with the M4 Pro 24G-1TB only because of savings! I was able to get it from Best Buy for $2,099 during the Black Friday deal, normal price is $2,399 for this configuration. In addition I'm a business owner with tax exemption on all of my Best Buy purchases, so I was able to pick up my laptop without any sales tax whatsoever. My final price out the door at Best Buy was $2,099..I may not ever use the machine to its fullest potential, but for me it just made sense to go this route. I basically got the M4 Pro 24G-1TB model for less than the normal non Black Friday price of the M4 Pro 512 gig model mentioned in this video at $1,999 plus tax. No shade at all, this was a very informative video. I'm just sharing my personal experience.
Had the same thought process but Best Buy must’ve hit their “limit” on the quantity they were willing to sell of this specific version. Wasn’t available yesterday in silver (last night) for the 300 dollar discount, available today though for 200 dollars off. I ended up just going with the M4 pro base model (1999 price). Hope I don’t regret it.
@@DayoAworunse already made the purchase last night when it said unavailable for the upgraded version. I’m honestly not sure I needed the upgrades though if anything maybe the 1TB would’ve been nice to avoid more external SSD use but I already have a couple . Picking it up today so start thinking I do need the additional cores and storage I’ll do an exchange.
External storage for a desktop is fine, but not for a laptop. Convenience is important. I really think 1TB is ideal. When Macs came with 8GB Ram, for sure the priority was to upgrade the Ram. Now, the priority is to move up from 256GB SSD.
I agree with you guys. Just want to share my case. I like the m4 max performance, so I use the laptop for personal use and my company work. So I got the 2TB model
Great review and insight. I ordered the M4 MacBook Pro. This is an upgrade from my M1 MacBook Pro. I use it for professional Photography and that media is shifting more and more to video. The M1 was never underpowered. I watch at least 8 video to convince myself of the upgrade. 😂you are right about use case 👍🏽
Even for average consumers, the MBP is overkill. Most will be fine with the Macbook Air. Unless they are above average and really need the Pro features.
@@craesh The only good reason for a standard consumer to get the Pro is the XDR display. The colors and refresh rate are immensely better than on the Air. But that's a luxury you will have to fork out almost a thousand extra dollars for. So ask yourself is better image quality worth ~$800-$1000 to you?
@darkzerk7 I agree. The display makes a big difference. I was hesitating to buy a MBP instead of an MBA, spending over 500€ for a equally speced device. Finally, I'll give the MBA with it's poorer display a try.
Thank you for this video! I was feeling great about getting the M4 as it would suit all I need to do for my busines. But your last statement on saving rendering time on video just 100% sold me on getting the M4 Pro.
I love how you review products as if you're a normal person and not somebody who thinks Final Cut Pro workloads are the end all be all of what people do with computers
True. And the only reason I’m upgrading my M1 Air is because I didn’t upgrade the specs :-). As you say in the video. Though, it will be nice to get a faster Apple Intelligence - is that something you can check for us, performance with AI between M3 and M4? As I understand it, Apple Intelligence uses a lot of local resources to run.
This is the most common sense review I have seen. I also bought the regular M4 in my MacBook Pro 14". I did upgrade to the 1 TB SSD and did get the Nano Texture display. I work in a home office with a lot of natural light so having the nano-texture has been fantastic. And I like you said, I will never need the power of an M4 Pro and M4 Max. I do some basic photo editing, Word, Excel and browsing. Yes, I could have purchased an Air, but I wanted the better display and extra ports which I do use a lot. I have been absolutely happy with my M4 MacBook Pro.
BEST REVIEW EVER!!! Thank you so much for being real and clearly explaining when someone would actually need the higher Pro chip model! You're right, it's NOT for me. 😅
I agree with your observations. I just received my M4 Pro with the base M4 Chip. I got 1 Terabyte HD and I went for 32 gigs of memory (I think I probably should have chosen 24, but time will tell). The 3 Tunderbolt ports, better screen, better camera are a nice upgrades. I am concerned with supply disruption and prices with the incoming administration. I have no idea what is going to happen in the future. I wanted to upgrade next year, so I pulled the trigger now. I have updated my MacBook Pro M4, iPad Pro M4 and iPhone 16 ProMax. I think I am good for the next few years.
Can you help me out? I'm deciding between Macbook 14" M4 with 32 GB unified memory and Macbook 14" M4 Pro with 24GB unified memory. The difference is between the cores. My work involves video editing on Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Davinci or After Effects. I need to upgrade my laptop but I'm not sure which one to choose between these two options. I want faster performance and something that lasts me long without slowing down
@@Filmitmishal I am not an expert in this case, but I do follow a lot of TH-cam Chanels. If you do things like video editing, it seems that the M4Pro chip gives you more power with the increased cores. My understanding is the 24 gigs of memory will be properly handled by MacOS. I only do occasional videos and record large Zoom meetings, so I am not a power user. I tend to like to keep my hardware current. I provide tech support for a social group of seniors and my main concern is they are mostly using Intel processors from 5 to 10 years old with some not being supported for security updates. I am working on upgrading everyone to M3 Air and M4 iMacs right now. In the past on my old MacBook Pro's, I ran out of Hard Drive space and then Memory before I became unsatisfied with the chip, but that is for light video editing. Best of luck with your choices.
@@Filmitmishalif in doubt go for the 24GB if it doesnt do the job. Then return. (You have up to 14 days to return) then upgrade to the larger United memory. Hope this helps
Wow! Thank you very very much for an extremely succinct presentation! I have only reviewed two videos beside this one. Your to the point analytical presentation of the M4 and M4 Pro has me swaying toward the M4. I an an Adobe Photography Suite user with three Adobe applications, one or two search engine pages, and an iOS Numbers application open. On my older MacBook Pro the photo editing applications bogs down. Your common sense approach to what’s actually needed I definitely do not need the M4 pro… i’m now looking at the M4 with more RAM and 2 TB of internal storage (then I will only have to bring one 2TB external SSD for redundant field back up). AgainThank you very much.
Thank you for the video. Finally someone who reviews it at a human level, and doesn't merely just focus on benchmark numbers and on a single field of use such as video editing, but instead you've covered multiple fields of users who'd be using it, and gave out a decent argument which isn't measured in numbers but rather the experience, especially the part where you mention that we won't even reach the full utility of the chip in most cases, which is a thing that nobody else seems to mention. Subscribed.
This may be my new favorite channel! Such a great practical review for most of us and I consider myself a pro user. All of Dayo’s advice is spot on as I use the base model and have zero issues.
Making the upgrade to the M4 pro comes with an additional 8g of ram so honestly, half the price difference is right there in addition to the M4 pro chipset along with TB5. I personally went with the M4 pro because I can afford it, and with holiday pricing I'm getting it with 24g ram for $1,599. If I was on a tight budget I might consider going base M4 for $1,399, but of for me it was a no brainer. My 13" MBP M1 has served me for well over 3 yrs and looking forward to the M4 Pro serving me well for the next 5-7.
I really appreciate the honest review of the performance of these machines and how they relate to people in the real world. I've noticed too a lot of these techtubers throw graphs in your face and tell you the this chip is this much more powerful than this one, and this one is ... blah blah blah. What they don't do is tell you the average Joe doesn't need the pro version of any of these M series chips. And this is me coming from a quad-core Intel MBP where tbh, for the stuff I do on my Mac - even a M1 Air would be good enough for me.
Thank you, I’ve watched a lot of videos and yours was the one that made the most sense. I bought the base model MacBook Pro and I was going to return to get the pro chip and I don’t need it. I will return the base to get a terabyte on storage. But you saved me money. I appreciate your honesty I’m going to subscribe just because you were totally honest with your review. Thank you.
I’ve bought the MacBook Pro 13 M1 in 2020 (2000 Euro). The thing works today like it just came out of the box. I don’t see me upgrading before Apple doesn’t support it anymore. When I upgrade I will choose battery life over power. I used the iPad Pro 10.5 until recently. When the iPad Pro M4 came out I bought it (1650 Euro), hoping to run this the next 6-7 years. All things considered, Apple isn’t cheap but it really gets the work done.
If it weren't Apple machine, but something with shorter life cycle, I might agree. But for 5+ years easy with this perfected form, paying just 25% more for the base (or less with deals) for much more than just 25% of possible performance with cpu, gpu and encoders too, is going to make that 5+ years better, even if not used to the max all the time. The max value simply sits with M4 Pro this time, let's not do anti-future proofing just to save a 'few bucks' (unless absolutely necessary).
I had lots of notebooks (Mac, Windows and Linux) for the past 15 years, compiling, doing photo editing and other heavy stuff. For work as well as private. Frankly speaking, you can do anything on any computer. They won’t break under any load. It may just take longer on one than the other. Turnaround times may vary between a few seconds and several minutes, I regularly had my PC blocked for 10-15 minutes in the past while compiling or executing test cases. I survived, the PC survived. Of course, time is money in a business context. Having that said, you will just spend money on saving time while executing a task. Money won’t enable you to perform a task. Unless you have very rare use cases, like training LLMs for which you need LOTS of RAM. RAM is the worst bottleneck, so I always prioritize RAM and buy as much as I can afford. I still remember my old Pentium MMX constantly swapping to my HDD until I upgraded from 16 to 48 MB RAM. Better than any CPU upgrade.
What I like about this video is it just Makes sense. The M4 is so powerful that a base pro with and external ssd can get a lot of professional editing for music or video seamlessly. I mean I just got one and use flstudio and Logic Pro everyday and it’s nice asf. I think it pairs great with a desktop pc tbh, I mean I normally don’t like laptops but this one is it. M4 pro seems nice but I ain’t gonna need that power until I’d upgrade in like 4 years anyways
Finally, an honest techtuber that’s based in reality. Most people will not ever fully use the capabilities of a m4 pro. Its like someone who buys a high end sports car but only does every day commuting in local traffic and some highway driving with slight speeding. An utter waste of a car designed for fast driving.
Great advice man. I have a late 2013 MacBook Pro. I actually bought it of a friend for close to nothing many years ago because he just had to update his as some people do. At the time this Mac was the full spec one, 15inch model, 17, 16RAM... I am a recording musician/composer and have no restrictions whatsoever with this almost 12 yo machine. I think what you say makes sense. But if it was me, I would buy the one I could afford (dot). If I could afford the pro, or whatever, I would definitely buy the better one I could afford and stay with it for as long as it lasts until I can no longer do what I need. I do feel that the base models are great but great for many years less than upgrades ones.
The M4 Pro has two cooling systems, thunderbolt 5 and a lot of more power. M4 basis has only one and if you want to use a macbook for years then it is not waste of money. If it is only for 1-2 Years I am with the normal M4. But not, if for next years and to get powerful machine.
Thanks you for your insights, after many hours of research and doubting between de Air M3 24GB 1TB, base Pro M4 and even de Pro M4 Pro I got myself a MacBook Pro M4 24GB with 1TB. I use it primarily and almost daily for photo-editing (enthousiast). I works flawless and for my use and wishes to not work from external drives etc the perfect combination of power and enough headroom to use this machine for years and years to come. Thereby the screen is perfect to use it while traveling and I don't have to worry about my SD card reader lying somewhere. It's probably still overkill for what I do but coming from a Macbook Air this is a big step up!
I saw this a while back, and I absolutely agree with your thinking here. In my case, I went for the mid-tier M4 model, with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD, since I know for my casual video editing, managing and storing my mp3 and image libraries (including all of my iPhone videos and pictures since 2017), plus the usual documents, spreadsheets etc., it would be the right spec without breaking the bank. This is my first Mac, and I have found this to be an absolutely stunning system. It has taken everything I've thrown at it with ease, and I have yet to hear the fans power up at all. The battery life is a revelation, macOS has been excellent, and the build quality has been pretty much perfect. The ecosystem (integration with my phone, etc.) has been amazing, and I don't think I'll be using Windows for my personal computing again. I'm absolutely impressed.
Solid advice here. I am a web designer/developer and I just got the M4 in. My work is basicly text editing and simple image editing (cropping/resizing and vector work). I run a local server, an editor, a SASS compiler and a GIT client. l use a FTP client for file transfers. For design I use Adobe XD. Time is tracked with time management/billing software that always runs. I have several browsertabs open. I make daily backups. I have an external 4K monitor attached. I will not see any productivity improvements if I buy a more powerful mac. I will not earn more money. If I open activity monitor on my intel powerbook, I see that I use 10-12 GB of the available 16. Zero swap memory, so 16GB is enough. On the M4 this is the same. The M4 is plenty fast for everything I do. What people tend to forget is that if you have less costs you end up with earning more money.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 io ho preso il 14” con M4 Pro base solo perché monto in Braw 4K in Dacinci Resolve. Ma so benissimo che è una macchina con cui posso stare tranquillo per i prossimi anni.
Thank you so much for this video. You are honest and the attention to detail is top notch You helped me made my decision one that I was struggling with. I ended up ordering the m4 base model
You convinced me I made the right purchase (M4 chip base version, 24 GB RAM and 1 TB storage). I hesitated about the pro chip a long time because of 'future proofing'. Future proofing my savings for the next upgrade in 5 years or so seemed the best choice for this retired Joe Sixpack.
I really appreciate this perspective. As a power user, the reason I know it's time to upgrade is when I have 128bg of ram and still feel my machine buckling under the load. If you're not being slowed down by your computers performance, you probably won't utilize any new performance you pay for.
lol this is gonna sound dumb, but I just bought the m4 pro even after watching your video. (I do a lot of high level graphic/video editing for my job) However, your breakdown is so needed for the average user, the M4 chip is soooo good. There really isn’t a use case for the pro for most people. I subbed to you, loved your video a ton man. Keep it up!
Future proof = waste of money in 99% of cases.
All these tech influencers pushing the standards too much in the name of “future-proofing”
I had it on Cdcare had to decline the pending order because it’s really a waste of money 💰 I’ll rather save more to get a big ride than paying 4m on a system
Totally agree!
Nah. Just depends on what do you do on your job with a Mac
For 50% of ppl who they use it for programming and browser app my 7 years old Mac is still usable so… totally not true I just waited too much to change mine but every Pro you buy is 5-7 years future proof
Kind of funny, because in 2017 I bought the top tier Macbook pro, and it was still a powerhouse for most productivity software up to this year. A solid 6-7 years of use. The base models then couldn’t hang as well today. If you keep your laptop for at least 5 years the pro might be worth considering.
After re-examining my needs, I found that the performance of my current M1 Pro is still sufficient for me
lmao
so that means apple did a good job
It's refreshing to see a common-sense video on purchasing a Apple laptop. Too many videos like to push the bells and whistles. Not everyone needs all that.
wow… i’ve been killing myself and losing sleep literally over the decision…. I ended up with the base version and kicking myself after watching all these videos saying that I should’ve gotten something more…. You’ve calmed me down considerably with your practical point of view….. thank you for your sanity!
Be happy with your purchase. If it’s not enough for you then you can upgrade
I bought the m4 pro with the 20c gpu. I really don’t think I need this much power. I’m might go ahead and send this back for the m4.
You can get the base m4 and it should scale up to 400k subscribers. But you will upgrade before you hit 400k. Days is upgrading and he hasn’t hit 100k. But oh so close!!!
@@connor3008If you’re unsure about the purpose of something, you don't need it.
I was right there with you. Losing sleep, worrying about the decision, seeing the somewhat close prices and worrying about "future proofing".
I actually bought the M4 Pro first since everyone was saying that's what you need but just returned it and got the regular base M4. Can't tell a difference whatsoever and saving $400 is always nice and I can put that towards buying a new computer in a few years if I need to.
"Our sponsor... nobody" had me dead hahaha
I felt bamboozled
I have recently upgraded my MBP to M4 chip base version with extra memory from last intel i5 pro model.
An average Joe does not need upgrades every year or so or even require bump in the performance.
I appreciate your content to support users like us unlike the so called tech tubers promoting Maxed out Apple products which even they can’t push it to it’s limits.
There are youtubers that push it to its limits, maybe I should become one of them
@@DayoAworunseyou definitely should become like them. Pump em dollars man
That nobody sponsor earned my subscribe. great info and helpful video! Thanks!
I've watched 10s of videos these days on that subject and you're the only one actually being totally honest about M4 vs M4 Pro : that most probably the normal average user will not need the computing power of the M4 Pro, except if he is a researcher or mouting the next Star Wars movie. That was good to hear you, thank you, you just earned a subscriber.
Reminds me of what MKBHD kind of review 10 years ago...I liked that guy. that being said, being a REGULAR user, scrapped the rest of tech reviewers and from now on I will only listen to you. well done man!
He’s still pretty good
I’ve watched dozens of videos on TH-cam about these two laptops. Everyone was talking about users who edit videos and photos. I really appreciate your opinion and consider that you’ve provided the best explanation regarding which laptop should be chosen for an average user.
I love how you dont do too much! (too much cinematic b-roll etc) I feel like every tech channel does the same shit and i forget about them easily, but I wont forget you ;)
I agree. I understand people love photography and camera, but the emphasis on b-roll (which i admit looks great) starts to all blur after a bit. Also...I frankly don't have the patience to do slow panning b roll, I just lift the laptop up and continue talking
I'm the consumer you mentioned, forced into an upgrade from my 2013 machine. I started with m3pro machine, and I maxed out the cores while editing a midi song track. When the lid sensor went out and BestBuy offered to replace the machine, I lucked out and they replaced it with an m4pro machine. Based on my experience, I would have been upset if I had not gotten the best I could afford when it came to processing power. I think many people are on that same boat. Some may never use it, but they'll miss it when they need it. To me, the upgrade was worth it...
I tend to agree with this if someone upgrades about every 3 years and are an average user. I tend to upgrade only ever 6-7 years so I generally buy a maxxed out spec Mac in order to get it to last as long as 7 years with decent performance at the end of its lifecycle. Last computer I had was a 27" 5K iMac, max spec (except for a 3TB fusion drive HDD). It served me well until 2021, so i can't complain. Then I upgraded to an M1 Macbook Air and M1 iMac that I gave to my son and was blown away by the performance. But it didn't really do what I wanted it to do with games, editing 4K video and just overall multitasking performance with business apps (lack of memory I think held these computers back). So this time I splurged and bought a 16" M3 Max MB Pro, 48 GB of RAM and the 1TB SDD. Pretty happy with the performance so far, it handles everything I can throw at it and then some, and I am comfortable using this computer for many years. The M1 iMac that my son uses keeps soldiering on, and should serve him well into college next year, along with an M2 iPad Air if he needs something portable for classes. He wants to upgrade the iMac to the newer M4 iMacs, but I told him that is on him to pay for this time :).
You are dumb if you think MacBooks are for gaming
My imac from 2013 is still working like a charm ! 16ram 1tb ssd. For simple use is ok, for playing vst plugins, simple libraries,Kontakt, falcon, Nexus, Avenger, Serum is already obsolete, after 11 years is a good reason to upgrade to the M4 PRO MAX 48ram and 1tb storage and keep it for another 15 years. ✌️😬
You are the only person i trust when it comes to product reviews. Thanks so so so much for this video. It helped a lot. I've been using a dell i7 for 10 years and the laptop sound like a tractor on my table. I wish to learn some video, sound and photo editing in future and i want a laptop that stays for atleast 5-7 years and i believe if i can use my current laptop for so long then m4 MBP would be perfectly fine.
Thank you so much, i appreciate your honest reviews more than i wrote in this comment.
An honest comment deserves an honest reply
great video. i like many suffer from fomo and overthink my purchase. i upgraded to m4p from the m1p and within 5 minutes i realized that i didnt even need to. its like going from a iphone13 to a iphone 15, you cant tell the difference in performance. ita a mental game and apple is laughing all the way to the bank. ANOTHER thing i realize is that in this moment of my life, i can literally get away with using a air. we dont accurately asses our needs and let the fomo take over in all the hype.
Poetically said. It's easy to spot the difference between the two when they are side by side, but if you walked in a room with a machine, you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless you were doing stuff that really pushed the M4 to its limits.
I appreciate sponsorship ( :) ) and sane reasoning. Except M4 Pro with 24 GB of RAM costs literally same amount of money as M4 with 32 GB. Both with 512 GB of storage, but M4 Pro's is faster, just like Thunderbolt. Again - screw you customer! Most of lineup exists to sell upper lineup because AGAIN M4 PRO makes no sense with 24 GB of RAM. 13:26 - yeah, but that's why Apple won't give us MacBook Airs with multiple display support (like real one) and miniled display an full features. Apple tied functionality to performance to upsell.
I'm so glad I found this comment. Can you help me out? I'm deciding between Macbook 14" M4 with 32 GB unified memory and Macbook 14" M4 Pro with 24GB unified memory. The difference is between the cores. My work involves video editing on Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Davinci or After Effects. I need to upgrade my laptop but I'm not sure which one to choose between these two options. I want faster performance and something that lasts me long without slowing down
@@Filmitmishalif you want better performance then go for the M4 pro like he said in the video if you do work that requires lots of performance such as video editing, … then go for the m4 pro. Plus the m4 pro is probably gonna last you 4-5 years easily.
@@Filmitmishal Depends on how intensive video editing you are doing. For instance, for a normal video editing, not 8k or smth like that, m4 is gonna be more than sufficient. However, if you are going to do some intense video editing, go for m4 pro.
Can someone explain what it means that 24GB RAM makes no sense on M4 Pro?
@@jeromuscleThis is actually not true. You can be CPU or GPU limited before you reach 24GB of RAM. It depends on the work you do. Large AI oder 3D models will eat through RAM fast, and you might need more. But heavy video editing or audio production doesn't need 24GB most of the times, while the CPU power can be the bottleneck
Thanks Dayo - I just got the M4 base model because I’m a standard user so your video helped confirm that I made the right choice. I appreciate your practical and balanced advice.
Very sensible advice, thumbs up. "Future proofing" for the average user is a waste of money. Most consumersreplace their laptops anyway every few years (3 or 4 years) by choice (new design, new features, etc), so there is no actual "future" to proof against.
I'm upgrading from a 2011 MBP 😀
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This is so refreshing! So many videos review units that none of us need or can afford. Thank you for making that point so clearly
Don't waste money upgrading an M4 model. The M4 model with 24GB RAM and 1TB SSD will run you $2000 through apple right now. You can buy the M4 Pro model with 20 GPU cores, 24GB RAM, and 1TB from Best Buy for $2100. The 6 extra performance CPU cores, 10 extra GPU cores, TB5, and doubled memory bandwidth is easily worth $100 and you'd be kind of silly to leave that performance on the table over a 5% price difference. Getting the M4 model with no upgrades makes strictly more sense right now, at least until holiday sales clear.
I agree with this, I need a smooth experience for video editing.
This model you are talking about has always been $2399. Did you trade something in to get it at 2100
@@Sequel7get a open box in “excellent condition”. It’s the same thing as getting it brand new.
@@mauriciohernandezjr2651 I did the same thing, but I got mine at $1899!
Your videos convinced me to get the M4 > M4 Pro. I’m not a professional, but I do need an upgrade from the base M1 MacBook Air that has served me well the last 3 years. The price difference between the M4 and M4 Pro will go towards AppleCare. Thanks again man! Appreciate the hustle making these videos. Never change. All the best!
Grats man! I'm also on the M1 air but am a light user
@ Thanks man! Yeah I need more RAM/storage. But also a nicer display and definitely a boost in speakers wouldn’t hurt either!
Loved the way you distinguished between the two models. I was not even looking for M4 Pro model, I just wanted to learn more about M4 base model, and you explained as if my elder brother is telling me. Appreciate your efforts. Love from India...!!! 🙌🏻💜🇮🇳
All you said can be reduced to this statement: If you are wondering if you need the M4 Pro over the M4 then you do not need the M4 Pro chip. People who need it know from the very beginning that they need it.
There's a lot of highly artistic people that actually needs it that are not very technical though (I'm not one of them so I get you)
@@cainco98 I don't know a single video/photo editor who is limited by their hardware and doesn't understand that.
@@cainco98 haha and the most artistic people use paper and pencil. Processors are so powerfull that you can do a lot of stuff. Remember that peaople went to space without these mashines. If think that if you realy need power then you will use desktop not laptop.
I went with the M4 Pro 24G-1TB only because of savings! I was able to get it from Best Buy for $2,099 during the Black Friday deal, normal price is $2,399 for this configuration. In addition I'm a business owner with tax exemption on all of my Best Buy purchases, so I was able to pick up my laptop without any sales tax whatsoever. My final price out the door at Best Buy was $2,099..I may not ever use the machine to its fullest potential, but for me it just made sense to go this route. I basically got the M4 Pro 24G-1TB model for less than the normal non Black Friday price of the M4 Pro 512 gig model mentioned in this video at $1,999 plus tax. No shade at all, this was a very informative video. I'm just sharing my personal experience.
Had the same thought process but Best Buy must’ve hit their “limit” on the quantity they were willing to sell of this specific version. Wasn’t available yesterday in silver (last night) for the 300 dollar discount, available today though for 200 dollars off. I ended up just going with the M4 pro base model (1999 price). Hope I don’t regret it.
@Realestowt wait for official cyber Monday tomorrow
@@DayoAworunse already made the purchase last night when it said unavailable for the upgraded version. I’m honestly not sure I needed the upgrades though if anything maybe the 1TB would’ve been nice to avoid more external SSD use but I already have a couple . Picking it up today so start thinking I do need the additional cores and storage I’ll do an exchange.
Most common sense and straight up advice I've come across. Makes decision making easier. Thank you brother!
“not everything people say on the internet is set in stone” .. I never like videos, but this one made me click the like button.😊
Tech TH-cam needs more people with sanity like you.
I feel soo much better now that I ordered the correct model now ; the MacBook Pro m4 base model . Thank you for this video !
External storage for a desktop is fine, but not for a laptop. Convenience is important. I really think 1TB is ideal. When Macs came with 8GB Ram, for sure the priority was to upgrade the Ram. Now, the priority is to move up from 256GB SSD.
For me as a Virtual machine user to run windows on Mac I really need the 24Gb ram model so I can put 8 on windows and 16 for MacOS.
@@bodigames Yes, correct. In fact, I also use Parallels with 12GB for each 🙂 My Windows VM is 100GB so I am quite happy to have 1TB drive
I agree with you guys. Just want to share my case. I like the m4 max performance, so I use the laptop for personal use and my company work. So I got the 2TB model
@@seattledude2022 I think we're all jealous ;-)
@@philippelambinet1425 Hope this can really help me work better, get promotion and pay back my laptop :)
Great review and insight. I ordered the M4 MacBook Pro. This is an upgrade from my M1 MacBook Pro. I use it for professional Photography and that media is shifting more and more to video. The M1 was never underpowered. I watch at least 8 video to convince myself of the upgrade. 😂you are right about use case 👍🏽
RAM would help you out than raw performance if you do more stuff on your computer.
Remember folks, this is for the average consumer
Even for average consumers, the MBP is overkill. Most will be fine with the Macbook Air. Unless they are above average and really need the Pro features.
@@craesh The only good reason for a standard consumer to get the Pro is the XDR display. The colors and refresh rate are immensely better than on the Air.
But that's a luxury you will have to fork out almost a thousand extra dollars for. So ask yourself is better image quality worth ~$800-$1000 to you?
@darkzerk7 I agree. The display makes a big difference. I was hesitating to buy a MBP instead of an MBA, spending over 500€ for a equally speced device. Finally, I'll give the MBA with it's poorer display a try.
@@craesh Good decision. The Mini-LED display on the M3 Air is more than amazing. Yes, the XDR is better, but not $800 better.
@@craesh a Chromebook would work!
Gotta say that this dude is honest. It’s kinda hard to find an honest tech TH-camr nowadays. Keep it up bro!
Simple, clear, direct and authentic.. very good energy nice to watch. Keep going Bro great work!
Thank you for this video!!! Most TH-camrs create these videos for other TH-camrs and not for real people!! great job, my friend
Thank you for this video! I was feeling great about getting the M4 as it would suit all I need to do for my busines. But your last statement on saving rendering time on video just 100% sold me on getting the M4 Pro.
i bought M4 Pro. My first time to buy a macintoush machine. It didnt fly as i thought it would,. I agree with you
> It didnt fly as i thought it would
What was ur expectations? I am planning to buy it.
Thank you. I’ve been torn between the 2 for weeks now. Great to hear a more practical perspective.
man, I found you here on youtuber just today by searching about the new macbooks, thanks for your clarification and easy way to explain the Why's
I love how you review products as if you're a normal person and not somebody who thinks Final Cut Pro workloads are the end all be all of what people do with computers
I am a cloyd engineer and i got the base m4 and use tb4 after three years. He right
My M1 air is still running strong 🤙🏼
Same, even with Apple Intelligence
True. And the only reason I’m upgrading my M1 Air is because I didn’t upgrade the specs :-). As you say in the video.
Though, it will be nice to get a faster Apple Intelligence - is that something you can check for us, performance with AI between M3 and M4?
As I understand it, Apple Intelligence uses a lot of local resources to run.
I believe you, M1 air is a powerful machine
How many gb of ram?
Not the 8GB version, as I was silly enough to buy it 3 years ago... RAM is RAM no matter the machine.
This is the most common sense review I have seen. I also bought the regular M4 in my MacBook Pro 14". I did upgrade to the 1 TB SSD and did get the Nano Texture display. I work in a home office with a lot of natural light so having the nano-texture has been fantastic. And I like you said, I will never need the power of an M4 Pro and M4 Max. I do some basic photo editing, Word, Excel and browsing. Yes, I could have purchased an Air, but I wanted the better display and extra ports which I do use a lot. I have been absolutely happy with my M4 MacBook Pro.
... solid video! - went ahead and hit that subscribe button
Thanks for subscribing
I think many ppl felt like they needed to hear this. Thank you
BEST REVIEW EVER!!! Thank you so much for being real and clearly explaining when someone would actually need the higher Pro chip model! You're right, it's NOT for me. 😅
I agree with your observations. I just received my M4 Pro with the base M4 Chip. I got 1 Terabyte HD and I went for 32 gigs of memory (I think I probably should have chosen 24, but time will tell). The 3 Tunderbolt ports, better screen, better camera are a nice upgrades.
I am concerned with supply disruption and prices with the incoming administration. I have no idea what is going to happen in the future. I wanted to upgrade next year, so I pulled the trigger now. I have updated my MacBook Pro M4, iPad Pro M4 and iPhone 16 ProMax. I think I am good for the next few years.
Yeah bro, you're good for at least the next 4 years
you made a good decision with the bump in HD storage
Can you help me out? I'm deciding between Macbook 14" M4 with 32 GB unified memory and Macbook 14" M4 Pro with 24GB unified memory. The difference is between the cores. My work involves video editing on Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Davinci or After Effects. I need to upgrade my laptop but I'm not sure which one to choose between these two options. I want faster performance and something that lasts me long without slowing down
@@Filmitmishal I am not an expert in this case, but I do follow a lot of TH-cam Chanels. If you do things like video editing, it seems that the M4Pro chip gives you more power with the increased cores. My understanding is the 24 gigs of memory will be properly handled by MacOS. I only do occasional videos and record large Zoom meetings, so I am not a power user. I tend to like to keep my hardware current. I provide tech support for a social group of seniors and my main concern is they are mostly using Intel processors from 5 to 10 years old with some not being supported for security updates. I am working on upgrading everyone to M3 Air and M4 iMacs right now. In the past on my old MacBook Pro's, I ran out of Hard Drive space and then Memory before I became unsatisfied with the chip, but that is for light video editing. Best of luck with your choices.
@@Filmitmishalif in doubt go for the 24GB if it doesnt do the job. Then return. (You have up to 14 days to return) then upgrade to the larger United memory. Hope this helps
I need to watch more of your reviews more regularly. You are a reviewer for the masses. Thank you.
The masses huh:
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Very authentic video. You stand out in the crowd of tech TH-camrs due to the authenticity. Well done mate!
LMAO wow the bloopers at the end got my sub. I’m so glad I’m not the only one.
You just became my fav Ytuber for honest opinion, rather than just ending the video like other - "so its upto the viewers to decide"
Wow! Thank you very very much for an extremely succinct presentation! I have only reviewed two videos beside this one. Your to the point analytical presentation of the M4 and M4 Pro has me swaying toward the M4. I an an Adobe Photography Suite user with three Adobe applications, one or two search engine pages, and an iOS Numbers application open. On my older MacBook Pro the photo editing applications bogs down. Your common sense approach to what’s actually needed I definitely do not need the M4 pro… i’m now looking at the M4 with more RAM and 2 TB of internal storage (then I will only have to bring one 2TB external SSD for redundant field back up). AgainThank you very much.
Good video bro!!!
Appreciate it
Thank you for the video. Finally someone who reviews it at a human level, and doesn't merely just focus on benchmark numbers and on a single field of use such as video editing, but instead you've covered multiple fields of users who'd be using it, and gave out a decent argument which isn't measured in numbers but rather the experience, especially the part where you mention that we won't even reach the full utility of the chip in most cases, which is a thing that nobody else seems to mention. Subscribed.
Great video, couldn’t agree more with your point of view and well articulated too 👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you. Finally a video that speaks to regular Mac users rather than 4K video editors!
Glad it was helpful
Thanks bro, not what i wanted to hear, but what i needed to. Saved me 5k NZD
No problem 👍
0:40 and with that… u gained a sub 😂
lol...facts
Appreciate it
a day later still thought it was funny ngl
I am dying of laughter
awesome review, straight talk for the normal user, subscribed!
Gained a subscriber! You simplified it perfectly and kept it all the way real!!! We need more of this
Thank you! You clarified my main issue- the M4 is all that I’ll be able to use daily. Very helpful- thanks!!!
Your welcome
Thank you Sir! I have struggled with this for days, M4 or M4 Pro. You hit me perfectly and I made the purchase of the M4. Thank you for an honest POV!
This was a very helpful video. Thank you
@@sactownj6559 your welcome
I don't know what I love more about this video, his honest opinion or the way he conveys it 😂
both
@@DayoAworunse😂😂😂
This may be my new favorite channel! Such a great practical review for most of us and I consider myself a pro user. All of Dayo’s advice is spot on as I use the base model and have zero issues.
:)
Making the upgrade to the M4 pro comes with an additional 8g of ram so honestly, half the price difference is right there in addition to the M4 pro chipset along with TB5. I personally went with the M4 pro because I can afford it, and with holiday pricing I'm getting it with 24g ram for $1,599. If I was on a tight budget I might consider going base M4 for $1,399, but of for me it was a no brainer.
My 13" MBP M1 has served me for well over 3 yrs and looking forward to the M4 Pro serving me well for the next 5-7.
where did you find that price ?!!
@@abdelhameedkassem5811 it is available in best buy go check.
I really appreciate the honest review of the performance of these machines and how they relate to people in the real world. I've noticed too a lot of these techtubers throw graphs in your face and tell you the this chip is this much more powerful than this one, and this one is ... blah blah blah. What they don't do is tell you the average Joe doesn't need the pro version of any of these M series chips. And this is me coming from a quad-core Intel MBP where tbh, for the stuff I do on my Mac - even a M1 Air would be good enough for me.
Thank you, I’ve watched a lot of videos and yours was the one that made the most sense. I bought the base model MacBook Pro and I was going to return to get the pro chip and I don’t need it. I will return the base to get a terabyte on storage. But you saved me money. I appreciate your honesty I’m going to subscribe just because you were totally honest with your review. Thank you.
*Slightly* upgraded base M4 Mac Mini here because of everything you said. Subscribed. Thank you!
I’ve bought the MacBook Pro 13 M1 in 2020 (2000 Euro). The thing works today like it just came out of the box. I don’t see me upgrading before Apple doesn’t support it anymore. When I upgrade I will choose battery life over power.
I used the iPad Pro 10.5 until recently. When the iPad Pro M4 came out I bought it (1650 Euro), hoping to run this the next 6-7 years.
All things considered, Apple isn’t cheap but it really gets the work done.
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If it weren't Apple machine, but something with shorter life cycle, I might agree.
But for 5+ years easy with this perfected form, paying just 25% more for the base (or less with deals) for much more than just 25% of possible performance with cpu, gpu and encoders too, is going to make that 5+ years better, even if not used to the max all the time. The max value simply sits with M4 Pro this time, let's not do anti-future proofing just to save a 'few bucks' (unless absolutely necessary).
Wonderful, honest, and easy to follow breakdown/comparison. This helped me finalize my decision to go with the M4 for what I need. Glad I watched!
I had lots of notebooks (Mac, Windows and Linux) for the past 15 years, compiling, doing photo editing and other heavy stuff. For work as well as private.
Frankly speaking, you can do anything on any computer. They won’t break under any load. It may just take longer on one than the other. Turnaround times may vary between a few seconds and several minutes, I regularly had my PC blocked for 10-15 minutes in the past while compiling or executing test cases. I survived, the PC survived. Of course, time is money in a business context.
Having that said, you will just spend money on saving time while executing a task. Money won’t enable you to perform a task. Unless you have very rare use cases, like training LLMs for which you need LOTS of RAM.
RAM is the worst bottleneck, so I always prioritize RAM and buy as much as I can afford. I still remember my old Pentium MMX constantly swapping to my HDD until I upgraded from 16 to 48 MB RAM. Better than any CPU upgrade.
Sensible arguments ! Good work ! Keep it up !
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What I like about this video is it just Makes sense. The M4 is so powerful that a base pro with and external ssd can get a lot of professional editing for music or video seamlessly.
I mean I just got one and use flstudio and Logic Pro everyday and it’s nice asf.
I think it pairs great with a desktop pc tbh, I mean I normally don’t like laptops but this one is it.
M4 pro seems nice but I ain’t gonna need that power until I’d upgrade in like 4 years anyways
no problem my man
Finally, an honest techtuber that’s based in reality. Most people will not ever fully use the capabilities of a m4 pro. Its like someone who buys a high end sports car but only does every day commuting in local traffic and some highway driving with slight speeding. An utter waste of a car designed for fast driving.
Great advice man.
I have a late 2013 MacBook Pro. I actually bought it of a friend for close to nothing many years ago because he just had to update his as some people do.
At the time this Mac was the full spec one, 15inch model, 17, 16RAM...
I am a recording musician/composer and have no restrictions whatsoever with this almost 12 yo machine.
I think what you say makes sense. But if it was me, I would buy the one I could afford (dot). If I could afford the pro, or whatever, I would definitely buy the better one I could afford and stay with it for as long as it lasts until I can no longer do what I need.
I do feel that the base models are great but great for many years less than upgrades ones.
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The M4 Pro has two cooling systems, thunderbolt 5 and a lot of more power. M4 basis has only one and if you want to use a macbook for years then it is not waste of money. If it is only for 1-2 Years I am with the normal M4. But not, if for next years and to get powerful machine.
The base M4 will give at least 5 year of useful life.
I don't think many MacBook Pro users would upgrade their laptop in 1 or 2 years. Apple still has many campaigns of users still holding out on Intel.
Also has 50% more ram standard. Was the right choice for me as well.
I still have the M1 Pro and haven’t ever heard my fans kick on before.
i HAVE and still use m1 since it come out on the air, best laptop I have owned....thats 4 years so the M4 basic will last this at lest :)
VERY VERY VERY GOOD!!! THANK YOU!
Thank you too!
What a great video! Subscribed, and I can't wait to watch more in the future
Excellent delivery. Actually, stupendous.
You have a presentation gift.
Go for it........
I will continue presenting in a room by myself.
Thank you for the real take on this
Thanks you for your insights, after many hours of research and doubting between de Air M3 24GB 1TB, base Pro M4 and even de Pro M4 Pro I got myself a MacBook Pro M4 24GB with 1TB. I use it primarily and almost daily for photo-editing (enthousiast). I works flawless and for my use and wishes to not work from external drives etc the perfect combination of power and enough headroom to use this machine for years and years to come. Thereby the screen is perfect to use it while traveling and I don't have to worry about my SD card reader lying somewhere. It's probably still overkill for what I do but coming from a Macbook Air this is a big step up!
I saw this a while back, and I absolutely agree with your thinking here. In my case, I went for the mid-tier M4 model, with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD, since I know for my casual video editing, managing and storing my mp3 and image libraries (including all of my iPhone videos and pictures since 2017), plus the usual documents, spreadsheets etc., it would be the right spec without breaking the bank. This is my first Mac, and I have found this to be an absolutely stunning system. It has taken everything I've thrown at it with ease, and I have yet to hear the fans power up at all. The battery life is a revelation, macOS has been excellent, and the build quality has been pretty much perfect. The ecosystem (integration with my phone, etc.) has been amazing, and I don't think I'll be using Windows for my personal computing again. I'm absolutely impressed.
Solid advice here. I am a web designer/developer and I just got the M4 in. My work is basicly text editing and simple image editing (cropping/resizing and vector work). I run a local server, an editor, a SASS compiler and a GIT client. l use a FTP client for file transfers. For design I use Adobe XD. Time is tracked with time management/billing software that always runs. I have several browsertabs open. I make daily backups. I have an external 4K monitor attached.
I will not see any productivity improvements if I buy a more powerful mac. I will not earn more money. If I open activity monitor on my intel powerbook, I see that I use 10-12 GB of the available 16. Zero swap memory, so 16GB is enough. On the M4 this is the same. The M4 is plenty fast for everything I do.
What people tend to forget is that if you have less costs you end up with earning more money.
what a great video, knowledge, delivery, really breaking it down for the average consumer!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 io ho preso il 14” con M4 Pro base solo perché monto in Braw 4K in Dacinci Resolve. Ma so benissimo che è una macchina con cui posso stare tranquillo per i prossimi anni.
Thank you so much for this video. You are honest and the attention to detail is top notch You helped me made my decision one that I was struggling with. I ended up ordering the m4 base model
This really helped me decide. thanks.
You convinced me I made the right purchase (M4 chip base version, 24 GB RAM and 1 TB storage). I hesitated about the pro chip a long time because of 'future proofing'. Future proofing my savings for the next upgrade in 5 years or so seemed the best choice for this retired Joe Sixpack.
Anytime!
I think I'll get the exact same ! I hope it's worth it 🤞 (first macbook here, coming from windows)
I really appreciate this perspective. As a power user, the reason I know it's time to upgrade is when I have 128bg of ram and still feel my machine buckling under the load. If you're not being slowed down by your computers performance, you probably won't utilize any new performance you pay for.
lol this is gonna sound dumb, but I just bought the m4 pro even after watching your video. (I do a lot of high level graphic/video editing for my job) However, your breakdown is so needed for the average user, the M4 chip is soooo good. There really isn’t a use case for the pro for most people. I subbed to you, loved your video a ton man. Keep it up!
Honest review. Much appreciated bro.
Dayo, love the consistent quality of your videos and hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
Quality should continue improving.
Great points and great video!
Glad you enjoyed it