Awesome vid! I'm still using my 15-inch 2014 MBP for big Logic Pro projects, video editing, coding, working (doing coding in Windows 10 using Parallels) and it's still an absolute beast. I just got a new battery in it today and it's like new. I've never had a problem with this thing and despite being slow "on paper" she still hums along perfectly fine for what I use it for. I've never kept a laptop for 7 years before, never mind owning a laptop for this long and still not really feeling like I need to upgrade. Love this thing. 2015 MBPs were the absolute peak IMO but this 2014 still holds it own!
sadly I bought the version mid 2014 retina with only 8GB RAM.. If I would have bought 16GB, I could have fun using it in the future. But with this limitation, I slowly run into performance problems. Also My MBP mid 2014 gets quiet noisy when watching videos, and whenever there is a 1080p video running in youtube and such the fans go crazy..
UPDATE - All 2014 Macbooks will not be getting MacOSX Monterey as predicted. Pretty strange cause the 2014 Mini is getting it and the Mini was a less premium device. Apple may have their reasons though, probably due to battery age on Macbooks.
@TaY CKhan okay thank u . Hey one quick question if I delete the hard drives from disk utilities in recovery mode and reinstall macos big Sur I know I need to connect to the internet but will the laptop download op over the internet or pull it from the PC itself? Thanks in advance
@@iagolima2 Creo que hablas español? Yo uso Catalina y cuando utilizo programas de edición de video como filmora o Obs los ventiladores se ponen al maximo , estoy pensando en ir a Big Sur o regresar a majome
@@DanteMx01 Gracias, ¿y cuánto dura la batería en las versiones? ¿Para saber si vale la pena dejar Sierra por alguna otra versión? Tengo miedo de perder batería y rendimiento en el macbook pro.
@@iagolima2 el detalle es que la batería de mi Mac está casi sin uso, se le descompuso el track pad y estuvo parada varios años , entonces no tiene desgaste la batería , está casi al 100%
super helpful video thank you. and you were right macos monterey now requires at least early 2015 macbook pro. it’s the one i have and might be the last update for it
I have downloaded and used Catalina: too buggy so I upgraded to Big Sur on my 2014 MacBook Pro 15". I can say it's very good except I use my Mac for casual gaming and Big Sur is frankly, horrible for game graphics. If it wasn't for that, I'd be using Big Sur. I'm back to Mojave.
Thank you just started my channel and figured out editing is so much easier on apple products and only working on an iPad so figured to make the jump thank you
back market fucking sucks. they forgot to include my house’s address when shipping so fedex literally had no idea where to deliver my mac to. headache and a half to get to the bottom of it so be careful
@Zach B you sound like a paid actor lol. they literally did not ship my macbook to my house it was such a frustrating and annoying problem that i had to fix ON MY OWN. the people at back market are high, they didnt even fucking reply to me when i asked them why
Hi! Nice review! I'm still using OSX 10.12.6 (Sierra) and I have afraid to update. I have the same Macbook Pro 14 retina mid. Is it worth to update to this version or another one? I'm still using because most of it of Battery Using. Do you have some help for me? Thanks!
im running mojave (same laptop) and i was considering just upgrading to catalina but actually im just gonna back up my mac and just go ahead and go to big sur, ill report back later and tell you my experience
I believe the battery percentage was also not visible as default in Catalina and maybe even before that as well, I am pretty sure I also had to enable it in Catalina. But thanks for the video, I am still on Catalina now on my 2019 MBP but might update now. I kind of preferred the hard edges on the visuals a little more but with those things you will always get used to it I guess.
@@-xYz--nk1gm big sur is after catalina, right? If Catalina didn't work, I wasn't going to try big sur. It took me too much time to revert back to mojave and I wasn't going to do that again!
That's the first video that kinda convinced me to update. I have a 13' MPB 2015. But Im still worried about the boot up speed and battery. My MBP boot up about 17 sec on Mojave. Should I update? It has 707 battery cycles.
battery would take a huge hit. And you should be worried about apps capability as well. I'm still staying at Mojave. I once updated to Catalina and the battery was 2/3 so I had to go back to Mojave. To Big Sur, I'm afraid it would be a 1/2 drop.
Well, just make a backup and test it for a few weeks to see how it performs. If it is crap, roll back. I am just upgrading on my 2013 Mac Pro (and have even 2 backups just in case..)
hi, thank you for this video I got the same MacBook but I'm afraid of upgrading it to big sur. just 1 question the update that you installed is it 11.4?
Better is to stay at lower versions. Lag & stuttering is too much in Big Sur. As soon as you'll open multiple tabs, the fan will turn on. I even observed 1080p TH-cam videos on safari lagging.
@@mohitthegoodguy Hi mohit, i have same 2015 mbp 13 running High Seira, its running fast, no complaints, just want to update to latest OS with formatting, which one OS do you suggest as of right now
MacBook Pro 2013 15 , has slowed down since last update for Catalina and since updating to Big Sur , fan never been on until now and cpu runs at 63% for system tasks for 30min Before dropping to 10%, excel lagging and unusable, wish I hadn’t updated now as it’s been brilliant till now and still had some years left in it
I know your MB PRO 13 is a 2014 model. But when you say its expected are you saying that even if you ran High Seirra on it, it would still be pretty much the same boot-up time, battery life, and performance? I'm not sure what to do honestly, so the answer to this question will help me tremendously! thanks
I don't get it.... why risk even slightly slowing down my MBP mid 2014 to get rounded icons. Also, while your video is very thorough and helpful, you clearly live in a 100% Apple world. I, for example, don't use Safari (Mozilla's my go-to browser) and use the entire MS Word suite, Adobe Acrobat - major OS changes always carry the risk of losing compatibility, features etc. with the non-Apple world. It would be useful to check out and mention if there are any issues. Thanks
you test safari on the website that you visited before, ofc it is fast. I tried fresh installed Big Sur and safari was shit. Battery was noticeably bad comparing to catalina. The OS itself was lagging overall, its doable but it noticeable poorer performance.
Hi I have a Macbook Pro mid 2014, with 2.5GHz Quad i7 processor, 16GB memory and Intel Iris Pro 16MB graphics card. Not possible to go up to Monterey, but wanted to know if Big Sur will run ok. Looking at your spec, it seems I might be ok to run it?
I am confused i have the same model but i use a NVME drive but my mac perfoms super slow. When i click a app it takes 20 secs to launch and when i use lightroom it takes 2 mins to lauch
@@DenisSushchenko because above everything I value speed of processing - and by the look of it - that's lacking (which is always the case with apple's new updates and older devices). on catalina for example my boot time is around 5seconds - on big sur that goes to up to half a minute - and although I had bigsur - when it has just been released, it was also very slow for me in terms of processing different tasks. maybe it will be different now with all the latest updates and bug fixes - but I'd like the opportunity to see it first before I make the update again. It might be just a personal preference - but since I'm not having any issues on catalina - for me at least its not worth the update - unless I get to have the same speed.
i just upgraded my mac from 2014 to big surr and it made my computer so much slower. i used to play minecraft at 50-60 fps now it runs 10-30 less fps. i know its not meant for gaming but its dumb
El detalle es que mi batería no está desgastada , apresar que s 2014 está Mac ear uno parada por varios años poque se le descompuso el track pad y no se usaba , la batería me dura mucho pues todavía tiene mucha vida
Im looking for mac and i found macOS Big Sur 11.1 MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Processor 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Startup Disk Macintosh HD - Data Graphics Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB ,this good one or not can you help me please
Hi, I have a macbook pro 13 2015 with macOS High Sierra , I want to try Catalina, but when I go to App store, it doesn't appear, only Big Sur. Where I can download from? Thxs.
Thanks a lot for this wonderful review. I 've gotten the same macbook as second hand and it is still enough to do something. However, my other 10 years windows laptop with the similar features (8gb ram, core i5 2.5 ghz., 250 gb ssd) is way more faster than the macbook. We all know about the product policies of Apple. I would recommend macbook 14 only for coding and doing some light duties, otherwise a newer version would probably be a better choice.
Will it run well for web dev. I have two options in mind, apple 2014 MacBook pro or HP Elitebook G3 In 2023 will you recommend this over the HP for coding?
Lol mine barely runs on High sierra so I don't think I can take the risk. However I was really thinking of upgrading because I wanted to use photoshop. Sad times...
In my case I've decided to update because of the new Notes system. That includes hashtags and smart folders based on the hashtags. In case you have an iPad, it is really worth it!
Apple are not known for supporting their devices for a really long time... Ask a windows user if they can run Windows 10 on a PC from 2010! No problems... Windows 11 has changed that now but PC was due for a shake up... Apple are terrible with making their products obsolete by stopping software support too early. I'm thinking Big Sur on my new 2014 MacBook Air will be too much for it, even though it supports it... MacOS Monterey will not support 2014 MacBooks...
Awesome vid! I'm still using my 15-inch 2014 MBP for big Logic Pro projects, video editing, coding, working (doing coding in Windows 10 using Parallels) and it's still an absolute beast. I just got a new battery in it today and it's like new. I've never had a problem with this thing and despite being slow "on paper" she still hums along perfectly fine for what I use it for. I've never kept a laptop for 7 years before, never mind owning a laptop for this long and still not really feeling like I need to upgrade. Love this thing. 2015 MBPs were the absolute peak IMO but this 2014 still holds it own!
Just bought one used, what should I upgrade first ?
Bro. Can i get it today? I am planning to get a refurbished one. My core use will be Wordpress development & SEO. I will need Photoshop as well. 😁
sadly I bought the version mid 2014 retina with only 8GB RAM.. If I would have bought 16GB, I could have fun using it in the future. But with this limitation, I slowly run into performance problems.
Also My MBP mid 2014 gets quiet noisy when watching videos, and whenever there is a 1080p video running in youtube and such the fans go crazy..
where did you get the battery?
This is an awesome video. Well put together and detailed. Respect from Jamaica 🇯🇲
Thanks from Japan.
I've decided to update my mid2014!
Great report!
1:19: You were right!
should I buy it in 2022?
This is hugely helpful - been debating the Big Sur update for a while now. Thanks!
glad to be of assistance!
I realize I am kind of randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to stream newly released tv shows online?
@Arian Merrick lately I have been using FlixZone. You can find it by googling =)
@Arian Merrick I watch on flixzone. You can find it by googling :)
@Arian Merrick I watch on flixzone. You can find it on google :)
Mine is also 2014.. 30 seconds to boot, and about a minute for everything to turn on including the boot time.
is that bad?
this is a really great video man keep it up
Nice video!! Have you upgraded to big sur with this 2014 mbp? e.g. macOS Big Sur 11.6.8
UPDATE - All 2014 Macbooks will not be getting MacOSX Monterey as predicted. Pretty strange cause the 2014 Mini is getting it and the Mini was a less premium device.
Apple may have their reasons though, probably due to battery age on Macbooks.
What operating system do u recommend for a 2015 MacBook air
@TaY CKhan should I downgrade to Catalina on my 2015 air
@TaY CKhan okay thank u . Hey one quick question if I delete the hard drives from disk utilities in recovery mode and reinstall macos big Sur I know I need to connect to the internet but will the laptop download op over the internet or pull it from the PC itself? Thanks in advance
Excellent review. Appreciate it.
So majove is the best Mac OS X for the 2014 MacBook Pro ?
Same question, I'm still using OSX 10.12.6 (Sierra) and I have afraid to update. Any tips?
@@iagolima2 Creo que hablas español? Yo uso Catalina y cuando utilizo programas de edición de video como filmora o Obs los ventiladores se ponen al maximo , estoy pensando en ir a Big Sur o regresar a majome
@@DanteMx01 Gracias, ¿y cuánto dura la batería en las versiones? ¿Para saber si vale la pena dejar Sierra por alguna otra versión? Tengo miedo de perder batería y rendimiento en el macbook pro.
@@iagolima2 el detalle es que la batería de mi Mac está casi sin uso, se le descompuso el track pad y estuvo parada varios años , entonces no tiene desgaste la batería , está casi al 100%
@@DanteMx01 ¿qué opinas del rendimiento del macbook en esta gran versión sur? ¿Indicar alguna otra? ¡Gracias!
super helpful video thank you. and you were right macos monterey now requires at least early 2015 macbook pro. it’s the one i have and might be the last update for it
I have downloaded and used Catalina: too buggy so I upgraded to Big Sur on my 2014 MacBook Pro 15". I can say it's very good except I use my Mac for casual gaming and Big Sur is frankly, horrible for game graphics. If it wasn't for that, I'd be using Big Sur. I'm back to Mojave.
Thank you just started my channel and figured out editing is so much easier on apple products and only working on an iPad so figured to make the jump thank you
Mac os version?
Also isn't it buggy when using?
Do you recommend me to upgrade on my 2013 late 15' mbp 8gb ram?
What are your thoughts on Monterey with the same machine?
How’s it running now?
(September 1st, ‘21)
Hey thanks for the video. Is there any guide in how to install it on a MBP mid 2014? It seems like it's very confusing in general.
I am currently looking to buy this MacBook on back market and I found a great deal so thanks for the video
back market fucking sucks. they forgot to include my house’s address when shipping so fedex literally had no idea where to deliver my mac to. headache and a half to get to the bottom of it so be careful
@Zach B you sound like a paid actor lol. they literally did not ship my macbook to my house it was such a frustrating and annoying problem that i had to fix ON MY OWN. the people at back market are high, they didnt even fucking reply to me when i asked them why
Hi! Nice review! I'm still using OSX 10.12.6 (Sierra) and I have afraid to update. I have the same Macbook Pro 14 retina mid. Is it worth to update to this version or another one? I'm still using because most of it of Battery Using. Do you have some help for me? Thanks!
I Have a mid 2014 13 inch pro running mojave. is it safe?
im running mojave (same laptop) and i was considering just upgrading to catalina but actually im just gonna back up my mac and just go ahead and go to big sur, ill report back later and tell you my experience
@@Dyl_Apple waiting
Upgrade to Mojave. It's the best OS for our device.
@@kabosumamadoge1818 Thanks! Do you have any tip? How do I download this OS version?
I believe the battery percentage was also not visible as default in Catalina and maybe even before that as well, I am pretty sure I also had to enable it in Catalina. But thanks for the video, I am still on Catalina now on my 2019 MBP but might update now. I kind of preferred the hard edges on the visuals a little more but with those things you will always get used to it I guess.
I upgraded to catalina and then went back to mojave for my macbook air 2014 (i7, 8g, 512g)
why?
@@pokismiles performance and lack of support for my j5 create usb (two monitor setup)
@@-xYz--nk1gm big sur is after catalina, right? If Catalina didn't work, I wasn't going to try big sur. It took me too much time to revert back to mojave and I wasn't going to do that again!
That's the first video that kinda convinced me to update. I have a 13' MPB 2015. But Im still worried about the boot up speed and battery. My MBP boot up about 17 sec on Mojave. Should I update? It has 707 battery cycles.
battery would take a huge hit. And you should be worried about apps capability as well. I'm still staying at Mojave. I once updated to Catalina and the battery was 2/3 so I had to go back to Mojave. To Big Sur, I'm afraid it would be a 1/2 drop.
@@teddi_tqt Thank you.
Well, just make a backup and test it for a few weeks to see how it performs. If it is crap, roll back. I am just upgrading on my 2013 Mac Pro (and have even 2 backups just in case..)
@@teddi_tqt which one is better Big Sur? Mojave?
@@3WAYMUSICC I'd recommend staying on Mojave on old models (2015 backwards)
hi, thank you for this video I got the same MacBook but I'm afraid of upgrading it to big sur. just 1 question the update that you installed is it 11.4?
Better is to stay at lower versions. Lag & stuttering is too much in Big Sur. As soon as you'll open multiple tabs, the fan will turn on. I even observed 1080p TH-cam videos on safari lagging.
@@mohitthegoodguy Hi mohit, i have same 2015 mbp 13 running High Seira, its running fast, no complaints, just want to update to latest OS with formatting, which one OS do you suggest as of right now
@@faisalsaiyad7561 10.14 Mojave has been the most stable with no overheating and no slowdown.
@@mohitthegoodguy hmm i am on 10.14.6 and my mb mid 2014 is getting in to troubles fast, whenever watching 1080p youtube..
I'm on the way updating my MacBook Pro 2014.. it never have any noise even in hard task, but now the fan is going so loud when updating the OS..
How did the upgrade work for your computer? please share
Even when doing Little things the fan blows up in Big Sur.
How is the battery health
How long did it take to update?
Woah the update changes the boot sound too??
MacBook Pro 2013 15 , has slowed down since last update for Catalina and since updating to Big Sur , fan never been on until now and cpu runs at 63% for system tasks for 30min Before dropping to 10%, excel lagging and unusable, wish I hadn’t updated now as it’s been brilliant till now and still had some years left in it
Go back to mojave
I know your MB PRO 13 is a 2014 model. But when you say its expected are you saying that even if you ran High Seirra on it, it would still be pretty much the same boot-up time, battery life, and performance? I'm not sure what to do honestly, so the answer to this question will help me tremendously! thanks
I don't get it.... why risk even slightly slowing down my MBP mid 2014 to get rounded icons. Also, while your video is very thorough and helpful, you clearly live in a 100% Apple world. I, for example, don't use Safari (Mozilla's my go-to browser) and use the entire MS Word suite, Adobe Acrobat - major OS changes always carry the risk of losing compatibility, features etc. with the non-Apple world. It would be useful to check out and mention if there are any issues. Thanks
your ios ?
So I have the same 2014 Macbook Pro 13 inch 8gb Ram and I'm running OS Catalina. Is it worth upgrading to Big Sur?
you should decide based on this video because you have the same laptop it sounds like
did you upgrade?
@@StarBattle08 not yet but I'm going to
@@emmanuelpissaris9642 And what are your thoughts? More energy consumption? Less performance? Or is everything the same?
How do you upgrade?
Can you still use it, can i still download any apps on it even if its stuck old os?
How fast was boot on Catalina vs Mojave?
you test safari on the website that you visited before, ofc it is fast. I tried fresh installed Big Sur and safari was shit. Battery was noticeably bad comparing to catalina. The OS itself was lagging overall, its doable but it noticeable poorer performance.
Why am I getting update not found when I click on "get" for Big Sur from Catalina?
Hi I have a Macbook Pro mid 2014, with 2.5GHz Quad i7 processor, 16GB memory and Intel Iris Pro 16MB graphics card. Not possible to go up to Monterey, but wanted to know if Big Sur will run ok. Looking at your spec, it seems I might be ok to run it?
is it ok to get big sur for 2014?
@@mustafaonat6768 stay with mojave
Is there anyway to download the full Catalina installer and create bootable drive?
I am confused i have the same model but i use a NVME drive but my mac perfoms super slow. When i click a app it takes 20 secs to launch and when i use lightroom it takes 2 mins to lauch
The fan noise is already too high on El Capital, can't stand it as it is.
thanks for the video - really helpful - I'm on 2015 macbook. definitely not worth it - at least for me. catalina all the way.
Why?
@@DenisSushchenko because above everything I value speed of processing - and by the look of it - that's lacking (which is always the case with apple's new updates and older devices). on catalina for example my boot time is around 5seconds - on big sur that goes to up to half a minute - and although I had bigsur - when it has just been released, it was also very slow for me in terms of processing different tasks. maybe it will be different now with all the latest updates and bug fixes - but I'd like the opportunity to see it first before I make the update again.
It might be just a personal preference - but since I'm not having any issues on catalina - for me at least its not worth the update - unless I get to have the same speed.
@@iameugeniu yeah i'd wait another 6-12 months
@iameugeniu what about now? Updated?
Should I update my early 2015 Macbook Pro to Big Sur?
can you go up to Catalina?
How do I not brick my laptop when I upgrade?
i just upgraded my mac from 2014 to big surr and it made my computer so much slower. i used to play minecraft at 50-60 fps now it runs 10-30 less fps. i know its not meant for gaming but its dumb
El detalle es que mi batería no está desgastada , apresar que s 2014 está Mac ear uno parada por varios años poque se le descompuso el track pad y no se usaba , la batería me dura mucho pues todavía tiene mucha vida
Im looking for mac and i found macOS Big Sur 11.1 MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) Processor 2.8 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Startup Disk Macintosh HD - Data Graphics Intel Iris Pro 1536 MB ,this good one or not can you help me please
Thank you, How long does the 2014 model update stop?
Till 2024..as mac supports update approx 10 years sp u can expect till 2023
Or 2024
is this model retina ?
That SSD is old and slow, you should upgrade to a Samsung EVO 970. It will feel like a different laptop.
Its fine for now..I'm just gonna get a new Macbook this year when the 2021 models are launched
Hi, I have a macbook pro 13 2015 with macOS High Sierra , I want to try Catalina, but when I go to App store, it doesn't appear, only Big Sur. Where I can download from? Thxs.
do i lose the bootcamp installed?
Sir
I have MacBook Air(13inch, Mid 2013)
And presently it has El Capitan Mac OS
Should I update it to macOS Big Sur
Please guide sir
Are you still sitting on Big Sur? At least upgrade to Mojave, or Catalina.
This video is very helpful to me! Thank you. :)
I am wondering how you did it, New install or upgrade to Big Sur ?
Is it good for video editing? Like premiere pro?
With final cut pro and imovie yes, premier pro definitely not gonna work
Thanks a lot for this wonderful review. I 've gotten the same macbook as second hand and it is still enough to do something. However, my other 10 years windows laptop with the similar features (8gb ram, core i5 2.5 ghz., 250 gb ssd) is way more faster than the macbook. We all know about the product policies of Apple. I would recommend macbook 14 only for coding and doing some light duties, otherwise a newer version would probably be a better choice.
Will it run well for web dev.
I have two options in mind, apple 2014 MacBook pro or HP Elitebook G3
In 2023 will you recommend this over the HP for coding?
Lol mine barely runs on High sierra so I don't think I can take the risk. However I was really thinking of upgrading because I wanted to use photoshop. Sad times...
How is macOS 11.6 working on MacBook Pro 2014?
Should I update?
can i ask if you updated and how is it working?
After watch this video I upgrade to Big Sur and running well. Btw, i upgrade SSD also from 128 to 512 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 thanks Bro.
Try to upgrade It with an SSD
it already shipped with an NVME SSD..all 2013 and above Macbooks used SSD's
@@Techformative557 oh,sorry I didn't know that! However,great video!
I'm still on serria high
This is very slow
My 2012 with ssd starts in 15s
Have you upgraded the macbook pro mid 2014 to OS Monterrey?
What are the benefits of Big Sur over Catalina?
It is just newer version of os. Newer versions usually include bug fixes, better optimisation, and sometimes new design.
In my case I've decided to update because of the new Notes system. That includes hashtags and smart folders based on the hashtags. In case you have an iPad, it is really worth it!
Apple are not known for supporting their devices for a really long time... Ask a windows user if they can run Windows 10 on a PC from 2010! No problems... Windows 11 has changed that now but PC was due for a shake up... Apple are terrible with making their products obsolete by stopping software support too early. I'm thinking Big Sur on my new 2014 MacBook Air will be too much for it, even though it supports it... MacOS Monterey will not support 2014 MacBooks...
I've heard this is terrible? Catalina was cat shit ! Most that have this computer have said that Mojtive is the best ?
Call dibs on Being first
wtf
speaker is trash worse than 2012 mid macbook air
how to download WhatsApp please send me video
Too much of your hands waving around ;)