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M3 Max MacBook Review - It's SO Good, BUT....
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ม.ค. 2024
- I bought this M3 Max MacBook Pro to help me grow my TH-cam channel, and while it is perhaps the best computer I've ever used, it still doesn't offer quite what I'm looking for.
In this review I share my thoughts on the exciting M3 Max MacBook Pro, what I like / don't like about it, who's it for, and whether or not I will keep it for myself.
The M3 has 16/40 cores with 48gb ram and a 1tb hard drive.
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I just did the same switch as you to my first mac - M3 max. I feel I couldn't go back especially for video editing workflows. It was sooo worth it
It really is impressive and set a new expectation for me which I will compare EVERYTHING against. Ultimately for now, buying a used M1 Max makes more sense financially... so it sucks having to go backwards, but luckily this m1 max is still a beast for video editing... the battery is notiecably worse and I don't quite hit the same numbers for FPS in gaming or with Video effects, but it hangs in the same league.
Enjoy that sick laptop!
I’m not trying to grow a TH-cam channel but am on a similar path to finding that right machine like you are right now so I have really enjoyed watching you go through this process. A real genuine and modest way to present things so good luck! Pro tip… teal laptops run way faster than black ones!
Haha, right? The colour totally would have made it worth thousands of dollars alone...
Glad you've been able to follow along and hopefully got value from the series. I feel like I'm content with the decisions I've made and where I landed, for now.
I appreciate the work the Software Design team keeps everything consistent on Mac OS.
Yeah for sure. It was a bit of a transition coming over from a lifetime of Windows but like you said, when I bounced between different Apple computers etc, it was easy to use and setup each one. Installing Windows and setting it up on different computers is the worst.
As a consumer, you get the worst cost-benefit ratio when you buy the latest thing on the market... but you are supporting innovation.
I like that way of looking at it. It's a good reminder that if we want people to keep pushing the envelope we need to support them.
I think once my Channels have grown a little bigger and I've got more resources to invest into my TH-cam efforts I won't feel as guilty about spending so much... but at the moment, I cannot.
as a part time youtuber / videographer - here are my thoughts:
yes you can get an M1Max for half the price of an M3Max, and the export speed will be the same since they have the same encoders. For light editing, it'll roughly be the same.
however, whoever say performance is the same isn't telling you the truth. I have an M1Max Studio and M2Max MBP16", and at times i can tell a difference when working in davinci, esp on multicam. If money as a concern, I probably would go with an M1Max; however, if i am going to buy tech, I really dont' want to invest in old tech, esp 2 years old one.
For sure... and for me, being a Stay-at-home-dad (SAHD) money IS a concern. The m3 macs were my first exposure to the Apple ecosystem which is why I wanted to test it out before committing to the switch. I do like the ecosystem so had to find that sweet spot financially and the M1 max seems like it's it. I would have considered the m2 but there just weren't any great deals on it. This computer so far allows me to edit in a workflow that is fast and smooth knowing now how to optimize things when I need to (smart caching / render in place / proxies, etc). It's not as good as the m3 but it's still solid.
I still need to buy an external SSD as a cache drive. It's on the list!
These videos have been extreeeemely helpful, thanks for doing them. I edit in DaVinci too, and I went through a similar thing... got an M3 Pro first, and now I'm on a 14-inch M1 Max, just got it a few days ago, and about to return my M3 Pro! Similar performance reasons and a misunderstanding of the benefits that I'd get from the M3.
Glad you found the videos and I'm happy to know there are others in a similar boat. The Max with their extra encoders just make video editing a breeze. Really happy with them, especially now that I have adjusted my expectations of what computers are actually capable of. They rock!
I'm so happy you're reviewing these from Canada. It's fantastic to see it in prices that I'm dealing with and LOL IT'S SO EXPENSIVE $6000 CANADIAN DOLLARS!!!
Haha I got you! 👊 Yeah the price is just CRAZY. Especially when I can (and did) buy the M1 Max for half which has similar performance for half the price. The battery on those M3's though is just crazy!
I went from the m1 (original/1st gen) to the m3 max and it’s a wonderful upgrade for working Lightroom photoshop and davinci at the same time. Something I do often. So no regrets for me.
Which m1 were you using? I'm just curious as I recently received my M1 Max and, while it's not QUITE as good as the M3 Max, I am very happy with its performance and multi-tasking ability!
That battery life on the M3 max with the performance it offers still just blows my mind. Incredible.
What is your specs on M3 Max?
I’m trying to understand your logic. The M3 Max didn’t cut it for you because of lack of dedicated video card. But you are going to return it for an M1 Max which also doesn’t have dedicated video, but is half the price? Why not get a maxed out Lenovo Legion Pro 9i with a 4090? Or heck, an all out HEDT PC with a 4090 which will destroy anything you can throw at it.
The portability man! Being able to video edit on battery is just the best for me. That outweighs everything else. The Macs are so efficient, run so cool, and the battery lasts so long. I've had 5-6 Windows laptops over the last 20 years and the batteries on them are usually gone after 2 years maybe not even holding half an hour charge at that point. Then my last one, I'm carrying the charger around with me plugging it in every time I move around. I'm over it!
With that being said if things do start to pick up I wouldn't be against building a dedicated desktop with a sick video card one day! Not in the stay at home dad budget for now 😔
Dedicated gpu doesnt make it any better thats bullcrap.
An m3max sits right between a 150w(4080m-4090m).
Nvidia has the advantage whwn it comes to software, more powerful libraries that took 30years for nvidia.
MTL on desktop is only a few years old.
X86 cpu s dont stand chance.
I feel the same way. I bought the apple 16” certified refurbished M2 Max with 12 core / 38 gpu / 32 gig / 1 TB and coming from a 2014 base MacBook Pro if I’m being honest it’s a bit underwhelming. Sure it miles ahead of my old one but it’s 8 years newer. Like you I expected it to fly through video editing tasks when adding effects but it stutters using resolve studio. Still gets the job done but not as fluid as I had hoped and I film in 1080p. I have one day left in the return window but decided to keep it. Being refurbished it was a better value then the new version at $3800cdn before tax And I figure going to a lesser cheaper model then any max variant would even be less satisfying. Overall it’s very nice and I’m happy with it just feel that it’s overpriced considering what it was hyped up to be. In other areas I have been able to do things like live streams with OBS and have multiple cameras and my old MacBook connected via a hdmi capture card for screen sharing and using overlays etc and it flies through it all where my old MacBook could not even handle doing one camera with no effects live-streaming. It’s just the special effects that you noted in editing where you see hiccups and dropped frames. So maybe I need to start exploring proxies even with 1080p footage to work with a different codec as I learned from you. Anyways thanks for the video. Looking forward to seeing the M1 Maxx videos.
Yeah that's a sweet laptop you've got there (based on what I've learned) for sure. As you mentioned, like me, I think you are starting to realize where bottlenecks really are for video editing, so you just need to adjust your expectations. Not sure if you saw my last video about Adding Effects, that might help you if you didn't.
FYI I purchased a fully rebuilt (new battery/keyboard/cpu/gpu/hdd) used M1 Max for $3,000 on Marketplace and it has AppleCare until dec 2024. So you paid a thousand dollars more for a year newer tech. That seems about right based on my market research.
M1 stuff coming soon!
I would always max spec my phone when I upgrade every five to six years, and thinking about how I would approach a MacBook, I was thinking the same thing as well. But then I started looking at my use cases/cost. The M3 Max binned and unbinned are too much for me to take advantage of. I was torn between the top spec M3 Pro and the binned M3 Max.
At this point now, I'm leaning towards the base M3 Pro (11-core CPU/14-core GPU; 36GB RAM; 2TB SSD) for working on my e-commerce business, schoolwork, media consumption, and travel, and I think this will do it beautifully without breaking the bank too much. Aiming to pick this up before my upcoming trip in April and before I return to school in May lol hopefully it'll be the right decision.
It does sound like a good choice for you, but have you considered a refurbed M2 with similar specs? Not sure if you've checked the prices on Apple's site but if it's a substantial difference in price, I mean for the money you save you could maybe but some Apple Mac headphones and get similar performance with the computer... Just saying! 👊
@@thesahdstudiovery good points and I’ll definitely have a look at the refurb site to see if it’s something I’m interested in. But the nagging thing for me is just making sure I get the most out of the MacBook in terms of longevity of support, and maaaan the space black is so nice haha
I've always been a Windows guy myself, but honestly what Apple is doing lately has impressed me a lot more than anything that has happened in the PC world of the last 5+ years.
For me the perfect way to go is probably have custom PC build with top specs + a MacBook Pro work on the go.
Yeah I'm right there with you man... I agree. The next big decision I'm trying to decide is if I want to switch over completely with the phone/watch etc.. sure is dam tempting.
The best combo is a powerful Asus Strix 18” as a desktop workhorse and a MacBook Air for travel.
Yeah it sure would be nice to have a big beefy desktop with a graphics card and a nice monitor at home then a sleek MacBook for travel for sure. Hopefully one day!
Maybe by figuring out how your viewers consume your content, you can use tools that match those features.
Example:
If 85% of your audience were to watch using 60fps sRGB screens below 4k, then why make 4k content in adobe rgb when it gets converted into 1080p srgb anyways?
i dont think people click off of a video because its not 4k or 90hz/120hz/fps
I’ve written some quick and dirty example questions that might help get my meaning across. Feel free to change and disregard them.
Kindest regards
a stranger on the internet
- Why do you make and publish the videos we see on your channel? (Its written in your bio, but i find it a good reminder)
- For who do you make them?
- What are your goals with the content that you make?
- What is needed for that?
- What is technically unnecessary and Where comes your taste into play that?
- Ask your viewers what they use to watch your videos on?
- Maybe research what the people you want to reach use. what is the resolution, frame rate, colour space.
- Maybe cater to your audiences setups.
Hey thanks for taking the time sharing your tips.
I'm having a lot of fun with my channel(s) creating the kind of content I would like to see. And that's my goal at the moment... Not to become a superstar TH-camr, but to continue to learn how to get better at creating videos, finding out the tools I need to do so, and sharing that with may audience.
I agree that understanding the why and thinking about the audience is important. It's really nice to know which direction you are headed as that's one of the most important steps to growth.
I came from a 2013 15" MBP and wanted something that could handle running FCPX and Adobe Lightroom Classic all at the same time so the unbinnned M3 Max MBP 16" has been fantastic for me and am glad I waited. Photo editing takes a lot of CPU and RAM so have been very happy with it. I appreciate your videos on your Windows to Apple MBP especially the one on the differences in codecs as I knew about it but had not seen an actual comparison so thank you for that.
What a treat using the M3 Max is right? I have been incredibly impressed with its performance and a new standard has be set for me to compare everything against. Landing on the M1 Max for me budget-wise makes more sense. It's not AS good but it's close enough that I'm happy. Glad you found the videos! 👊
Laptops which would have a dedicated graphics card would be bulkier, get heated faster, make more noise, have worse off heating shortcomings and are also no match for the fast speeds and gorgeous 100%sRGB displays of the MacBooks. I differ from what this guy is saying. I have a Macbook M2 Max 96GB RAM and 1 TB storage. Pretty pleased with almost everything I throw at it. 76 Chrome tabs, Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, everything together. But I agree on the OLED point. Screen can get better. But I feel that would be sorted with M4. They already gottandem OLED on iPad M4. Waiting for M4 Macbooks to override concerns like the ones you presented
Yeah and to be fair to the current gen of Silicon chips, they can do decent gaming. I play Hearthstone and Balatro and they run just fine. It'll be interesting to see what the m4's are like... I imagine it will be mostly refinements with better screens etc than huge performance upgrades over the M3s
was able to get the m3 max top spec at 3750, and to skip a couple generations and have more ram, cores, and overall performance at only that much more cost for something I'll use atleast 6 years was just worth it. although i was in between new M1 max with 64gb of ram or the base m3 max spec
That's exciting! It's so sick, you'll love it. Money's just a bit tight for us right now, and while I sure loved that thing... I needed to spend less to be sure I want to stay in the ecosystem. Then maybe next year year or the one after I can do the full yolo like you and commit for the next few years!
The m1 is still really dope though! I just miss that battery of the m3.
Great series of videos for the Laptop M3 purchase. I'm in the same boat. Got the M3 Pro and have the same issues. love the laptop, but so lagging on the editing process. M3 Max is too expensive. I've seen that the M2 Max refurbished is the way to go. We can get almost that same raw power of the M3 Max, but cheaper. I'm still at the fence of doing the switch though. I love my Pro. The color and battery life. But get very frustrated on the editing process. Looking forward to see what you get in the end.
Thanks! I saw you made another comment on my other video so I'll respond there.
THANK YOU!!! @@thesahdstudio
I too went the M1 route, but the Pro rather than the Max since I'm not a TH-camr and my power needs are a lot less than yours. For my Steam games I have a modest SFF Windows 10 PC that plays them at medium settings quite nicely (a Dell OptiPlex 7010 that I upgraded). Obviously one platform doesn't do it all for me either.
Yeah that sounds like a great little setup! Luckily for me my main game (Hearthstone) runs like a dream on the M1 Max (and the M3 of course) so since the video editing seems to be almost as good on the M1 (video coming shortly), I am really happy for my use case.
Until there is a big leap in the GPU area I think I should be good for awhile with the M1 Max. It seems cheap but jeez, it's STILL $3,000 Canadian dolllars... USED!
Cost cost cost is all I’m hearing. I respect your budget, the cost of a M3 Max is not for everyone. It’s also part of an ecosystem for someone that has multiple Apple devices. I accept that maybe it’s not the cheapest entry way into any ecosystem, but the fact that my last windows I swore I would last buy literally fried on me just trying to do video editing, that happened 10 years ago, I bought a MacBook Pro then and until now I just retired it, and up until I retired it, it still works, it lags, but it’s not dead or fried, not one single virus. To each their own, but I’ll say that while some might think it’s over powered for the average user, I guarantee that in the next 5 years with the advancement of software and apps. It won’t be considered overkill, it’s called future proofing. That’s my take and why I’ll always invest in Apple, the test of time has always shown that a MacBook will run more efficiently longer than any high performing windows that wins the stats benchmark. Unless you’re a longterm Apple ecosystem owner, you’ll never have a clue of the value of “it just works” slogan and the true meaning of that.
Oh yeah, as a Stay-At-Home-Dad cost is my biggest factor. I want to be part of the "it just works" ecosystem but to get the latest tech and in the door with each of the devices Apple offers, well it's a lot of money. And I don't LOVE buying old tech (though I'm curious in the case of the M1 Max).
With that being said, I do like to game sometimes and while the M3 Max is fantastic for everything else, my 3 year old laptop with a dedicated GPU smokes it in that department.
Well, 10years is a long time and much has changed in both computers and video editing. Ten years ago video codecs we're not integrated into the hardware and required all resources for playback. For example Red footage needed a beefy system with a $4k adding card to fully playback the files at max resolution and framerate, now they work on any $1200 system. Even smartphones and mirorless camera bodies can playback complex codecs. So You don't really need to splash $5k anymore to edit stuff unless You need to playback ARRI RAW or Phantom highspeed files at fullres. Both Windows and Macs are great tools I too still have the intell Haswell PC that I built ten years ago to edit my second film, it still runs like a champ. Most networks I've worked for give M1 pros to their news editors and use iMacs and Mac minis for their Main editors and just a couple of macstudios for the DI and finishing suites. VFX and composition on Windows PCs
@@sergiosanchez2012 Thanks for your comment. The last couple sentences were really interesting... can you explain what DI and finishing suites means? Sorry, I'm still trying to learn all this stuff.
Interesting they use the VFX and composition stuff on Windows. Another newb question if you don't mind... How do they share the files, just on giant network drives?
@@thesahdstudio DI is acronym for Digital Intermediate it is a process where You scan film negative for grading and restoration, when You shoot on film You do a DI to color grade and masterization. And finishing is basically the broad term for conforming, grading and generation of all required video deliveries for a film or TV show.
Yes, for tv projects, films or Even Big TH-cam channels You need different people accessing the same media and projects at the same time for different postproductions stages or simply to meet deadlines, so it's better to have everything in a fast NAS or SAN server, it is a bit chaper to settup and to scale up than internal and direct attached Storage.
The most common bottleneck while editing is sustained read speed, with SSDs and Nvme You don't have that problem but You can only write a límited amount of TB to them before they fail, that's why in Macs is never a good practice to edit from the internal drives since they are not replaceable.
@sergiosanchez2012 that's great, thanks for taking the time to write that. I really appreciate it 👊
I use 16” m3max 16cpu 40gpu 48gb , 14” M1 Pro base model 16 gb ram, desktop with 3090 and 4090, I do video editing, vfx, 3d, music , ai, etc. here’s my opinion.
M3max got a serious GPU and raytrace engine update. Good enough finally for 3d, ai and other gpu accelerated apps . Blender on m3max is similar to my desktop Rtx3090. m3max 19 sec render. On 3090 16 seconds. The amazing part was no noticeable performance hit when unplugged ! No pc laptops can beat that. Games will have to be ported to Mac so not many titles at the moment but the hardware is there. You can run some games using crossover in emulation. Not ideal but it’s a start.
For editing and music production probably the M2Max is best for the price performance. The software doesn’t maximize m3max hardware so not much of difference for now.
I see a lot of TH-cam focus on editing as their benchmark running hardware encoding . M1 Max and up have the same 2 hardware encoders so you will get the same render times on all machines but that’s only for the encoding part of rendering. CPU and GPU are used for effects , grading, stabilize filters etc. The render time would depend on your style of editing and workflow.
Try benchmarking using software codecs and see the render times using raw cpu gpu . This will give a clue to the raw processing performance without the hardware encoders.
I’m still stuck on pc because many of my apps are pc only or it’s optimized for Nvidia like a lot of AI tools . Tried windows on virtual machine but they don’t have proper gpu support for now .
That's awesome, thanks for sharing. It's nice to hear from people with experience from different machines with different backgrounds. It sounds like you are really happy with what Apple is doing. If they can one day get the gaming options that Windows has I think they'll be in a great place. Not sure if the cheaper computers will be as good for that but I guess time will tell.
Thank u for the details, I believe you know what ur talking about, I use after affects and I've got the mid 2015 15" macbook pro, it's been hell as u know. I am ready for an upgrade and a friend suggested I get the M3 Max 128GB ram he does not know that much about visual work. I have always wanted a laptop to be super smooth in after affects and most importantly has playback as I'm fed up of hours of export then I see a small mistake then go through the whole process again. I also would have other apps open such as photoshop maybe illustrator, fcpx and of course a browser, I also want to get into 3D blender. Please may you tell me if this is a good choose and if these programs will work well on the M3 max 128gb. I'm just not a desktop person. Thank you in advance
M3 Max's GPU only goes up to 1.4 GHz. An RTX 4090 can turbo up to 2.5 GHz. The M3 Max 40 core GPU has fewer shaders than an RTX 3070. The RTX 4090 has more than 3x more shaders than the M3 Max.
Fewer shaders, lower GHz. The Apple M-series has a loooooong way to go just to catch up to the current generation.
That's really interesting, thanks for taking the time to share 👊 another commenter mentioned it's too bad they dont' support eGPUS. How sick that would be if you could plug a 4090 into the M3 Max whenever you want lol
Can you list your setup as a new youtuber? camera, lighting, etc. Your experience on M3 Max seems to be echoing many other YTers. They are all keeping their M2 Max
Yeah good idea! I'll do an updated Studio Tour video soon.
I did some QUICK testing and the M3 definitely IS better in the areas I said the Apple stuff was weak. Like I was playing Path of Exile on the M1 and it was around 45-60 fps where the M3 held a solid 60 fps. But yeah, worth double the price?? To me, no.
Meanwhile i am happy with my m3 max, mainly because i do 3d stuff & i will figure out how to get games running 😅😊, also another thing to consider is bmd havent optimised for m3 yet so 🤔🤔 😋😋
Interesting point about BMD! Yeah it's a sweet lappy and I'm glad you're happy with it. I imagine most people are... If you've watch my channel you'll learn that I always buy used whenever I can. So I'm not used to the sting of paying full price for things. I really love having something where I know no one has dropped it or treated it poorly, that's definitely worth something. But, well you'll see the story of my new laptop on my next video. Hopefully the laptop doesn't suck!
@@thesahdstudio ya fair :)
M3 Max is great but the price point is just too crazy. I would also stick with the M1 Max considering the M3 Max GPU performs almost identically to the RTX2080 for creating content and gaming(i can tell from games like Lies of P, and Resident Evil4. with no DLSS or MetalFX. The fps are the same).
That's really interesting to hear and sounds about right based on my experience too with the light testing I've done while gaming on these things. That's just it.. your first sentence could have been the headline to the video lol
Coming from the 2013 13-inch Macbook Air to the 2023 30-core GPU M3 Max 14-inch Macbook Pro, obviously no regrets. I took the latest (but not the greatest) because I was thinking of future-proofing…as well as a bit of photo and video editing…and light gaming as well.
They've been making the Airs for that long eh? Crazy! What are your impressions so far? 10 years on a laptop, that's insanely impressive.
@@thesahdstudio It was my “ye ol’ reliable”, albeit not that powerful. My old Air got me through paperworks both for work and school. Though it broke down a couple times, still it was a resilient one. I even abused it with a bit of light gaming…and it handled it. I’d say for someone who does not need a lot of power and just for mundane tasks, but need things to get done fast and comprehensive, the Macbook Air line is more than enough - even now that the product line is equipped with M-series chips.
I think after everything I've learned, the MacBook Air's will be what I would recommend to most people. It'll be interesting to see what price point the new ones coming soon will be at. That's rad it lasted so long.
You playing anything fun? @@paskizephyr
@@thesahdstudio I haven’t bought any modern games yet though. I’m thinking of buying Lies of P and the remake (or was it remastered) Resident Evil 4…when I have the time and budget for games. Before, I just run StarCraft, Command & Conquer Generals Deluxe Edition, and some retro emulation via OpenEmu on my old Macbook Air. Oh…and I used to run Bluestacks to emulate Ragnarok Mobile (a popular MMORPG) back on my old Air.
But, up until now I play StarCraft time-to-time. I bought the remastered version.
I’d recommend some Apple Arcade games also - specifically Dead Cells+. That game's a banger. The Apple Arcade version of the game is unfortunately not available on macOS, but it runs great on Apple TV and iOS.
Starcraft 2 is playable on the Mac isn't it? I had fun with that game! My first rts lol.
Yeah I played the crap out of Dead Cells. Good call! Still enjoying Vampire Survivors with the kiddos right now and that type of game. I played Lies of P but my Dark Souls games are behind me. They're too hard and I don't have time for that anymore lol. @@paskizephyr
right now I have a 14 inch M1 Pro but will be upgrading to the M3 Pro later on this week..
Nice! Why will you be upgrading? Is that M1 not enough?
@@thesahdstudio …not anymore..I need something just a tad bit more powerful..I think the M3 Pro will do it..plus I like to have the latest and greatest sometimes
@@mikalkielli3351 Yeah I hear you! It's fun to be in the mix for sure. I guess it depends on what you are working on too.
I think your review is very fair. As it is a personal need and want that will decide what you will spend your hard earned loonies on.
Apple's laptops, and computers in general are expensive. It has always been that way. Right up until you dig a bit deeper in what you get for that extra money. There was another review of the ProArt laptop I saw against an M3 Max. And from just the benchmarks alone, the Mac beats the ProArt with 24c and a 4070 in most of the testing he did. I personally can't vouch for that as I only have an M2 Max, but I have a friend with the ProArt. And it's a loud hot beast compared to my quiet cool M2 Max. Otherwise it is a nice looking and functioning laptop. But, for me personally I am at home on a Mac and Mac OS. Never been a fan of Windows, but Microsoft pays the bills (I work in IT). So for me the money isn't the issue is the experience. That an battery power. Like you said, nothing beats the Mac when on battery. They simply can't as they all need more power to run at their rated specs. But, with that comes being tethered and of course the loud fans. These are the tradeoffs.
If gaming is important or at least to a degree greater than what Apple has to offer. I would recommend Crossover for Mac to "help" your gaming on a Mac needs. If you do keep a Mac (the M1 Max should hold you over fairly well. However, it does lack a few GPU features that have been added on the M2 and of course M3 to improve performance). It will at least let you play games on Steam that are for Windows only.
Enjoyed your videos on this topic. I hope whatever you pick works out for you and makes you lots of money doing it! 😁
Great comment, thanks for that! You're right, it's all about tradeoffs. And I'm right there with you. Since I have to ship back the M3 tomorrow I was just cramming in some tests for my next video and... well like you eluded to, the only real differences I noticed were mostly GPU related which, aren't very important to me. Haven't used the M1 that much yet but so far it's fantastic for my needs (value wise).
Really appreciate your support on the videos and the channel. I love making videos so hopefully these tools can make me even better!
try razer blade 14...16 might be a little too heavy.. MBP16 and razer blade 16 have the same dimensions but latter is thicker and heavier but has a ton more power all enclosed in one premium chassis
Yeah nice suggestion. Those are beauty laptops (and the Dell XPS) but they just can't compete battery-wise it seems. Plus those fans are quite noisy compared to these Mac's. BUT I haven't really tried any of the newer ones (outside of the 2021) so I would love to try a newer one to see how it compares.
Ton more power had me laughing like crazy.
4090m is just a bit faster, and that 14900hx dogshit doesnt even come close to an m3max.
Big Macbook guy, but you made very fair points in this video. Great video!
Thanks for watching, really appreciate it 👊 Happy in the Apple ecosystem so far. What a treat! You rocking all things Apple (headphones, watch...) ?
@@thesahdstudio Yes, I have quite a few Apple products myself (MacBookave, AirPods, iPhone, etc.) I feel as though the more Apple products you have, the more they integrate together😂. Or maybe I'm just a fool to Apple's marketing. Who knows haha
I think the products are just that good man! I'm excited to save up and try them myself. We'll see. @@user-lx7qg5ko3l
The lack of GPU power is what holds me back from getting a Mac Studio. I'd love to have one on my desk but to spend 3 thousand dollars on a desktop and it still being barely able to play games is a joke.
Yeah exactly. I still love my M1 Max laptop but the lack of gaming on it really sucks. If I could plug in an egpu it would be fine. It would be perfect. But I can't so it's not.
Sick intro bro
Aw thanks man 👊 Appreciate the comment.
Hey man thanks for this video, I totally with you and I feel your struggle. I am currently working on a Windows 11 Laptop and stronger Windows 10 Desktop with a 2070 super and works fine, Legion with 2060 I think and it handles DaVinci decently. I thought about the MacBook as well, but also want to play something from time to time and it is frustrating having only a limited offer. But when you check my DaVinci tutorials I did them all on my Win11 1,5k Notebook so 🤷♂️
Thanks for the comment! What codec do you work with? I'd love to do some side by side testing with some of the newer Windows laptops. Hopefully I'll get that chance soon! Your vids look great by the way. Keep up the good work!!
Try The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX with 4090 Laptops
Yeah see, that sounds sick! But after using these Apple lappy's I'm highly skeptical one of those 4090 laptops could hang on battery power. I can video edit, do my social, all while playing Hearthstone on these MacBooks ALL day on 1 battery charge.
The GPU issue is very interesting. But wouldn't the same limitations apply with an M1 Max? I look forward to see what happens next.
Yes, exactly! In fact I don't know if you saw the video I JUST released, but I compare those 2 computers. The GPU is definitely better in the M3 but not by much. The CPU is still so good, video editing for me is virtually identical.
Yes, basically, why pay more when you can get a slightly older machine that does the same thing for your use-case (very minor difference in performance) at half the price? Practical people are almost always generous is some other ways so I 100% support decisions like this.
I DO have to say that the battery seems much better in the M3 (even though the battery in this M1 Max is brand new). I guess that's the difference between 3nm and 5nm efficiency! @@pythoglyphs
There are many TH-cam channels having hundreds of thousands of subscribers where the videos are edited and published on far less powerful computers. No computer will help you grow your channel. It isn't the hardware and software you use but the content you create that either limits or promotes your channel growth.
Many of the more popular creators on TH-cam record their videos and then send them to an editor in another country where that work can be performed overnight. Work smarter, not harder.
For me I've had to figure that out for myself... And that's what I try and share on the channel to help other people save their time and effort so they can work smarter. I do think having a piece of hardware that you feel comfortable on and it fits your lifestyle is important though it's just tough to find the right one.
@@thesahdstudio Check out Rainman Ray's Repairs. He has 545K subscribers and uses an older MacBook that is seriously underpowered to edit his videos (he showed it as an April Fool's joke once).
Of course, he spends several hours every night editing videos. In his shoes, I would have a justifiable reason to upgrade. That said, I'm fortunate enough to be able to waste a lot of money every year on things I want but have no need for - and I do, much to my wife's displeasure.
Yeah I think a lot of people don't want to disturb their workflow, especially maybe if they aren't really interested in learning new skills and are happy with their production. I was not which launched me down the path I'm currently on... much to my wife's displeasure also 🤣 @@gaiustacitus4242
I came from the intel MacBook Pro 2015,, its the one right before the Touch Bar btw, so had it for like 9 years. I do a lot of video editing and the codecs I use, the m series chips handles them like a breeze such as BRAW and pores. I don't do a lot of heavy intensive effects or resolve open effects except magic mask and a small amount of Denise if I need to. Considering where I came from and how any edit/ change I made on my old computer I get the beach ball and my editing software crashes like 10 times. I was def due for the upgrade. So far no complaints and had it for about a week or two and put 4k footage on it, 6k, 6k raw, 60fps, 120fps and even red raw footage and it was a champ with them all. I personally edit short films, video content for my channel and other brands. I saw it really push its power once I added heavy amounts of Denise and it just showed at least to me the DP that gave me the footage didn't expose well. But yeah, I came from a 9 year old computer and so far been really happy with the performance and etc. So far
That's awesome! Yeah I was amazed when I started downloading the high res files (in another vide) and starter working on them. It edited them no problem.
I'm gonna miss it :( That's wild you got 9 years out of your last one though. My 3 year old Windows laptop is still decent I suppose. The battery kinda sucks though :)
subscribed you for extremely good video so many useful comments.
Awesome! Really appreciate that. Welcome to the channel! 👊
Was about to upgrade from an M2 max to this but nah.
Maybe in one or two more gens.
You would be crazy to upgrade, thats consumerism right there if you do.
Yeah it's the new hotness for sure. I really do love it. But now that I've got my M1 Max, I can tell it's almost as good in most cases. Apple marketing is the best in the world there's no doubt!
i find it very odd for this machine to be lacking for a tech review channel. it’s meant for way more demanding workflows than that -even mkbhd which is the highest production tech channel ever edits some of his videos on m1 max which is about half as performant gpu wise
Well, consider that he shoots in RAW Red footage which is a VERY easy to edit codec. When you can't afford expensive cameras like that (e.g ME) you have to use compressed footage. And when you work on compressed footage, well that's a heck of a lot harder for non-studio quality computers to edit. It CAN do it... and he does mostly simple edits but I guarantee you IF he adds visual effects to his videos he ain't using that M1 Max.@@maurocigliuti7575
@@thesahdstudio wouldn’t it be possible to just export your videos to pro res before editing? or even buying a different camera, cause if you can’t edit with an m3 max then those codecs are definitely the bottleneck, not your laptop (serious question btw)
Move up to M2 Ultra
Oof then I'd have to get the apple display!! 😆 $$$$
4:43 - Diminishing returns on the level of investment required to purchase the machine. Thats been my emotional reaction to Apple silicon machines. I mean I love my M1 Max but the level of investment required to purchase an M2 Max and now even worse with m3 max is just too much relative to the performance increase that you get in return. Apple needs better media and neural engines. Thunderbolt 5 would be great. Upgradable /socketed nvme storage would be great.
These machines should cost $1000 less at the high end in my view. Apple’s storage and RAM prices are way too high in my opinion.
The ram and storage prices on the Mac stuff is insane, it really is. I wish AI was good enough to explain to us just how good these machines would be in certain situations ("Hey AI, what FPS would a intel i7 11th gen with a 3080 get on Diablo 4 vs a m3 Max MacBook Pro)... I can hope! Maybe one day soon it'll have that data.
does thunderbolt 5 even exist? i mean it would be nice to have a hover board but you can’t expect some tech you made up in an existing consumer product
@@thesahdstudio macOS runs just fine off of nvme storage in an external usb4 or thunderbolt enclosure. There’s no reason for Apple’s soldered down storage except to charge high prices. In fact, I attached a 4TB nvme drive to my Macintosh in a owc 1m2 usb4 enclosure. And I boot macOS Sonoma off of it. Why couldn’t the same nvme drive be socketed inside the machine instead of attached on the thunderbolt bus?
@@maurocigliuti7575 Barlow ridge has been announced. September 2023. It is a discrete controller based on usb4v2. Intel hasn’t implemented it yet on the meteor lake cpu. A future cpu, maybe arrow lake, will implement it within the cpu. Until then, it will be a discrete controller.
Hopefully Apple will implement it in m4.
M3 max 128gb ram is more than enough for your video editing and layering
Oh man, 128gb ram?! That'd be so expensive lol. Be sick though.
@@thesahdstudio yep, $7,200 😅
@PoisonedStudios 🤣😫
Wondering what are you using for a mouse?
I'm rocking the MX Master 3S mouse. It's great and I reviewed it on my other channel. Video here if you're interested: th-cam.com/video/_dijde_WQgg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=bFdkPYWkZg4ENmYI
Insane title my guy
Hahaha right?! It felt a little risky but it's the truth... awesome laptop but not quite worth the price tag new for ME.
I desperately need an upgrade. I have the base M1 Pro 13’ and just today it crashed while exporting my 4k video on davinci resolve. I was actually thinking about the base M3 Max but I’ve also seen that it’s not too far different from the M1 Max. What made you choose the M1 Max?
Honestly it was the price. And it didn't hurt that MKHD said in his M3 Max review that was going to stick with his M1 Max, so maybe my curiosity got the best of me? I haven't used it enough yet to recommend it, but the guy I bought it from was the perfect seller. It's literally practically brand new AND has AppleCare until Dec 2024 for half the price. I can do a lot more for my channel with an extra $3,000 CAD you know? The Max's seem the way to go for Video editing though based on my (very limited) testing.
@@thesahdstudio Thats great man, I also agree that the price is a huge factor. I want something that will last me but I also wouldn't mind an M1 Max that will hold me off until the M4. I hope to find a deal on one soon.
@@Diego_Cabrera Shopping used is good IF you can find something with AppleCare. The guy I bought it from got it serviced at Apple before he gave it to me... they repaired $2,000 worth of stuff on it all covered. AppleCare is where it's at but oof, on a new M3 Max that's an additional $600 for 3 years!!! Yeesh. So if the performance on this M1 Max is still good at the end of next year I might just shell out the $180 a year keeping it "insured" until I get a new one then sell this for a pretty penny.
Good luck on your search! Let me know what you do.
@@thesahdstudio Does the Apple care transfer over to you? From what I’ve heard you can only get it serviced if you have the original receipt and proof of purchase. But yeah $2k worth of repairs, you got ur self a good deal
@@Diego_Cabrera I think it's tied to the serial number? I guess we'll see at the end of the year if I'm able to lol. Fingers crossed. Hopefully I'll never need it though!
FYI The M3 Max has 16/40 cores with 48gb ram and a 1tb hard drive.
Have u tried M2 Max?
@Theninjafirebest haven't tried it no. But I had both the m1 Max and m3 Max so I have an idea of what it's like. For the right price it would be sweet!
@@thesahdstudio I’m not from Canada but the lowest I see M2 Max MacBook Pro highest like in cores 32 gb ram and 1 tb ssd is 3201.17 cad money, idk it might be different cause I live in the us
Great video. You know what YOU need. I give people who buy more than the base model of Macs the benefit of the doubt they do as well. Performance wise, the M3 Max chip is the best Apple has to offer. Apple appears to always have the creative photographer/videographer in mind when developing their chips. Maybe reach out to Apple before you return it. I saw a panel discussion on how seriously Apple reviews the ideas and criticisms they get from their creative community of professionals who reach out let Apple know what worked for them and what didn’t. This was a great series.
Great idea! I will let them know for sure if/when they ask.
And I sort of know what I need, but not fully, you know? That's why I'm going through all of this. I am learning though so hopefully I can save others either the hassle or some money along the way.
@@thesahdstudio I really hope my comment did not come across as critical. I was not trying to imply you “should” know what you need or in snide way. I was actually thinking about your comment of wanting the machine’s CPU power but Apple’s GPU’s were not strong enough for your workflow. No use in keeping something that doesn’t meet your needs. Nothing special involved in the “reach out and let them know….” comment either. I was just talking about the basic “Product Feedback” portal that every company ask us for feedback through. The panel I watched said Apple management really does read those emails. I’m sure Apple would love to know how they had a lifelong PC user but lost him with the latest chip.
@@sharonb.9128 Not at all! I thought it was a thoughtful comment which I agreed with. I just watched an Apple mini-documentary last night and got a new appreciation for how Apple is so good at having a simple yet effective lineup (Jobs vision when he cleaned house after he came back to Apple). How could you know what your customers need unless they tell you?
does Apple really think? i was looking for M3max - sadly no touch screen in here. and it is not available at my place :(
@@legitxe8491 I’m not sure I understand your comment. What is not available at your place? You want a touchscreen laptop right? Most laptop users do not. The popularity of keyboard shortcuts exists so people can work mostly without a mouse, trackpad or touchscreen.
2:20 this is why i want the most powerful laptop. i use browser only and i want it work as fast as possible with tradingview many tabs. any lag must be reduced almost to zero.
It's 2024, who has seconds to spare?!
Just max it out and you’ll be fine. Money comes and goes lol
lol. The Maxed Max is a sick machine that's for sure.... but jeez, unless you can write it off as a business expense or something it's going to sting the wallet!
@@thesahdstudio well I’m assuming anyone getting that machine is using it for business. I honestly climbed that ladder and they design the pricing so well I ended up with a 128Gb memory 4TB storage and if you can find it in the refurb section you’ll be fine even if you decide to sell in a couple of years
Definitely wish I would have bought a base m2 pro 14 and rtx 4070 laptop as well instead of my $4500 CAD MacBook m3 max 30c
It sure is tough finding the right combo, especially when you're on a budget... I really loved using that M3 Max and it'll be hard to go back to anything else. Having multiple laptops would be a bit of a pain though maybe? Would you just want the GPU for gaming or? I mean the M3 Max is decent at gaming...
@@thesahdstudio I definitely still like my MacBook m3 max... however I mostly use mine on my desktop so I really should have bought a laptop with an rte 4080 or 4090 for less $$ but I will keep my max laptop and get a gaming pc or laptop later on.. we can't have it all. I also like the ability to unplug and not watch my battery sift away like sand in an hour glass too though.
I'm hoping for the radeon 7900m or a new set of laptop cards to come out soon.
what do you use for a monitor? I'm having a tough time deciding on what to buy. I was thinking of just buying a 42 or 48 inch LG C3.. a good pc monitor seems to cost an arm and a leg and it gets right close to a smaller OLED tv. Do we need 4k?>
@@mccubbing23 I'm a sucker for 4k, not going to lie. And that's funny, I'm going down a similar thought pattern with the monitor. I don't have anything yet. I was going to just get a plain ol' 4k monitor but then I started learning that the resolution doesn't quite output properly because Apple... so when you output to 4k from Apples wonky resolution it downscales it then reupscales it or something which actually loses you performance. That's why the Apple displays are 5/6k? I think the best performance screens for the MacBooks are 1440p ones, so maybe that's the best choice. Ugh. I'm learning so many things at once it's hard to remember the specifics.
Are you leaning towards the C3 most?
Yeah and I'll be curious to see the new lineup with AMD stuff too. Would love to play with a hog of a GPU as well :) @@mccubbing23
the struggle is real! Curious what you end up with
Right? Me too 🤣 I literally have only used the M1 Max for a handful of minutes. Once I submit the return for this M3 Max (today) I'll switch over and we'll see how she goes!! Fingers crossed.
sounds like a software issue not a hardware issue
I've got the M1 Max and my 2020 Zephyrus Windows machine (with a 2080) I compare it to, so my results are kind of based on all those computers I use. The GPU related tasks (and games) on my older computer are at least equal if not better (higher fps on games with the 2080).
@@thesahdstudio I guess what Im saying is that I dont think Davinci Resolve is as optimized for Apple Silicon as Final Cut Pro or AP
Yeah, for sure. Hopefully they do, but I'm going to use it either way so want the experience to be as nice as possible. Luckily it runs great for the most part! @@DeltaXMusic
...you're seriously complaining the laptop is too heavy and slippery? Um what lol. And you should have looked at what games are available on Mac ahead of selling your Alienware PC.
I don't mind the weight of the laptop... I was just surprised at how heavy it was compared to my Windows laptop. I love the premium feeling of it (which I should have said at that moment in the video). But yes I was definitely complaining about the slipperiness. It HAS little feet in the bottom but they do nothing. I'll look into getting a case or skin perhaps.
I can't remember how important the portability factor is to you, but for me, the best performance to dollar value is still in the Windows desktop world. You can get all or more of the CPU performance of the M3 Max (without the efficiency unfortunately) plus whatever ungodly beast GPU you can afford. Not only that, RAM and storage are waaay cheaper. Oh, and you can upgrade down the line
Haha, I loved how you put it and agree with you. While I would love to have an Ungodly GPU at some point, for now I have realized the performance of the CPU on battery is really important to me, and Apple seems to be very far ahead based on my very limited testing. I might buy a Windows machine to play around with in the near future though just to see how it compares. You never know!
M1 max vs similarly priced windows laptop? 😊
Yeah man that's what I want to know too. Once I get the return from this M3 Max maybe I'll see if I can find a decent Windows machine with a video card at a similar price and compare them!
@@thesahdstudio Awesome!
I have yet to find a Windows laptop with a desktop 4090 in it…
I have never seen one in person.
This? www.lenovo.com/ca/en/p/laptops/legion-laptops/legion-pro-series/legion-pro-7i-gen-8-(16-inch-intel)/82wq0005us?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F
@@thesahdstudio That looks like a house fire waiting to happen. :|
I feel like with a 360 W power brick, that monster will have trouble charging the battery while gaming.
Haha, yeah exactly! Be fun to try though... with an extinguisher handy. @@lwwells
Is Premiere optimized for M3 Macs?
I'm not sure about Premier as I use DaVinci Resolve... but I don't think that's optimized for the M3 yet. But I'm going to use it whether it's optimized or not and the experience is pretty good! Just not maybe worth that amount of money for me.
@@thesahdstudio Hopefully they optimize those programs so it would be worth it
Hi, interesting video thanks.. I'm a full time editor and have been using a Razer Blade Pro 17 with a 3080 and while it's a gorgeous machine even these will reach that point they can't work as fast as you can think, it's quite frustrating when you have clients at your heels and you just can't go any faster so I guess it's time to just except that this is part of the process and manage time and expectations as best as possible. From what I've seen the export times between the M3 max and M2 max are pretty much the same and would have to agree with you that for video editing it's probably not worth the upgrade but if money isn't really an issue then go for it, it's a solid fast machine. As for Windows laptops, the mobile 4090 card is actually more similar to a desktop 4080 in terms of the technology used and obviously not as powerful but still really great machines if you want maximum power which will come with heat and noise for sure. There really isn't a perfect video editing laptop but many options that will definitely get the job done, pick your budget and then work smart and manage expectations is really the only way.
Codecs are not really designed to use all computing power available but to be encoded and decoded efficiently on a small camera circuit, TV or SmartPhone. So it starts to yield dimminishing returns after 12core and something more than a 3060 gpu.
You can squeeze a bit more rendering performance or playback fps with NR or OFX plugins in a more powerful system but That's all, in 99% of situations it's not worth paying double the price if You're not getting 2x performance increase. That's why if You need speed you'll be better off with two systems instead of a beefier one. That's what studios do when they need to deliver projects faster adding NLE seats for assistant editors in cheaper good enough systems and lower the playback resolution or use caching or proxies.
It's nice to hear you are in a similar position yet on the other side of the fence. And I think you're right, now that we know what these machines are actually capable of, it's time to figure out how to use them properly where they are good, and use them smarter (smart cache / proxies) where they are not. Like you said, a lot of things get the job done, it's just nice to have one that is also a pleasure to use and fits your lifestyle.
Intersting points. I think a lot of us who just don't know THAT much about computers have the wrong expectations going into it, so when a computer can't deliver in a certain area we feel disappointed/misled when really the computer is doing a great job. It took me awhile to learn that anyway so hopefully I'm helping others figure that out sooner too.
This must be what it’s like to be a therapist. 😂
Hahaha right? "But last week you said she was the love of your life..."
The. Bias oozes out of this one with every sentence
Bias for which... Windows or Apple? 🤣
Go the way you want, grab that legion and have fun, do what you can afford. This you can make more content that people like, just don’t forget to compare it
It sure would be fun. It must be nice to be a bigger channel where those companies send product because I'd love to do my own tests. Maybe one day! But you know I'll compare them if I get the chance 👊
This is really the all control delete of reviews. You convince your reviewers for months to spend their money and then you get yours back. This comparison isn’t even correct. You should be comparing this to the max studio because we all know if a laptop that has a 4090 and the performance is exceeding an M3 max, the battery will last like 30 minutes. The lack of integrity of profiting from returning a product is something that I’m grateful that I don’t understand
It's interesting that you perceived those videos as me recommending people spend their money on this product when I don't ever tell people to buy it or offer affiliate links at all.
I am an amateur sharing my experience as I go so people can learn from my mistakes. Sure there are highes and excitement along the way, but until This review, I don't think I once said it was worth the expensive price tag. In fact I made a recent video talking about how it was overpriced and overkill for TH-cam creators..
Also, comparing to a desktop doesn't make sense when I'm looking for portable power. As much as I want a Windows laptop to be comparable, nothing seems to even come close to the battery level power Apple is offering at the moment.
I watched them all and it was part of the hype machine. Show me the RTX 4090 Laptop that can beat the M3, even if you don't have it anymore because it's back at Apple. Just show the laptop on battery on a sustained load and let's see how long it stays on. Then, plug it in on a thermal reading on the AC brick. Please show me how the Intel Machine with NVIDIA can do a sustained workload that will last all day on battery. OR, make a proper video and compare it to the Desktop Studio Max. We now know you have no problem returning things. Affiliate link or not, you profit from views, you gained subs which added value to your brand. You don't get to play the amateur card once you grow to a certain size. You are a public figure now and it has benefits and parts that suck. The part that sucks is when people trust you, we don't like to feel misled and there will be pushback. Especially if you buy a product, pretend to be on the Apple team and then just take everything back, literally. Also, if you don't do a proper review, with the correct equipment to come to your conclusions, then we feel like we need to save people from being mislead in the comment section. I want to like your stuff, I like you but I DO NOT like what you did here. @@thesahdstudio
@TheThaiLife I hear what you are saying, I just I feel like I've been fully transparent talking about the return window the entire time in every video that I talked about the M3 Max... Letting people know that I'm still making up my mind which is why I've been comparing it to everything, so I can see how it does before I make my final decision which was to return the machine. I've had a lot of comments and support from most people which is why when I read your comment I was very surprised. Sorry to hear you felt that way. Beautiful thing about TH-cam is if feel like a video needs to compare a 4090 versus M3 Max then you should create it.
You have to have thick skin to be a TH-camr and I do... But when people say that I'm stringing them along just to profit while I'm intended on returning stuff well, that doesn't make me feel good. The fact is I barely make money from TH-cam and Apple sure doesn't send me product... so if I want to switch over I have to do it all on my stay at home dad income which isn't a lot. The ONLY way I would ever get to even test the new M3 was for me to buy it with my own money, so I did. It didn't live up to the hype so I returned it. You said I lied about being team apple, yet I just spent $3,000 buying a M1 Max which I cannot return...
From my angle the entire series of these videos has talked about how much the M3 Max underperforms for the value and you shouldn't buy it. If you didn't receive that message then I'm not doing a very good job communicating.
I really do appreciate your taking the time to reply to me and consider what I am saying. I guess it's kind of like you were adopted into a Harley Davidson group and were taken in because you had that motorcycle. The group cared about your opinions and new perspective on their motorcycles. Then, one day you came back riding your old Honda.
You can create a video comparing a M3 Max to whatever you want, if you OWN it. Would love to see a M3 Max vs a Tensor cluster too. M3 Max vs Frontier supercomputer and it would be pretty close to as relevant as comparing a power sipping laptop to your AC outlet demolishing 4090 rig, right? But yes, you can DO whatever you want. It's your channel. But now you are in the Harley Group. You enjoyed our status and CPM elevation, you enjoyed the new category of subs but at the end of the say you knew you didn't want to invest in this machine and that it wouldn't beat aforementioned 4090 rig, which by the way, I have as well, for gaming BEFORE you did this. You got the benefit and we all have to pay elevated prices for the legions of "influencers" returning their machines. Just do a search for titles related to how many of you guys return your machines. The cycle is so cliche:
10 Reasons I switched from Windows to M3 Max
What I do like better about the Mac
What I don't like better
My experience using a Mac
Top 10 software programs you need on your M3 Mac is 2024
...
Why I returned my M3 Mac and why nothing I said mattered at all. You can do ANYTHING you want, I just wish your list included a bit more integrity.
@@thesahdstudio
@@TheThaiLife I edited my last comment so you might not have gotten the updated message. I guess it's flattering that you lump me in with influencers who get sent product and actually get paid for their content. I am a tiny TH-camr who hardly makes any money and have to buy all this crap with my own money. You make it sound like I misled people yet I just spent $3,000 on a used M1 Max which I cannot return... but according to you I've lied to everyone and have no integrity.
I'm in the Harley group man (though in real life I'm team Honda lol)... you continue saying that I'm not makes no sense to me.
I was a Windows guy who was curious about switching... the ONLY way I could have tried an Apple was to buy it new. I did and loved it but I didn't love the price. I ended up liking the Koolaid and bought a used Apple laptop which is what I suggest others do if they too need to save money because the Apple stuff is fantastic for content creation.
You said you also have a desktop and win notebook. Why don't you use them to play games instead of complaining a Mac. Just saying. Regards
I had to sell that stuff so I could buy the Apple! lol. Plus we do have an Xbox so when I'm really feeling like gaming I can hop on there... the M1 Max seems to be a nice compromise between Apple speeds/ecosystem and performance. I'm happy now.
love when youtubers think they know what they are talking about but dont! Really dont what to point out the falsehoods in this video because there are a lot!
Oh trust me I don't claim to know what I'm talking about at all. I"m a complete amateur. That's why I'm making these videos and sharing them... to learn and help others learn as they go. If you think you can help people make the right choice by all means roast the video. I can take it!
just put Linux on it then you can game as well ☺️
Man that sounds rad but a whole can of worms I don't have time for right now lol. Might have to put it on the ol' back burner though... Good idea! You playing anything fun right now?
Well I’m waiting for delivery of the M3 Max 128/4TB. Anticipating what is coming with Ai etc. I’d rather be over spec than realising I blew it in being conservative with my budget. False economy and potentially a huge waste of $$$’s. And to be honest… I can afford it so what the heck. In saying that, this is a long term investment. I won’t be replacing it for years. And in that time frame, the crazy 128gb of ram & the 4 TB overkill SSD are likely to become standard fare. As for running anything other than Mac. No thanks. Gave up on that shizzle decades ago.
Haha, today I learned I'm not the only one still saying shizzle 🤣👊
What a beast that thing will be! You'll love it. One of the things I didn't mention and something perhaps my new viewers don't realize is that the SAHD in my channel name stands for Stay-At-Home-Dad, and my budget as a SAHD isn't as big as it would be if we were both working... with that being said not only do I like to really stretch my dollar, I don't keep things very long at the best of times. So buying a used M1 Max for a good deal then selling it in a year or so for a similar price is how I like to roll.
I'm new to the Apple ecosystem and everything is just so slick. I'm looking forward to getting more devices when my SAHD budget allows. I might not be able to get and keep the cutting edge stuff like the M3's but hey, I'm learning last years Apple tech is pretty good too.
Agree with the big ram and ssd for future proofing, especially if you know you'll have this thing for a few years.
@@thesahdstudio Nice positive response... thanks. Yea your'e on track and playing it smart. That's key and beats living on the edge every time. Great review BTW!!!
Best unbiased reviews hands down. Can't thank you enough for your impressive work. TH-cam needs you, with all the shills around fed the same talking points from Apple.
Thanks my man. Always appreciate your comments. I will keep doing my best and hopefully these are the kind of videos that help others figure out what they actually need. Hope you're well 👊
@@thesahdstudio I'm well! Soon I'll be joining and posting on youtube, just getting my shit together for my "portable" studio setup!
It’s lucky you didn’t try to become a TH-camr 10 years ago when computers only had a fraction of the power they have today. Here is a tip. Start relying on your creativity instead of what computer you’re using. People don’t watch videos for the “fancy video effects”.
No but as a story teller it's nice to have more tools to help tell the story. I definitely think ideas and creativity are important but sometimes in order to bring those ideas to life you need tools that work. The only reason I took a detour with my channel to make these videos was because the computers I had weren't sufficient for what I was trying to do and I thought other people might be in the same boat.
You make me sick. lol imagine a carpenter who didn’t know what tools were required to build a house, would you call them a carpenter and say they are good with tools as well as know their tools well?
Would you trust them with your funds to build a house? Would you even consider them at all?
I make you SICK? That's a pretty brutal thing to say. And what they heck are you talking about... There are lots of different tools to get a job done. What if that carpenter knew what tools were best for the job but couldn't afford them? Should he quit being a carpenter or get the job done with cheaper tools...
@@thesahdstudio appeared to me as an utmost disregard for all the advancements in technology of which were able to experience today, as for yourself in the field of video editing as for the computer to undertake such task. Could not grasp what aspects weren’t good enough for you to undertake video editing. Was to me as if watching a total lack in appreciation for what actually it was you had to work with including all of the trade offs which may have been overlooked especially for the performance output of the machine when compared by benchmarks based on video editing including the GPU aspect which the 4090 machine may have had a slight performance improvement but a far higher impact on energy consumption as well the GPU costing half the price of a maxed out MacBook Pro in 2024, as of right now. Then to want the best bang for buck which you actually had, made no sense to me as to why you went over to an M1 instead. Proper made me sick, trying to really listen to your opinion. You had one, so clearly could afford one, or you wouldn’t have one and if you couldn’t afford one, then you’re likely not earning enough to warrant any justification of obtaining a machine that hasn’t already paid itself off prior to purchase. And so on… Thanks for offering me a chance to unload this, much appreciation for your willingness to engage with me like this and follow up on that comment. Would love to try and better grasp what you’re meaning and where you are coming from with your actual position.
Heavy, bulky, slippery . . oh come on. . . you didn't know it's made out of machined metal . . da. Not a good review, what did you expect, it a laptop. Not a useful video.
You see reviews but don't know what it feels like until you get it... I also said a lot of amazing things about it so I'm surprised you focused on the 2 seconds I pointed out anything negative instead of the minutes I spent gushing about it.