WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.000 It's here, the new MacBook Pro. 00:00:06.960 --> 00:00:11.440 Unlike the previous generation, this MacBook Pro shows us the future of computing 00:00:11.440 --> 00:00:15.040 without forgetting about today. So you get the latest chip technology 00:00:15.040 --> 00:00:20.880 and nicest screen technology without missing some crucial ports or a useful keyboard. 00:00:20.880 --> 00:00:27.040 But which one should you get? This 14-inch model is the cheapest one you can buy 00:00:27.040 --> 00:00:30.760 with eight and 14 cores, 16 gigabytes of RAM 00:00:30.760 --> 00:00:36.400 and 512 gigabytes of storage. For $2,000. 00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:40.240 It's a lot of money, but is this base tier powerful enough 00:00:40.240 --> 00:00:44.040 to do everything you needed to or should you spend even more? 00:00:50.040 --> 00:00:54.240 I hate to admit this, but yes, the new MacBook Pro offers clout. 00:00:54.240 --> 00:00:57.520 It's got a whole new design that people will notice quite simply 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:03.120 because the form is very different. It calls out directly to the old Titanium PowerBook G4, 00:01:03.120 --> 00:01:07.400 which was launched 20 years ago. That was a revolutionary design 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:10.760 because it looked unlike any other laptop that came before. 00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:15.620 The base had rounded corners while the top was more squared off and flat. 00:01:15.620 --> 00:01:19.760 This laptop takes that form and boils it down to its essentials 00:01:19.760 --> 00:01:22.760 using aluminum instead of titanium. 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:26.600 It's very minimal, almost to the point of being plain, 00:01:26.600 --> 00:01:30.480 but when you flip it open and these two sides separate, 00:01:30.480 --> 00:01:33.880 it really comes into its own. I particularly like the flat lid 00:01:33.880 --> 00:01:37.520 as it makes the laptop look more assertive on the desk from the back. 00:01:37.520 --> 00:01:42.160 I also think that the color for this generation is going to be silver. Space gray is so out. 00:01:42.160 --> 00:01:46.760 It's assertive enough to tell everyone around you that serious work is being done on this computer, 00:01:46.760 --> 00:01:51.880 even if you're writing your next spec screenplay or a YouTube video script, 00:01:51.880 --> 00:01:55.760 because that's who I imagine will be buying a MacBook Pro for Cloud. 00:01:55.760 --> 00:01:59.440 And if you are someone who bought this MacBook Pro to look good writing, 00:01:59.440 --> 00:02:04.120 let me encourage you to get producing because this can do so much more. 00:02:04.120 --> 00:02:07.620 The headline for this MacBook Pro is the addition of the M1 Pro 00:02:07.620 --> 00:02:13.480 and optional M1 Max processors. It's the latest installment in Apple's ARM transition 00:02:13.480 --> 00:02:19.320 and the future looks quite promising. Now, this base model gets a bin version of the M1 Pro, 00:02:19.320 --> 00:02:22.920 which features eight CPU cores and 14 GPU cores 00:02:22.920 --> 00:02:26.880 down from the full option of 10 and 16 respectively. 00:02:26.880 --> 00:02:30.880 But don't think that you're getting the same eight cores as a vanilla M1. 00:02:30.880 --> 00:02:34.840 There are six high performance cores and two efficiency cores in here 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:41.040 versus four and four under a touch part. Plus, there's an awful lot more besides in this package, 00:02:41.040 --> 00:02:46.400 especially for video editors. The thing I'm most interested in is the media engine, 00:02:46.440 --> 00:02:51.520 which provides acceleration for decoding and encoding of a whole bunch of codecs 00:02:51.520 --> 00:02:56.120 from the commoner Gardner H.264 to the high demand HEVC 00:02:56.120 --> 00:02:59.960 and even professional ProRes. In a professional workflow, 00:02:59.960 --> 00:03:04.980 transcoding the ProRes is something that can help speed up editing, but it takes time. 00:03:04.980 --> 00:03:08.160 Yet with the media engine, it doesn't have to. 00:03:08.160 --> 00:03:11.320 To convert 44 clips to ProRes with compressor, 00:03:11.320 --> 00:03:16.320 a 2020 Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro took just under 25 minutes. 00:03:16.480 --> 00:03:20.600 A full 28 core Mac Pro took just over eight and a half minutes, 00:03:20.600 --> 00:03:23.800 30 seconds more than last year's M1 MacBook Pro, by the way. 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:28.560 Yet this humble base MacBook Pro took less than three minutes 00:03:28.560 --> 00:03:32.040 and don't think a full 10, 16 M1 Pro was faster 00:03:32.040 --> 00:03:36.380 because they share the same media engine. It took the exact same amount of time, 00:03:36.380 --> 00:03:40.360 but you might be able to get away with skipping and coding to ProRes altogether. 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:44.440 Even with what should be challenging H.264 footage on a premier timeline 00:03:44.480 --> 00:03:48.840 with some color correction, playback is smooth. You can totally get away with editing 00:03:48.840 --> 00:03:54.040 a relatively straightforward 4K video on this machine without having to think twice about what codec you're using. 00:03:54.040 --> 00:03:59.280 And that's really impressive. Also impressive is how cool the computer remains. 00:03:59.280 --> 00:04:04.360 Have this on your lap, which you shouldn't do, and it gets to a nice comfortable warmth. 00:04:04.360 --> 00:04:07.840 It's not a leg burner like the last Intel MacBook Pro. 00:04:07.840 --> 00:04:11.480 As for benchmarks, the 814 M1 Pro is slower 00:04:11.480 --> 00:04:15.880 than a full 10, 16 M1 Pro to a degree that tracks with the differing core counts. 00:04:15.880 --> 00:04:21.360 But the performance floor is still quite high thanks to the other engines that these processors get now. 00:04:21.360 --> 00:04:25.440 For example, NVIDIA editing, the massive performance acceleration 00:04:25.440 --> 00:04:31.160 we're seeing is thanks to the media engine. This is effectively an afterburner card, but better. 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:35.520 And all M1 Pros get it. The Max gets even more. 00:04:35.520 --> 00:04:39.820 There's also the neural engine, which will accelerate difficult to process tasks 00:04:39.820 --> 00:04:43.440 like object tracking. These are things that would normally bog down 00:04:44.200 --> 00:04:48.360 but now they're being offloaded to hardware explicitly designed for the task. 00:04:48.360 --> 00:04:53.440 And the CPU can then focus on other things. Like all the stuff you can plug in now. 00:04:53.440 --> 00:04:56.960 Worrying about having the right dongle to get files off an SD card 00:04:56.960 --> 00:05:02.400 is not something anyone wants to deal with. So I'm pleased to report that the built-in reader is back. 00:05:02.400 --> 00:05:07.700 As is the HDMI port, which is perfect for plugging into a projector or TV screen 00:05:07.700 --> 00:05:12.840 should you wanna show off the finished product of your screenplay slash YouTube script. 00:05:12.840 --> 00:05:17.320 But the most notable return is that of MagSafe. 00:05:17.320 --> 00:05:21.240 Apple pioneered the charger plug that could survive the clumsiest of owners 00:05:21.240 --> 00:05:26.160 and then perplexingly abandon it. But it's here with the charging indicator light 00:05:26.160 --> 00:05:32.160 in everything. And it's a USB-C to MagSafe cable clad in fabric 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:36.060 that's weirdly wonderful. Unlike these old charging cables 00:05:36.060 --> 00:05:41.300 that kind of feel and coil clumsily, this one just feels so free and easy. 00:05:41.340 --> 00:05:45.140 Like how it is to plug in. So the display. 00:05:45.140 --> 00:05:48.740 It's also a significant upgrade. It's an XDR display 00:05:48.740 --> 00:05:53.140 and because of the rounded corners, it's a liquid retina. 00:05:53.140 --> 00:05:58.140 At 14.2 inches in diagonal, it's sizeably bigger than the outgoing 13-inch models. 00:05:58.140 --> 00:06:05.780 You get a noticeable increase in vertical resolution and the pixel density has increased to 254 PPI up from 227. 00:06:06.060 --> 00:06:10.540 This should make for a more generous screen and default display scaling. 00:06:10.540 --> 00:06:14.940 This means that you get a more generous layout when running macOS at the screen's resolution 00:06:14.940 --> 00:06:17.980 divided by two, which is now the default scaling. 00:06:17.980 --> 00:06:22.860 Older MacBook's default scaling isn't actually divisible by the screen resolution. 00:06:22.860 --> 00:06:26.980 And when it is, everything's too big. One difference you will notice 00:06:26.980 --> 00:06:31.320 is the pro-motion smoothness, at least in apps that support it. 00:06:31.320 --> 00:06:34.340 It's really nice when moving Windows around the macOS desktop, 00:06:34.340 --> 00:06:39.260 but it doesn't really work everywhere. And I have encountered uncomfortable stutters here 00:06:39.300 --> 00:06:42.740 and there as it adjusts the refresh rate for what it's doing. 00:06:42.740 --> 00:06:46.740 It can be smooth, but it's just not all the time right now. 00:06:46.740 --> 00:06:52.100 And it makes me realize that there are a few places where it's worth adjusting expectations a bit, 00:06:52.100 --> 00:06:55.940 like the notch. I don't really care that the notch is there, 00:06:55.940 --> 00:07:00.700 even if it takes up a lot of space to fit the much-improved 1080p camera. 00:07:00.700 --> 00:07:07.140 In fact, I'm willing to bet that future MacBooks will get Face ID if they're making this so big now. 00:07:07.180 --> 00:07:11.580 What is annoying is how poorly the notch is implemented in Apple's software. 00:07:11.580 --> 00:07:16.140 As snazzy guy Quinn Nelson noticed, the menu bar options can inexplicably 00:07:16.140 --> 00:07:19.220 get pushed under the notch, while in other apps they don't. 00:07:19.220 --> 00:07:23.660 And developers aren't sure how to implement it. Now, if this is a problem for you, 00:07:23.660 --> 00:07:27.060 you can't try to fix it by setting the individual apps 00:07:27.060 --> 00:07:30.260 to scale to fit below the built-in camera. 00:07:30.260 --> 00:07:34.020 But that just makes the entire screen proportionally smaller. 00:07:34.060 --> 00:07:37.300 Look at these giant bezels the MacBook Pro has now. 00:07:38.300 --> 00:07:44.620 Now, in regards to full-screen mode, I'm delighted to report that Monterey now has the option 00:07:44.620 --> 00:07:48.700 to keep the menu bar visible permanently in full-screen mode. 00:07:48.700 --> 00:07:51.540 It's not on by default, but thank you. 00:07:52.500 --> 00:07:55.860 Though the problem of apps buttons getting blocked 00:07:55.860 --> 00:07:58.860 or pushed away for the red, yellow, green, closed buttons 00:07:58.860 --> 00:08:03.780 and header bar still persists. Stop doing this. 00:08:04.660 --> 00:08:10.500 But this is still progress. And the notch lets you get the best of both the menu bar 00:08:10.500 --> 00:08:14.660 and vertical real estate, well except for these six pixels. 00:08:14.660 --> 00:08:17.980 That's all our menu bar takes up under the notch. I don't think they should have done that. 00:08:17.980 --> 00:08:21.900 It's just a waste of space. Is that six pixels? What are we counting? 00:08:21.900 --> 00:08:25.340 It might be eight. Okay, so the notch is a bit of a wash. 00:08:25.340 --> 00:08:29.140 Kind of like the battery life. The battery will last you a full day, 00:08:29.140 --> 00:08:34.460 but over the course of 24 hours from a full charge to empty, I got about seven hours of screen on time, 00:08:34.460 --> 00:08:39.060 mostly installing apps all day. Apple claims up to 11 hours of web browsing 00:08:39.060 --> 00:08:45.060 in 17 hours of video playback. In fact, Anthony clocked 22 hours with this, 00:08:45.060 --> 00:08:50.220 but begin adding professional tasks and your battery life will suffer. 00:08:50.220 --> 00:08:55.260 That being said, macOS does not throttle the MacBook on battery at all. 00:08:55.260 --> 00:09:00.700 All the benchmark tests I did running on the juice spit out the same numbers as if it were plugged in. 00:09:00.700 --> 00:09:04.380 One thing you won't get with this base model though is fast charging. 00:09:04.380 --> 00:09:07.580 With the 96 watt charger, that's $20 extra 00:09:07.580 --> 00:09:12.580 or included with upgraded models, you can charge to 50% in just 30 minutes. 00:09:12.580 --> 00:09:15.780 Sounds great, but I did try to charge this base model 00:09:15.780 --> 00:09:19.060 from dead with the included 67 watt charger. 00:09:19.060 --> 00:09:26.020 And after half an hour, it was at 41%. So not a huge difference, unlike the price. 00:09:26.060 --> 00:09:30.020 This is $2,000 and any and all upgrades 00:09:30.020 --> 00:09:34.300 will increase the cost right quick. Just upgrading the RAM, which you might wanna do, 00:09:34.300 --> 00:09:40.260 will set you back $400. Simply upgrading to a one terabyte SSD is 200. 00:09:40.260 --> 00:09:47.060 It's 600 if you want two terabytes. And a full 1016 M1 Pro processor is $300. 00:09:47.060 --> 00:09:51.140 See what I mean? But compared to an eight eight M1 MacBook Pro 00:09:51.140 --> 00:09:55.900 with the same memory and storage, this one costs $300 more. 00:09:55.900 --> 00:10:02.060 And for that, you get a more capable chip, way better screen and less dongle life irritation. 00:10:02.060 --> 00:10:08.060 It's certainly worth that cost, even if it shows how expensive an upgraded eight eight M1 is. 00:10:10.060 --> 00:10:13.900 The story with this MacBook is that it's very powerful, 00:10:13.900 --> 00:10:19.880 almost too powerful for what I use a computer for. So the question becomes, which one should you get? 00:10:19.880 --> 00:10:23.300 If you're not a creative professional, but maybe thinking about getting into video editing 00:10:23.300 --> 00:10:28.220 or anything creative, or you just wanna look cool, just get the base model. 00:10:28.220 --> 00:10:32.460 If you're doing anything more intensive though, like music production, 3D animation, 00:10:32.460 --> 00:10:38.020 or 8K multi-cam video editing, it's worth venturing beyond from the base model, 00:10:38.020 --> 00:10:41.500 even if it's just a little. In some respects, it's important to remember 00:10:41.500 --> 00:10:46.020 we haven't completed the ARM transition journey. And the capabilities of these machines 00:10:46.020 --> 00:10:52.140 should expand even more as developers take advantage of all the different parts of the M1 Pro SOC. 00:10:52.140 --> 00:10:56.580 Right now, some are further behind than others. I'm predicting that as we explore 00:10:56.580 --> 00:11:00.380 the more powerful models on different workflows, we'll have a better idea of what's ready 00:11:00.380 --> 00:11:03.940 and just how much better these laptops are. So stick around for that. 00:11:03.940 --> 00:11:09.180 And they are better. These are much more practical than the Macs they replace. 00:11:09.180 --> 00:11:13.100 This inspires optimism for the future of the professional Mac lineup, 00:11:13.100 --> 00:11:16.200 something we've been missing for a long time. 00:11:17.140 --> 00:11:20.140 Thanks for intruding on this Mac Address. 00:11:20.140 --> 00:11:24.820 Now, if you like the video, give it a like. And if you wanna see more in the future, 00:11:24.820 --> 00:11:29.820 give us a subscribe. Now, I'm curious how many of you would go 00:11:29.820 --> 00:11:33.180 for this base MacBook Pro over, say, a MacBook Air 00:11:33.180 --> 00:11:37.060 or even last year's M1 MacBook Pro? 00:11:37.060 --> 00:11:41.700 It is quite a bit more money, but think of the cloud. 00:11:41.700 --> 00:11:43.300 That's gotta be enough, right?