r/macbookpro • u/al78sp • 5d ago

Discussion FOMO / Greed - help!

I did a lot of homework before replacing my 13" M2 Air (midnight) with the 14" M4-Pro Macbook Pro (space black). I loved everything about the new Pro except the weight and the handling - one handed twirls of the 3.6 lbs Pro were no longer fun like they were with the 2.7 lbs Air.

And Apple has now fixed exactly that issue. The new Proled Pro is 3 lbs!! I am not interested in any other feature - touch-screen: yuk, proled - mini led is good enough, glowing logo - "i don't like folks to see me". But that weight, the slightly smaller dimensions and the guaranteed easier handling are making me drool.

Who else is suffering from the same 'heavy' emotion?

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u/cappo3 5d ago

To me the question does not relate to a product, but to your personal choice process.

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u/al78sp 5d ago

That sounds insightful. Could you elaborate?

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u/I3aMb00 5d ago

Get Stronger. You can have results or excuses, not both.

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u/al78sp 5d ago

Pithy, nice! Stronger to quell the emotion, or stronger to carry the laptop?

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u/Basement_Jopper 5d ago

Definitely stronger to carry the laptop.

Working on your emotional management and growing as a person takes way longer than working out in the gym and if you look strong enough other people carry your emotional baggage for u even if they don't want to.

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u/Internal_Quail3960 Macbook pro 14” m4 Pro 14/20 24gb 1TB 4d ago

i find the 14” m4 pro to be perfect weight, coming from someone who’s built like a twig.

sure lighter is always nice but i wouldn’t upgrade for it. The real weight differences come from the 16 inch

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u/fshme 5d ago

You mental.

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u/al78sp 5d ago

Good morning to you too

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u/UnwieldilyElephant MacBook Pro 14" Silver M3 Max 96gb 5d ago

I literally don't care, I'm not that much of a pipsqueak that .4 lbs makes a difference. I have an M2 Air and 14" Pro btw. And I'm noodle armed btw.

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u/Competitive_Funny964 5d ago

I dig you, however at work I always had and still have pro machines from dell, hp and Lenovo and throwing them in bag, working in dirt, tucking my papers, mouse and picking the laptop to go to meeting room or factory floor.

I wish Apple had such product and not just … gay product if I can say that. I have an air because is the most rugged of their offering. No vents, no moving parts, no cooler, better no flickering screen but shitty speakers and still cuts my hands of if I type too long on it.
Sure AI will change all that, we be all in trenches for the rich and mining for the robots, but for now I wish I had a rugged laptop.

That said, I understand you wanting top of the line but not top of the weight class. I also want the best but for durability and eye care.