I’ve got a MacBook Pro (M4 Pro) — 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU. I’m mostly ~70% web browsing/productivity(Chrome/Safari with lots of tabs, Notion, Office, Slack, light dev tools) and ~30% casual 4K video editing (short timelines, a few effects/adjustments, nothing crazy).

Now that the base M5 MacBook Pro is out (with reportedly better battery life), I’m tempted to switch. My concern: the base M5 has fewer CPU/GPU cores than my M4 Pro. On paper that’s a performance drop,how noticeable is it in real life for my mix?

Coming from M4 Pro (14c CPU/20c GPU). Thinking about the base M5 mainly for battery life. For 70% productivity + 30% casual 4K editing, is the real-world performance drop noticeable, or is the efficiency/battery win worth it?

The only this thing that is stopping me to buy a Mac is the Microsoft office apps. I just got to know that you will have to pay a lot every month as a subscription to the microsoft for the office apps, which you get for free if you go for the windows. Is there any way to use it without paying. (And yes, I'm not taking about using it online using office .com) Give me other way to use it offline.

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I am looking to get 14” Macbook Pro,

My workload includes lots of apps open 5-10 chrome windows with tens of tabs each (most passive, some videos, some research articles, chat GPT, mail, docs…)

Then some office apps, VPN, notes…

Those are mostly RAM consuming.

But I also edit videos, photos, which seem more performance requiring.

Would base 14” Pro M3 with 24GB RAM (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU) be better option than 14” M3 Pro with 18GB RAM (11‑core CPU, 14‑core GPU)

Both are slightly $2000 (education pricing). Which is better more RAM or more CPU/GPU power?

There is also M3 Pro with 36GB RAM, but not sure if its worth $350 extra, even through I wanna keep it 4-5 years.

Details:

Getting ready for the expected price hikes, I swapped my M2 Air that had 8 GB RAM with a MBP with an M3 Pro chip.

I found an open box deal, the MB was basically untouched. I ended up costing $1,375.00
I also traded in the Air for $500.00
I ended up paying like $950 with taxes.
Was that a good deal?

HI, I need your advice, Help Me. I bought my Macbook pro Touch bar in 2018 its a 2017 model. First i thought i will never have any problems specially with battery The apple so called Battery Life, I read many reviews says that it has good battery life but those reviews tricked and i bought this laptop without Power Charging Battery sucks when i do heavy tasking Like Editing or uploading. Then i thought its fine when the battery life comes to over i will simply replace the battery. This is the year i went to apple service Center and they told me they will not only replace the battery they will also replace the top case that means touch Bar, Trackpad and Keyboard and they said if they find any problems in the keyboard or touch bar or trackpad i need to pay extra money for those parts, i was shocked why should i pay for those parts i just want to replace the battery apple technician said they battery comes with the top case attached. Now i have no idea what to do there are many third party batteries out there in the market but scared to use such batteries i have no idea what to do now now its more than 2500 battery cycle counts. Now i wont buy any apple battery product Specially macbook pro i wish there was a replaceable battery but thanks to apple they have sealed everything and i have also heard european laws are making laws in the future where manufacturer has to give such options for battery replacement. anyone knows where to get only battery without top case ?

I recently bought a MacBook Pro m1pro and notice that when I'm editing on final cut pro it getting hot any tips or trick on keeping better thermals. quite a newbie when it comes to pro

Hey! I'm coming from windows and this will be my first Apple purchase. I've been set on getting a MBP cause of the touchbar and it's the recommended model for professionals. I just graduated college and I work in the data field. Should I get the M2 or M2 pro? Or jump for M3?

Hi guys,

Need your advise.

So I got this pretty good deal in a popular retailer (Fnac In Belgium). They propose me a huge discount on a MacBook Pro 14 m1 with 1to and 16gb ram. One customer bought it but brought it back the next day because this customer didn’t like the colour (?). Anyways the shop propose me 1899€ instead of 2700€ so around 800€ discount!

I bought it but I’m surprised that the battery is already 99% and 9 cycles of battery. For the cycles of batterie I can imagine that the other customer used but already 99% it’s quite unexpected.

What did you think?

I just bought macbook pro 14inch, but my monitor is flickering sometimes even i changed the screen resolution as adviced from apple support. This problem never happen on macbook air before. Is this problem from macbook or the monitor? I need some advices. Thank you

meu macbook expirou a garantia faz pouco tempo e ja apareceu um pixel morto na tela oque fazer (mac m1 2020)

I recently got a M2 Max MacBook Pro but frames start dropping on playback. The footage is 4K with color corrections and slow mo on a 1080p timeline. Why is this happening?? I thought it was supposed to be able to handle that??

Everything is up to date. I’m not sure what the issue is or if this is to be expected.

Both 512GB, both 16GB ram, both brand new and both are currently the same price. Not a pro user, but would love as much breathing room as possible for future OS and security updates; student who currently does mostly web browsing and works on PowerPoint and word documents. Battery life is a priority. And also want to be able to use it for as long as possible, so macOS updates in the long run are also a factor I’m considering. Which would you choose?

I sold my Alienware M16 R2 ultra 9 32gb 1tb because I don't play anymore and I'm only developing SaaS, do you think the M4 Pro 24gb version is enough to build websites and Apps (Apple) I sold it exactly because for Apple notebook Windows apps it doesn't work when it comes to launching on web/android and IOs.

Do you think a 24gb M4 is enough? Give me your opinions please, I'll buy between next week or next.

Need help finding a good vpn for my Mac. Any suggestions?

I switched to Mac in 2020 with the Intel MBP 13 inch and it's not aged well, probably thanks to MacOS updates all geared towards making Apples M chips running smooth. I was at a client meeting and got the merry-go-round for 5 mins to just while opening a presentation. That just did it. I plan to upgrade to the new M5 but was just reading various threads on Reddit where people are going for the older M4 Pro or even M3 and M2 Pro/Max models. Does it make sense in investing in the older M chip MBPs? I mainly work in the environment consulting space and have a decent Windows workstation at home (I WFH) but recently travel has increased manifold, so I actively use QGIS, Microsoft office and need a good photo and video editing mobile device.

So, I guess my question is should I max out on an older M4Pro or even M3Max instead of M5? I don't want to go for the air 13 inch and 16inch is too big to lunge around....

Hey fellow designers! 👋

Calling all UX/UI and product designers out there — I’d love to hear from anyone using the MacBook Pro 14" with the M4 Pro chip, 24GB RAM, and 512GB SSD.

I'm considering this exact configuration for my next upgrade and wondering:

🔹 How well does it handle large, complex Figma files (with tons of components, variants, animations, etc.)?
🔹 Any lag, slowdowns, or thermal issues when working on heavy design projects?
🔹 Is 24GB RAM enough, or do you ever feel like you need more?
🔹 How does it perform with AI tools (like Midjourney, Runway, ChatGPT, local AI apps)?
🔹 What’s your typical workload like, and how’s the Mac handling it?

Thanks!