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Ask HN: Which Macbook Pro configuration did you get?

12 points by _qzu4 5y ago

Which Macbook Pro configuration did you get and what is your primary use? Coding, video encoding, etc.

souptonuts 5y ago
I bought the 14 inch 10 core with 32gb ram upgrade. Using it for coding. I am replacing my current 13 inch i7 with it. I got the 16 inch i9 but it’s pretty heavy and not so portable so I picked the smaller model to upgrade.
- nowherebeen 5y ago
  How much storage did you get? I am thinking of 1Tb, but aren't sure its future proof enough.
  - jsuth 5y ago
    I'd be surprised if it wasn't enough–can always use external storage.
  - joshstrange 5y ago
    1TB has been a sweet spot for me, I know my needs will grow over time but I update every 3-4 years so I think I'll be good for at least that long. I try to keep as little as I can on my laptop itself as I have servers and a Synology for media and the like. Also the portable "SSD"s from Samsung (like the T7) are really tiny and fast. I use one with Carbon Copy Cloner to backup my machine and have something I can boot from if my hardware were to die on me.
kingkongjaffa 5y ago
Replacing my 2012mbp with a 14” new MBP 16gb. I think I got everything base except the faster charger. Anything is going to be absolute light speed compared to my old one.
lewisflude 5y ago
16", 64GB, 2TB, M1 Max (32GB Graphics), Silver + polishing cloth
cpr 5y ago
Ordered the mid-range 16" 32G/1TB M1 Pro MBP. For software dev, don't see a lot of need for the M1 Max. Def. need the 2 4-6K monitor support, which is poor in recent MBP's (overheating).
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avidphantasm 5y ago
Replacing a 2019 16" (i9-2.3GHz, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD) with 14" with M1 Pro 10cpu/16gpu, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD.
jsuth 5y ago
Decided on the 16" M1 Max. Debating rolling the dice with shipping delays on upgrading 64GB mem or simply picking up the default configuration in store next week...
joshstrange 5y ago
Going from a 2018 i9, 32GB, 1TB, 15" with discrete graphics to a 2021 M1 Max 10-core, 64GB, 1TB, 16" with 32 GPU cores. Oddly enough, the price for those two machines is/was the exact same, down to the dollar. I have a feeling the machine is overkill for what I need but I run 4 monitors and so the Max was the only option, the rest of the upgrades were because I wanted to see how my workload would fare on such a beast. Maybe my next upgrade won't be so high-specced but I couldn't pass up 64GB of ram. I'll be using the machine for web (front and backend) and mobile development.

12 points by _qzu4 5y ago

Which Macbook Pro configuration did you get and what is your primary use? Coding, video encoding, etc.

I bought the 14 inch 10 core with 32gb ram upgrade. Using it for coding. I am replacing my current 13 inch i7 with it. I got the 16 inch i9 but it’s pretty heavy and not so portable so I picked the smaller model to upgrade.

nowherebeen 5y ago
How much storage did you get? I am thinking of 1Tb, but aren't sure its future proof enough.
- jsuth 5y ago
  I'd be surprised if it wasn't enough–can always use external storage.
- joshstrange 5y ago
  1TB has been a sweet spot for me, I know my needs will grow over time but I update every 3-4 years so I think I'll be good for at least that long. I try to keep as little as I can on my laptop itself as I have servers and a Synology for media and the like. Also the portable "SSD"s from Samsung (like the T7) are really tiny and fast. I use one with Carbon Copy Cloner to backup my machine and have something I can boot from if my hardware were to die on me.

kingkongjaffa 5y ago

Replacing my 2012mbp with a 14” new MBP 16gb. I think I got everything base except the faster charger. Anything is going to be absolute light speed compared to my old one.

lewisflude 5y ago

16", 64GB, 2TB, M1 Max (32GB Graphics), Silver + polishing cloth

cpr 5y ago

Ordered the mid-range 16" 32G/1TB M1 Pro MBP. For software dev, don't see a lot of need for the M1 Max. Def. need the 2 4-6K monitor support, which is poor in recent MBP's (overheating).

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avidphantasm 5y ago

Replacing a 2019 16" (i9-2.3GHz, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD) with 14" with M1 Pro 10cpu/16gpu, 32GB RAM, 2TB SSD.

jsuth 5y ago

Decided on the 16" M1 Max. Debating rolling the dice with shipping delays on upgrading 64GB mem or simply picking up the default configuration in store next week...

joshstrange 5y ago

Going from a 2018 i9, 32GB, 1TB, 15" with discrete graphics to a 2021 M1 Max 10-core, 64GB, 1TB, 16" with 32 GPU cores. Oddly enough, the price for those two machines is/was the exact same, down to the dollar. I have a feeling the machine is overkill for what I need but I run 4 monitors and so the Max was the only option, the rest of the upgrades were because I wanted to see how my workload would fare on such a beast. Maybe my next upgrade won't be so high-specced but I couldn't pass up 64GB of ram. I'll be using the machine for web (front and backend) and mobile development.