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The prior model 14" MBP could handle an M1 Max without thermal throttling, and that was a chip that reportedly consumes around 60W, and the M2 slots in undernea
by KennyBlanken 4y ago
The prior model 14" MBP could handle an M1 Max without thermal throttling, and that was a chip that reportedly consumes around 60W, and the M2 slots in underneath the M1 Pro. This is almost certainly a manufacturing defect specific to this, or some subset, of M2 MBP's.
Looking at this guy's youtube channel, he's cranked out over six "gotcha" videos about the M2 alone. His channel is chock full of "WHAT THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU!" and "DON'T BUY UNTIL YOU WATCH THIS" clickbait nonsense.
Until someone who is reputable confirms this - like Linus Tech Tips - it's a non-story.
- oynqr 4y agoLinus is guilty of just the same clickbait nonsense.
- riekus 4y agoDon't forget his annoying clickbait open mouth thumb. Can't stand those
- iasay 4y agoBlame YouTube and attention metrics for that. Neon text and stupid human cutouts on video splashes is what happens when you optimise for attention hooks. Eventually what we end up with is YouTube video lists that look like a competition for retarded peacocks trying to attract a mate. Although Linus annoys the fuck out of me anyway.
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- rkangel 4y agoLinus is guilty of clickbaiting, but I have yet to see anyone accuse him of anything apart from impartial fairness in his reviewing.
- dzhiurgis 4y agoHaven't watched him for a while, but his perspective always seemed from a gamer which makes not much sense for creatives or developers.
- danpalmer 4y agoHe does very well at the gamer and general tech consumer perspectives. He doesn't talk about the developer perspective much, but when he does it's fine, nothing incorrect from what I've seen. He does talk about the video-based creative side quite a lot particularly for larger video teams, and that content always seems to be excellent – but I guess that's to be expected as his company is essentially a medium sized video production company so they've got a ton of real-world experience.
- dzhiurgis 4y agoI don't think I know any mainstream channel that focus around dev hardware. It's almost like Apple optimised their laptops for YouTubers all they do is review their hardware!
- solardev 4y agoAs someone's who does all three (gaming, dev, creative stuff), are the hardware implications in terms of usability and performance etc. not similar between them? All might be considered power users, for example, who push the machines to their limits. What would a dev want that a gamer wouldn't? Battery life? Linux support?
- dzhiurgis 4y agoThis is only my opinion and centered around laptops, but: GPU: depends on what you do, but pointless for many devs, unless you are into data science, useful for both gamers and creatives, but has different aspects Display: devs - high res & reflection free, creatives - colour accuracy, gamers - refresh rate CPU: not much difference, tho devs would likely prefer faster cores over more cores Memory: dev's are most likely to run out of it, unsure of rest Storage: creatives are most likely to run out of it and most likely to benefit of fast storage Keyboard: dev - something that works more than 1 month (looking at you, 2017 MBP), creative - whatever, gamers - seemingly rgb and mechanical Mice: opinionated, but you can't game on a trackpad Footprint: creatives and devs are likely to prefer slimmer machines, but only to a point Ports: as a dev, I really don't care, gamers aren't likely to care either, but for a creative I can imagine it's absolute dongle life
- EtienneK 4y agoI love Linus, but let’s not kid ourselves: he has mastered clickbait titles and thumbs.
- theshrike79 4y agoIt's what works in Youtube. They don't like it, but they need to do it to be viable. In some cases they change to a less clickbaity title after the initial surge of viewers has passed.
- thrill 4y ago"They don't like it, but they need to do it to be viable." So they do like it.
- daemoens 4y agoThey don't. They released a couple videos a few years ago and there was a significant decrease in viewership. Ultimately, theyre a company with almost 50 employees and everyone needs to be paid. Clickbait is annoying, but it's just that. Annoying. Their videos are still high quality and that's what actually matters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzRGBAUz5mA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzRGBAUz5mA
- ChuckNorris89 4y agoClick bait titles doesn't invaliditate his test results. Anthony does a good job in objective testing.
- LegitShady 4y agoI agree about the clickbait titles and thumbs, but I trust them to have truthful benchmarks and performance results.
- chipotle_coyote 4y agoDespite the name "MacBook Pro", this isn't the same lineage as the 14" MBP, remember. For years, there have basically been two lines of MBPs -- the 13"/15" line with four USB-C ports that later became the 14"/16" line, and the 13"-only line that always had just two USB-C ports, more limited CPUs, and a variety of other limitations. The move to Apple Silicon has weirdly made this distinction even more stark: now the 14"/16" line has the new design language and new internals (and ports), while the 13" one, despite being one of the first M2-based laptops, retains the old design language, very similar internals going back to the Intel days, and the same two USB-C ports. Also, with the move to the M1 (and now the M2), there's virtually no reason to buy these over the MacBook Air. The Air has MagSafe, a better camera, a better display, better speakers, a better microphone, a better webcam. This low-end "Pro" has, uh, the Touch Bar. And a fan. (Which seems like it may not help the thermals.) From all appearances, this laptop exists solely to hit a price point with the name "Pro", primarily to appease enterprise customers that won't buy Macs that don't have the "Pro" badging. I would't be surprised if the M2-based Airs, which move the Air to the new design, actually have better thermals despite being fanless.
- KptMarchewa 4y ago>From all appearances, this laptop exists solely to hit a price point with the name "Pro" I think it exists because they have a ton of those outdated bodies and components that they would not have anything to do with.
- wiredfool 4y agoThey CNC mill the cases out of solid aluminum (and basically have a great percentage of the world's milling machines capable of that operation), and they're custom for each keyboard layout. I doubt that they have a bunch of cases lying around. They probably have a day's supply.
- chipotle_coyote 4y agoCases, no, but they may have a lifetime supply of Touch Bars. :)
- roflyear 4y agoWelcome to YouTube. If you don't do that no one will watch you.