16" MacBook Pro ONE YEAR LATER

My findings after one year of using the 16" Apple M1 Max MacBook Pro as my daily machine.
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[@dikamilo]

Almost a year with my MBP 16" M1 Max. Battery stats, cycles: 81, max cap: 99%. Love that machine.

[@stanwiek]

How only 81 cycles

[@dikamilo]

@@stanwiek I'm often connected to power and charge only by magsafe port.

[@johandejager3692]

I'm on 189 cycles after 9 months. 93% maximum capacity. Really happy with this thing though. I've had many macs in the last 10 years and only 1 or 2 I've been as happy with as this one.

[@charlesaboujawdeh]

My battery has been draining so fast the last couple months, went from 100% to 89% with 128 Cycle count in like the last 3 months of use. I've had it since December. I've had a weird thing happen to it, where I left it charging with the magsafe charger for like 3 days because I didn't use it and when I came to use it, it was burning hot and didn't turn on until I let it cool down a bit and that was the time where it went down to 99% and continued dropping

[@chillysam1526]

dude im at 80 cycle count bought it end of August. i do be letting it drain tho. guess that is not good. max capacity is it at 98% does this mean i should just keep it plugged when im not using battery

[@stevenl.2623]

Congrats for hitting 100k subs!!!

[@AZisk]

Thank you!

[@idiyasin]

@@AZisk me😅

[@stehardm]

Congrats on 100k and thanks for all the Apple silicon videos. They helped me decide on a base 14" M1 MBP which felt like a steal on sale for $1600. Amazing daily driver for dev life. I'm docked 90% of the time but the 14" is incredibly portable the other 10%. Two months post-Windows and no regrets.

[@aannddyychang6162]

I paid $1800 for a refurbished m1pro 16in. That seems a steal to me as well.

[@lgmarquez5469]

@@aannddyychang6162I got one for $1500 but it wasn’t refurbished

[@jamesd7786]

I am not completely sure what is going on with your charge cycles vs max. capacity! I have a 14" MBP bought on release last year and a similar use case (work from home software dev with occasional coffee shop working) - I have 79 charge cycles but I am still 100% capacity. The only difference I can think of is that I use the bundled magsafe charger - could it be that on periods of peak load your dock passthrough charger can't provide enough power and you start to use the battery a little?

[@kubahasek]

Hey Alex, for the battery stuff I recommend AlDente, which allows you to do the whole power managment yourself. I keep mine on 80% when I am plugged in to the screens at home! Hope it helps.

[@JohnSmith-zl8rz]

AlDente still is effective on new macs? I use it on a old mac Big Sur but I hear the new OS Ventura etc. manage the battery better.

[@arlencarlson]

By far the best MBP since 2012 non-Retina versions. The 2021 MBP’s are definitely the successor.

[@ukyredpumas]

I had to put my 2012 non retina into retirement mode. it was def. the best.

[@unknown9274]

I agree. Had my late 2012 MacBook for 7 years, then “upgraded” to the 2019 pro with touchbar and now I’m a proud owner of the 14inch m1 max

[@pedrofeliperocha8514]

100% agree with you. I felt like the quality of MB pro went downhill after 2012 non retina model… till the 2021 14/16” rose to the top of the food chain.

[@KerrieRedgate]

Thank you, Alex. That was a very different exposé of the M1 MacBook Pro to others I’ve seen. Great content! I appreciate all that information. I’m about to buy a 16” M1 MacBook Pro to replace my 9-yr-old 13” MacBook Air - it’s had 2 water spills over the years, and still going, just the battery is getting tired and can’t be replaced here in Australia. Amazing integrity, these machines!

[@crunchchannel8788]

I am in the same situation, just apparently 11 months later. I just got a 16" M1 Pro. Hopefully I made the right call as the new M3s just came out. I replaced the battery of my Air with one I found on Ebay. It was never the same, though, it gives me 2 hours tops! and sometimes it will die suddently. I decided to move on and get a new laptop :) How has it worked for you so faR?

[@KerrieRedgate]

@@crunchchannel8788 Hi, I’m at 2 minds about my 16” M1 MBP - though, I did buy a refurbished model (Apple is sooooo expensive in Australia). The screen is great, the speakers are fabulous. The fans have rarely ever engaged at all, and when they did, they were very quiet, hardly noticeable. The webcam is weird, as many people have commented about the new Apple computers - it sort of makes the skin look a bit pasty like an avatar (but I still look super-narrow on the webcam! Not great for me!) But I frankly (and sadly) prefer my old Mid-2013 MacBook Air for actual hands-on work. Was the best computer I’ve ever owned, since 1986. I’m finding with the keys merging with their surrounds on the keyboard (as with all MBPros), I’m getting extra characters popping up on the screen now. (I’m not a great typist anymore). And I’m struggling with this trackpad. I don’t understand the advantage of the deep click (I felt it too much in my shoulder so shut it off), and sometimes the cursor doesn’t disengage and things are sliding all over the screen, with files opening everywhere. I’ve tried all sorts of adjustments, but not happy yet, after almost a year. I do some web design work, and I’m usually a whizz with the trackpad - I don’t like using a mouse (my fingers are faster than my wrist - musician). But this is so hard. I cannot feel any click under my thumb while my fingers are zooming around with the graphics. So I’m pressing too hard…. But not everyone will be using a trackpad like this. So I might try the Genius Bar for help now. But i think it’s just the new design. The M1 iMac I tried first was the same with the magic trackpad (sent back). Mind you, it is blazingly fast at calculating the astronomical positions of over 24,700 asteroids AND sorting them in zodiac order!! So, for my work and research, that’s great. But I am struggling with just how many apps and things I normally use that won’t work on Silicon, including my beloved (2016) 96K Apogee MiC. So, it’s a mixed reaction from me! I hope you’re doing well with yours. Some of my work is just too specialised, I think.

[@detaart]

Regarding the battery: If you keep this thing plugged in and charged to 100% all the time, the battery will die rather quickly. Install something like aldente and keep it to max 80%, and only charge it to 100 if you really need it. It's common knowledge. Apple "sort of" does this already with optimized charging turned on. All EVs charge to 80% max by default, requiring an override to go to 100%, many even showing a warning saying something like "don't do this, unless you need the range".

[@aphasia0]

Great video as usual. Keeping always the battery to 100% is not a good idea. You can use a tool like AlDente to limit the charging to 80% or something.

[@spicecaptain7279]

exactly, keeping the battery always at 100% probably explains its 87% condition

[@shabeeboali]

Your contents regarding Mac machines helped me to decide which model I needed. Now I’m saving my money for MacBook Pro 16 with 16GB RAM. Thanks to you

[@gregandark8571]

16 Gb of ram in 2022 ... how much cringe Apple ? Yes.

[@shabeeboali]

@@gregandark8571 As a web developer 16GB is more than enough for me I suppose

[@Sam-kz6cu]

Or wait for 15 inch MacBook air

[@TroyBrisbin67]

16" M1Max MBP 32 GB Ram and 2 TB SSD here with 1 year of daily use (7-8 hrs a day). Developer + IT support for work. Cycle Count 15 and Maximum Capacity 100% for me.

[@ChimpRiot]

Best thing about this MacBook is the battery, screen and the speakers. It’s the first laptop I’ve used where I don’t have volume at max while playing music because it sounds great. HDR content can get VERY bright.

[@dzmitry5697]

In terms of the battery. Your are right, it's because of 100% battery charging (and using it plugged-in). I'm using my MacbookPro 16 M1 Max for about 5 months and my capacity 100% (13 cycle counts). But I'm using AlDente Free 1.19 (you can take a Pro version as well). I have added charge limit to 50%, so once 50% reached - charging stopped and I'm using macbook via adapter. 30-50% of charging is ideal for li-ion battery. In cases when I need to use macbook unplugged, I just charging it to 100% and using it without power adapter.

[@neetop1557]

Now ask yourself why does Apple not allow for setting the max charging limit natively - answer because they know you'll have to pay them to replace the battery or get a new laptop. I had an MBP where I had to replace battery 3 times during its 6year lifetime, due to it getting swollen. I kept it plugged in all the time sitting at 100% charge and it used to run a couple of 4k screens - meaning a lot of heat build up. It was cheaper to replace the battery but the cost was still outrageous since these batteries are glued in.

[@dzmitry5697]

@@neetop1557 I don't see any problem to install AlDente and have the super healthy battery for a long period of time :)

[@berkehankucukaras]

Definitely I agree with you. My cycles count is 98 and my battery health is 100%. I haven't dropped the battery below 30% since I got the computer. I don't let it stay more than 1 day at 100% full. I've been using aldente for a long time and I usually set it to 70%.

[@dzmitry5697]

​@@berkehankucukaras really cool! By the way I have the same flow with iPhone. Unfortunately iPhone doesn't have any solution to control the charge limits, but I'm trying to keep it between 80-20% of battery and after almost 3 years iPhone 11 Pro still has 100% battery capacity. It's not an easiest way for a consumer but if you want to keep your battery healthy - very good way to go.

[@sanjulamadurapperuma3927]

Congratulations on 100k subs Alex! Been watching your videos since day 1 and 0 subscribers and I can safely say you deserve every single subscriber and here's to 1 million! 🥂

[@JustinFYI]

I run my 16 MBP M1 PRO in clamshell mode on my desk at home and it always stays super cool. I love the massive screen for coding and long battery life on the road. I would never dream of running my Intel MBP in clamshell mode for fear of melting the LCD screen!

[@star1-252]

you should do a battery health update I'm interested in seeing if it dropped any lower after another year of use

[@phantasyphotography3813]

154 cycles at 97% capacity. I've had it for almost 90 days but I'm a power user. I run Ubuntu on parallels, docker, xcode simulator, android studio, slack, git kraken and vs code. I live on an island so the climate is pretty hot but I try to keep the pc cool. Heat is the main cause of battery degradation and also constantly keeping the charge above 80%. I try to unplug around 75% and start charging around 20%, I also want to try keeping it plugged in with software that will keep the charge percentage around 50%

[@assistantdogconsult]

Absolutely, hands down, the best laptop I've ever used (and I've owned a bunch of other laptops over the last 20 years)

[@PaulSebastianM]

Frequent charging-s between 80-100% take a major toll on Lithium-Ion batteries. It's the topping off that they don't like and it's where they get forced and heat up. This happens to everyone that mostly keeps their laptops docked in. You can either limit the charging to 75-80% when plugged in, or plug out when reaching 80%. So far I haven't found a charge % limiter on Macbooks. Dells have it in the BIOS and Win tools.

[@mikelovesbacon]

You can use Al Dente to limit charge

[@jamborino2940]

Due to my work I'm surrounded by 30+ Apple Silicon Macbooks and I've noticed a pattern of increased battery loss for colleagues using high wattage chargers. Users charging with the 67w charger put a lot less stress on their batteries than those using the 140w or 96w chargers with a similar cycle count it would seem. As always users should try to limit the amount of time the batteries spend at 100% too, I use Al Dente to limit the battery to 75% charge and tell the software to charge to full if I know I'm going to be out all day. Although with the ARM chipsets you still get insane usage time out of a 75% charge.

[@rayobits5028]

Dude I killed my Macbook pro 15 inch M1 pro within the first month. The machine was working great so I wanted to give it a little of stress to see how it would behave. I downloaded the Heaven benchmark software and I open and ran 10 tests at the same time with the maximum settings. I ran the stress test for an hour maybe, next morning the motherboard was fried. People if you do hardcore shit you better purchase apple care.

[@shapelessed]

People rarely realise that but keeping your laptop constantly plugged can and does degrade your battery faster than if it was charded outside usage hours.

[@woolfel]

I really love having more ports on the 14" M1Max MBP. The one thing I would like though is USB-A port for iOS dev. I have zero regrets getting 14" mbp. I rarely use my macbook air.

[@elsaman]

you nailed it when you mentioned Electron based apps or the swap memory. Good stuff. Thanks for sharing

[@orkuncetin4195]

I have been using Macbook Pro 14" 32 RAM 1 TB SSD for a year. Battery cycle count is 270 and health is %88. I am a heavy user. I am not using MagSafe too because my monitor has USB type C charging. I am not concerned about my battery cycle count because the battery lasting is still outstanding.

[@_jerieljan]

Thanks for sharing your battery cycles and health. Most reviewers don’t say anything about this stuff and I’m glad you did. Mine has a similar trend with yours, around 60 cycles with 90% health for around 6 months or so. It does feel very uncomfortable to think about but thankfully the battery performance is still very good and can go for hours (but not as far as it did on day one, of course)

[@jassimjaved3309]

I am using MBP 2012 since 8 years. To have good battery life, it is important to only plug in the charger when you need it and not all the time.

[@sotonin]

@@jassimjaved3309 don't think this is true these days. mine is pretty much always plugged in. m1 macbook air... over a year old 49 cycle count and at 100% max capacity.

[@owlmostdead9492]

5:57 that's because batteries HATE being at 80+% or below 20%, I suggest AlDente (open source) with it you can cap how much % should be charged. I set mine to 50% and my battery sits at 42 cycles and 99% capacity after a year.

[@timtaler6621]

1 Year and 125 cycles on my watch. The capacity is still at 99%. But I use AlDente to keep my Battery on 55% when its plugged in, maybe this has quite an impact

[@singhkrishanu]

Sorry for the stupid question but I am new to MacOS. How can I access this AlDente thing for locking the battery charge. Is this an app?

[@Flexarius]

Health only 87% after 85 Cycles, is this normal? After 7 months, my MacBook M1 Max show 94% and 33 cycles.

[@arminvogt8690]

Always great listening to you. What is a bit irritating, is the number of pop sounds coming from these icons. I noticed once I was just listening without looking. But just a minor .... Cheers!

[@pauca9029]

these things are insane, but they come with some drawbacks too. for example, magsafe doesn't always work when plugged in and the battery health is dying faster than my mental health, and the lower part of the chassis is very poorly made. But they're still very solid.

[@shidqi100]

I just recently bought macbook m1 pro for my job it was amazing when compiling big codebase android native and flutter project without worrying about battery when it's unplugged. The performance is crushed my other laptop which is a windows laptop with ryzen 7 5800h and rtx 3060 in it.

[@michael_dugan]

The battery thing is huge. My Intel MacBook Pro was four years old and would die in two hours of light to moderate use

[@inv3st_eth839]

Can't decide to buy 14 or 16 for 1 - daily usage and also for instances when i need to bring it to any other place, or cafe or hotel.... ?? 2 - also for my work i usually will need to open 10 or 15 Separate browsers at the same time , like not tabs but full explorers .... So i think i am gonna take 32gb of ram, but also was thinking maybe to pick 16 inch , because i think the size of the chase would prevent it from heating much... and to rest arms on keyboard , a i right?

[@voljume]

About the battery percentage, i use the app aldente to cap the charging at 80% to preseve the battery

[@DannyMexen9]

Small thank you for these videos. Keep it up!

[@cedrust4111]

why does the battery charge > 80%? shouldn't it be limited to 80% charge when plugged into the power socket>

[@satysin630]

I am waiting out for the refresh of the MacBook Pro to replace my 2018 15" model but I am torn between dropping down to a 14" or going with the 16". I always found my 15" a bit annoyingly big to sit on the sofa and use so I almost always use it plugged into a monitor up in my study and it works great that way. I do take it with me when I need to but I never just grab it to go work on the sofa or in the garden like I used to when I had a 13" Windows laptop. So I like the idea of the 14" model but part of me makes me think I will regret it if I get that when my normal use is at a desk where the size doesn't matter much 🤔

[@busybee2148]

The best overall lap for productivity works *The best speakers in any lap 🔊 period * The brightest and true HDR support display in any lap adaptive 120 hz 10 bit 1000 nits and 1600 nits peak brightness *Segment best trackpad and microphones 🎤 *BUILT LIKE A tank no keyboard flex 💪and supremely durable *insane battery 🔋 life *full Performance without plug in and no heating issues and silent * industry leading media engines for stupid fast Prores and 8k editing its check all the boxes

[@AZisk]

Can't go wrong

[@gautamt.674]

It's because you have your Monitor charging your MacBook is why the battery is deteriorating faster. I realised this after hooking up my 2017 MacBook pro and charging it via USBC also connected to my monitor; the battery was fine, until I started charging and using it via an External Monitor. It now recommends I get it serviced. It's better to run off HDMI and to charge it periodically. Better to be safe than sorry. They can say that it will only charge up to 80%, I think it's BS. Keeping your phone charged in and running off the external power is not a good idea. Imagine keeping your phone charged in constantly, It WILL deteriorate the battery, it's physics.

[@Aaronage1]

Ah, the battery is degrading fast because you’re leaving it 100% all the time 😅 There’s a utility called AlDente that allows you to set a custom charge limit. Worth using that next time 🙏

[@singhkrishanu]

Could please share a link or something? I would like to check this out. Thanks.

[@Vl0gfi3ld]

I use it too and it’s worth the money. Especially when you use an external monitor and keep it plugged in all the time. It’s like the Tesla battery software which lets you set a maximum battery percentage. I leave mine on 80%.

[@liuliang7817]

After seeing battery health being dropped to 94%, I installed a battery tool with “brew install battery”. This tool supports only charging up to 80%.

[@muhammadjazlan8183]

After 2 years, my M1 13 inch MBP has 247 cycles, 91% battery health. Love it. For work, it has replaced my desktop, which is old, but still.

[@XMGi00]

Hey @AZisk using the MagSafe adapter will prolong the health of your MacBook battery. I noticed this with some other users who only use USB-C vs MagSafe. Might be worth considering to use that MagSafe adapter, regardless of which MacBook is used.

[@MarioCastillion]

What a fantastic and straight-forward review!!!

[@nicksdinosforkids6001]

I went with an M1 Pro 14 inch simply for traveling and fitting within a plane seat. I extensively use external monitors so the added screen real estate was less an issue.

[@naveensharma454]

my macbook air 2017, still rocking🤘

[@jbones360]

M1 Max 16” inch is a fantastic machine, just prohibitively expensive for the top tier. A decade ago I got the top line 15” MacBook Pro for $2,600 (AUD). Now it’s more than double that. So I’m incredibly fortunate and privileged to have this machine. Fantastic screen, cleans easily with a normal tissue and eyeglass cleaner (apple’s water + microfibre cloth recommendation is a trap!), the speakers are just nuts good… as I own a stereo setup using 50 year old JBL studio monitors, and several nice headphones, this laptop does something unnaturally beautiful with its speakers. Processing power is nuts good, I just don’t have to think about juggling tasks in any order, just do whatever and have it all open! So, if you buy the top tier MacBook M1Max, you get supreme power and amenities in such a small package (big screen, sure, but the machine feels tiny once you realise all it can do. I enjoyed this review, really honest and sincere. I love having MagSafe but have failed to utilise it unless traveling outside my desk. Bear in mind, only very good quality C hubs / T4 hubs can power the M1Max 16” as efficiently as MagSafe 140w. And I find throttling an issue on lower battery levels using 90w USB C charge hub. MagSafe allows optimal performance, and you can still use the hub function of USB C and take advantage of auxiliary peripheral power. Smart design. USB C is also a universal solution, super handy if you lose your charger on the road and need to pickup a generic USB C charger.

[@alexsimedrea]

I have the exact same battery health on my 2-year-old MBA M1 with about 300 battery cycles. There's definitely something wrong over there...

[@johnmckay1961]

Does your dock give your MacBook all of the juice it needs, especially when you are doing "real work"? I've read that it's better to use MagSafe as it's guaranteed to fully power your MacBook, whereas some docks/USB-C chargers don't putting more strain on the battery. Not sure if this is true though. Maybe this is why your capacity is down to 87%?

[@applemagsafe]

Congrats on 100k

[@AZisk]

ty

[@applemagsafe]

@@AZisk 🙌

[@TheDevarshiShah]

I've seen similar results. I use my laptop as desktop 99% of the time, plugged in for charging+dislay. One cable, USBC for both sure is convenience, but I've noticed that reduces battery capacity faster than when I use just HDMI. 🤔

[@jamesfiegel9675]

My intel Air 2018 bought in 2019 refurbished after one year battery went to 87% three years now it is still 87% .....so take that for what it is...

[@applemagsafe]

6:04 here are stats for my MBP 14" I bought in July Health Information: Cycle Count: 122 Condition: Normal Maximum Capacity: 98%

[@mokalovesoulmate]

I am about getting this 16 inch soon! Thanks for the video!

[@Podpiety]

I have 88 cycles on 14inch 2021 and still 97% of capacity, charging to 100% and using on battery till few percent left

[@KevinMillard68]

the biggest thing that keeps me from getting the 16 inch is the track pad is way to big and gets in the way alot and no number pad on the keyboard is a huge downer

[@jjmar5086]

Alex, the reason why your battery is showing 87% is because Apple's own Battery Health Management tool is limiting how much your battery can be charged. It does this to prolong the life of the battery. Your battery isn't a dud and its real capacity is likely somewhere in the 90s. You could disable this in Intel Macs but unfortunately you cannot in Apple Silicon Macs.

[@modolief]

I *love* the concept of this video, thanks.

[@DeeJay_IMB]

I found this video very helpful. I use my macbook for DJing. On my 13 pro with the M1 chip it dies after about 2-3 hours. All the videos I see are people talking about how the battery life is so good. That hasn't been my experience. I followed your video and took a look at the activity monitor. I found out that under kind it's listed as intel, and at times I've seen it has high as utilizing 62% of my CPU. That explains a lot.

[@AZisk]

glad it helped

[@meislit9217]

A factor to battery life can also be your dj hardware if it uses power over USB! I use my mbp for music production and using audio interfaces or midi keyboards that don't have their own power supply easily cuts the battery life in half or less.

[@DeeJay_IMB]

@@meislit9217 I use Rane 12 and pioneer S11 mixer. They all have their own power supply. While I’m prepping with just Serato open, I notice to fast battery draw.

[@arkamniax]

the maximum battery capacity looks like a bug to me. my m1 Mac Air got down to 87% a year back with about 112 cycles. it is still at 87% now with 210 cycles.

[@anatoliy751705]

very optimistical guy - told as the piece of aluminum is fine it, at apple there is a lot of shortcomings but I yet do not see also for myself alternative !!

[@heyl_yt]

My 16" MBP M1 Pro is also almost 1 year old and have like 96% battery capacity BUT I've almost never moved it from my desk. Also worth to mention, my MagSafe cable and power brick are not even unpacked ;)

[@DeadOrDyingBattery]

M1 Air, ~2 years in: 135 cycles, Capacity: 83%, Condition: Poor. Plugged into OWC Thunderbolt 4 dock most of the time.

[@LCculater]

Great video ! I have the M1 Pro loaded and love it (2023) 14 inch as it’s easy to travel with .

[@tucher_one]

Also about a year of usage. Same thing with 140w standard charger😅. I have completely switched to 65w Baseus charger, which has 3 ports and also much lighter and smaller.

[@benbork9835]

There is an app called Aldente in which you can keep the Mac from charging over a set percentage, lets say 70. This not only prevents the batter from topping up all the time when plugged in but also makes the battery not sit at a 100% charge all the time what is not good for your battery.

[@KotaSarat52]

Congratulations on 100k 🎉

[@AZisk]

ty

[@bl1tzQ]

You have 87% of capacity because you are charging your MacBook via USB-C cable that is connected to the monitor, so macbook is being charged, but with uncertified charge adapter and as i remember your monitor providing only 60W or 75W and macbook required much higher. I was facing this problem with my MacBook Pro 2017, when i used with LG 4k monitor, my capacity reduced so fast, so i prefer to charge with original adapter

[@alejandroneto]

I will share my experience which is a bit disapointing, I bought my laptop 2021 M1 Macbook pro 16" with 1TB SSD and 16GB of RAM, all of a sudden my laptop started behaving weird, the mute, volume up and volume down keys started malfunctioning, then the mute activated/deactivated on it's own, even when the laptop was completely shutdown and the lid was closed, the laptop would turn itself on, it was bizarre, I brought the laptop to service because i was still in the guarantee period and they told me that they would replace the keyboard and other components, this is something I would not expect on a +$3000 laptop. Meanwhile i have a 2015 Macbook pro and it has never gave me these kind of issues.

[@VinayakAgarwaliitb]

Great video but the arguement about charger using up a usb-c port on intel macbook pro doesn't make sense. There used to be 4 usb-c ports on the intel macbook pros and new ones only have 3. So, even if one of the 4 is used in charging, you still have the same number of usb-c ports left.

[@brayan8346]

I have the exact same situation with magsafe. I've hardly ever used it, on the rare occasion that I need to charge it while I'm on the go I use the usb c port. Most of the time it remains charged as I use it at home plugged into my monitor most of the time.

[@floriniaru5478]

Let's try to regenerate your battery. To recalibrate it. I suppose you used your MBP a little wrong. If there are only 80 cycles, maybe the laptop was continuously charged. It's an error. By night, you must let the computer sleep wihout charging. So, that's what you have to do. One day, let the MB work wihout charging. Let it die at the end of the day. Let it "dead" minimum 5 hours. After this period, recharge it till is 100%. full. That's all.

[@floriniaru5478]

Alex, it's someone posting in your name. They 're scammers, trying to obtain some money in your name.

[@AliOnimisi]

As an audio enthusiast, Absolutely loved the audio of this video. Great Videos as well. could you tell your audio geers please

[@KaziQTR]

After going through multiple stupid Apple chargers I decided to charge my MacBook Air 11” 2012 with a uGreen GaN X 3 port charger with a USB c MagSafe adapter. That was a mistake. I used it without a problem for a month until I decided to charge my phone at the same time. Then the laptop charging icon started toggling fast and a minute or two later it died. I was really proud of my 10 year old 2012 MacBook Air running fine, macOS Monterey doing Xcode etc. Now I’m hoping I can get it fixed.

[@alexv8203]

Congrats on the 100k milestone! Out of curiosity, you mentioned you considered taking the MacBook Air (13 inch display) on your trip. Does that mean you would prefer the 14 inch more than the 16 inch during travel? Or would you still stick with the 16?

[@AZisk]

the 14 only has a portability as it’s benefit, nothing else. but since traveling is only maybe 5% or less of my time, i stick with the 16.

[@alexv8203]

@@AZisk thanks for the prompt reply and feedback, much appreciated! Been binge watching reviews and think I’m going to get the 16 inch model as well.

[@KerrieRedgate]

@@alexv8203 Same thing. Me too!

[@haroonrehman8156]

6:20 This is because your battery capacity drain about 20% if charged 100 percent constantly.

[@jirikocman]

Im on 88% with 81 cycles with M1 MBA just 15 months old, mostly docked to monitor

[@owlmostdead9492]

I totally agree on magsafe, USB-C is just so much more convenient magsafe is just a hassle.

[@shankyjs]

Try to reboot your laptop with the button and check the battery health again, sometimes that indicator can be tricky

[@iceberglounge]

Keeping it plugged in and fully charged all the time will do that to the battery

[@romanmenyhart]

LG Ultrafine charging is killing your battery. Many people described it and I noticed it when I came back to my MacBook after a day and it was all warm, i.e. charging! No fix till now, other than when you plug in the original brick, it will automatically switch to that and the problem disappears. Beats the fun of docking though.

[@L0n3W0lfBl4ck]

I use MagSafe all the time on my 16” M1 Max. Have always loved it, I don’t have to worry about the dog pulling the laptop off a table or desk. But each persons situation will be different. Got to say love how long I can work on battery power and it doesn’t get hot., amazing.

[@indylawi5021]

Thanks for sharing. I wonder if your other M1 Macbook Pro(s) has the same issue with its battery max capacity like this one (down to 87 % after just a year)?

[@sbAKdianwan]

I have the same issue the battery health going to 87% with a low cycle account; I talked to apple customer service, and they replaced a new battery for me. Hope this will help.

[@brandonw7390]

With battery health management on the battery capacity can show lower. If you turn it off and go back and check it should hopefully be 100%.

[@lowkeygaming4716]

Do you use al dente for the battery management or the built-in management of macos? I'm a new mac user, still don't know some dos and donts

[@jasonleetaiwan]

I have a 16" Pro M1. It runs low on memory sometimes with Final Cut Pro, but overall, it's a fast machine. A big improvement over my 2016 MacBook Pro. The HDMI port didn't work well for me in the real world. I used it once in a meeting and couldn't figure it out. It was a disaster. I wish they put another USB C port there.

[@hoax00og]

how many ram you have on it?

[@AlaaBallout]

I like that you enjoy on your work!

[@Raja995mh33]

Not really surprised that your battery is already down to 87% after you said that it's pretty much charged all the time by the dock. Keeping a battery at 100% constantly is just not healthy for the battery.

[@distefanoi]

I have a mid 2010 Imac 27 the only reason that I m replacing with a MBp 16 is because the software is not longer update.

[@ForbiddenWellness]

Back to your experience on your flight with the 16 inch… Would you say that it would still be great to have if you’re strictly bringing it to watch downloaded movies during a 10 hour flight? I need a bigger screen for me and my girlfriend to watch 😅

[@raretapes8057]

Your battery might be buggered from using it docked a lot. I like to run 'aldente' so I can discharge the battery while my macbook is plugged in.

[@lucianoturano2326]

I own a M1 Air, my battery last easily 12 hours... or more even 15 hours. I only do office work (i'm a lawyer so you can guess my only apps are ms office and chrome). 6 months and the battery is at 100% with 50 cycles. I guess that your 87% after one year with such a low number of cycles has something to do with the kind of usage. Lot of power demanding apps, having it some days plugged in at 100% as li-ions hate 100% capacity, they degrade very fast at that charge level. And, as a I mentioned before, power hungry apps. Li ions also degrade faster at higher amps loads.

[@singhkrishanu]

I absolutely love using my M1 MacBook Pro 14 inch but I regret not buying the 16 inch. The extra real estate is a delight to use. Probably next Mac will be 16 inch or I will get a Mac Studio.

[@LearnEnglishWithMatta]

Very helpful insights. Thanks brother 💪🏽🇺🇸

[@StaminaMC]

Cool video. One small critique I have is that ‘pop’ sound accompanying the logos etc being so loud that I’m _compelled_ instinctively to look for what’s been added; it’s just more of an audio cue than it perhaps needs to be, moreover the same sound again as it disappears seems a tad like overkill… thanks all the same.

[@AZisk]

editing mishap. trying to address this in future vids. thanks

[@riverwindbonsai]

Tim Cook just responded to an investor question that the product lineup was set for holiday 2022, suggesting no m2 pro or max this year. This is supported by supply chain rumors pointing to 2023 availability. Might be a little while longer for new 14" and 16" mbp's!

[@davidovdima]

Hey, Alex. Did you try to recalibrate your battery? This can be done by fully discharge and charge.

[@AZisk]

haven’t tried that yet. this machine has never been fully discharged :)

[@vassilvassilev5641]

@@AZisk Then the report in System information is probably not accurate. Try discharging to 0% until the computer turns off, then keep it turned off and unplugged for at least 4-5 hours, and then re-charge it to 100% and leave it on the charger for 4-5 more hours, after it's reached 100%. My mid-2015 15' regularly jumps back and forth between 92% and 94% battery health, with 48 cycles.

[@johnhio1843]

Keeping a laptop at 100% tend to degrade the battery. I used a laptop as desktop replacement years back - after 2y, battery was basically dead.

[@Orlando_Rails]

I lost my battery health from 100% to 92 just by flying on a plane