MacBook Pro M4 Max - Real World Impressions

[@zoltanzana]

The fully maxed-out 14” MacBook Pro doesn’t perform as well as the 16” due to thermal throttling. So, if you’re going for the 14”, choose it with the Pro chip, and if you need the performance of the Max chip, the 16” is the better choice.

[@ColeCaccamise]

that's interesting, i'll look more into that for the full review but it makes sense.

[@BlueHawk80]

yeah this also applies for the older chips, never get Max in the 14“

[@LuboBachev]

The binned M4 Max has 2x the encoder and decoder engine, so it is going to be better for export times and timeline performance.

[@khoifoto]

it depends on the needs. I don't often max out the CPU but my GPU and RAM is always maxed out. I do travel often these days so 14 inch is the best size. With those 2 points, I can live with 14 inch and 128GB M4 max.

[@zoltanzana]

@@khoifotoNot the best choice.

[@s_glab]

Great video. I think I'm going to update my M1 (2021) to M4 Max. Thank you for the video! Btw, where did you get that Porsche 911 you have on your desk? It looks awesome!

[@TaylorBrauer]

Great review. I haven't seen anyone review the binned max chip on a 14 yet. It's still very powerful, wow! idk if I'll be upgrading from my M1 Max anytime soon, though.

[@ColeCaccamise]

if you're not feeling the pain i don't think you have to. I think the 2026 redesign with presumably m6 max is when itll actually be worth considering

[@TaylorBrauer]

@@ColeCaccamise Totally! I'm holding out til then.

[@Technotiic]

Bro you went all out😮, great video as always and hey congrats on 35k subs🎉🎉

[@ColeCaccamise]

thanks broski

[@jase1125]

I have the 16" unbinned M4 Max and I think I am going to return it. It just does not offer enough value compared to my unbinned M1 Max 14". performance differences are mostly indiscernible in most scenarios. I'm not a full time video or photo editor so a slightly longer processing time for cpu/gpu intensive tasks really isn't a big deal.

[@navixaxa5023]

What's the scene with the Fans?

[@redeem5858]

How’s the battery on the M1 Max

[@alexarias1721]

Love all your content my man! Idk if you've mentioned it before but what educational route did you take to learn your coding skills?

[@ColeCaccamise]

computer science at uni + self-teaching (youtube, udemy, etc)

[@oren_katz]

Should I buy the MacBook Pro with 14” M4 Pro 24GB 512GB or the M4 Max 16” 36GB RAM 1TB? I also have 200GB iCloud for files too. I need it for beginners photo and video editing, programming, web browsing, watching KZbin videos, listening to music and podcasts with high quality audio interface and headphones amp. Maybe taking to university and cafes sometimes too.

[@salvo_giangri]

Start by choosing which size you think fits the best for your usage: the 16" model has a bigger display and better speakers, battery and cooler, but it's heavier and less practical compared to the 14" model. I personally moved from a 2021 16" with M1 Pro 16 GB/512 GB to the same model reviewed in this video (2024 14" M4 Max 36 GB/1 TB) and I didn't regret this at all, the 14" is way more portable and having an extra RAM/storage is always good. Once you're sure about the size, go for the best configuration you can afford.

[@oren_katz]

@ Yeah but I heard max chips with the smaller size of the M4 can get warm and have throttle. Maybe the max chip is overkill for me? Also, I debate between those 2 combos: M4 / M4 Pro Mac mini and iPad Air 11” cellular vs only one MacBook Pro 14” / 16” and maybe an iPad Mini 7 too. Want combo for both power house on the desk connected to an external monitor and also for university and for more taking and watching KZbin videos. And which specs of 14” vs 16”, m4 vs m4 pro, base vs better cores chip, 16gb vs 24gb ram, and 512gb vs 1tb ssd?

[@darkredwine]

The max with 64RAM or 48RAM would make sense.

[@JahdielSaneo]

hey! pro photographer here! - the BASE m4 is good enough for you :) It's barely behind the m3 PRO. if you want to PUSH it- get the m4 pro. thanks :)

[@euphoriantraveller8651]

@@oren_katzif you’re even sure about needing the max get the pro with mini !

[@MrFunkynoel]

hey there. how's the laptop been since this video was uploaded ? any heating issues ? can you give us an update?

[@ColeCaccamise]

it's worked well, still gets hot under load but not a problem for me

[@navixaxa5023]

Even I was thinking of upgrading to this from my 14' M1 Pro MacBook Pro. But, as a lot of people are saying, the Thermals and Fan Noise of this thing is giving massive old Intel MacBook vibes M4 Max in this chassis makes no sense now But the 16' is just too big and heavy to carry around. And the M4 and M4 Pro do not have a lot of difference when it comes to Raw Power. Bruh Maybe I should stick with my MacBook until next year, when a Design Refresh happens [and hopefully this stupid Notch goes away].

[@ColeCaccamise]

i will say its been hotter than my m3 pro. fans have only kicked on for unreal so far. i've heard the refresh is coming 2026 - thats when i think it'll really be worth going for

[@Filya-chan]

Space black is just a paint that wear out in just few months according to many complains of the owners of such MacBooks

[@ColeCaccamise]

i didn't have an issue for a year with my m3

[@navixaxa5023]

Yeah. Even some Tech Reviewer's Space Black MacBooks have had the Paint off, especially near the Thunderbolt Port.

[@dipesh722]

Did you ditch arc, and started using zen browser?

[@ColeCaccamise]

yes, really liking it

[@ckubes3389]

yo bro...can you please do a battle of all the 4 apple silicon macbook pros? It will be amazing....By the way as always, the video was fire.....🔥🔥

[@tty2020]

It is generally NOT recommended to get the Max chip on 14" chassis.

[@ColeCaccamise]

I get why people would say that, the thermals are noticably worse but personally i'm willing to make that tradeoff for the power. I'm curious to see a few months from now If i'll feel the same tho

[@Sleight-l4y]

Good god did you say anything in this video

[@CAMTechChris]

Yes and you must not have been paying attention.

[@MaximPerry]

Love the video! In Unreal Engine, how many fps are you getting in the first person template default settings?

[@ColeCaccamise]

for my dev video i'll do this as a benchmark but my project was based on the third person template (i turned it into a true first person cam) and its roughly 50 frames most of the time

[@RichardoBrit]

All that math is so wrong at 3:06 - 23k vs 12k is much more than +62%… 4k vs 2.4k is also more than +50%

[@ColeCaccamise]

yeah i realized that the other day, no clue what I did

[@Wayne-sn6qy]

Unreal is really draining lots of juice than Unity for real on Mac, or er can say Unity is really well optimized to be efficient in M series Mac.

[@ColeCaccamise]

the performance has been solid but yeah it kills my battery. with just a couple hours its already down to 20%

[@samplayz1330]

Should i buy the 10C 10T M4 model or 12C 16T M4 Pro? Need some help. Not gonna do heavy task work other than video editing (but will be in 4k) and rendering.

[@__mubuu]

From watching a lot of reviews and comparisons in KZbin a cab say that the pro chip has better for 4 k video editing as it can save some time and more performance cores

[@CALISKAN01]

i have m2 pro base and i want to have 14'' again 14cpu/20gpu 48 gb 1 tb versiyon. my early 2015 mbp 13 has keyboard print mark so i clean ipa listerine etc so you have 3 mac and any one has keyboard print mark? 16''? and 2020 last intel mbp 13 is owerheating so 14'' m4max has any issue?

[@bones6448]

How's fan noise under load?

[@ColeCaccamise]

so far i've only heard them go off in unreal but its not crazy loud. i will say it gets quite hot tho

[@C7XLdude]

Still waiting on my Deadlock invite btw lol

[@navixaxa5023]

Only if Apple made a 27' [or more] iMac with M4 Max, with a less shitty design. I'd buy it. Still on my 2019 27' iMac. The current Gen iMacs look so fugly and unprofessional.

[@noelpaul713]

I've recently purchased M4 max 14 inch. As much as i love about its computation power, its battery life sucks.

[@ColeCaccamise]

yeah the battery is nowhere near as good as the pro. i'm wiling to take that tradeoff tho

[@noelpaul713]

@@ColeCaccamise can you let me know how many hours of battery life are you getting? I'm getting a maximum of 3 hours with high usage. It's so disappointing that I doubt if my laptop has any internal problem. Can you please share your thoughts?

[@computersciencex]

first comment😀

[@FilipTheMVC]

come on dawg i just bought my m3 pro like a month ago, i didn't think they would release a new computer this year... i paid the same amount as the new and got worse specs, wth

[@alii2284]

I feel bad for you man 💀

[@Utkulc]

They announced m4 mbp months ago bro, why u bought m3, nvm m3 pro still is a monster