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According to the brand new Mac purchasing page for MacBook Pro (only) completely custom options involving M4 Pro and M4 Max are back ordered
 
I’m still using my M1 MBP. I’m waiting for the revamp (supposedly end of this year or early next) with touch screen, cellular, etc. It’s actually remarkable that M1 still feels fast for most of the stuff I do.
 
Cmaier said:
It’s actually remarkable that M1 still feels fast for most of the stuff I do.
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I ran my G4 Cube for about 9 years, until the power supply TUed on me. Granted, I was able to replace the CPU (from 450 to 1GHz, and a graphics card upgrade), but it was just a truck. Never really felt slow to me. The M1 I am using now is fine except it is 8/256, and I feel like it needs at least 1TB to be good, so I will go M5 or 6 in some while.
 
Yoused said:
I ran my G4 Cube for about 9 years, until the power supply TUed on me. Granted, I was able to replace the CPU (from 450 to 1GHz, and a graphics card upgrade), but it was just a truck. Never really felt slow to me. The M1 I am using now is fine except it is 8/256, and I feel like it needs at least 1TB to be good, so I will go M5 or 6 in some while.
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yeah, I maxed the memory on mine when I bought it, figuring I’d get more use out of it that way. Not sure whether, in the long run, that saves me money or not, but it’s the way I roll.
 
Cmaier said:
I’m still using my M1 MBP. I’m waiting for the revamp (supposedly end of this year or early next) with touch screen, cellular, etc. It’s actually remarkable that M1 still feels fast for most of the stuff I do.
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I'm still running my M1 MacBook Air. And I totally agree — the M1 still feels remarkably fast. This laptop is, without a doubt, the best Apple product I've ever owned.
 
japanime said:
I'm still running my M1 MacBook Air. And I totally agree — the M1 still feels remarkably fast. This laptop is, without a doubt, the best Apple product I've ever owned.
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My daughter and wife each have M1 MBA’s. I figure I’ll finally upgrade my daughter when she goes to college in a year and a half. My wife is unlikely to need an upgrade any time soon.
 
I was tempted to wait for this before upgrading to my new Mac Studio M4 but am pretty happy with it overall. Seems that no amount of RAM or CPU power can keep up with my video editing demands but it does well all considering.
 
Seems like the delay here suggests that M5+ may go onto N2, which could possibly make M5 Ultra practical for MBP16. If you can put in a Max, you could possibly put in an Ultra and gate off one side of it when on battery. A Studio Ultra would be able to clock higher than a MBP Ultra, but it just might make sense to eliminate the Max line altogether and just make a beefier Pro.
 
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