macike

This will be great! I’ll have my money in hand, waiting for it to drop. The screen real-estate will be welcomed, but I hope that the keyboard will be better than the current one. Thank, God. Weight and size has never been an issue for me.

I too, agree that Pro’s have different needs. Just because some Users don’t care about USB-A Ports, as ubiquitous as they are, doesn’t mean that Apple shouldn’t put them on their MacBook Pro’s, for those that DO NEED or WANT them! When they had Card Readers,MagSafe, TB, Express Card Slots, USB-A, Ethernet, and /or Display Port, it didn’t mean that everybody had to use them all, it meant that they were there for the convenience and use of those that did need/want them, no matter how infrequently they were used, compared to someone else. The emphasis should be on pleasing the Customer, not Apple doing what they want, or building what they want! When you pay Top-Dollar for a High-End Device, your options should be there for your improved User-Experience and Convenience! Could you imagine buying a High-End Audio-Video Receiver, and it had less connections, Options, and Connectivity, just because people Stream more Music today, that use TurntablesDVD/.CD Players or FM/AM? No, it’s all there, for whatever YOUR USES may be! What someone else uses, doesn’t mean a Damn thing to ME, and it shouldn’t! I may not use Wireless charging in my Car, or use the USB port for charging, but in a modern Vehicle, I want the capabilities to be there, such as people in the rear charging their devices, and those in front being able to,simultaneously. I don’t know why it’s so hard to see that Apple made a mistake on the faulty Keyboards, the design of the Trashcan Mac Pro, the Stagnation of timely updates to the Mac Mini/Mac Pro/ and iMac, and the elimination of the 17” MacBook Pro! Nobody expects the iMac pro, Mac Pro, or 16”-17” Mac. Book Pro to sell as well as the 13” MBP or 27” 5K iMac, neither does Mercedes sell as many S-Class vehicles, or Chevy not selling as many ZR-1’s and Z06’s!  The prices make up for the smaller Sales-volumes, and they are Halo products-Just like the 16” MacBook Pro! Everything you need should be there, for the most part, and you can use it if you want to. Just because the MacBook Pro still sells well, doesn’t mean that the Public is happy with all of Apple’s recent decisions. 

9secondkox2 said:

macike said:

I just upgraded from my 17" Mac Book Pro that had Graphics Card Issues, to the 16" Mac Book Pro, maxed out to M1 Max/32GB Graphics/64GB RAM/4 TB SSD. I have never heard the Fan, it's so Fast that it's Unbelievable, Battery Life is Simply incredible, the return of Ports is a miracle, and it seems to be able to blow through any Job, even while on Battery! I feel  that it is the Best Computer that I have ever used, or bought. This will last me for years, as I grow into it, and it blows my iMac away, in most comparisons. 

Dang. What an upgrade. 

Must have felt like a whole new universe. 

It does, but my 17" Mac Book Pro was my Dream Mac, it was Top-of-the Line, and I had upgraded to a 2TB SSD with 16GB of RAM, and it was much faster than when I first bought it. I had so many Graphics Card issue, and over time, I couldn't even upgrade to the latest OS for the last three years, so I knew the time was near, but Speed wasn't my complaint during the first 5 Years. The M1 Max shows me how much speed, security,  and compatibility that I was missing, that I promised myself that no matter what, I would never allow myself to fall that far behind again. I was praying for a new Full-Size replacement for the 17" model, and i was widely criticized for wanting and believing that Apple should make a Notebook larger than 15" again, with Ports, and I was Right! The wait seems to be worth it. I very seldom see any Beachballs.

Apple seems to be focused on the wrong things to fix or change. Most of us don't seem to place this much importance on Widgets, or Web Apps, and Dashboard was much more elegant and useful. They haven't even fixed Stage Manager.