Then get the M1 Pro 14" if budget not an issue... How do you get 600+ off? Can share?

How much storage left for your 512GB? what actually occupy the storage BTW?

Student discount. My uni is still keeping my student email active and I still have my student ID with me...

Only 200gb left. I need to store a lot of source files and photographs on my laptop for business purpose.

How you do back up?

Nice.. 600 is alot of discount

I just copy those important ones to my external hard disk from time to time. No proper backup lol.

If budget is not an issue I will opt for the 14" and put in a M1 Max chip. But you should probably still wait for some reviews and benchmark test before taking the splurge.

u changed the screen and top case (battery?).

i have the screen problem for my 2017 i5 16GB RAM 512GB storage too. The screen will have a 'ghosting' effect after it is turned on for some time. the effect will go away for some time and come back again recurringly.

I changed the top case for 3 times in total also due to the battery bloated issue also. the first two time changed of battery did not help in the problem as apple claimed that there is no issue detected based on the run test. if i insisted to change the display,i need to pay for it which the cost to me i would rather get a new one instead. however, the last battery changed i had done early this year, they reflashed my macbook pro by reinstalling the macOS, suprisngly after that my macbook pro is ok so far. no more having the ghosting issue.

I had used it more than 4 years now, it is still a capable device although it is on Intel processor. to my daily tasks, it is more than sufficent.
so i do not have plan to upgrade any time soon too despite that the new 14" MBP is really cool.

Well, I guess you might not need 1TB storage then. You can take 512GB and save the money to purchase iCloud, either 200GB or 2TB (it work to expand your devices storage). It can sync and back up your files, across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, MacBook). I find it very useful, especially the iCloud Photo, iCloud desktop, and iCloud documents.

Randomly back-up 1TB is really time consuming, not safe (low security), ppl can access your external hard disk. Or, you could try back-up with Time-Machine.

This post has been edited by kevinpss: Oct 20 2021, 10:12 PM

Maxed out spec never expected a laptop can go up to 30k price tag lol

But my 2015 got glowing logo lol

https://www.macrumors.com/guide/13-inch-vs-...bh5cwiJfvFuj_6Q

good info

This post has been edited by dikae: Oct 21 2021, 11:37 AM

Guys, do you have an idea when will the new Macbook Pros be available here in MY? I was initially planning to get the 13in M1 with 16GB RAM, but the price of the new 14in base model is not too far from it. Any thoughts?

Yeap now it comes in 16gb/512gb as base model, from the 13” customized add here and there you will come up close to the 14” price, factoring in all other things like bigger screen, 120hz Liquid Retina, and a bunch of other stuffs….I would just go M1 pro…

That's what I thought too. Any idea when will it be available here and does Apple always validate or check if you buy using the Education Price?

Not sure when will be available but should be within 7-14 days…seldom heard or verification on education but it’s not hard with all the education nowadays ie kids studies or home school or kids schooling etc…

Potentially in a couple of weeks? I would go for the base 14" model over the existing M1 MBP. You get the larger screen, pro motion, Mini LED with higher brightness and faster memory bandwidth.

Basically a whole bunch of stuffs more than the 13” M1 MBP, kind of a no brainer decision actually, especially for those who are planning to custom higher ram/ssd, even more reason to go for the 14”….well unless budget is an issue though…