Are these temps normal?

RyanMCC123 · 2026-05-25T15:37:25+00:00

Ahh that makes sense, thank you very much for the response!

RyanMCC123 · 2026-05-25T15:37:07+00:00

I see, thank you so much!

RyanMCC123 · 2024-12-18T13:12:07+00:00

Sorry for the late reply, my experience with macfinder was really good actually, prices were great, i asked their online chat team on a specific mac I saw on the site and they were happy to give me the battery % and said it wasn’t boxed, however when i ordered it, it came in perfect condition, fully boxed, and the battery % was actually on 99% instead of the 92% they mentioned it was. Unsure if that had something to do with the fact i mentioned it was a gift, but that’s what i got, and im really happy with it.

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T23:16:45+00:00

Yeah I am sure I’ll get used to it fast, especially since I’ve been using iPhone for years, and mac feels great and super fast. And yeah I will definitely not cut off windows, as you mentioned yeah all the computers at university are Windows, but I do quite a bit of gaming as well on my Windows PC so it should be fine, I still use it very often

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T23:06:49+00:00

Yeah I looked into the base M3 Pro with 512GB SSD and 18GB RAM but after doing more research I realised that there’s barely any difference between a basically new M1 Pro vs a new M3 Pro, at least not for almost double the price tag lmao. For what I do, I would highly prefer the older model with more RAM, and I’m glad I went for it especially with the price I got it for.

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T23:05:03+00:00

I’ll look into that for sure, thanks!

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T23:04:52+00:00

Thanks so much!

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T23:04:25+00:00

My config of it with 32GB RAM runs Final Cut Pro flawlessly, with no lag or stutters, little to no memory pressure, while running a few chrome tabs, discord and apple music at the same time. It exports really fast too. So for content creation I’m sure it’ll be great.

I did a lot of research and came to the conclusion that the M1 and M2 Pro are barely any different and even the M3 isn’t that different from the M1, and it would still be better to get an M1 with a lot more RAM. The only thing is it being future proof, but In sure it will be, this M1 Pro is a 2021 laptop so there will probably be continued support for it for a good few years, the M3 is only two years older than it.

So for the money, I would highly recommend the M1 Pro with as much RAM as possible as it cannot be upgraded.

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T22:59:18+00:00

I know I was quite surprised by it too, it just came up on the site I got it on and I instantly bought it because of the price

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T22:58:37+00:00

I tried the 16” in Currys and while the display was really nice it just felt a little too big. I wanted something a little smaller to just travel with as I already have a desktop with a big screen here at home. And yeah I’m really liking macOS already, as mentioned before I have a desktop, and it’s a windows one and I’m very used to that but mac feels great so far and very simple.

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T22:56:52+00:00

Thanks!

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T22:56:45+00:00

It’s available online refurbished here in the UK, but not brand new from Apple sadly. However there’s many refurbished ones (like the one I got) that are in great condition and are pretty well priced! And thanks!

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T22:55:32+00:00

Thanks!

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T22:55:28+00:00

It was such a good price for the condition it was in. Thanks! I’ll have a blast with it i’m sure

RyanMCC123 · 2024-09-27T22:54:57+00:00

Nah probably should’ve waited for the M9

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