M4 MacBook Pro: Realistic Day in the Life Review

[Music] I upgraded my MacBook a few weeks ago so this is my day in the life with the M4 Pro chip 48 GB of memory and 2 terab of storage so I posted an IG story asking you all what you wanted to see for this video and I love that you guys went all in on the questions they're so helpful for making these videos the goal for this video is answer the more popular kind of trending questions in the IG story there's so many I could easily make one or two more videos I'll also include some of the features that have made the most difference with the M4 MacBook Pro and of course show someday in a life stuff as a ex offer engineer so per usual I started my day around 8:30 a.m. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I ate kind of crazy last night wing stop and Chinese food yes very big back but yesterday I had a very long shoot for a commercial we're shooting with a brand so I decided to reward myself for the successful shoot with the biggest big back meal one could think of all right I'm exaggerating it wasn't that crazy but I had wings scallion pancakes and wanton soup but anyways I got to lock back into my fitness goals so it'll just be black coffee this morning you guys know how I love my creamer but today I'm going to fast to about 2:00 p.m. so after making a cup of coffee for me and Lee I decided to work from the dining room table for some reason I have a hard time being productive when going straight to the office after just waking up I think working from a more cozy area like the dining room has improved My overall productivity I'm still using reclaim AI to structure my days I saw the feedback from the last video and I truly appreciate your honest responses about not enjoying it as much now being full-time I was experimenting with something different and while I genuinely do like using this tool and wanted to share it with you all I understand why some of you were frustrated that I dedicated an entire video to it instead of sticking to my usual video style so don't worry I'll make a for with some bangers starting with this one the first task is my morning email catchup that I have time blocked I have two email sessions time blocked throughout the day it's just because I noticed that email takes way longer than it should and I want to make sure that I respond to everyone within 24 hours and you'd be surprised how difficult that can be when you don't have time blacked out for email one thing I've Loved about the M4 MacBook Pro is the nanotexture display all right so I just want to show you all how much of a difference it is between the sander glass versus the nanotexture glass I first want to show you what the displays look like you probably won't notice a difference maybe the Nano texture will look a bit more like smooth or like softer I'm not sure if the camera will pick up those details but they both have up to 1,600 nits of peak brightness you will notice a difference however with the M4 chip MacBook display because it has SDR brightness up to 1,000 nits for when you're Outdoors before I tell you which one is which can you tell which one is the M3 Pro versus the M4 Pro left or right all right so this is the M4 Pro with the nanotexture display and maybe towards the edge of the frame where the colors are a bit more dark and there's more Shadows you can kind of tell that it's a nanotexture display in that it looks more matte versus this display looks a lot more shiny I can even tell myself from the viewfinder while shooting this video so I'm going to open up the blind to show you how dramatic of a difference it is now you all should be able to see how much glare and reflection the M3 MacBook Pro has versus the M4 with the nanotexture display and as you can see I'm moving across the screen and my reflection has got gotten bigger obviously cuz now I'm standing in the middle of the laptop and it's reflecting the entire top half of my body but as I move across to the nanotexture display M4 MacBook Pro you can't see me at all look at the difference this difference is key and from my initial experiences of using the M4 MacBook Pro I imagine that most of you all will be upgrading from MacBook Pros or even PCS that are maybe more than 2 or 3 years old and I just feel like if you're going to wait that long to upgrade your laptop why not get the best version it really is the one with the nanotexture display it's honestly one of the main reasons why it took me so long to get a MacBook Pro because I didn't have access to the nanotexture display they didn't have any nanotexture displays at the Apple store so I couldn't just go in store and get them which is one of the reasons why I'm so late with this video the Nano texture makes the display looks so silky and smooth you really have to see it in person and it does a good job of reducing glare and reflection and also smudging and getting fingerprint marks on the display we have very large Windows even though they're not Florida ceiling they're much larger than they look and even with them partially closed there's a ton of light that comes into the space and I've had no issues with this display even at 50% brightness so in terms of some of the apps I'm using started recently using Weatherly a very clean and useful app that you can access from the menu bar to quickly see the weather for the next 24 hours I'm loving the osmo pocket mobile 3 because it's such a discrete camera and then just face tracking is next level so it just takes some of the most mundane shots and make them look so much more kind of dynamic and a better POV but we're going to run 2 to 3 miles we'll see I might only run like 15 minutes because of the workout I have later on and and I'm getting pretty pressed for time but it's a really beautiful day the snow's still on the ground which is kind of crazy because I can tell you the last time I seen New York City snow this much yeah it's going to be a 15-minute run because I forgot my phone upstairs which I've never done before but I'm not running more than 15 minutes without music and I've got this workout in like 2 hours so let's just make it a quick recovery run [Music] so after doing a quick recovery run I took a shower and did my skincare routine some of you all ask about why I chose a 14in and the main reason is portability I do quite a bit of work outside the office and I think the 14in is is the perfect size genius move by Apple for creating a 14in giving us just enough screen real estate to have multiple windows open and compact enough to fit inside a medium-sized bag and since I'm not compromising any power or features by using the 14-in instead of the 16in as someone who is always on the go this was a no-brainer for [Music] me now that my fast is up I went over to the Food Hall to grab a quick bite for lunch before I did my second workout of the [Music] day of Y get of Y [Music] after grabbing lunch and lifting I needed to create a concept Doc in notion upload some clips and photos for both my video editor and thumbnail editor before heading to one of my favorite coffee shops in dumbo it's about 300 p.m. and the MacBook Pro still had 84% battery remaining the M4 MacBook Pro offers exceptional battery life can last up to 22 hours on a single charge for web browsing and more basic tasks keep in mind my laptop is really off the charger since it typically is connected to the studio display which has one Upstream Thunderbolt 3 USBC port with 96 WS of charging power although Mac OS 15 Sequoia allows you to drag windows to the edges of the screen screen to automatically position them I still use magnet because I find that it's easier to just select the position in the magnet drop down menu opposed to manually doing [Music] so in terms of using Apple intelligence I really only use it for hands-free actions and every once in a while for writing tools on the MacBook the main reason is because I find that Chad gbt is still a much more efficient tool for getting information quickly and I use notion for about 90% of my AI writing tools don't get me wrong I think the combination of the Apple ecosystem with apple intelligence has improved my experience with the M4 MacBook Pro being able to quickly access my notes in iCloud and translate them into summaries or more concise [Music] notes also being able to quickly change my pH Focus mode and respond to text messages using my phone laptop and watch will always keep me in the ecosystem also I noticed that the MacBook Pro with the M4 chip has frozen up a few times when using Chrome and apparently I'm not the only one that's experienced this when looking on Reddit but it may be time to switch my preferred web browser from chrome to Safari or potentially looking at ARC browser or even op [Music] this the that Apple F train [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] with such a small after finishing up some work I headed over to Hudson Wilder and Dumbo for their signature pourover coffee despite the frigid January temperatures that had me bundled up in layers the late afternoon treated us to an absolutely stunning Sunset Sky transformed into a mesmerizing display of cotton candy pinks and purples creating the perfect backdrop against Manhattan skyline and making the code Trek completely worth it nothing better than escaping the code with a cup of coffee at one of the most aesthetic cafes in New York City Hudson Wilder a concept showroom Studio Cafe offering po style coffee which I think is really unique being able to see your coffee brewed in real time they also had pastries today from one of my favorite French restaurants Bazar and if you notice coffee table books Ceramics and artwork for sale it's because they offer a collection of curated Art and Design pieces from both local and Global creators creating a multisensory type of experience really unlike any other Cafe I've ever been to [Music] [Music] speaking more on the Apple ecosystem I love how seamlessly the universal clipboard feature is I'm Blown Away by the face tracking and camera quality of the osmo pocket 3 and wanted to share my experience and was able to instantly copy and paste an Amazon affiliate link from my MacBook Pro to my iPhone to quickly share it on my Ig story making content creation feels so [Music] effortless since I was in the area I decided to drop by a homegood store next door to Hudson Wilder called viso they sell high quality throws pillows Ceramics oh yeah and there was also this adorable miniature golden doodle that also pooped on the floor which I've also never seen seeing dog poop in a high-end HomeGoods store was actually something I did not expect this afternoon after realizing B was way over my budget I decided to pop over to General front store easily one of the best curated vintage stores in New York City I tried on a few vintage YY Miyaki pieces I was really feeling this sweater it's just the material was a bit too itchy the cool thing about General front store is that they have both a showroom and an outpost store [Music] [Music] I drive by shiiro tea a newly open tea spot one of my favorite things about New York City is its endless variety of cafes each offering its own unique Vibe and experience This Ginger honey tea was the best I've had in a long time really glad I made it over here uh no good [Music] night photo and video editing on the M4 MacBook Pro with 48 GB of RAM has been an absolute GameChanger from my workflow after upgrading from having 16 GB of RAM with the M3 Pro chip the system handles 4K footage like it's nothing I can scrub through timelines at Full Resolution without often dropping frames or having preview lag even when running other apps in the background like Lightroom importing footage is lightning fast and the real-time playback remains buttery smooth even after applying effects and color grading what's particularly impressive is how the MacBook Pro with the M4 chip maintains this level of performance whether I'm connected to power or running on battery allowing me to edit efficiently anywhere even when in normal power mode and finally I wrapped up the night with more photo and video editing thank you all for watching this video if you want a more comprehensive review be sure to give this video a thumbs up and as always I hope you all enjoy the rest of your week stay blessed peace [Music]