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My Impressions of the MacBook Pro M4

(michael.stapelberg.ch)
240 points secure | 1 comments | 31 Oct 25 10:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.22s | source
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treetalker ◴[31 Oct 25 18:43 UTC] No.45775286[source]▶
> (When I chose the new laptop, Apple’s M4 chips were current. By now, they have released the first devices with M5 chips.)

Does anyone have any feedback on the new M5 models?

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danielbln ◴[31 Oct 25 18:46 UTC] No.45775331[source]▶
I upgraded from M4 to M5 MBP because I broke my M4's screen and so my company ordered a replacement M5 while the M4 is being repaired. I can't really notice a difference at all. It's an absolute work horse, but so was the M4. I _did_ spring for the nano texture display this time around, and that is definitely nice (but nothing to do with the M5)
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j_bum ◴[31 Oct 25 18:48 UTC] No.45775350[source]▶
Do you think you’ll have any regrets about the nano texture display?

I was torn between nano and regular glass, but opted for the regular glass.

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danaris ◴[01 Nov 25 01:54 UTC] No.45778642[source]▶
I got the nanotexture on my current work M4 MBP—it doesn't completely eliminate reflected light, but it diffuses it a lot. If I were in a dark room with a light source positioned perfectly to reflect off my screen in my face, I would probably still have trouble with it, but in general I don't need to reposition the screen to avoid glare nearly as much.

I would say it's worth the extra, what, $200 or so? on the price of the M4 MBP. If it were much more expensive, I would be less sure.

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1. LTL_FTC ◴[01 Nov 25 06:29 UTC] No.45779648[source]▶
It’s often much more than $200 as the base models can be had for huge discounts, like $450 off retail, but the second you check the nano texture option, you lose the discount and you tack on the extra $200. So it’s often closer to $700 in some cases.