At first, I didn't believe any of what Apple was saying during their keynote announcement, considering they were using arbitraryР’В numbers such as '5x faster than previous generations,' and to be honest, even if they used actual statistics, I would have been hesitant. That was until Apple dropped the M1 lineup.

I fully intended to get a Dell XPS, a Razer Blade, or something along those lines. Personally, I disliked the direction they took with design by removing the MagSafe power adapter, forcing all USB-C ports, and the nearly $400 impractical Touch Bar, when 9 times out of 10, I simply preferred a row of function keys, all combined with the fact that many other laptop manufacturers had caught up in terms of build quality for their laptops, which was not the case a decade ago. I told myself I wouldn't get another Apple laptop after owning one since 2007.

I was recently in the market for a new laptop to replace my old 2018 MacBook Pro and after going through two Touch Bar MacBooksР’В (one died). Now that the dust has settled after a few months for apps to grow into the new system, how well does the M1 chip handle photo and video editing? The M1 architecture released by Apple late last year completely blew away the expectations of many tech enthusiasts, myself included.

Video editing on macbook pro 13 vs 15