If you remember, I was in a bit of a quandary when I replaced my MacBook Pro in 2021. 16 or 14-inch M1? That was the question. 16 ordered. Immediately cancelled because I decided it was too big and heavy. 14 ordered. Ten minutes later, 14 canceled and 16 reordered. Half an hour later 16 canceled and 14 reordered.
The 14 has been fantastic these past two years (where has the time gone?) and I really had no intention of getting rid of it until it reached the point where it would no longer accept OS upgrades, but after gazing over at Ben's 16-inch longingly because of the added screen real estate, I went online and checked prices. Using Ben's education discount (there are many advantages to being married to an educator) and a very generous trade in allowance being offered by Apple on my 14, it was kind of a no-brainer.
Yeah, I was still a bit concerned about the overall size and weight—not to mention the rather…lackluster…reviews the M2 machines had gotten, but I figured I'd give it a try (I had two weeks to return it, after all) and if it proved too unwieldy or performance was unsatisfactory, I'd send it back and return to my trusty 14.
Well, after only 48 hours, I am quite enamored of this machine and will be holding on to it.
Yeah, I had to order a new Timbuk2 bag to account for it's extra…girth…but that's a minor point.