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The glowing Apple logo gets its moment with Marques Brownlee

His only new upload reached 5.6 million views, while longtime MacBook owners brought their own upgrade stories to the comments.

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Macbook PROLED Review: It's Not About That

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1:14Brownlee identifies the tandem OLED display as a stronger reason to upgrade than touch input.
5:14The redesigned chassis reduces weight in both laptop sizes.
6:09Side-by-side M5 Max tests deliver identical performance, though the PROLED model runs its fans faster.
8:45Smaller upgrades include the glowing Apple logo, stronger bass, improved webcam stabilization and expanded storage options.
10:04Touch input responds well, but Brownlee finds little need for it on a traditional clamshell laptop.
12:45He argues that already-capable Apple Silicon laptops make further upgrades harder to justify.

Touchscreens are the new feature, but a familiar glowing logo is getting some of the attention beneath Marques Brownlee's MacBook review. Viewers are talking about laptops they haven't replaced: an M1 Pro that keeps going, older illuminated Apple logos, and the possibility of skipping an entire design generation.

That makes a fitting response to "Macbook PROLED Review: It's Not About That", his only upload this week. Brownlee argues that Apple Silicon laptops were already good enough to make another upgrade a difficult sell. His own touchscreen use dwindled with time, even as he praised the display and lighter chassis.

The practical comparison is revealing: his side-by-side tests find identical performance between the M5 Max MiniLED and PROLED models, with the latter running its fans faster. The returning backlit logo sits among smaller changes, alongside punchier speaker bass and improved webcam stabilization. Apple provided the review laptop, and the video ends with a sponsored dbrand segment.

The review has reached roughly 5.6 million views and is drawing the most daily views on the channel. Behind it, the Meta VR glasses review and OLED iPad Mini essay keep the week's conversation centered on what new hardware actually adds.

Subscribers held steady, while daily viewing is substantially below Brownlee's usual level. That softer daily pace extends to several nearby tech channels, including Unbox Therapy and Linus Tech Tips; Kyle Krueger is having a busier-than-usual spell. Here, the most telling discussion isn't about owning the new MacBook. It's about how much life remains in the old one.

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What viewers say

The glowing apple logo at the back got me more excited than the touch screen
@tradfghyusaySee it on YouTube
They brought back the glowing logo, whilst I’m still on MacBook with a glowing logo 😂. I’m about to skip an entire generation lmao
@TheWorldofSamSee it on YouTube
I had a touchscreen laptop, used it all the way through my studies. The only times I used the touchscreen was when I first booted it up, to check it out, and when I wanted to prove to my flatmate that it was indeed touchscreen.
@andyneofytouSee it on YouTube

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m1 pro 16gb ram here.... still rocking it BOIIIII
@divvishSee it on YouTube
"The more I use it, the less I find myself touching the screen" -> anyone who has ever had a touchscreen laptop knows this lol. You use it for the first two weeks and then never touch the screen again, except for when you're occasionally browsing something lying down with the laptop on your chest, or if your cursor gets stuck somewhere for some reason.
@shahmilchowdhurySee it on YouTube
Consider it like this, fam: it is for people who use iPads/iPad Pros but need more power.
@lolandarutaSee it on YouTube
Please marques, its just so simple to add kg next to lbs, like so many YouTubers do 5:55
@rafahdmSee it on YouTube