January 2022 • Macworld 29

F

or the past 10 months, I’ve

used a 13in M1 MacBook Pro

supplied by my employer.

Most days it’s great, with

exceptional battery life and excellent

speeds, and is an overall massive

I hope Apple is listening. Michael Simon reports

Memory leaks are

crippling my M1 MacBook

Pro – and I’m not alone

upgrade over my previous 2016 model.

But some days it’s nearly impossible

to get anything done. More than

any Mac I’ve owned, this MacBook

regularly experiences freezes,

crashes, and restarts that often seem