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July 11, 2021
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Computer purchase

What is the best Mac desktop for processing Premeire Pro, After Effects and the 3D rendering? How much RAM should I upgrade to?

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    Participant
    July 21, 2021

    Hi,

    thank you very much. 

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    Legend
    July 12, 2021

    You are pretty much stuck with the outgoing Intel-powered Macs because the current M1 Apple silicon Macs neither can be ordered with more than 16 GB total of RAM nor is available with a discrete GPU at all. (After Effects officially requires 16 GB or more installed RAM in order to run properly.)

     

    Among the outgoing Intel-powered Mac desktops, the only ones that are suitable for this besides the massively expensive iMac Pro and the Mac Pro are the higher-end 27" iMacs.

     

    If these higher-end Macs are on their way out of production, I would wait for new, more powerful Apple-silicon CPUs to be shipped to resellers before you make your decision.

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    John T Smith
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    Community Expert
    July 11, 2021

    I don't know if Mac is discussed much, but a link of information

    This includes 2 recommendation links from Puget Systems... copied from Peru Bob
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/video-hardware/premiere-pro-hardware-articles-to-read-before-you-buy-or-build/m-p/11557686

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