Which MacBook pro for Substance Painter project?

Question

Projects requirements: Complexed, working on maps which are 3D scanned based models (rather than modelled from scratch), intended for 3D full-colour print.

The candidate: I have received a good offer (budget wise ) for a MacBook Pro 14" Z15G-CTO43 M1 Max 10C CPU 32C GPU, 32GB unified memory, 16-core Neural Engine 8TB SSD, 96W - Late 2021

Question: Is this a good offer, performance wise, concerning the mentioned project requirements ?

Another question: will I meet difficulties down the road with this M1 and which M2 ,pro or max, would significantly solve them better?

Thank you

Cyril Dellenbach · Answer

Hi @Barak298806520oxf,

This is always a tough question to answer. 3D scanned projects can vary depending on multiple things.

But I wouldn't worry too much with the config you've talked about. When buying a computer, you can always go bigger, but I do think this one is a good offer. I've worked on scanned objects with less performing PCs without any trouble. With that being said, it is maybe not the most future proof config, considering last year M2 release.

You can also check our official System Requirements page to get a better idea.

Best regards,

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