Advice needed on which Mac to purchase in this year 2022 or early 2023

Question

I do not have anyone to assist me. I need to purchase a MAC laptop so that I may learn how to use Adobe Illustrator. From speaking with different shops, I am sitting with a list of MAC laptops, and don't know which one to go for which would be good for a number of years. The one that seems to come up a lot is MacBook Air 13" M2 10 CPU/512GB with 16GB RAM.

Then I hear that the MacBook Pro is better etc.

My budget allows for about 1,100. to spend. I am going to use Adobe Illustrator, plus Canva plus the normal emails, documents etc.

I would greatly appreciate your guidance.

Monika Gause · Accepted Answer

The most economical way would be to work through the documentation. You are already paying for it with your subscription. In case you are just beginning to use any vector application, I would start with the first page and then learn about the workspace and what everything is called (important when asking for help) and where everything is located. https://helpx.adobe.com/support/illustrator.html

The documentation also has video and sample files.

You can also join the challenges on Behance for free if you prefer the hands-on approach. I would still recommend taking a look at the documentation for the workspace and such: https://www.behance.net/challenge/illustrator

And then: what Dave said.

S_Gans · Answer

Hi. It's hard to future-proof within the budget you mention. Right now, the model you mention would be great (but already above your budget). Thing is, you may want to check what you mean by "a number of years". And, how you feel about performance.

Right now, the recommended RAM for Illustrator is 16GB. As time moves on, these apps seem to always want better GPU and RAM, so buying at the minimum now will work, but it will eventually time out. Nobody knows how long that is.

That being said - I was comfortable with performance hits, so my previous computer served me well for 10 years (with upgrades). In 2020, I bought a new iMac, with an INTEL processor, not the M1 or M2 (granted, the M1 was pretty new, then). Personally, for the money, I am just gambling with how long it'll be before Adobe decides to drop support for the older chips.

The biggest benefit of the Pro vs the Air is the ability to upgrade the RAM. That might help you for future-proofing - but it'll cost you more now.

Hope this helps, a little...

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