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Lorena_Loosen
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August 17, 2024
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Which MacBook should I buy?

  • August 17, 2024
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I'd like to buy a MacBook Pro 16 and I would love to know which one you'd prefer.

I work a lot with Premiere Pro and Photoshop and Lightroom and I would love to improve to perfection there. I would also love learn about After Effects and use it on a regular basis (actually the whole cloud). As I work in fashion it all should run as fast as possible. My videos have a length of 10 seconds to 45 minutes and are in 4K.

 

Would you recommend a

a) CTO: M3 Max 14‑Core CPU / 30‑Core GPU or a CTO: M3 Max 16‑Core CPU / 40‑Core GPU processor?

b) a shared memory of 48 GB, 64 GB or 128 GB?

c) CTO: 1 TB SSD, CTO: 2 TB SSD, CTO: 4 TB SSD or a CTO: 8 TB SSD storage?

 

Greetings, Lorena

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Lorena_LoosenAuthor
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August 18, 2024

Ich möchte mir ein MacBook Pro 16 kaufen und würde gerne wissen, welches Gerät Sie bevorzugen würden.

Ich arbeite viel mit Premiere Pro und Photoshop und Lightroom und würde mich dort gerne bis zur Perfektion verbessern. Ich würde auch gerne After Effects kennenlernen und es regelmäßig benutzen (eigentlich die ganze Cloud). Da ich in der Modebranche arbeite, sollte alles so schnell wie möglich gehen. Meine Videos haben eine Länge von 10 Sekunden bis 45 Minuten und sind in 4K. In Stressphasen würde ich 3-4 täglich bearbeiten.

 

Würden Sie eine/n

a) CTO: M3 Max 14-Core CPU / 30-Core GPU oder eine CTO: M3 Max 16-Kern-CPU / 40-Kern-GPU-Prozessor

b) einen gemeinsamen Speicher von 48 GB, 64 GB oder 128 GB

c) CTO: 1 TB SSD, CTO: 2 TB SSD, CTO: 4 TB SSD oder ein CTO: 8 TB SSD Speicher

empfehlen?

 

Grüße, Lorena

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Ann Bens
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Ann BensCommunity Expert
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August 18, 2024

Moved to Hardware forum.

Warren Heaton
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Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
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August 17, 2024

 

Both the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro are excellent laptops for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.


If your budget allows for the 16-inch MacBook Pro M3 Max 128GGB/8TB with the most cores, by all means get it.

 

Keeping cost in mind, I would get the 64GB/2TB.

 

The M4 Max is expected to be announced very soon.   You may already find the M3 Max on sale in anticipation of the new model, but the M3 Max should be available discounted for awhile after the new model comes out.  Of course, you could always go with the M4 Max at that point.  

 

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Lorena_LoosenAuthor
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August 17, 2024

Thank you for responding so fast.

Sorry for the question, but I am not familiar with the terminology. So, did I get that right:

If budget doesn't play a role you would choose 40 Core GPU with 128 GB or more common workspace, is that correct?

And could you give me an example on how this one is different from the one with 64GB/2TB? Is it slower then? Or does Premiere not run there fluently?

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Lorena_LoosenAuthor
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August 17, 2024

Thank you for the detailed information, I really appreciate it.
I am unsure how I can reproduce the above processes on my laptop.
To simplify things, I'll ask the question the other way round: as my budget is limited, I'm wondering where you would cut back first? I've attached the options from my dealer. Assuming that I edit two 20-minute YouTube videos in 4k per day and edit 20 photos with Adobe, which option would you consider appropriate? Where would you "draw" the line? (I am sorry, if my questions sound weird, hope you know what I mean.)

 

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