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After a quick look at the Apple website I think the M3 Max might be a little more than I need, the M3 Pro probably sits about right.
I definitely won't be buying an M2 tho', I don't see any point in buying an older gen machine. I'm probably going to upgrade my computer more regularly now (because tax write off ⛳) so I need to think about resale value as well as initial cost, etc and come up with some kind of plan. Tax stuff is so boring, it's such a fucking scam.
RonAsheton-
Tax stuff is so boring, it's such a fucking scam.
Yeah, hospitals and schools and roads and stuff aren't real.
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As I mentioned before, doing quick googles there doesn’t seem to be much difference in performance between m2 and m3, so I’d go m2 as it’d be cheaper, more money to spend on either upgrade (larger ssd, faster processor) or peripherals. But if you can afford it m3 away.
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“ I definitely won't be buying an M2 tho', I don't see any point in buying an older gen machine”
But they can make perfect sense as the M processors were such a big leap forward that the differences between M1/2/3 are moot.
I now have an M1 Sudio and 16in MBP, they are not really stressed by any video editing/grading or photoshop work on big 20-35GB files with multiple adjustment layers, the MacBook feel’s slightly slower on some tasks but I saved a fair bit by buying an M1 refurb for half the price of a maxed out latest model as all the heavy lifting is done on the Studio, the MBP is just for tethering a camera to on shoots.
Both machines are faster and more efficient with no fan/heat hissy fits than the intel based macs.
Another few £k on M2/M3 would make no difference to productivity, my usual upgrade cycle of 3 years will likely move to 5 now.
jellybaby
cornelius_blackfoot
Mr_Smyth
Do you need a laptop?
What about a Mac mini m2 or a Mac Studio? If you’re going to get a new monitor/keyboard, just get a new box to plug them into. Mac mini would be magnitudes cheaper than the MacBook Pro and could do what you require with relative ease. Mac Studio would be future proofing yourself if you needed more processing power later on..
I think you’d be happy with an m2 MacBook Pro if you’re definitely in for a laptop, as I’m not sure how much of an improvement the m3 is over it. And the m2 will be a massive jump in performance over what you’ve currently got anyway..
Save the money on not buying the latest gen and upgrade peripherals I’d say..