Guest /u/trin80 Posted November 23, 2024 Posted November 23, 2024 https://preview.redd.it/2zgz7grboi2e1.jpeg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=af192cbab3427ec0114bdd1aa0ebd470e145fbc0 Ready to upgrade my 2017 MacBook Pro, I need something to be able to render pretty complicated video files from AfterEffects. Currently it takes my laptop about 3 hours sometimes for a 6 min video so I know it's time. My husband wants me to get: the 14inch MacBook Pro (16-core Neural Engine _ 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display2 _ Three Thunderbolts 5 ports _ HDMI port, SDXC card slot, headphone Jack, MagSafe 3 port _ Magic Keyboard with Touch ID _ Forcetouch trackpad _ 96W USB-C Power Adapter) at $3199 But I feel like the Mac Studio (Apple M2 Max with 12-CORE CPU, 30-core GPU, 16 core Neutral Engine) at just around $2k would be just fine. I work from home so I don't need it to be a laptop. I need it to render videos and would like to be able to work on other animations while I'm rendering a large file from After Effects. My friend who reccomended the Mac Studio said: "maybe would be good to ask on reddit how m4 max macbook pro compare to m2 ultra. Based off of stats I think mac studio will be better. More cores for both GPU and CPU and 2x more memory, and will have a much bigger heat sink to push the GPU harder" I would like to enhance my workflow but I don't want to spend too much and have it be overkill. Thanks so much for taking time to read!! any help would be very much appreciated! submitted by /u/trin80 [link] [comments]
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