Commissario
@Rannoch Just remember that you can only virtualise the ARM version of Windows.
*** The official 2023 14" and 16" Macbook Pro thread (it has the M2 chip and up to 96gb Memory and everything!) ***
Thanks, will look into that.
So the good news is the software - https://store.simulationcurriculum.com/products/starry-night-pro-plus-8 will run on a Mac so I won’t need windows.
The 16” M2 Pro would be overkill for my needs but I do want the best quality display to edit and process images.
I will pop into the Apple Store to compare the MacBook Air screen against the Pro.
The 16” M2 Pro would be overkill for my needs but I do want the best quality display to edit and process images.
I will pop into the Apple Store to compare the MacBook Air screen against the Pro.
Soldato
Glad I took the risk and ordered the Macbook pro 16 with 92gb and 4tb storage before the apple event as I knew they wasn't gunna announce the m3 max for it so soon
What in earth are you doing on it?
Soldato
Such as? That’s an awful lot of RAM.
Soldato
Damm how did you know...Probably a couple Chrome tabs with some Spotify in the background
Lol Na far from the truth
Just ordered my very first Apple product yesterday, 96GB of RAM as well.
8K video editing Nikon RAW and 4K prores RAW on Divinchi Resolve, once you start adding enough nodes it can hit some pretty crazy RAM requirements that even a 4090 24GB won't suffice..the unified approach from Apple what sold.it for me.
That and macro photography with 350 image stack hit some 45GB's of RAM on my old PC, any less just stalled ages. That was with 22 mega pixel but I'm shooting 45 now so I imagine it'll eat some more RAM. Luckily all the software is MAC compatible, M1 onward.
Buy once cry once..
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Soldato
Exactly. Well said.
You are doing the same? You never answered.
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Off topic but some of those photos are crackers, nice work.
Caporegime
Who'd've thought flies could be so cute and furry?! Amazing photographs.
@ic1male @Reuben klang thankyou. Downsizing my setup is also part of a long term plan for getting more time to do this hobby, being able to edit on the move without lugging around some Alienware or Asus "gaming" laptop, which will still be limited for my needs as previously noted.
Side note - as a total Apple newb it looks like they manufacture these laptops on the fly outside of the base (or minor upgrade) models? Official side was 1 week plus before delivery and a reseller I'm using (£200 discount) says Apple have given eta 21st Aug. Jeez. I assumed they have warehouses of these things.
Side note - as a total Apple newb it looks like they manufacture these laptops on the fly outside of the base (or minor upgrade) models? Official side was 1 week plus before delivery and a reseller I'm using (£200 discount) says Apple have given eta 21st Aug. Jeez. I assumed they have warehouses of these things.
Caporegime
If you select a base model those will be ready to ship. When you start to customise you go into BTO (built to order) territory.
Commissario
Some of the more common BTO units are kept in stock.
Soldato
I received my 16 inch Pro yesterday.
Specs:
M2 Pro 12 Core
32GB RAM
1TB SSD
Came from a 2019 16 inch with i9 + 32GB RAM + 500 GB SSD
I've never felt the 2019 model is as quick as it should be. Prior to that I had a 2017 i7 model with 16GB of RAM and it felt snappier than the i9 model. i9 has gotten progressively slower. It never really slowed down with 2 external monitors (1440p) running 40+ Chrome tabs, video calls, screen sharing, multiple 100MB Google Sheets, but it never felt any quicker if I closed all of it down.
The M2 feel absolutely rapid though. Properly snappy in everything I do, and also doesn't seem to slow down with the same stuff open.
The craziest thing, though, is battery life.
I've just been in my front room this afternoon doing data processing on some large spreadsheets, video calling, screen sharing and streaming a live radio station a colleague was on and after 3.5 hours I've dropped to 76%.
For context, I reckon this would have killed the 2019 model and it would have gotten extremely hot doing it.
Absolutely outrageous.
Specs:
M2 Pro 12 Core
32GB RAM
1TB SSD
Came from a 2019 16 inch with i9 + 32GB RAM + 500 GB SSD
I've never felt the 2019 model is as quick as it should be. Prior to that I had a 2017 i7 model with 16GB of RAM and it felt snappier than the i9 model. i9 has gotten progressively slower. It never really slowed down with 2 external monitors (1440p) running 40+ Chrome tabs, video calls, screen sharing, multiple 100MB Google Sheets, but it never felt any quicker if I closed all of it down.
The M2 feel absolutely rapid though. Properly snappy in everything I do, and also doesn't seem to slow down with the same stuff open.
The craziest thing, though, is battery life.
I've just been in my front room this afternoon doing data processing on some large spreadsheets, video calling, screen sharing and streaming a live radio station a colleague was on and after 3.5 hours I've dropped to 76%.
For context, I reckon this would have killed the 2019 model and it would have gotten extremely hot doing it.
Absolutely outrageous.
Commissario
I've heard this sort of thing about the i9 before - Did that CPU never really catch on?