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<blockquote data-quote="bjornb" data-source="post: 1946222" data-attributes="member: 409963">Hi Everyone,So, I'm typing this on my 2013 15&quot; MBP. It's been by far the best piece of tech I've ever purchased, but as an illustrator and designer, I'm badly in need of an upgrade. I primarily create large multilayered files in Photoshop, but also use InDesign, Illustrator, and create videos in After Effects. My plan is to buy a refurbished Pro from Apple here in Germany. 36 (or 32) GB of RAM is probably a must, but where I'm stuck is which processor I should aim for, and also whether I really need to increase the storage to 1 TB (I store most of my files on my NAS anyway). I suspect the M2 or M3 Pro processor should cover my needs for the time being. I don't know if the Max chips would be overkill for what I'm doing. But I'm also hoping to get another ten good years out of this machine, so from that perspective, would it make sense to overload on processing power now?Also, will the upcoming M4 likely be enough of an improvement to make it worth waiting a few months to snag a refurbished M4 model? I know there will definitely be some incremental improvement there, but does anyone have a sense for how significant that would be?Looking forward to your feedback!Björn</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bjornb, post: 1946222, member: 409963"] Hi Everyone, So, I'm typing this on my 2013 15" MBP. It's been by far the best piece of tech I've ever purchased, but as an illustrator and designer, I'm badly in need of an upgrade. I primarily create large multilayered files in Photoshop, but also use InDesign, Illustrator, and create videos in After Effects. My plan is to buy a refurbished Pro from Apple here in Germany. 36 (or 32) GB of RAM is probably a must, but where I'm stuck is which processor I should aim for, and also whether I really need to increase the storage to 1 TB (I store most of my files on my NAS anyway). I suspect the M2 or M3 Pro processor should cover my needs for the time being. I don't know if the Max chips would be overkill for what I'm doing. But I'm also hoping to get another ten good years out of this machine, so from that perspective, would it make sense to overload on processing power now? Also, will the upcoming M4 likely be enough of an improvement to make it worth waiting a few months to snag a refurbished M4 model? I know there will definitely be some incremental improvement there, but does anyone have a sense for how significant that would be? Looking forward to your feedback! Björn [/QUOTE]

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