Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1946227" data-attributes="member: 83420">Thank you for your post.Here are my - very personal - thoughts.I would certainly go for an &quot;M&quot; processor.&nbsp; M3 is currently the leader, came out October 30th I think.&nbsp; But I&nbsp; don't think that is essential for your work given that you currently manage on an 11 year old MBP!The M2 processor is well established and really fast.&nbsp; I would choose that.&nbsp; And if you do, I would say that you don't require 32GB or higher in terms of RAM because the M2 is so efficient.&nbsp; 16GB RAM would be sufficient in my view.You mentioned storage.&nbsp; Well, here my view is go for as much as you can afford.&nbsp; Certainly at least 1TB (not sure you can get less than that anyway).&nbsp; My experience, which may differ from yours given that you store your data on NAS, is that 1TB gets used up very quickly, especially when you have a high spec M2 processor &amp; the nature of your work.&nbsp; 2TB is future-proofing, and I'd go for that if you can afford it.&nbsp; If beyond your remit financially, 1TB is okay.These are my thoughts, others may differ in their advice.In any event, good luck to you with your new equipment.Ian</blockquote>

[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1946227, member: 83420"] Thank you for your post. Here are my - very personal - thoughts. I would certainly go for an "M" processor. M3 is currently the leader, came out October 30th I think. But I don't think that is essential for your work given that you currently manage on an 11 year old MBP! The M2 processor is well established and really fast. I would choose that. And if you do, I would say that you don't require 32GB or higher in terms of RAM because the M2 is so efficient. 16GB RAM would be sufficient in my view. You mentioned storage. Well, here my view is go for as much as you can afford. Certainly at least 1TB (not sure you can get less than that anyway). My experience, which may differ from yours given that you store your data on NAS, is that 1TB gets used up very quickly, especially when you have a high spec M2 processor & the nature of your work. 2TB is future-proofing, and I'd go for that if you can afford it. If beyond your remit financially, 1TB is okay. These are my thoughts, others may differ in their advice. In any event, good luck to you with your new equipment. Ian [/QUOTE]

Verification

Name this item. 🍎