nev17 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Hi Folks, Does anyone have any reason why I shouldn't buy this MacBook for use with Logic/medium-duty use? https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/macbook-pro/14-inch-space-grey-apple-m2-max-with-12-core-cpu-and-30-core-gpu-1tb# In its basic form. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 All modern Macs are great machines. Get whichever makes sense for your needs and budget. I'm pretty sure you'll love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev17 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 Thank you, Des. I guess I'm wondering if anyone has run into any problems in its basic form with 32GB RAM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution des99 Posted June 14, 2023 Solution Share Posted June 14, 2023 (edited) I have 16GB in my 16 M1 Pro MBP, and I use it for *everything*. In the last year, I don't think I would have had any different experience in my workflow if I had 32GB (ie, I haven't found 16GB particularly limiting any of the things I've needed to do). The machines, with their fast SSDs, are amazing. 32GB is not really a limiting factor, unless you plan on possibly doing movie scores with hundreds of tracks and huge sample library orchestral templates. Edited June 14, 2023 by des99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev17 Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 Thank you again, Des. I think that answers my question. Much appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRobinson Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 (edited) Another thing that you should add to your "shopping list" from the outset is: one or more USB-C "SSD" hard drives. (Buy a "hub" to let you plug multiple devices into one socket.) You can use this not only for "Time Machine" continuous backups, but also for "unlimited storage space" for anything else you need. (For instance, you can relocate your entire "music library" there ...) The built-in SSD hard drives might simply be "too small," but with this simple strategy it just no longer matters. Very-capacious(!) drives are dirt-cheap at any office supply store: reformat them for MacOS using "Disk Utility" and away you go. (You will need to instruct Time Machine to ignore your library files and most other things on the various external drives, so that it does not consume drive space redundantly.) Edited June 15, 2023 by MikeRobinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev17 Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 (edited) Thanks, Mike. I'm in the process of choosing a hub. I'll put the hub in a separate topic. Edited June 16, 2023 by nev17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 The Max offers no benefit over the M2 Pro for Logic at this time — I’d opt for the Max only if video is a major part of your use-case and invest in RAM or storage capacity in its stead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nev17 Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, analogika said: The Max offers no benefit over the M2 Pro for Logic at this time — I’d opt for the Max only if video is a major part of your use-case and invest in RAM or storage capacity in its stead. Thanks, analogika. I've bought it now but interesting to know. At least I've taken the overkill route, albeit, unknowingly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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