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Question: Would I be better off getting the improved M1 pro/max or getting the regular M2? (Regular full stack software engineering, occasional graphics editin

Question: Would I be better off getting the improved M1 pro/max or getting the regular M2? (Regular full stack software engineering, occasional graphics editing in Affinity Designer, audio work in Logic Pro, and video in Final Cut)

Macha 4y ago
M2 > M1* in single thread, but in anything multi-threaded, the M1 Pro is better for multi-core, and the multi-core advantages of the M1 Pro are greater than the single core advantages of the M2. Here's a review comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWfJq0Y4Oos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWfJq0Y4Oos The fact that your video is in Final Cut might give advantages to the M2, but I think for your use cases if the M1 Max is in your budget I'd either get that or wait for the M2 Pro.
superdug 4y ago
There's a few videos on this on youtube and countless blogs. Here's my general take. I have a company assigned m1 macbook pro 13.3 inch. It's a machine to make sure that M1 mac stuff works and it was the only M1 series laptop out when I started so I've done all my testing on that machine. Synopsis: It's great, great battery life, operating is slick, can't complain except there is only two usb-c ports and you need one for power. Would I buy an M series mac for personal use? nope, I bought an M1 ipad, which is an amazing piece of hardware that will only get better with iPad OS 16. Now enough about me, lets look at why your two choices are: 14" MBP M1 Max Pro OR Mac Book Air with an M2 in it. Why are those your two choices? First the big boy in the mix ... if you want a massively capable development machine to do all of the development things and it still be a portable laptop then the 14" mbp M1 Max Pro is your choice. The 16 is too big and if you must have the beefier Ultra, you should probably just wait until the new Mac Pro comes out or look at the studio. The 16" MBP is a desktop workstation disguised as a laptop. So if you're going to go all out with money, then stick with the M1 series, but get the 14" MBP. If you want the best bang for your buck and don't need all that extra horsepower than the M2 Macbook Air is up for order and starts delivering in a week. It's ultra portable, functional, future-proofed, and better design than the M2 MBP which is your only other M2 option at this time.

Macha 4y ago

M2 > M1* in single thread, but in anything multi-threaded, the M1 Pro is better for multi-core, and the multi-core advantages of the M1 Pro are greater than the single core advantages of the M2. Here's a review comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWfJq0Y4Oos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWfJq0Y4Oos The fact that your video is in Final Cut might give advantages to the M2, but I think for your use cases if the M1 Max is in your budget I'd either get that or wait for the M2 Pro.

superdug 4y ago

There's a few videos on this on youtube and countless blogs. Here's my general take. I have a company assigned m1 macbook pro 13.3 inch. It's a machine to make sure that M1 mac stuff works and it was the only M1 series laptop out when I started so I've done all my testing on that machine. Synopsis: It's great, great battery life, operating is slick, can't complain except there is only two usb-c ports and you need one for power. Would I buy an M series mac for personal use? nope, I bought an M1 ipad, which is an amazing piece of hardware that will only get better with iPad OS 16. Now enough about me, lets look at why your two choices are: 14" MBP M1 Max Pro OR Mac Book Air with an M2 in it. Why are those your two choices? First the big boy in the mix ... if you want a massively capable development machine to do all of the development things and it still be a portable laptop then the 14" mbp M1 Max Pro is your choice. The 16 is too big and if you must have the beefier Ultra, you should probably just wait until the new Mac Pro comes out or look at the studio. The 16" MBP is a desktop workstation disguised as a laptop. So if you're going to go all out with money, then stick with the M1 series, but get the 14" MBP. If you want the best bang for your buck and don't need all that extra horsepower than the M2 Macbook Air is up for order and starts delivering in a week. It's ultra portable, functional, future-proofed, and better design than the M2 MBP which is your only other M2 option at this time.