Chart: 4 M1 SoCs & discussion

Tom_N said:

JamesRitson said:

Henry Richardson said:

Here in this thread there are people who say that it is necessary to have 32gb+ of memory to be adequate. Naturally, the rest of us know that how much memory is adequate is dependent on how you use the computer.

Note what they are telling people: Every SINGLE M1 Mac Mini and M1 iMac and M1 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air is inadequate because all of them max out at 16gb.

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At the end of the day it is your decision. It looks like your budget does not stretch to 32GB so you have no option. If your budget could stretch to 32GB why would not future proof yourself.

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To be fair, RAM options are tied in with the particular M1-family SoC you choose. Going from 16 GB to 32 GB requires purchasing a M1 Pro or M1 Max – even if, aside from RAM, you would be satisfied with the lesser capabilities of a M1-based machine.

The least expensive 16 GB M1 MacBook Air is $1200. The least expensive 32 GB 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro is $2400. That's a big jump in price, even if it is not just RAM that you are getting, but a host of CPU, GPU, display, speaker, and port upgrades.

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The OP wants to order a MacBook Pro I believe.

JamesRitson said:

Tom_N said:

JamesRitson said:

Henry Richardson said:

Here in this thread there are people who say that it is necessary to have 32gb+ of memory to be adequate. Naturally, the rest of us know that how much memory is adequate is dependent on how you use the computer.

Note what they are telling people: Every SINGLE M1 Mac Mini and M1 iMac and M1 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air is inadequate because all of them max out at 16gb.

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At the end of the day it is your decision. It looks like your budget does not stretch to 32GB so you have no option. If your budget could stretch to 32GB why would not future proof yourself.

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To be fair, RAM options are tied in with the particular M1-family SoC you choose. Going from 16 GB to 32 GB requires purchasing a M1 Pro or M1 Max – even if, aside from RAM, you would be satisfied with the lesser capabilities of a M1-based machine.

The least expensive 16 GB M1 MacBook Air is $1200. The least expensive 32 GB 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro is $2400. That's a big jump in price, even if it is not just RAM that you are getting, but a host of CPU, GPU, display, speaker, and port upgrades.

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The OP wants to order a MacBook Pro I believe.

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You were replying to Henry Richardson's comments which reference the M1 Mac Mini, the M1 iMac, the M1 MacBook Air, and the 13" M1 MacBook Pro – even though in other posts, he describes ordering one of the 14"/16" M1-Pro-based MacBook Pros.

Tom_N said:

JamesRitson said:

Tom_N said:

JamesRitson said:

Henry Richardson said:

Here in this thread there are people who say that it is necessary to have 32gb+ of memory to be adequate. Naturally, the rest of us know that how much memory is adequate is dependent on how you use the computer.

Note what they are telling people: Every SINGLE M1 Mac Mini and M1 iMac and M1 MacBook Pro and M1 MacBook Air is inadequate because all of them max out at 16gb.

Click to expand...

At the end of the day it is your decision. It looks like your budget does not stretch to 32GB so you have no option. If your budget could stretch to 32GB why would not future proof yourself.

Click to expand...

To be fair, RAM options are tied in with the particular M1-family SoC you choose. Going from 16 GB to 32 GB requires purchasing a M1 Pro or M1 Max – even if, aside from RAM, you would be satisfied with the lesser capabilities of a M1-based machine.

The least expensive 16 GB M1 MacBook Air is $1200. The least expensive 32 GB 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro is $2400. That's a big jump in price, even if it is not just RAM that you are getting, but a host of CPU, GPU, display, speaker, and port upgrades.

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The OP wants to order a MacBook Pro I believe.

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You were replying to Henry Richardson's comments which reference the M1 Mac Mini, the M1 iMac, the M1 MacBook Air, and the 13" M1 MacBook Pro – even though in other posts, he describes ordering one of the 14"/16" M1-Pro-based MacBook Pros.

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As I said the OP is interested in the MacBook Pro model ??

Here is a correct table that I found. I didn't make this one. Sorry for the 2 mistakes in the one I made. This one is better in every way.



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Mac Studio base model vs 14" MacBook Pro base model - Which Performs Best for $2,000?

Today we compare the brand new ($1,999) Mac Studio with M1 Max 32gb vs the ($1,999) 14" MacBook Pro with M1 Pro 16gb. I compare the two machines for video editing in Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro and Adobe Lightroom.


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This Gordon Laing review of the 14" 16gb base model popped up in my youtube recommended list last night:

M1 MacBook Pro 14 REVIEW: One MONTH Later Pros and Cons


He usually does camera reviews. He says he uses it for video and photo editing. He uses much bigger photo files than I do though.

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Henry Richardson said:

This Gordon Laing review of the 14" 16gb base model popped up in my youtube recommended list last night:

M1 MacBook Pro 14 REVIEW: One MONTH Later Pros and Cons

He usually does camera reviews. He says he uses it for video and photo editing. He uses much bigger photo files than I do though.

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I like Gordon's camera reviews!

It's interesting that he still uses Photoshop, and hasn't switched to more photographer friendly software such as Lightroom or PhotoLab. Photoshop is the first application I've seen where the menus straddle the new oft-derided notch. Maybe that happens on the 14 but not the 16?

Final Cut Pro looks nice. I hadn't ever considered buying it before.

I was searching for something and accidentally found this old 2016 post of mine when the computer I was using just had 8gb and I was running Lightroom, making panoramas, and had lots of other programs loaded too:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/57197677

I still have that computer and, as it turns out, I am typing this post on it. I keep it and another external monitor at different location where I sometimes spend some time. My wife and I are here today.

The laptop I have been using since 2019 has 32gb and my new 14" MBP has 16gb. How much memory one needs depends on what one is doing. Of course, it doesn't hurt to get more than you need if you don't mind doing that and spending the money. Many people though prefer to buy what they need and not over buy, particularly since Apple charges such a high price for memory upgrades.

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Topaz is working on a new program and some people have access to it already:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/66309489

Here are the system requirements:



You will note that the M1 memory requirements are half of the Intel memory requirements.

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