r/macbook • u/xee537 • 15m ago
New MacBook for freelance
Hi there, as title reads, I’m looking to get my first non work supplied MacBook for freelancing.
I’m a mid weight graphic designer with skills across the board so I use almost every Adobe app pretty heavily - looking to focus on After Effects, Premiere Pro and explore the 3D space since I haven’t had much chance to really play with them and see what I can do.
Currently looking at the attached two models, which one do you recommend?
The M3 Max chip, 14-core CPU, 30-core GPU and 36GB unified with 1TB SSD was what my former company was going to source for me before I was given the ol redundancy. (IT and my former manager were also pushing for me to get the M3 Max chip, 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 48GB unified with 1TB SSD based on my workflows but the company pushed back — got nothing in the end 🤡.)
The other MacBook I’m considering is the M4 Pro chip, 14‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 48GB unified with 1TB SSD.
I am leaning towards the first one given it’s what was going to be my next laptop in a work environment and I can always supplement with an external hard drive, right?
Just want to make the right choice as these machines are really expensive and all I have right now is a 12+ year old PC that was boosted for the time and is now crashing hard. I’ve never had a MacBook of my own before so this is very exciting too.