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14” MacBook Pro with 16mb memory, and M2 pro chip.

 
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 Richiero
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Topic starter April 12, 2023 12:33 pm  

This should be a powerful enough laptop, to handle Lightroom, Photoshop, right? 


   
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April 12, 2023 12:59 pm  

@Richiero, the new MacBook Pros with M2 are powerful enough to handle practically anything. The only thing I would not shy away from is RAM - add the maximum you can afford. In your case, just to make the whole experience of working with Lightroom and Photoshop smoother (with them running at the same time), I would opt for 32 GB of RAM instead of 16. But if your budget is maxed out at 16 GB, then still go for it, you won't have any regrets!


   
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 Richiero
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Topic starter April 12, 2023 3:52 pm  

That’s what I thought. Thank you.


   
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April 12, 2023 5:57 pm  

You are most welcome!


   
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April 16, 2023 2:21 pm  

I own a Mac Mini M1 since quite a while now. It has 16 GB of RAM which was the max supported at that time. It runs LR and PS like a charm. I guess the M2 is even more powerful than the M1. The Mac Mini is several multitudes faster than my 5 years old Dell XPS 15 with an Intel Core i7 and 16 GB RAM. 

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 JAS
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April 20, 2023 9:07 am  

I was using a mid-2015 15" Macbook Pro and it was showing in the slowness of handling high MP files.  Just moved up to a 14" M2Max  MacBookPro.

I wwas looking at the M2 Pro and wanted 32GB RAM.  However, that was a special order with about a 2 week delivery.  Cost to go from 16 to 32 was $400.

For an added $200, I could move from the Max to the Pro with 32 GB of Ram anda faster processor for only $200 more than the special order, and I could have it now.  That is what I did, also buying a small stand and a 10TB LaCie drive for expanded backup.

Absolutely love this system!


   
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Topic starter April 20, 2023 9:49 am  

@jas I opted for storage over memory or chip upgrades. I moved up to a 1T drive. My previous computer was an iMac (2015) with 8GB of memory and a 1T drive. As   Photoshop and Lightroom got upgrades g , the computer got slower to the point that it was not usable running PS and LR was barely usable. I purchased the MacBook 14'" Pro with the M2Pro chip, 16GB memory and a 1T drive. From my iMac I added a Magic Keyboard with key pad, a Magic Mouse a Trackpad 2. I also kept, a 5T, 2T, and 1T external hard drives. I added a Dell S2722 QC 4K monitor for use at home. I've run PS and LR since getting the MacBook and it's very quick.


   
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April 20, 2023 5:56 pm  

@Richiero - My base unit was 32GB RAM, 1TB ssd and m2 Max. This fit fight into my budget given my previous Mac was a 2015 model purchased in 2017. Time for an update. Best wishes with your new system

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