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macbook pro m1 max

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    M1 Max still at Monterey 12.6.9. Skip Ventura? Ventura mature yet?

    Hi all, currently at Monterey 12.6.9 on my 16" M1 Max. I'm torn between going: 1. Monterey 12.6.9 -> Ventura 13.6 -> Sonoma 2. Skip Ventura and go Monterey 12.6.9 ->Sonoma. Any drawbacks to skipping a major macOS version entirely? Ventura's initial issues made me stick with Monterey. I just...
  2. HawkTheHusky1902

    16" M1 Max or M2 Max MBP?

    Hi all, Ive been racking my brains recently deciding whether to get the M1 Max or M2 Max 16" MBP for my 1080p/4K/occasional 8K video editing in FCP/Davinci Resolve and 20-60MP RAW photo editing/panorama stitching in Lightroom/Photoshop/Affinity/GIMP/Pixelmator. I have watched all of the Youtube...
  3. DC41

    MacBook Pro dropping calls when handing off from iPhone

    For the last few weeks my MacBook Pro M1 Max has been dropping calls transferred to it from my iPhone 13 Pro. It's inconsistent. I thought Messages might be causing it, so I made sure it was closed before attempting the transfer. It seemed to work, but today it started again. This time with...
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    MacBook Pro 2021 M1 Max v M2 MacBook Air 2022

    Hello everyone, I currently have the below: MacBook Pro 2021 M1 Max 1TB 32GB I've ordered the below: MacBook Air 2022 Apple M2 chip with 8‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine 1TB 24GB I wanted to know whether anyone has any views on their performance relative to one another. I...
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    After Effects performance one decade later: Mac Pro 8c vs M1 Max

    Today I had the task to dig out an old After Effects project and re-render it. The last time I touched it was in early 2009, with my then six-months-old Mac Pro (Early 2008, 8-core). The original render took 1h 41mins. The same exact project, opened in AE today (the beta version optimised for...