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Going to buy a macbook but im confused
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I would got for the MacBook Pro M3 Pro with 18gb ram and 1tb SSD - it will run better IMO.
Still it is not a whole lot different - the M2 is a fine machine.
Still it is not a whole lot different - the M2 is a fine machine.
It's better to get the newer one if you can, as it'll be supported longer and have better specs.
For $90 Go for it, you get more ram and a the new dynamic cache and raytracing features. It’ll be supported longer and it’ll save you some time when it comes to rendering.
Without much info about your circumstances, and at the risk of seeming pedantic (except not merely seeming; I just am),
M3 and upgrade RAM to 36 GB. Autodesk "recommends" 16GB, but in the back corners of the seedy draftsmens' bars, out where the buses don't run, they all whisper that it really needs 64 GB for big, detailed designs with toolsets loaded.
3DS Max is a whole 'nuther story... And that use case feels kinda fail-y. Autodesk has not compiled 3DSM for ARM, even with Windows, let alone Mac. They outright discourage virtualization; however, on Apple M, the only Windows you can virtualize is ARM, in any Type 2 hypervisor, such as Parallels or Fusion.
As much 3DSM costs, I'd need to be doing paying jobs with it. If that were the case, attempting 3DS Max on Apple M would be like poking a Black Mamba who woke up skeptical of my good intentions. I'm sure someone would be happy to sell me Blender, though.
M3 and upgrade RAM to 36 GB. Autodesk "recommends" 16GB, but in the back corners of the seedy draftsmens' bars, out where the buses don't run, they all whisper that it really needs 64 GB for big, detailed designs with toolsets loaded.
3DS Max is a whole 'nuther story... And that use case feels kinda fail-y. Autodesk has not compiled 3DSM for ARM, even with Windows, let alone Mac. They outright discourage virtualization; however, on Apple M, the only Windows you can virtualize is ARM, in any Type 2 hypervisor, such as Parallels or Fusion.
As much 3DSM costs, I'd need to be doing paying jobs with it. If that were the case, attempting 3DS Max on Apple M would be like poking a Black Mamba who woke up skeptical of my good intentions. I'm sure someone would be happy to sell me Blender, though.