If you're not upgrading to an M4 Mac, what system are you sticking with?

[Andrey84]

27" iMac, i9, 32 GB, 5700 XT. It could do with a spring clean (might need new thermal paste) but it otherwise does the job. With that said, I'm certainly not buying another all-in-one given how difficult it is to work on it.

My wife has the same, she uses it professionally. It slightly higher spec, 128GB RAM, 2TB SSD and a nano-textured display. It's a beast! Great machine.

We use TurboBoostSwitcher with TB always OFF, so that the fans stay quiet. No noticeable performance changes. She uses GPU for 3D rendering.

 

[flybass]

14 inch M1 Max 64GB. I’m still amazed at all I can throw at it. No issues with music production or c++ development.

The latest benchmarks are cool, but I’ll wait until there is a real bottleneck in my workflow.

 

[Phazer]

My personal computer is a 16” MacBook Pro with M2 Max and 32GB of ram, whereas for work I have a 14” MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and 32GB of ram.
I’m a mobile developer working with React Native, and feel no need to ask my employer for an M4 machine.

 

[Apolo80s]

Early 2011 17" MBP with the CTO i7 (2820QM), 16 GB of ram and a new SSD
unfortunately the gpu already died when I got this machine, but HD3000 is holding everything together well, even on Sonoma
probably gonna get a used 16" M1 Pro next year, if I could snag one for under 600$

 

[rukind2]

Sticking with my M2 Max Studio. Love 96GB Ram.

 

[Mr.Fox]

I have an M2 MBA & an M2 MBP.

Don't really feel the need to upgrade.

You?

I'll probably buy a mac mini M4 just for the sake of experimentation - I want to cross it with custom water cooling and a more spacious and ventilated case. And probably scalping the chip cover of the M4.

 

[splifingate]

I have an M2 MBA & an M2 MBP.

Don't really feel the need to upgrade.

You?

I use a M2 Max Studio on the Daily . . . She's entirely sufficient.

 

[iSteveo]

I have a 16” MBP M2 Max with 64 Gig of Ram. It is my work computer. I need the 16” screen to be able to open at least two documents for use and comparison. It does everything I need for now. I was going to keep it for about 10 years before upgrading, but now that they upgrade the chip yearly (for now). I may upgrade sooner. If in about five years, the processor is twice as fast as my M2 Max and the MBP is lighter than what I have, I may go ahead and upgrade.

 

[pshufd]

M1 Pro MacBook Pro
M1 Max Studio
iMac Pro

I can't justify an upgrade at this time as what I have now more than meets my needs. More battery life would be nice but one of the main programs I use will be going native AS, probably in a year which should fix that.

The M4 Macs look great but I'll see what things look like when M6 comes out along with the rumored MacBook Pro design update.

 

[Minocan]

Scored M2 Mac Pro w/ 128 gb ram at a discount. I'll skip a generation or two, hope they won't end the Mac Pro line.

 

[brig2221]

14" MBP is still going strong. I just purchased an M4 Pro Mac mini to compliment my M1 MBP, and as awesome as the Mac mini is with all that power, I honestly don't see all that much difference in performance, though admittedly I don't use it for work or to do complex video/photo editing.

 

[Bungaree.Chubbins]

After 12 years with an 11" i7 MacBook Air, my 6 month old 14" M3 Pro still feels like new. I don't envisage replacing this for a decade, though I do plan to get a Mac mini for my home office at some point in the future.