I bought an iMac Pro three months ago when one popped up for sale locally. I had been looking for a 2020 iMac with an i7 or i9 and upgraded video. The 2017 iMac Pro is my favorite system though I also have an M1 Studio and an M1 Pro MacBook Pro. I do hope that Apple does an Apple Silicon iMac on par with the 27 inch iMacs one of these days.
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If you're not upgrading to an M4 Mac, what system are you sticking with?
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I bought an iMac Pro three months ago when one popped up for sale locally. I had been looking for a 2020 iMac with an i7 or i9 and upgraded video. The 2017 iMac Pro is my favorite system though I also have an M1 Studio and an M1 Pro MacBook Pro. I do hope that Apple does an Apple Silicon iMac on par with the 27 inch iMacs one of these days.
Sticking with a 14/30-core M3 Max 14" MBP. More than fast enough for what I do and 36GB of RAM is sufficient for me. When I need more power, I'll likely be ready to upgrade for other reasons as well (display, ports, etc). So I'm good for now. And as interesting as Thunderbolt 5 is, it won't do much for me at the moment. I'm not running high-speed RAIDs or anything like that. I do have three external displays, but a TB4 dock plus one additional TB4 port on my MBP handles them without issue.
Agree on Apple intelligence. I felt serious Fomo given my phone couldn’t support it, but then AI was released on my Mac… the summaries suck.
Not upgrading to M4 Max because it has the same maximum ram capacity that I currently have.
M1 Max 32GB > M2 Max 64GB > M3 Max 128GB... staying here until ~M5 Max. Hoping I can get 192GB or 256GB next.
M1 Max 32GB > M2 Max 64GB > M3 Max 128GB... staying here until ~M5 Max. Hoping I can get 192GB or 256GB next.
16" M1 Max MacBook Pro + M2 MacBook Air.
My money will be spend on a PC with the RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 early next year.
My money will be spend on a PC with the RTX 5080 or RTX 5090 early next year.
I have an M1 Mini with 16 GB memory. Originally paired with a Thunderbolt Display, now a Studio Display.
Sticking with it until M4 Max Studio, but only if there is a new Pro Display to go with it. For my money, it’s the display that matters most.
Sticking with it until M4 Max Studio, but only if there is a new Pro Display to go with it. For my money, it’s the display that matters most.
Why not just get the new Pro Display by itself? Or do you suspect the new Pro Display will require TB5?
No, I doubt that, though I’m in wait-and-see mode. The M4 Pro Mini would also suffice, but the M4 Max’s additional display support is appealing. I’m never going to want or need to work with more than two displays, but that second display is a wildcard. The M1 Mini can’t handle it, regardless.
Sticking with my M2 Pro mini 32/512 for now.
It's fantastic.
Also staying on Ventura 13.7. Mainly because it works great for me, but specifically because Avid Pro Tools, an essential app for me, is always behind on compatibility. And I've tried Sonoma a couple of times and had problems, and I see no new features that I'd be missing, either on Sonoma or Sequoia. Well maybe iPhone mirroring.
It's fantastic.
Also staying on Ventura 13.7. Mainly because it works great for me, but specifically because Avid Pro Tools, an essential app for me, is always behind on compatibility. And I've tried Sonoma a couple of times and had problems, and I see no new features that I'd be missing, either on Sonoma or Sequoia. Well maybe iPhone mirroring.
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M3 Max MBP purchased a couple months ago for work use. I considered briefly that I should have waited, but I was pretty fed up with my old system and didn't want to wait. And even seeing now the M4 MBP's improvements--the performance bump, TB5--I honestly don't see these making any significant difference in how I use my MBP, now or in the near future. I figure by the time the improvements are enough to make a difference for me, it'll be at least a couple more generations, and I'll just sell this and upgrade then. The only wild card is Apple Intelligence--it remains to be seen how useful it will be to me and if there will be any features exclusive to M4 and above. But if there are I strongly suspect I won't miss them, at least on this device.
I will probably get an M4 Mac Mini though, to replace my 2013 Mac Pro which I got for super cheap several years ago, which I mainly use for basic personal computing.
I will probably get an M4 Mac Mini though, to replace my 2013 Mac Pro which I got for super cheap several years ago, which I mainly use for basic personal computing.
MBP M1 Max , 64gb, 2tb
MBA M1, 16gb, 1tb. (broken display, but works in clamshell just fine).
Mac Mini M2, 24gb, 2tb, 10gbe.
I'm waiting for the MBA M4 to be released. Don't have a real reason to upgrade my MBP or Mini anytime soon.
MBA M1, 16gb, 1tb. (broken display, but works in clamshell just fine).
Mac Mini M2, 24gb, 2tb, 10gbe.
I'm waiting for the MBA M4 to be released. Don't have a real reason to upgrade my MBP or Mini anytime soon.
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MBP 16" M3 Pro 12C 36GB/512GB. I mainly use it for simulations in MATLAB and the likes (PDFs, PPTs, Words, LaTeX, YouTube, FaceBook, some music or video streaming, web browsing...) and works very smoothly. I have it for about a year now, I am perfectly happy with it, it is really-really soon to even start thinking of upgrading yet.
My wife has an MPB 16" M2 Pro 12C 16GB/512GB which we found at an incredible offer of about 40% reduced price. It is an overkill for her intended use, but since it was similarly priced with a much weaker MBA at that time, it was a no brainer. Needless to say, she doesn't have any intention to replace it soon.
I will probably, however, grab an MBA 13" M4 10C 16GB/512GB at some point (maybe next year, maybe later as a second-hand unit), to use at travels, meetings, etc. and for light use at home with greater flexibility in portability.
We also plan to get after a few generations, where the respective Mx base SoC will be significantly better than M3 Pro 12C, an iMac as a shared desktop.
But right now, we don't have a reason to upgrade, regardless of how tempting the M4 series is (especially the M4 Pro in MBP 16" and Mac Mini).
My wife has an MPB 16" M2 Pro 12C 16GB/512GB which we found at an incredible offer of about 40% reduced price. It is an overkill for her intended use, but since it was similarly priced with a much weaker MBA at that time, it was a no brainer. Needless to say, she doesn't have any intention to replace it soon.
I will probably, however, grab an MBA 13" M4 10C 16GB/512GB at some point (maybe next year, maybe later as a second-hand unit), to use at travels, meetings, etc. and for light use at home with greater flexibility in portability.
We also plan to get after a few generations, where the respective Mx base SoC will be significantly better than M3 Pro 12C, an iMac as a shared desktop.
But right now, we don't have a reason to upgrade, regardless of how tempting the M4 series is (especially the M4 Pro in MBP 16" and Mac Mini).
Sticking with my 2020 27" iMac with a 10 core i9 and 5700XT GPU.
I’ve been sticking to my 2014 i5 dual core Mac mini @2.60GHz. Until now.
Now, I’ll be sticking with an M4 1TB/32GB Mac mini, and hoping for it to hold its awesome performance for years to come.
As for my other devices, I’m sticking with my M2 iPad Pro and my A15 iPhone SE3, until they no longer get security updates. Maybe even beyond that.
Now, I’ll be sticking with an M4 1TB/32GB Mac mini, and hoping for it to hold its awesome performance for years to come.
As for my other devices, I’m sticking with my M2 iPad Pro and my A15 iPhone SE3, until they no longer get security updates. Maybe even beyond that.
My 2017 5k iMac which my dad is using as his personal computer to surf the web and browse YouTube, so I am in no hurry to upgrade. 😛
I've just had it all in pieces and taken the (shocking amount of) dust out. I hope to never have to do that again, because it was about a five-hour process. It's now running around 15° cooler though, which will be a great help given that we're heading into summer here.
