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colmorley

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Jan 21, 2025
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Hello. Apologies if this is a fairly often asked question.
I'm a photographer and now video creator and need a machine to replace old kit.

Does 1TB work better than 512gb. Is the extra £400 worth getting the M4pro for my needs?

My current machine when its not crashing is very slow. I want a machine where I can edit 200 images quickly, then render some footage and I can move onto the next project. I'm sick of waiting for images to appear and footage to catch up. The extra money laid out has to make a difference to my day. I need a machine that can keep up with me on a budget. If there's not much of a difference between the extra cores from option A-B including the memory, then let me know. Ive watched lots of Youtube videos explaining how one machine is better than another but not down to why one machine with 6 extra cores can knock off hours off waiting...

Thank you for any insight. Very, very much appreciated!
Cheers, Col.


Its either option A - £1800
  • Apple M4 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
  • 48GB unified memory
  • 512GB SSD storage
Or option B - £1400
  • Apple M4 chip with 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
  • 32GB unified memory
  • 1TB SSD storage
 
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