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I’m unsure of how much memory I should get when purchasing my laptop, I plan on using it to edit and post YouTube videos and I know it said to max it out if getting Final Cut Pro X installed, but I was just wondering if that was necessary before I spend the $800 on it! if not, which one should I go with? thank you.
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MacBook Pro
I think RAM, although I’m not exactly sure what that stands for, I’m not smart when it comes to these things, but it wasn’t storage, the options were 16, 32 and 64GB and they recommended I max it out if I’m getting Final Cut Pro X installed, you don’t think it’s necessary? also, I was going to get the 16”! thank you though! another, what may be a dumb question, what is FCP?
16GB, 32GB or 64GB - we’re talking about RAM.
64GB on a MBP is overkill.
Let me put it this way: if you needed it, you would not have to ask here, you would know. And I could say that for most people probably the same is true of 32GB.
16GB is fine.
My 2017 iMac only had 8GB of RAM when I bought it and as I foresaw editing 4K, I knew I would have to upgrade it.
I now edit 4K occasionally and the 8GB is more than enough!
However, I am in the fortunate position of having a computer that can be RAM-upgraded at any time for a tiny fraction of the exorbitant prices Apple charges.
So if you are really worried, you may as well let them rip you off for the 16GB, which should be all you will ever need during the lifetime of the laptop.
Just checked prices of top quality RAM and 16 GB costs around $80
Your MBP will already have 8GB so Apple will install another 8GB which would only cost $40 if bought elsewhere.
How much do Apple want? $200 !
I wonder why they are the most profitable company on earth?
do you think I should get the Final Cut Pro X involved or download something else? my sister informed me there’s a free app a lot of YouTubers use and it works just fine! I know you mentioned it had a lot of problems.
If you are starting edit videos, I suggest you try iMovie. It is free from Apple. You can just download it from the App Store.
If and when you feel that there are things you cannot do in iMovie, or you feel you are ready to up your editing game, get the Final Cut Pro free trial. It now works free for 90 days.
Learn to use it before you spend $300 on it.
Final Cut Pro is a wonderful application, but it has a learning curve.
There are great introductory courses, like the free course at izzyvideo, that will help smooth that curve.
So going with 16GB is a no-brainer.
Do you mean RAM or storage memory? 16 GB RAM is sufficient for most things. Currently the 2020 13” MBP is problematic with FCP, and I wouldn’t recommend it.
"FCP" stands for "Final Cut Pro".
I don't know why "Currently the 2020 13” MBP is problematic with FCP", but I'm inclined to believe Tom Wolsky, at this time!
oh, duh, I totally should’ve known that, thank you.😆
The base RAM in the 16” MBP is 16 GB. They don’t sell it with 8 GB any more.
thank you so much, that’s very helpful.
thank you so much, that was very helpful.
thank you for all of this, you just saved me a lot of money.😅
A great many people use iMovie to make excellent films. You will almost certainly find that it will do everything you want and more.
Memory requirements for my purposes?
