Should I replace my 2018 MacBook Pro?
Currently, here's what I have:
- 15-inch, 2018 MacBook Pro.
- Processor: 2.9 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i9
- Graphics: Radeon Pro Vega 20 4 GB / Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB
- Memory: 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4
- Storage: 1TB HD storage. (with 340GB Free, this is after an After Effects memory and purge event.)
I do not keep my clients' work on my HD. I use a 1TB SSD drive. However, when I use After Effects a lot for video animation, my Laptop memory runs out.
Here's my customized wish list:
- 16" MacBook Pro
- Apple M4 Max chip with 16‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
- 128GB unified memory OR 68GB?
- 2TB SSD storage OR 4TB SSD?
I heard the 128GB unified memory might be too much, and 64GB would be enough for After Effects video animation, etc. I'm mostly running Adobe applications. Typically, I have Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Acrobat, Microsoft Word & PPT, Slack, Chrome, and Firefox all running. If I run AE, I will close other apps.
Please let me know what you think. Sometimes, my current MacBook Pro runs just fine, and sometimes, working in AE seems a bit slower than it should be. Should I wait for the M5?
Thanks.
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 15.0