{"id":164937,"date":"2022-03-16T12:13:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T17:13:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=164937"},"modified":"2022-04-25T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T19:01:29","slug":"mac-for-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/mac-for-creators\/","title":{"rendered":"Which New Mac Is the Right One for Creators?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Apple is back to form with a focus on powerful new M1 machines designed for video editors, 3D artists, and motion designers. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It’s no shock to say that Apple abandoned creators for about a decade, and in a marketing sham, they just threw the word “pro” on everything expecting users to pay a premium for “upgraded” features. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up until 2020, pretty much every creative thought Apple was dead. Aside from their mobile devices, motion designers and 3D artists were all moving to PC for GPU rendering speeds, video editors had long abandoned Final Cut Pro<\/a> for alternatives, and creative studios, in general, were holding on to their older iMacs vs. upgrading to newer machines that weren’t worth the upgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I even boosted my old iMac by using an external SSD as the boot drive vs. buying a new device that was not worth the upgrade price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Everything changed when Apple revealed they’d been working on their silicon, and the introduction of the M1 chip changed everything for their computer business. There hasn’t been this much genuine excitement for new Mac products in quite some time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting with the return of the Mac Pro in 2019, to 2021’s MacBook Pro and iMac, and now the new 2022 Mac Studio, there are finally several options for creators to get a new beefy computer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, which one should you go with? Let’s go over the best options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mac Pro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Mac Pro. Image via Apple<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

For a brief moment, the Mac Pro<\/a> was the new flagship Mac. The biggest draw is the swappable components. This is the most “PC” styled Mac in that you can easily open it up and swap or add components. We even wondered if it would be the creator’s new dream machine<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I had the cash, I still wouldn’t get a Mac Pro today. I would hold off and see what happens when an M1 Mac Pro is released, likely in the near future. The downside is the incredibly high price point, and now the smaller and more affordable M1 Macs are already giving this machine a run for its money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the most configurable and upgradeable Mac, with options for an 8-core to a 28-core processor, up to 1.5TB of memory, and multiple AMD Radeon GPU options. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Mac Pro tower starts at $4,999<\/strong>, and a rack version starts at $6,499<\/strong>. Max this out with all the upgrades, and you’re looking at over $50,000. Plus, you’ll still need a monitor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mac Pro is a competent machine, but you’re still best off just holding out a little longer or going with one of the newer M1 Macs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of connections, the Mac Pro has:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n