Help Deciding Which MBP Model

[JohnnyQuest]

I'm interesting in upgrading my 2017 15" MBP, and having a difficult time deciding which model suits my needs. I'm a small business owner who needs power for website building, graphic design in Photoshop, and some video editing in FCP. I also consume a lot of media on my MBP, heavy email, messaging, etc.

I'm looking at the middle 16" MBP model with 10 Core CPU, 16 Core GPU and 1TB of storage - my question is, do I have any need to upgrade to the Max processor to prolong the life and performance of the machine?

Thanks!

 

[rgarjr]

You best bet would be to bump it to the M1 Max with 24 core, and also 32GB of memory.

 

[ascender]

If you're not sure or don't have unlimited budget, I'd maybe wait a week or two for the first reviews and real-world tests?

I just say that because these machines can get very expensive very quickly, but it also appears that even the base models are going to be very fast & capable machines for many “pro” tasks. Its great to see how excited everyone is for these laptops, but there’s also lots of the usual advice about needing 64GB of RAM and a Pro Max CPU to “future proof” yourself.

if you have money to spare, just set your budget and go for it!

 

[fa8362]

I'm interesting in upgrading my 2017 15" MBP, and having a difficult time deciding which model suits my needs. I'm a small business owner who needs power for website building, graphic design in Photoshop, and some video editing in FCP. I also consume a lot of media on my MBP, heavy email, messaging, etc.

I'm looking at the middle 16" MBP model with 10 Core CPU, 16 Core GPU and 1TB of storage - my question is, do I have any need to upgrade to the Max processor to prolong the life and performance of the machine?

Thanks!

You don't need the MAX chip. The base 16 is already more than you need.