Upgrade to MAC Studio M2 MAX ?

[mjoshi123]

I just got Mac Studio M1 MAX last week from Bestbuy with pricematch to Costco deal - so base Mac Studio M1 MAX ended up at $1599 + tax from Bestbuy, my final cost was $1414 as I also had giftcard to use at Bestbuy - I've till June 15th to return it if I decide to. One thing I noticed in couple of days of my usage with Mac Studio and Lightroom is with 32GB RAM when I'm using LR it is taking up almost most of RAM - and I dont have anything else running apart from LR Classic and Finder. I open up iStat and i shows me free memory as roughly 412 MB when I'm using Lr and start importing files from card - Files are from A7Riv + A7 iii

I'm looking at M2 MAX and if I configure with 64GB RAM + 1TB HDD on Apple.com it is coming out to $2687(thru education store) - which is like nearly $1K more than what I paid for M1 MAX. My main use is for Lightroom and maybe I will try my hand at Finalcut in future but at present only usage is lightroom classic and photoshop. Is it worth upgrading to M2 MAX or wait for M3 MAX in year or two and then upgrade it.

TIA

 

[Freida]

If you buy M2 Studio even though you had this then I will think you are absolutely nuts!
Keep what you have, its perfect price point and wait for M3/M4 and see if you NEED to upgrade. Right now you are just lusting and finding 'ways' to justify it.
Thank me later

 

[mjoshi123]

If you buy M2 Studio even though you had this then I will think you are absolutely nuts!
Keep what you have, its perfect price point and wait for M3/M4 and see if you NEED to upgrade. Right now you are just lusting and finding 'ways' to justify it.
Thank me later

I will thank you now for busing my bubble - I think I will wait couple of years on this one.

 

[designerdave72]

I just got Mac Studio M1 MAX last week from Bestbuy with pricematch to Costco deal - so base Mac Studio M1 MAX ended up at $1599 + tax from Bestbuy, my final cost was $1414 as I also had giftcard to use at Bestbuy - I've till June 15th to return it if I decide to. One thing I noticed in couple of days of my usage with Mac Studio and Lightroom is with 32GB RAM when I'm using LR it is taking up almost most of RAM - and I dont have anything else running apart from LR Classic and Finder. I open up iStat and i shows me free memory as roughly 412 MB when I'm using Lr and start importing files from card - Files are from A7Riv + A7 iii

I'm looking at M2 MAX and if I configure with 64GB RAM + 1TB HDD on Apple.com it is coming out to $2687(thru education store) - which is like nearly $1K more than what I paid for M1 MAX. My main use is for Lightroom and maybe I will try my hand at Finalcut in future but at present only usage is lightroom classic and photoshop. Is it worth upgrading to M2 MAX or wait for M3 MAX in year or two and then upgrade it.

TIA

I had this issue with my 32gb 2014 iMac and was starting to struggle using Creative Cloud apps. I bought a 64gb Max in November and have been fairly happy with the ram usage. If I had the choice now I would buy the M2 base with 96gb with peace of mind that memory won’t run out but, it does depend on spend.

 

[mjoshi123]

I had this issue with my 32gb 2014 iMac and was starting to struggle using Creative Cloud apps. I bought a 64gb Max in November and have been fairly happy with the ram usage. If I had the choice now I would buy the M2 base with 96gb with peace of mind that memory won’t run out but, it does depend on spend.

You are right RAM was the only contention I was thinking about for my M1 MAX - coming from M1 MBA 13" with 6GB RAM - i will still be an upgrade for sure, but I saw LRCC taking up most of 32 GB when running.

 

[Velin]

Keep it. You scored a very nice deal on that M1 -- don't blow it. Prior poster is absolutely correct. Sit tight and wait for M3 within 18 months or so. This will be the best, most cost-effective use of your money. Go all out with RAM when the new M3 is released.