Apple 16-inch MacBook Pro M1 Max: a Few Things To Note for Photographers
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B&H Photo has graciously agreed to send a loaner 16" MacBook Pro 32GB/1TB/32GPU for review/testing, which will arrive when it becomes available, perhaps in a month or so. Get Apple MacBook Pro M1X/M1Pro at B&H Photo.
(excepting SSD capacity, go to at least 2TB, preferably 4TB or 8TB)
Photographers looking for the best possible performance in a laptop should be looking at the 16-inch model of the Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max. Several things might not be obvious that are worth being aware of:
Fastest SSD Yet in the MacBook Pro M1 Max, but Will Apps Run Things Faster Because of It?
Only the 16-Inch Apple MacBook Pro M1 Max offers “High Power Mode” for Intensive Usage
Storage and Accessories by OWC Apple 14/16-inch MacBook Pros M1 Pro/M1 Max
If you invest $4K to $6K in a laptop, you might want to use it for up to 5 years, and this model is not boing to be slow by any metric even in 5 years, even if there are faster ones. So you might want to maximize its lifespan by making sure it can be repaired.
