#PHOTOSHOP FOR MACBOOK PRO 2021 SOFTWARE#
Photographers are so used to having to pay top dollar to get the highest processor option available for their photo editing software to be fast, but with the 2021 Mac lineup photographers can be far more budget conscious than they have been in the past. $3,900 16″ M1 Max 32-core GPU MacBook Pro/64GB/1TB 34% Still no noticeable difference in Lightroom and Photoshop. $2,900 14″ M1 Pro 16-core GPU MacBook Pro/32GB/1TB 12% No noticeable difference in Lightroom and Photoshop. $2,200 14″ M1 Pro 8-core CPU MacBook Pro/16GB/1TB 10% Same as above with 2x drive space $2,600 14″ M1 Pro 8-core CPU MacBook Pro/32GB/1TB 18% Noticeably better performance for advanced photo editing like panoramas, HDR, and composites (lots of layers in Photoshop) of big raw files (30+ megapixels). Increase $1,200 M1 Mac Mini/16GB/512GB N/A Very good performance in Lightroom Classic and Photoshop for 90% of photographers $1,500 M1 MacBook Air/16GB/512GB 25% Exactly the same as above but mobile $1,700 M1 MacBook Air/16GB/1TB 13% Exactly the same as above with 2x drive space $2,000 14″ M1 Pro 8-core CPU MacBook Pro/16GB/512GB 18% Exports and building previews in Lightroom Classic about 10% faster, everything else about the same as above. Budget Recommended Configuration % Cost Increase Performance The % Cost Increase column is the increase in cost from that line vs the line just above to help you make a decision if that increase is worth the benefit to you.
This does not include all variations, just the configuration I recommend at that price point. TLDR Budget and Model Recommendationsįor photographers who don’t want to read through this long guide, here are the options I recommend for different budget levels.
Other than video, the recommendations in this guide may not be well suited for other computing like gaming or coding. With many photographers also needing to edit video there are some places where that is also mentioned but video editing is not the focus. NOTE: This guide is specific to buying a 2021 MacBook Pro for photo editing. While this guide should be helpful to all photographers, there is an emphasis towards photographers who want to buy a MacBook Pro that provides an excellent photo editing experience for the smallest possible price.
#PHOTOSHOP FOR MACBOOK PRO 2021 CODE#
With years of background in developing code and building my own computers combined with years of experience as a photographer I can bridge that gap and help photographers make the best decision for them. This guide is here to help photographers make an informed decision on where to invest their money on a new MacBook Pro. As a result, most photographers overspend when buying a photo editing computer. Not being experts in all of the technical terms and options involved with buying a computer, they just max everything out and hope the enormous price tag gets them a computer that runs their photo editing applications for 3-5 years. Though more budget constrained photographers are going to be just fine with less expensive options with the M1 MacBook Air or M1 Mac Mini.įor years photographers have struggled with buying computers. Most photographers will have an excellent photo editing computer in the base configuration 14″ MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro 8-core processor, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage for about $2,000. This guide skips all the hype and provides real-world recommendations on what a photographer who want a MacBook should buy to run Lightroom and Photoshop.
Apple released a number of new MacBooks in 2021.
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