Apple M1, M1 Pro, & M1 Max MacBook Pro | A Photographers Buying Guide 2022

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There are a TON of amazing options in the Apple ecosystem now that the M1 iMac, MacBook Air, Mac Mini, and MacBook Pros are getting out there and not a day goes by where I'm not seeing photographers looking for advice on which direction to go.
For a further breakdown, I posted a companion article to my Patreon here: benjhais.ch/m1buyersguide
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Time stamps
0:00 Intro
1:22 13" M1 MacBook Air
2:17 13" M1 MacBook Pro
2:52 M1 Mac Mini
3:31 24" M1 iMac
4:20 14" M1 Pro MacBook Pro
7:48 16" M1 Pro MacBook Pro
9:56 Recap of Configs
10:47 Summary

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@_parkphoto 2 года назад

The way you laid out the categories for your recommendations is super useful. Great vid!

@joewagnerphoto Год назад

SUPER helpful. Best video comparison on this topic. No listing specs that don't matter. Thanks!

@yriatamari4310 Год назад

Thank you wholeheartedly, this was extremely helpful!

@mandymeadows2736 Год назад

This is so useful, thank you.

@caileynagarajan3921 2 года назад

Super helpful video, thank you! I am not tech savvy at all, but I just upgraded my camera and my macbook pro from 2016 is sweating buckets loading the gigantic RAW files. Had no clue what to get but this is a very clear and informative video. Cheers!

@EricFavini 2 года назад

Thanks for the video

@johnnozzi-photovideo6543 2 года назад

MacBook Air M1 user here. It’s insane how good this thing is. I cheaped out and only got 8GB of RAM which still works super well and even edits 4k video, but only if that’s the ONLY thing you’re doing. No Spotify in the background lol.

@Classical416 2 года назад

The M2 MacBook Air has just been announced. Is the 8 core CPU good enough for Lightroom and Photoshop for the next 3-5 years? Also how did you find the MacBook Air without a built in card reader?

@rafaelm3404 Год назад

@@Classical416 I have a MacBook Pro m1 with 8 cores, it is for sure good enough for LR and PS, but you'll definitely need 16gbs of ram. Definitely. Mine only has 8gbs of ram and its pretty annyoing, like this Guy Said, you can only do one thing at a time if you only have 8gbs, otherwise it'll be laggy as fuck

@2392youngmoney Год назад

How is the swap usage on both of your machines?

@Tony16610 2 года назад

Hi Benj, Thanks for sharing. Really enjoying your guide series even as someone not looking to buy anything "right now"- I'm still learning stuff. I've got a midrange 15" MBP from 2018 that I am still using and probably will do until 2023 but the direction Apple is taking with these new MBPs is very exciting. Still can't believe we have ports back and the M1 chips look to be a massive leap in technology. I shot 90% stills 10% video but have been doing more of the latter since I got my Mavic Air2S so I am leaning towards a maxxed out M1 Max once they are refreshed mid 2023 to last me the next five years.

@domidarko1166 2 года назад

13” MB Air 8gb user here. This thing is awesome fast. I just use LR but I recommend to turn off graphics acceleration or it uses all of the memory and a huge amount of swap. I think it’s the same with 16gb?

@JG-np7qp 2 года назад

2012 MacBook Pro with full scratch disks have entered the chat.

@Classical416 Год назад

How would the M2 MacBook Air perform for photographers? I am thinking of getting the 10core GPU, 24 GB unified memory, and 1TB. Would it make sense to go for MacBook Air or MacBook Pro 14 at this price point?

@geneyoon11 2 года назад

Definitely have to upgrade my MacBook soon this was super helpful 👏🏻Also just found myself looking at that Pentax whenever it was in the shot 😂

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Hahaha

@franciscosalas6779 2 года назад

Ah teasing the TT 28 5.6 uh benj

@ejwkooi Год назад

Hi, this Video helps me. My biggest concern is the Color gamut. Is the MacBook Air M1 good enough for a beginning photographer? I use a Sony A7iii with pro lenses and a Canon pro 200 Printer. I don’t want the mac to be the bottleneck.

@rdog77 2 года назад

Benj Great video. I am currently debating on buying a new computer myself and the timing is perfect. Questions. How do you handle your storage needs? One of my biggest obstacles has been storage. This topic is not new when it comes to photographers, and content creators. I’ve heard of some wedding photographers taking thousands of photos. That can really add up fast. They can't all be keepers, can they? I have noticed as my photography proficiency has increased; I am taking far more purposeful photographs, which cut down on the amount of files. One thought I have is we have to be willing to let go of some of the shots that we are not happy with and only keep the ones that are important. This would help me with my own storage needs especially if I take multiple shots of the same scene or multiple portrait shots. Do we just delete them and once they're gone they're gone and not worry about it? I'd like to know a little bit more of your process for sorting and purging files…. Maybe not a complete step by step but perhaps some tips and tricks or rules you follow for keeping of image or files versus deleting. I know any process can’t be a one size fits all. Especially if people are creating content photos and videos. If a video already exists, please let me know. Again Benj thanks for putting this content together and for all your insight. I have truly learned a lot from your channel.

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Hey Ruben, my setup has changed a bit but is generally still the same as this. benjhais.ch/backup

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Planning on doing an update video soon too

@jenpeguero Год назад

What about color-wise? I’m thinking of getting that 16” M1 Pro, but I don’t wanna spend all that money on a laptop, only to have to spend even more on an extra screen that’ll give me better color accuracy. 😔

@bytomw 2 года назад

Just to add my 2c I have had the M1 with 16GB of ram and an M1 Pro with 16 GB of ram. Lightroom was slightly slower on the M1 Pro in general use because the M1 Pro’s GPU borrows some of that ram. The computer gets over this by using LOTS of swap Memory 8GB+ in some cases. I realised my system needed about 24GB of ram to run the OS and Lr without swap so I upgraded to the M1 Max with 32GB of ram. Very very happy with the trade up.

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Oh that's fascinating, I felt like mine was a lot faster on my M1 Pro than on the M1 Mac Mini with the same 16GB of memory because of the CPU cores. But yeah, Adobe/Apple need to figure out the memory swap... I feel like it's better, but still annoying that sometimes it's CRAZY big.

@bytomw 2 года назад

@@benjhaisch it was only ever in the library and develop modules. The export times where almost 1/2 the M1 on the M1 Pro. My only complaints of any kind on the M1 Max is that MacOS has this annoying bug with external drives spinning up before it will do basic tasks in finder. But I’m pretty sure that’s an OS think not an M1 thing.

@LensEthics 2 года назад

I replaced my 16 (intel based 2019) MacBook Pro with the new 14.2 MacBook Pro, 1TB. This machine is amazing - the screen is the best and no sacrifices for portability. After using a 16 inch for over a year, I can say that the extra screen real estate is just not worth the weight for me. I really hated lugging that thing around. LOVING the new machine!

@bh9262 2 года назад

Are you using it for photo editing? After a few months do you misthe 16?

@LensEthics 2 года назад

@@bh9262 The 14.2 is the best small screen laptop Ive ever used. Powerful, portable, beautiful, with everything I could ever need. I used it about a month before I passed it on to another person on my team. I switched to the 16 inch m1. The screen size is more comfortable for my use. I do hate the weight but thats all I dislike. The battery life is a shocker. I am always surprised to see that only a bit of battery has been used after a couple days. Not having to take the big power brick which is heavy too is a huge plus. I shave weight wherever I can. I have no problems walking out the door for a 2 hour lecture with only 1/2 a battery with lots to spare. I know how long it can go, I know how the keyboard size layout feels, I know this machine so well. I borrowed the 14 on a couple of occasions to use in a lecture, wanting to try the smaller size again for portability but, I found that I missed the 16 inch display even for these smaller non editing tasks. Moving windows around, laying out the desktop, its just more comfortable with the larger screen. To edit comfortably, the larger screen is better for me because I feel the work can breathe in the larger screen. The only screen that takes the cake is the new studio display. But, to carry around, i draw the line at the 16. 😀 I suggest you try them out. I had the benefit of using the wonderful 14 for a month before I made my final decision and for the reasons explained, the one with the larger display is my best friend. PS Keep the weight and workflow in mind. For my in the field documentary work I’d find it hard to take the 16. Not owning the 14 anymore (which is also a bit heavy) I’d opt for an even lighter set up like an iPad Pro 12.9 with a few back up Sandisk SSDs BUT only is this workflow and field work scenario. In these cases I would not miss the heavier laptops at all because my focus is elsewhere. Always keep workflow and weight in mind.

@2392youngmoney Год назад

@@LensEthics thanks for sharing your experience. How did you find the 16gb? Was it ok during use? How was your swap usage? I’m thinking of getting the 14 M1pro so just trying to find out before I buy.

@phil_wenger 2 года назад

Hei Benj Thanks for the video. Always appreciating your opinion. Ordered mine on the 8th of November and still haven’t received it. Apple probably forgot the swiss market, lots of people here are waiting for the higher end machines 🙈 Anyway, wishing you and your family a blessed, healthy and happy 2022

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

ah thanks, Phil! Hope you and yours the best as well!

@billyburg4870 2 года назад

Great video. I'm looking to buy my first Mac and this was very useful. If kinda confirms what I suspected 16gb RAM is what you need as minimum but 32gb RAM is probably better. Do you think a 16gb RAM M1 pro could handle panos created from stitching 45MP files together?

@plantherain 2 года назад

stitching and stacking = 32gb

@OMalleyKing 2 года назад

Curious. What would be the pros/cons of going with the max mini and a nice display instead of a new laptop. I don’t know much about the Mac mini besides portability differences obviously. I have a functioning laptop, was somewhat interested in waiting for the new desktops but just wondering where those would differ from the Mac mini and a nice display?

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Oh hey O’Malley! Yeah, the Mac Mini just gives a lot of flexibility if you want to have a desktop option that gives you all of the internals for cheap. Apple is rumored to announce a new Mac Mini and a new display in March too 👀

@jurrydevries4006 2 года назад

Hi great video. I largely agree with your conclusions except there is 2 arguments I like to put forward as a nuance: 1) you (rightfully) stated that the Adobe programs are mainly CPU based and use little GPU, hence going to M1 Max doesn’t bring you much as photographer. However, there are other editing programs like Topaz and ON1 that use the GPU more intensely. Hence for those using those programs upgrading to M1 Max might make lot more sense 2) your pro (extended budget) recommendation is M1 Pro 32 GB and 2 Tb. In my view if someone shells out $3,400 then why not spent just 200 bucks more for the 24 gpu core Max chip. The 200 will not only give you the additional gpu cores but double bandwidth plus the additional video engines. Now you might argue that photographers don’t use these video engines. Correct. However it’s a small step from photo editing into some video editing. And if you buy a 3400 machine I would future proof it for only 200 extra

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

for sure, I just know a lot of photographers who have never done video work and have zero plans to that just don't need the extra GPU cores at all let alone the extra media encoders. Solid info though, thanks for sharing!

@jurrydevries4006 2 года назад

@@benjhaisch No thanks needed my friend, I merely wanted to add some nuance to your outstanding analysis. Plus let’s face it, in the end of the day everyone decides for him/her self. And typically it is caught in this triangle of Need vs Budget vs Desire. Ps I ordered a 16 inch, M1 Max 10/24 cores, 32 Gb and 2 Tb storage. Although I am just a simple amateur who started few years back, I currently have approx 2 Tb of data most of it archived ion external drive and backed up to the cloud.

@_o__o_ 2 года назад

dis shot in flexico city?

@lvervoortify 2 года назад

Good video. Just sharing my experience with fellow photographers : I own a MB Air for 12 months now with M1 chip, 8GB memory and 500GB. Initially very happy with the machine (fast and silent as it has no fan). I use Capture One on Leica M 24 megapixel DNG/RAW files, all excellent. Since shortly I use the Leica M10R with 40 megapixel files. Now the MB Air is unfortunately not fast enough anymore : scrolling through files in C1 takes time to get pictures sharp, and retouching with a brush is often also noticeable slow. Importing and exporting takes more time but that's no issue. Scrolling through exported JPG versions is fast enough. The delays in the scrolling and retouching are significant enough to better upgrade the Mac. Any recommendations are always welcome.

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Hey thanks! I haven't used it with C1 but it's probably the one app that actually uses the GPU more in a photography setting so that probably makes a lot of sense. I didn't really feel slowed down by the 16GB Mac Mini in LR but the M1 Pro was snappier for sure.

@lvervoortify 2 года назад

@@benjhaisch what would actually make the biggest improvement ? I guess it’s the expanded RAM ?

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

I believe the MBA only has 7 GPU cores, so the increase in cores might be helpful in C1?

@_parkphoto 2 года назад

It does make sense that the larger megapixel files would cause a slower experience; although I guess you’re processing 50MP files from the Fuji anyways Benj right? so you’d probably be the one to know the nuance of larger files with different machines.

@holdmyown32 2 года назад

I use A7riv with 61mp on capture one with a 16gb m1 air and it works fine but when I have photoshop and capture one open it usually uses 14gb of the ram with up to another 14gb in swap. Thinking of selling it to get a 32gb m1 pro or max

@Acconda Год назад

Just came across the video, just been to the Apple Store and love the 16” . So as it stands, I can get the M1 Max pro 32GB 1TB new for £250 less than a new m2 pro 16gb 1TB device, no brainer!! :)

@firehorseweddingphotograph3995 2 года назад

Well my desktop PC is getting towards the end of it’s life and while still great for photo, struggling a bit with 4K productions and as a full time hybrid shooter… Plus on the road so much these days, I skipped the Air after careful research and went 14” Pro1 with 10 core and 1TB upgrade. Hasn’t arrived yet but ‘looking forward’ to the sheer joy that will be attempting to add all my usual software and subscriptions…not. Pretty sure the machine is going to do the business once I’m up to speed with it.

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Haha for sure. That is one of the nice things about going Mac to Mac is that the transitions between machines is super quick with their Migration Assistant

@firehorseweddingphotograph3995 2 года назад

@@benjhaisch only I’m going from PC to Mac so this will be a ground up clean build. When the PC is finally past it, I’ll probably go for some version of the mini…but not this year.

@donaldboys7094 2 года назад

Do you find the laptop screens adequate in size and performance for photography work?

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Yes, I most definitely would prefer the larger screens of the 16” MBP or the 24” iMac, but they all have good enough displays in terms of color.

@donaldboys7094 2 года назад

@@benjhaisch Any recommendation for an external monitor? Your programming is excellent.

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

I’m currently pairing my 16” MBP display with the LG 27” 4K Ultrafine that I’ve been using for the last year on my M1 Mac Mini. It’s not my favorite in the world, but after some calibration it’s really done the job well. Hopefully Apple releases a standalone display soon too. Here is the link. amzn.to/3q9vjfa

@ArgentoRAWRz 2 года назад

This subject is too broad Photographers have different needs or do different kind of photography or result

@johnbullock8885 Год назад

Can someone just tell me how to transfer photos from my iPad mini to a hard drive lol. I can’t afford a laptop man

@markyfrencho 2 года назад

I ordered my M1 Pro 16” MBP about a week and a half ago. Still waiting for it to ship.

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

It's so so so good.

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

@@sunrisebaptist 100% and I love that this comment comes from a church account ;)

@markyfrencho 2 года назад

@@benjhaisch Shoot, didn't realize my account changed. Whoops!

@markyfrencho 2 года назад

I can't wait… It'll probably be a month though, so I'll be done with all of my weddings by then. I pulled the trigger when I calculated that it was 3 seconds before it would show my next photo. 3000+ photos means almost 2.5 hours of waiting per wedding I was editing. But that's not counting the 2 seconds it takes to show my corrections. That's hours per wedding that are getting stolen from time with my wife.

@atylerpearce Год назад

Did you get it?

@gewglesux 2 года назад

I kinda wish my Laptop had all the connections ON the machine.. but that's just me.

@johnnozzi-photovideo6543 2 года назад

Headphone warning 9:43

@benjhaisch 2 года назад

Ah shoot editing mistake

@shaneparent3114 Год назад

Thanks for the awesome video! I'm a photographer but i want to get into video eventually as well. Will the M1 Max 10-24, 32gb and 2tb be enough or should I swap for more ram at 64gb and 1tb?

@benjhaisch Год назад

I have 32GB and it hasn’t been an issue.