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MacBook Pro 2019 vs iMac 2021
25 Feb 2023 19:05 #124370
by Sugref
MacBook Pro 2019 vs iMac 2021 was created by Sugref
Hi all,
I've been doing a lot of fcp editing on a 2021 iMac base model (256gb, 8 core, m1, 8gb). The type of videos I make have a lot of animated images moving about, lots of key frames at any one time, sound effects, 2 different video clips playing in background. Recently , as the videos get more complicated, the iMac has been struggling which culminated in a system memory application error message which will not go away despite trying everything and has brought work to a halt.
I suspect therefore, for the level of work being asked of it , the iMac has become out of its depth.
I have the option of upgrading to a 2019 MacBook : 2.6ghz 6 core intel core i7, 16 gb with intel PhD graphic card.
All the research I have done has pointed to the MacBook being a superior machine for the editing that I need to do due to the increased memory and the separate dedicated graphics card. Some people with technical backgrounds have said that they would not consider it an upgrade but rather a retrograde step to take due to the power of the M1 processor vs the Intel one.
My question therefore is to forum members who are familiar with both machines and purely from a FCP point of view, I am not interested in any other area of their respective performance just fcp, can anyone here speak with a degree of certainty to explain which machine would be superior for more demanding editing ?
I appreciate people may suggest other options but I am not in a position to change in only other direction at the moment , its either the Imac or the macbok , so please only address that comparison.
Thanks in advance for any input given !
I've been doing a lot of fcp editing on a 2021 iMac base model (256gb, 8 core, m1, 8gb). The type of videos I make have a lot of animated images moving about, lots of key frames at any one time, sound effects, 2 different video clips playing in background. Recently , as the videos get more complicated, the iMac has been struggling which culminated in a system memory application error message which will not go away despite trying everything and has brought work to a halt.
I suspect therefore, for the level of work being asked of it , the iMac has become out of its depth.
I have the option of upgrading to a 2019 MacBook : 2.6ghz 6 core intel core i7, 16 gb with intel PhD graphic card.
All the research I have done has pointed to the MacBook being a superior machine for the editing that I need to do due to the increased memory and the separate dedicated graphics card. Some people with technical backgrounds have said that they would not consider it an upgrade but rather a retrograde step to take due to the power of the M1 processor vs the Intel one.
My question therefore is to forum members who are familiar with both machines and purely from a FCP point of view, I am not interested in any other area of their respective performance just fcp, can anyone here speak with a degree of certainty to explain which machine would be superior for more demanding editing ?
I appreciate people may suggest other options but I am not in a position to change in only other direction at the moment , its either the Imac or the macbok , so please only address that comparison.
Thanks in advance for any input given !
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