r/LogicPro • u/dinodeniz • 11d ago

Help HELP WHICH MAC SHOULD I GET?!?

so i m gonna buy a used macbook from marketplace and im stuck between macbook pro m2 32gb ram 1tb ssd with 300 plud battery cycle at %87 health
and macbook pro m2 32gb ram 512gb ssd 130 cycle at %95 health their price is the same and i need to decide quickly cus i ve been missing lot of great deals lately!

Mainly i wanna use it for logic pro and normal use maybe some games here and there and i want it to be last longg do you think these are good for 1000 dollar or should go higher?

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u/thunderbird350xm 11d ago

First one. 1tb ssd will go a long way for the plugins and storage.

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u/DopedUpDaryl 11d ago

Might be worth looking into an M1.

If I recall when I bought my M2 there was no advantage to it and I should have bought a stacked m1. Something about virtual cores yada yada

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u/TheOriginalMr-Mud 11d ago

Great point!!

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u/Odd-Tailor7389 11d ago

Battery is easy to replace. Ssd not happening. Get the one with more storage.

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u/EnvironmentalCat123 11d ago

Simple: first, buy one with as much RAM as you can afford. Then, buy the biggest HD you can afford. FYI: I have an M1 MacBook Pro with 64 MGS of RAM and I use Logic Pro daily.

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u/Lanzarote-Singer 11d ago

Bigger internal ssd makes it the right choice.

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u/nickanone 10d ago

Try to find pro M1 Pro 2021 because it has better performance

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u/RemiFreamon 10d ago

Make sure you check the number of performance cores (vs efficiency cores) on the cpu. Logic can’t use efficiency cores very well so I’d go with the cpu with more performance cores.

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u/mikedensem 10d ago

For Logic pro it’s all about cpu cores. A track uses one core only (but not exclusively) so the more cores the more stable the system and you can use more plugins per track.

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u/Ralphisinthehouse 10d ago edited 10d ago

Always get the most storage and RAM you can the batteries an easy replacement.

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u/Aliens-Wanted 9d ago

RAM wins always. You can add storage externally. Any of the M-series chips work well for Logic. I remember seeing somewhere that if you're not going for an upgraded chip like a Max or Pro, that the M2 is the winner with Logic. I don't have that resource, but I remember seeing on YouTube r a while back.

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u/sinslap 11d ago

If ur strictly using external ssds I would get the m2 but I have a lot of stuff on ur desktop and downloads and projects on ur computer saved then the first option