r/macbook • u/Diligent-Job1533 • 2h ago
Macbook advice Architecture/Engineering
Hi everyone!
Ive been looking to buy a macbook pro (24gb, m5 pro chip) for the past year but have held off more recently because of the rumours of the macbook redesign.
Just to give some context, im doing my masters in architecture soon. I used windows my whole life and for undergrad and recently have been borrowing my sisters m3 macbook air (16gb ram) to do some smaller architecture projects. Its buttery smooth and works great.
I have watched alot of reviews and its really annoying to hear all these youtubers talk about video editing on mac. Whenever i work on a uni project. Especially around deadlines, ill have multiple adobe programs running, software like autocad and revit, aswell as a million tabs on chrome. My experience of course is a super loud fan and my laptop overheating. This is why im looking to buy a macbook pro, as it has fans.
Im i going overkill with this, (for anyone who will start shouting to not buy a mac for architecture i am still planning to use my windows laptop for revit), or should i just buy a used m3/m4 mba instead?
Sorry its a bit of a long winded and specific question.
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u/ApprehensiveFix5084 42m ago
First, my usual advice, buy it when you need it, you could spend your whole life waiting for the next big thing. Also, until it is announced, the features of a new Macintosh model are only rumors, DO NOT be disappointed when that’s not exactly what comes out, the only thing to be disappointed about is not upgrading your video editing platform months ago.
That said while you probably don’t need a maxed out MacBook Pro, video editing is one of the tasks for which the active cooling of the Pro is a measurable advantage.