m4 or m3pro

brendanxx wrote:

I have a choice between buying the Apple

2023 MacBook Pro laptop M3 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 18‑core GPU:

14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, 18GB unified memory, 1TB SSD

storage

and buying

2024 MacBook Pro Laptop with M4 chip with 10 core CPU and 10 core GPU:

Built for Apple Intelligence, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 24GB

Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage

I don't need to do intensive videoing, but I might like to do some more serious video working in the future. I can afford the M3Pro but am tempted to the newer M4 - any advice most welcome.

Incidentally, I realise the M4 is more advanced to the M3 but how does it compare o the M3Pro? And does the exrtra 6GB memory make a lot of difference.

As the technology advances the base line components increase, as well as the cost.

It would be hard to believe you would notice a difference. Of course the latest greatest will future proof your machine one more year out...

Video production & editing I would want more RAM in comparison, not less.

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