WTB - Macbook 15" late model.

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fritzman

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#319009 13-Mar-2025 12:14

You may guess.. I am not a Mac user, but have a mate who heads up a charitable organisation here in NZ.. he needs one.

Don’t want to spend lots of money, but realistically realise that he needs something capable of doing video work at 4k and 6k resolution.

Hoping you may not like you new MacBook and are busting the gut to get back to Windows!

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#3353454 13-Mar-2025 12:49

No such thing as modern 15”. You’re looking at 14 or 16.

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#3353457 13-Mar-2025 12:59

lxsw20:

No such thing as modern 15”. You’re looking at 14 or 16.

Like I said... not a Mac guy lol. Thanks.

So, yeah... a 16" preferred.

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#3353468 13-Mar-2025 13:22

You want at least an M1 Pro too, don't go Intel - they are nearing end of life.

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#3353470 13-Mar-2025 13:25

lxsw20:

You want at least an M1 Pro too, don't go Intel - they are nearing end of life.

Awesome.. thanks for the advice.

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#3353471 13-Mar-2025 13:29

They released M3 recently, so 2nd hand M1's should be a bit more sane in pricing now.

If going with 2nd hand, confirm the power connectors etc are in good condition on the laptop.

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#3353520 13-Mar-2025 13:37

"something capable of doing video work at 4k and 6k resolution"

According to This the M! Macbook wont do 6K over HDMI... So the type of monitor they have might dictate a M2 or higher as the only option...

https://juicedsystems.com/blogs/news/macbook-m1-and-m2-maximum-resolutions-a-comprehensive-guide-to-video-input-connection

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#3355610 20-Mar-2025 12:14

Thanks for all the help... Looking like I may have to buy off TMe... there are a couple of M3 16" both about 1-2yrs old but with only 18Gb Ram which I thought might be a bit on the light side...

The idea would be an M3 with 36Gb I am guessing..

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#3355614 20-Mar-2025 12:35

The SoC RAM in the M series chips I gather has significant advantages in terms of speed and efficiency (and the huge negative of not being upgradable). There’s a general saying that as a rule of thumb 16Gb on an M2 is performance equivalent to about 32Gb in W11).
How true this is I’m not sure, but I have a 16Gb MBP and have yet to hit RAM limits in day to day use. But if you can find a 32Gb machine at a decent price it will always be better than a 16.

Does it have to be a laptop? With an external monitor they may be better off with an M4 Mini which would be 3 figures new with discount. And 16Gb base. With a very fast system. Pretty much any review of the M4 mini says it is remarkably fast…

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#3355617 20-Mar-2025 12:42

There’s a sensible M4 review https://arstechnica.com/apple/2024/11/review-m4-and-m4-pro-mac-minis-are-probably-apples-best-mac-minis-ever/ here

Can drive 2x 6K displays, and I’m guessing KB and mouse available

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