I live in England and at the end of this year I am going to be attending University, where I will be studying a visual effects course. I plan on using my MacBook for editing whenever I am not on my campus or am in my dorm. I will be using editing software such as Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects etc. The editing that I will be doing will likely be quite heavy, so which MacBook would you suggest for this sort of task?

Would I need a MacBook Pro or would a MacBook Air suffice? Thanks in advance for any help! I apologise if this is the wrong place to ask this question. Most of the time - I just bring my 13 inch to work since we do a lot of photoshop and some light videos. There was one time where we had to edit a presentation video and it took my 13 inch MacBook Pro over 30 mins to get it done. Next day, brought my 15 inch Macbook Pro - just for comparison, I decided to edit the same video.

May 7, 2017 - 4) 2016 Macbook Pro 13' with Touchbar 2.9GHz Dual-core Intel. If you're going to be editing 4K video, you will need a MacBook Pro with discrete graphics. The fact that a $1400 laptop with a 'Pro' moniker is using a dual core. And then over the network edit it on the mac systems in premiere pro.

It took less than 15 minutes to complete it. But consider the fact, my 13 inch has 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD while the 15 inch has 16GB of RAM and 500GB SSD.

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Also, the 13 inch was just a dual core i5 and the 15 inch was a quadcore i7. 15 minutes doesn't seem much but if you do a few of those a day, it does add up. If I were you, I would go with more RAM. A faster processor is good but more RAM is better. Preference would be both.

But if you're on a tight budget and are planning on keeping your MacBook Pro for a few years, then go with more RAM. Here's what I can tell you - I own 2 MacBook Pro at the moment. A 2016 13 inch MacBook Pro 2GHz (8GB/256GB) that I carry around to and from work and a 2014 15 Inch MacBook Pro 2.2GHz (16GB/512GB) that I use at home. When doing simple videos - both the 13 inch and the 15 inch have somewhat a similar performance.

However, once I start using FCP with some heavy editing a scrubbing, the 15 Inch Macbook Pro will be done way before the 13 inch. Suggestion - why not go for the 2015 15 Inch MacBook Pro which already comes with 16GB RAM and 256GB Flash Storage (upgrade to 500GB if you're doing videos). It's a much better deal than the 2016s at the moment since you'll have all the USB Ports and SD Card Slot. Here's what I can tell you - I own 2 MacBook Pro at the moment. A 2016 13 inch MacBook Pro 2GHz (8GB/256GB) that I carry around to and from work and a 2014 15 Inch MacBook Pro 2.2GHz (16GB/512GB) that I use at home.

When doing simple videos - both the 13 inch and the 15 inch have somewhat a similar performance. However, once I start using FCP with some heavy editing a scrubbing, the 15 Inch Macbook Pro will be done way before the 13 inch. Suggestion - why not go for the 2015 15 Inch MacBook Pro which already comes with 16GB RAM and 256GB Flash Storage (upgrade to 500GB if you're doing videos). It's a much better deal than the 2016s at the moment since you'll have all the USB Ports and SD Card Slot. Most of the time - I just bring my 13 inch to work since we do a lot of photoshop and some light videos. There was one time where we had to edit a presentation video and it took my 13 inch MacBook Pro over 30 mins to get it done. Next day, brought my 15 inch Macbook Pro - just for comparison, I decided to edit the same video.

It took less than 15 minutes to complete it. But consider the fact, my 13 inch has 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD while the 15 inch has 16GB of RAM and 500GB SSD. Also, the 13 inch was just a dual core i5 and the 15 inch was a quadcore i7. 15 minutes doesn't seem much but if you do a few of those a day, it does add up. If I were you, I would go with more RAM. A faster processor is good but more RAM is better.

Preference would be both. But if you're on a tight budget and are planning on keeping your MacBook Pro for a few years, then go with more RAM. You're very welcome.

Whatever MacBook Pro you decide to purchase, I'm sure you'll be happy with it. Also, keep in mind that you have 14 days to return or exchange it if you're not happy with it. A lot of things can happen in 14 days, you might have extra $$$ in 14 days, you might even win the lotto (if you play it) in 14 days.

Anything is possible. But at the end of the day, I'm sure the MacBook Pro you end up purchasing will serve it's purpose. I've seen people doing video editing with a i7 MacBook Air.

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