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2022-07-12 23:19

    OK so I know the usual argument that says "get the most powerful that you can afford", "Get a MAC they are the best". "No get a PC, much better" and so on, heard it all before. I'm looking for some real user experience rather than advice.

    I run Capture on two PCs a laptop and a desktop, both run Capture very well and I've no complaints at all. However, my day-to-day machine is a MAC, an old MAC that can't run Capture without becoming a BBQ grill and then stopping!

    What I want to do is consolidate everything into 1 laptop, preferably a MAC. I understand the difference between M1s and Intel etc.

    So there is a couple of questions really and, I'm asking those who use a MAC for Capture.

    M1 or Intel? I have my eye on an M1 10 core/16 core GPU, but I've also seen i7s and i9s. I'd like a MAC but can it handle Capture 2022?

    or...

    Stick with a PC? Both my PCs have Nvidia cards, the desktop is quite old now but it still works, very fast, and very fluid. No problem.

    Is there anyone out there using a MAC laptop with Capture 2022? What do you think? Can the MAC M1 deal with it or is an Intel better. Again the age of the machine is not really the issue, my PCs are quite old now. No, I can't wait for the M2, too expensive, I have a budget.

    Grateful to hear from anyone using a MAC for their honest user experience and input. I'd like to try and avoid a "what is the best platform" debate as that won't help...

    All the very best to you all, hope you are all enjoying the weather and taking care.

    Dj

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    2023-07-06 11:32

    Hi Derek,

    as this Post seems to be one year old without an answer, I only can tell you that I have similar thoughts now.

    I'm more "Windows-infused", but thought about giving a Mac a second chance especially for my capture usage.
     

    The actually best Graphic Crad seems tobe the 4090. An I tried to compare that to M-Processors. And as much as I found out ist, that the M's are really good, but still the 4090 is way better in rather everything than the Macs can do foor now.

    What Iam thinking about is to buy a 4090 Notebook but I know that the 4090 power for Notebooks is reduced and what I else want is a touchscreen. And so I have to take a 4070 or lower at present. And these seems to be way lower in power... so a Mac could be a solution? But mac is still without touch in Notebooks...
    Why a notebook? So if buying a PC it's kind of 'immobile' and will be very big and heavy and as I'm a mobile Worker very often, the Notebbok-Solution seems to be very good for my special needs.

    But: If 4070 is the biggest card in a Notebook (with touch) for now - maybe buying a smaller model with very similar graphic power then would be a better idea?

    I know, that You might not be interested in that topic anymore, but maybe my thoughts would help other users with similar problems someday...

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    2023-07-06 17:39
    If you consider to buy a notebook, I would buy a Mac, because otherwise you cannot really work on battery power for longer then 30 minutes. If that is no issue the thermals maybe bothering you, as on the notebook pc you would most probably work in constant loud fan noise.
    If you want to buy a desktop, the pc could be more powerful and way more cost effective, but is depends strongly on the kind of visualizations you need to do.
    A third option might be to buy a MacBook Air for on the road work and log into a Remote Desktop pc via REALVNC. This takes up as much bandwidth as watching a YouTube movie. I get really good results working like this on larger projects.
    Floriaan Ganzevoort
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    2023-07-07 14:36

    I thought this thread had died! Thanks for raising again.

    So in the end, last year, I bought a 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 chip with 16 gig of RAM. It has been fantastic. The fan kick in on a very detailed, heavy drawing but it just keeps going. I'm very happy with what I have and Capture works very well on it, nice resolution, rendered stills come out well. Ive had it running 10 hours a day for a week for rehersals with it and amy console. That cost me 1500 pounds sterling, of course pay a bit more youll get more RAM but thats probably it with an M1. I'd love to try Capture on an M2...

    My recomendation: 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 chip with 16 gig of RAM

    Best wishes all...

    Dj

    derekjoneslighting.com
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    2023-07-07 14:36

    I thought this thread had died! Thanks for raising again.

    So in the end, last year, I bought a 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 chip with 16 gig of RAM. It has been fantastic. The fan kick in on a very detailed, heavy drawing but it just keeps going. I'm very happy with what I have and Capture works very well on it, nice resolution, rendered stills come out well. Ive had it running 10 hours a day for a week for rehersals with it and amy console. That cost me 1500 pounds sterling, of course pay a bit more youll get more RAM but thats probably it with an M1. I'd love to try Capture on an M2...

    My recomendation: 14-inch MacBook Pro M1 chip with 16 gig of RAM

    Best wishes all...

    Dj

    derekjoneslighting.com
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    2023-08-06 00:22

    I use Capture on a 2019 Macbook Pro i9 32Gb RAM (A1990) and it runs great alongside everything else I need. However, after watching this yesterday I'd probably think twice about buying another...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qbrLiGY4Cg

    TLDR, the SSDs apparently don't last too long with heavy use (think heavy video editing etc with lots of disk writes) and now they're soldered to the board your Macbook is essentially junk when they fail as they can't even be replaced by expert board level repair shops like Louis in this video. A machine with a replaceable M.2 SSD might be preferable if it's an investment for the long term.

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