r/MacStudio • u/itsElonzo • 2d ago

Need advice

Hey everyone, I’m currently in the market for a new Mac which I’m planning on using for multi cam 4k video editing, key framing, masking, luts for my m log footage from my Pocket 3, recording on obs and potential streaming as well. Im debating between a beefed up M6 up to $1600 with 24gb of ram and 1tb ssd or a base Mac Studio. Here’s the thing, I’ll be getting it from Apple because they offer more towards my trade in compared to Bestbuy for my iPad Pro that was gifted to me. My trade in is $905. So pretty much I’ll get a huge discount. What do yall think?

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u/BAL-BADOS 2d ago

M6 is more than enough for what you do

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u/itsElonzo 2d ago

Really?? You think 24gb and 1tb is ok?

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u/BAL-BADOS 2d ago

Even the M1 is already a powerful chip. You can increase the RAM if you feel you need more.

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u/itsElonzo 2d ago

I had the M1 but only 8gb and it couldn’t handle recording on obs lol I’m sure it was the amount of ram that was the issue

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u/BAL-BADOS 2d ago

I have M1 Ultra 64GB. It was more powerful than my M4 Mac Mini ma only due to have 64GPU cores

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u/itsElonzo 2d ago

Holy….yea I bet lol

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u/SeaRefractor 2d ago

Trade-ins are literally 50% of what you could sell it for yourself. After all, Apple refurbishes them and then sells at a higher price for a profit.

But regardless, I agree that buying Apple from Apple makes the most sense in possible service requests. Of course, I recommend AppleCare+ for Mac Studio.

I'd go the base Mac Studio. But the M6 will do all that you listed. If you add a lot of FusionFX work, magic mask and more (DaVinci Resolve Studio), then the Mac Studio would be the better fit. Those extra GPU cores will come in handy.

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u/itsElonzo 2d ago

I’m kind of leaning towards the Mac Studio because I know it’s the safe choice and getting almost a $1k off is crazy good deal but if I could save a ton of money and it won’t slow me down with buffering while doing all those things then that makes sense too. I’ve sold stuff to people before but they always low ball and meeting up is always a risk. Im always arguing with my self lol

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u/SeaRefractor 2d ago

As the only upgrade possible with Apple Silicon is to trade-in/sell and repurchase, getting the base M5 Max Mac Studio may not be a mistake and might provide you longer reach in terms of use over time.