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- Joined: Mon Nov 22, 2021 5:47 pm
- Real Name: James Brylowski
Hi! I recently purchased a 6K pro. I have been somehow getting by editing with my ancient 2013 MacBook Pro using 2 USB 3.0 solid state Lacie external drives (one with the footage on it and one as my CACHE). My last few projects have been Red Epic 5k footage and my 2013 MacBook Pro has somehow gotten the job done! As suspected, my 2013 computer isn't enjoying 6K BRAW footage.
I'm going to buy a new 14" MacBook Pro. Do you think that hooking up my Lacie USB 3 solid state drives (via a USB 3 to USB-C connector) in combination with a new MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro would do the job editing? Or, do I need new external solid state drives because my old drives would bottleneck?
As I already blew my budget, I'd like to get the $2000 base model MacBook Pro 14" - Apple M1 Pro Chip with 8-Core CPU and 14-Core GPU, 512GB SSD. Would this in combination with my USB 3.0 solid state external drives be ok editing?
Or, do you think I would need an upgraded 14" MacBook Pro ($2500) - Apple M1 Pro Chip with 10-Core CPU and 16-Core GPU, 1TB SSD. And, keep my current project on the internal SSD drive? I don't anticipate my projects being more than 500GB.
Or, would upgrading the 14" base model to 32GB RAM somehow allow me to get by using my USB 3.0 solid state drives? That would come in at $2400.
I would appreciate any thoughts and recommendations.
Thank you!
James
I'm going to buy a new 14" MacBook Pro. Do you think that hooking up my Lacie USB 3 solid state drives (via a USB 3 to USB-C connector) in combination with a new MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro would do the job editing? Or, do I need new external solid state drives because my old drives would bottleneck?
As I already blew my budget, I'd like to get the $2000 base model MacBook Pro 14" - Apple M1 Pro Chip with 8-Core CPU and 14-Core GPU, 512GB SSD. Would this in combination with my USB 3.0 solid state external drives be ok editing?
Or, do you think I would need an upgraded 14" MacBook Pro ($2500) - Apple M1 Pro Chip with 10-Core CPU and 16-Core GPU, 1TB SSD. And, keep my current project on the internal SSD drive? I don't anticipate my projects being more than 500GB.
Or, would upgrading the 14" base model to 32GB RAM somehow allow me to get by using my USB 3.0 solid state drives? That would come in at $2400.
I would appreciate any thoughts and recommendations.
Thank you!
James