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rebop

rebop

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I have not had a Mac since 1990 give or take. I'm a Windows Wizard (tm) since 1.0. As mentioned in other threads, its likely time soon to update my hardware and will likely wait until Windows 12. I understand Windows hardware. I know RAM and I have a good feel for GPU and what is needed and what is acceptable.

But Mac be a different animal now-a-days. I do have an iPhone and iPad which I like. A lot.

So, let's assume Macbook Pro M3 Pro in the sweetspot. What does Lightroom want to see for RAM? I can assume perhaps that "unified ram" means the GPU and CPU share ram and if so how could 18GB be enough? In Windows I would not consider less than 32GB for CPU and 8 MINIMUM for GPU. And I would shudder at the cost for the GPU for more than that. How does MAC handle RAM and assumming I buy this ONLY for LRc, Photoshop and other photography based utilities? What would you recommend?

What else might I wish to know?
 
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rebop said:
You will never convince me no dock. For example, I back up daily from my computer to NAS. Once a month full backup, Sundays diferential, daily Incremental. A fullbackup can be 150 GB. NEVER going over internet.
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Then you do not have a NAS connection. What you have is an External Disk Drive that can connect to other computers via the internet. What kind of port does it use? TB? USB? If it is not TB then why do you still need a TB dock?
 
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Its ethernet, and yes, it is a NAS. It is not JBOD.

And a TB dock so that all connections connect with one cable from DisplayPort to Ethernet, to Logitech Unifying receiver, etc. I don't know why you feel this is an arguing port, Cletus.
 
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rebop said:
You will never convince me no dock.
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My MacBook Air (MBA) has two Thunderbolt (TB) ports. (That's all.)
  • I plug a TB cable into my MBA for power and video to the external monitor. (That means only one cable to unplug when I want the MBA someplace else.)
  • I have one TB port available on my MBA. I use it to occasionally connect an external hdd for a daily backup. (Daily = rather casual schedule. The hdd is connected only during backup.
My 24-inch 4K LG UltraFine monitor has two TB ports and three USB-C ports.
  • I plug the MBA into one TB port on the monitor.
  • I plug an external hdd continuously into the other TB port on the monitor. (I run automated hourly backups to this hdd using Carbon Copy Cloner.)
  • I have 3 unused USB-C ports on the monitor.
No external keyboard, no mouse, and no trackpad.

And no dock. :)
 
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clee01l said:
The Studio Display is SDR, you should be aiming for HDR monitors as SDR will soon be obsolete. I have a ASUS ProArt Display 32” 4K HDR Computer Monitor (PA32UCR-K) - IPS, 1000nits for about $1200USD
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The Studio Display is 600 nits, so does offer at least one stop of HDR.
 
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FWIW, I use a CalDigit dock with my MBP M2 Max, into which goes an ethernet cable and 3 x permanently connected external drives and an additional external monitor. Two of the 3 USB-C ports on the MBP are taken up by the Apple Studio display (which also powers the MBP) and the CalDigit dock connector, The dock also has several USB-A connectors for any legacy devices that may need connecting from time to time.

Disconnecting the MBP to take it mobile simply means running Jettison to eject all the external drives then pulling out the two cables.
 
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Jim Wilde said:
FWIW, I use a CalDigit dock with my MBP M2 Max, into which goes an ethernet cable and 3 x permanently connected external drives and an additional external monitor. Two of the 3 USB-C ports on the MBP are taken up by the Apple Studio display (which also powers the MBP) and the CalDigit dock connector, The dock also has several USB-A connectors for any legacy devices that may need connecting from time to time.

Disconnecting the MBP to take it mobile simply means running Jettison to eject all the external drives then pulling out the two cables.
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Thanks, Jim. The TS4 seems to be the choice. But why TWO UB C to the MBP and not one and the other to the dock?
 
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