The Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro & M4 Max are Apple’s best 2024 Q4 laptops and the ultimate laptops for musicians/creators
Apple 14″ MacBook Pro M4 $1599.00 minimum per processor type
Apple 14″ MacBook Pro M4 Pro $1999.00 – M4 Max $3199.00 minimum per processor type
Apple 16″ MacBook Pro M4 Pro $2499.00 – M4 Max $3499.00 minimum per processor type
If you’re a serious pro or amateur musician, you really want the Apple Mac Studio M2 Max & M2 Ultra or the Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro & M4 Max. A large music and/or video recording studio without budget restraints or someone who must have PCIe slot expansion may want to consider the Apple Mac Pro M2 Ultra. These are the three best computers for creatives you can buy today.
If you absolutely must spend less than $1999.00, consider buying used, refurbished or consumer level Macs like the Macbook Air, iMac or Mac mini. To suggest buying less than an Apple M Series system is bad advice. Also see notes below in the Unified Memory section.
See: Apple Silicon is the DAW standard.
Macbook Pro M4 Series available starting November 8
Apple has announced updated 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. No major changes. You can pretty much expect exactly the same thing as the Apple MacBook Pro M3 Pro & M3 Max, except with M4 variants.
The 14-inch M4 base model now has 16 GB memory standard. This elevates the M4 base model to appropriate for music production, meeting the minimum recommended memory needs unlike the M3 base models. Apple also added one more Thunderbolt/USB port for a total of 3 now Thunderbolt/USB ports on the M4 base model, just like the M4 Pro/Max models.
Other changes
Thunderbolt 5
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth 5.3
Information will be posted as it becomes available
Thanks!
-Yehuda
Manufacturer’s website
https://www.apple.com/macbook-pro-14-and-16
Product support, downloads
https://support.apple.com
Videos
Yehuda Rothschild Apple MacBook Pro M4 Series YouTube Playlist
Useful Links
Apple related pages
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