Hello all,
Could anyone owning an M1 MBP Pro or Max with 32GB test the following for me? Would be highly appreciated.
- Open a mix of Safari (100-150 tabs), Signal or Whatsapp, Mail, messages, Notes and the occasional Word/Excel document.
- Measure mem usage
- Then in addition to that, open Photoshop Lightroom, preferably with a substantial catalog, and edit some photos, then also open Photoshop, edit one or two large images
- measure mem usage again
Context:
On my 15" Late 2013 MBP, I use the above base mix daily. I have 16 GB RAM. When I want to use Lightroom Classic (150000 images in catalog) and Photoshop I need to restart first or at least close all other apps. If I don't the system memory will get filled up and the machine will get slow.
If I clear memory first, the LR/PS experience is still enjoyable, even on a machine this old. So the RAM is the bottleneck for me.
Assuming I buy a new M1 Pro or Max now and keep it for another 9 years, I am debating 32 GB (Pro) vs 64 GB (Max) of RAM. As system resources used by apps like Photoshop and LR increase substantially over the years, I must buy on the safe side. So if I'd get 32GB (preferred config, cheaper), it would need to have lots of headroom for the future.
So in order to make a good decision, I would like to know how much memory is used on a 32 GB unit, with the above combination of apps open simultaneously.
I realise this question is aimed at users that already have Lr and Ps on their systems, but there must be a few here on the forum.
Thanks!
Pete
Could anyone owning an M1 MBP Pro or Max with 32GB test the following for me? Would be highly appreciated.
- Open a mix of Safari (100-150 tabs), Signal or Whatsapp, Mail, messages, Notes and the occasional Word/Excel document.
- Measure mem usage
- Then in addition to that, open Photoshop Lightroom, preferably with a substantial catalog, and edit some photos, then also open Photoshop, edit one or two large images
- measure mem usage again
Context:
On my 15" Late 2013 MBP, I use the above base mix daily. I have 16 GB RAM. When I want to use Lightroom Classic (150000 images in catalog) and Photoshop I need to restart first or at least close all other apps. If I don't the system memory will get filled up and the machine will get slow.
If I clear memory first, the LR/PS experience is still enjoyable, even on a machine this old. So the RAM is the bottleneck for me.
Assuming I buy a new M1 Pro or Max now and keep it for another 9 years, I am debating 32 GB (Pro) vs 64 GB (Max) of RAM. As system resources used by apps like Photoshop and LR increase substantially over the years, I must buy on the safe side. So if I'd get 32GB (preferred config, cheaper), it would need to have lots of headroom for the future.
So in order to make a good decision, I would like to know how much memory is used on a 32 GB unit, with the above combination of apps open simultaneously.
I realise this question is aimed at users that already have Lr and Ps on their systems, but there must be a few here on the forum.
Thanks!
Pete