7 thoughts on “MacBook Pro M4 MAX, speed test with Photoshop 2025 and Premiere Pro”

1. November 15, 2024 at 4:41 pm

   Thanks for the in-depth comparison. I’m feeling really good about my Studio purchase a couple of months ago!

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2. November 15, 2024 at 4:41 pm

   I have the M2 macbook pro with the best specs possible … how does this compare with the M1 and the new M4 ?? Thanks as always Colin.. love your work. Jim.

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3. November 15, 2024 at 9:49 pm

   interesting comparison. I use my M1 Macbook Pro for travel and I find the bottle neck is creating previews. Can you run creating previews with say, 2-5,000 files from a high resolution camera.

   Thanks

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4. November 16, 2024 at 2:26 am

   Colin
   Can you please do a write up on the new M4 mini. I need to replace my iMac 27″ now it is running much slower

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5. November 16, 2024 at 11:47 am

   I’m also interested in the M4 Mini, my iMac 27 just got a warning that photoshop need a newer mac os version and I can’t upgrade. (2018 iMac 27)

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6. November 19, 2024 at 9:04 pm

   That was a great set of tests and comparisons – you know how to max-out a Mac! Totally agree with staying ahead on the tech and going with the M4 Max, if you can. Smart to think ahead! For myself, I know that any brand-new iMac or MacBook Pro will impressively out-perform the machines that I’ve got to use, today.
   Thank-you for doing such a smooth video! Pro!

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7. April 17, 2025 at 5:18 pm

   Thanks Colin I am using a pc for photoshop digital composition but I don’t make videos. It’s time to upgrade but I’d like to keep with pc based notebook or desktop. I do many many many layers….but find I can’t access the AI features properly. I’m on Windows 10. Current pc won’t do Windows 11. I use a Wacom Cintiq Pro 24. Can you suggest a pc with the right “grunt”? Many thanks Margaret

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