iMac with M1 chip (Page 2): Thank you Ben My work flow is anything but intensive😃...

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

burkphoto wrote:

The M2 Mac mini can run two monitors. br br The ... (show quote)

Thank you Ben
My work flow is anything but intensive😃

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

Manglesphoto wrote:

Thank you Ben
My work flow is anything but intensive😃

I would still consider getting a model with dual NAND chips.

The way MacOS manages memory, RAM is shared by all processors, including CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine cores. When the system needs more memory than is available, it will use STORAGE for "virtual memory" or "swap memory". The upgrades I would recommend are:

Upgrade memory first (16 GB is the sweet spot for most users).

Upgrade storage second (512 GB on base M2; 1TB on M2 Pro).

All upgrades have to be done when you buy the machine, as there is NO user upgradeability inside the machine. You can add Thunderbolt 3 or 4 storage later, though, at far less expense than Apple charges. But the system uses the startup drive for virtual memory. So that's why you would upgrade the storage to get two NAND chips.

I have found my M1 MacBook Air to be sufficient for everything I do. It only hesitates slightly when doing AI tasks in Photoshop and Lightroom Classic. Everything else flies. Editing 4K video with it requires a large, fast, external SSD drive, but for what I do, it's speedy.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

Bushpilot wrote:

I bought the iMac 24 with the 8 core M1 chip and 16GB Ram and am very happy with it. Lightroom and photoshop are much faster and no issues with Zoom. Previous desktop was a 2013 iMac 27 with 32 GB Ram.

I have same and also very happy with Photoshop and Lightroom. Thinking of eventually upgrading to M2 Studio, mainly for increased video processing capabilities. Probably the M2 Max. The ultra is overkill.

SalvageDiver Loc: Huntington Beach CA

bsprague wrote:

"They're on Zoom at least 4 hrs/day and much of the time even longer. "

I feel sorry for them!

me too, but they prefer that over traffic driving into an office, especially LA traffic.

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

SalvageDiver wrote:

Zoom not completely compatible with the M1 chip???... (show quote)

No problems here, either, with FaceTime, Zoom, Skype, or Microsoft Teams. I've used 'em all.

If you're picky about your on-screen appearance, the M1/M2 MacBook Pro 14 and Pro 16 have excellent 1080p cameras, along with the 2021 24-inch M1 iMac and the 2022 and 2023 M2 MacBook Airs. The 13" M1 MacBook Air and Pro have 720P webcams that are a wee bit soft.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

I have a MacBook Pro M1 and my wife has a MacBook Air M2. Both run zoom without problems.

ajbrenn Loc: Goshen, IN

No issue with Zoom, PS, or LR. Sixteen-inch MacBookPro with M1 chip

BobHartung Loc: Bettendorf, IA

Houstoncatlover wrote:

I'm thinking about getting a new iMac. Does anyone have experience with the M1 chip and Lightroom/Photoshop? I ask because it seems that Zoom and the M1 chip aren't completely compatible. Thanks for sharing any experiences.

I have a Mac Studio with the M1 Ultra Chip. I have absolutely no problem with any of the Adobe products or with Zoom.

rdarlington43 Loc: Charlotte, NC

Houstoncatlover wrote:

I'm thinking about getting a new iMac. Does anyone have experience with the M1 chip and Lightroom/Photoshop? I ask because it seems that Zoom and the M1 chip aren't completely compatible. Thanks for sharing any experiences.

I have had a 24" iMac with the M1 chip since November 2022 and have had no problems with it, including almost daily Zoom meetings. I have not used it with Lightroom/Photoshop but am beginning to use it with Final Cut Pro. No problems there so far. If you are thinking about a new iMac why not get the newest one with the M2 chip?

tomc601 Loc: Gilbert, AZ

I have a MAC Studio with M1 chip. No issues with Photoshop, Lightroom, Zoom or any other app.

Ednsb Loc: Santa Barbara

I’ve had a M1 Mac Mini with 16GB and 1 TB SSD for over a year now. It has no problems running Photoshop, Lightroom Classic, all the adobe apps , On1, and others. I am part of Photoshop and Lightroom Classic classes where people are using everything from old Mac to the newest pc. The only computer that runs faster than mine is a m2 studio.. And Zoom has no issues with an M1

rleonetti Loc: Portland, Oregon

Bushpilot wrote:

I bought the iMac 24 with the 8 core M1 chip and 16GB Ram and am very happy with it. Lightroom and photoshop are much faster and no issues with Zoom. Previous desktop was a 2013 iMac 27 with 32 GB Ram.

Me too...quick on all counts!

BurghByrd Loc: Pittsburgh

Houstoncatlover wrote:

I'm thinking about getting a new iMac. Does anyone have experience with the M1 chip and Lightroom/Photoshop? I ask because it seems that Zoom and the M1 chip aren't completely compatible. Thanks for sharing any experiences.

I read some but not all of the responses and none seemed to answer your question. I can't comment on Zoom, I don't use it, but I do have an M1 MacBook and use Lightroom classic; I have not had any problems with LR.

Bfree2 Loc: Grants Pass, Or

I bought a Mac mini in September with the M1 and I am not having any probs completing a task. Though I will say I have only done one Zoom on it. I normally use an iPad for that.

jbk224 Loc: Long Island, NY

I have two iMac 24s. One with 8GB, for my wife's work--no photo editing--and works fine with zoom. I use one with 16GB at work and it is just fine as well. I use it for editing with CP1 and Zoom...no issues.