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I would like to purchase a Mac for amateur photo/ video editing (more oriented on photos now). This is a hobby just starting out, that I will carry on in my spare time.
I have no experience with professional software; for photos I would be leaning toward Adobe, for video Final Cut or Da Vinci.
The idea is to do the job only at home, in a small studio., so no portability is needed.
I have no monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers, etc, so I will have to buy everything unless I choose iMac. Budget is around 2K€ (2.5K€ if it's worth).
Despite the 24" screen and the non-availability of the M4 Pro chip, I would be leaning toward an iMac (M4, 32gb ram, 512SSD for 2,2K€). This is because of the retina screen, because it is all-in-one (so I don't have to buy anything else) and it's the cheapest option.
In any case, so as not to rule out anything regardless, I also keep the choice open toward Mac mini and MacBook Pro.
The Mac mini would appeal to me, maybe in an M4 Pro configuration with 24gb ram and 512gb SSD, the thing is I don't know if I could live with a screen that doesn't support Apple's native resolution. This drives me crazy, and knowing me, I'm afraid I would notice right away.
Adding a good monitor (The Apple display is completely out of budget), speakers, keyboard and mice, I arrive at 2.5K€, which is the limit I set.
Although I don't need portability at all, I include the 14" MacBook Pro, M4 Pro, 24gb ram and 512SSD. The problem here is the same as with the Mac mini, namely the external monitor to be added, which I'm afraid I won't tolerate because of the resolution/ppi.
The only Pro for me is that on the MacBook I would be able to get a big discount and by adding a 27" 4K external monitor (€500), I would get to the 2.5K€ budget limit.
The first question I am asking myself is the following : in your opinion, just for the use I have described above, could I live with a M4, or in the medium term would I regret not having chosen a machine with the M4 Pro?
The second question : to your knowledge, is there any bottleneck on the new M4 iMacs, compared to the M4 Mac mini?
What would you guys do in my specific case and with my needs?
Many thanks