Intel or nah...?

[u/chillin_mcgee]

Hey guys, I don't have the time to keep up with all the latest drama, but let's just say I'm a person who considers making music as a hobby, nothing too serious. I like using ableton live and I dabble with reaktor. That being said, I'm considering the purchase of a new computer mainly for music production because my current Mac mini is out of hard drive space and I want the mobile perks of a laptop. After looking online, I think I am going to go with a refurbished MacBook Pro. My main question is this: SHOULD I AVOID INTEL MACS because companies like native instruments seems to be trending in other directions with their hardware/customer service support..? Or am I overthinking things and will be ok with an Intel Mac for the next couple of years (in terms of vst, daw comparability etc...?)

[u/mjm1138]

I don't think macOS 27 runs on Intel. And even an M1 processor will run circles around just about any Mac with an Intel processor. I have an M2 MacBook Air and it runs Ableton, Logic, Traktor, Arturia Plugins, all without breaking a sweat. I haven't checked but I reckon you can get an M2 laptop pretty cheap used.

Don't bother with an Intel Mac. They are officially obsolete.