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Hi, as the title says, I'm in the market for a pre-owned M2 or M3 given the recent price hikes. I'm certain these machines will be good enough for what I want to use (Logic Pro) for many years, but I'm more concerned about being locked out from a software perspective.

How long would I expect to be able to install the latest os on either of these chips respectively? Once I can't that'll be it for Logic updates as well.

Thanks!

Hi,

I'm in the market for a new system to replace my now very old Mac Pro tower. It's a 2009 4.1 that I upgraded to a 5.1 and updated the RAM and CPU, so it now runs like a 2012 model. I also updated to the latest OS using open core. It's now quite unusable for what I want to do, which has resulted in me actually putting my music-making on hold for the last couple of years, along with my ambitions.

The RAM is particularly important given the sorts of Kontact libraries I run. I'm learning film and game music, and five simultaneous CineStrings patches are about the limit on my current Mac, so I need something that will let me properly expand and use more patches and sample libraries per session.

As such, I was looking to drop a ton of cash on one of the new MacBook Pros. I planned to wait until the new M6 redesign, purportedly coming at the end of this year, dropped, and then get a powerful system that would last me as long as possible. This would fundamentally mean stacking it with a lot of RAM, and with recent price increases, the exponentially higher cost has made it impossible for me.

So, the idea now is to spend significantly less than I was going to and buy a second-hand MacBook Pro- either an M1, M2, or M3. M4 or M5 are possible, but they're in that range where, if I'm spending that much, I'd rather spend even more to go all out on the spec and get a beast of a system. With the price hikes, doing that is now far more than I can afford.

I've been looking into things, and it's pretty confusing for me. I haven't found references comparing M1, M2, or M3 for this type of music-making, and there's also the issue of base, pro, and max models. And then there's the RAM, which is likely the clincher. I understand it's important, but I'm not sure what's the best bang for the buck.

There's also the software issue. I use Logic, and as far as I'm aware, you can only update it on the latest version of the OS. One of my concerns about buying into an older chip is that in a couple of years I'll be locked out of updates to both the OS and Logic...

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

So it's been mega hot here, as it has everywhere. I bought two new bottles of La Roche-Posay UVMune in town, put them into my black backpack, and carried on walking about town. I went out to eat inside and then walked home. So they were in the bag, in their cardboard packages, for like 6 hours in there.

I'm just thinking that if I were walking around in the sun, even if they were in my bag, it might get hot in there and degrade them? Especially with black absorbing heat. They were in the front zip compartment. Could this reduce the effectiveness? Thanks!

So it's been mega hot here, as it has everywhere. I bought two new bottles of La Roche-Posay UVMune in town, put them into my black backpack, and carried on walking about town. I went out to eat inside and then walked home. So they were in the bag, in their cardboard packages, for like 6 hours in there.

I'm just thinking that if I were walking around in the sun, even if they were in my bag, it might get hot in there and degrade them? Especially with black absorbing heat. They were in the front zip compartment. Could this reduce the effectiveness? Thanks!

So it's been mega hot here, as it has everywhere. I bought two new bottles of La Roche-Posay UVMune in town, put them into my black backpack, and carried on walking about town. I went out to eat inside and then walked home. So they were in the bag, in their cardboard packages, for like 6 hours in there.

I'm just thinking that if I were walking around in the sun, even if they were in my bag, it might get hot in there and degrade them? Especially with black absorbing heat. They were in the front zip compartment. Could this reduce the effectiveness? Thanks!

Hi,

Ife currently been alerted to Wise, as it apparently has better rates for international transfers. Given that I mainly work with US clients while being based in the UM, I thought I'd give it a shot.

I downloaded the free version, but from what I can tell, you can only receive money if you have the advanced version, which costs £50 upfront.

Is anyone using this over PayPal? Do you think it's worth it? And does the client have any extra hassel over paying you this way versus PayPal?

Thanks!