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Not sure which to keep, or if I should just keep both.
In 2020, I got a 2017 iMac Pro from my employer to WFH which they have since let me have.
I always have Adobe Premire, AE, and ME open at the same time. In AE I make minor changes to template projects created by art dep, but from time to time I do use it for some heavier edits.
For now I mainly edit with 4K footage and motion graphics in my timeline, and 90% of my work is short form content for Social platforms for major brands. I really can't remember the last time I worked on any single edit that was longer than 5 minutes. That being said, there are plenty of times where I am working on 8-15 difference assets and exporting 25-40 files in a day and it feels like by the time it's mid afternoon my iMac starts slowing down, which is why I thought about upgrading and prematurely pulled the triggar on a 2023 Mac Studio M2 Max because I found one being sold for $1800 ($2000 regular price) but now I don't really know how much of a better machine I'm getting with the Mac Studio, and if its indeed worth the ~2K I spent.
I also always have Google Chrome, Slack, Apple Music/Youtube playing, Trello app, Frame Transfer app all open in the background.
iMac Pro Specs:
Processor: 3.2 GHz 8-Core Intel Xeon W
Memory: 64GB RAM
Graphics: Radeon Pro Vega 64 16GB
Storage: 2TB (of which only 300GB is used - all my work is on seperate SSDs/HDs)
Display: 27" 5K Retina
Mac Studio M2 Max Specs:
Processor: 3.68 GHz - 12 cores (8 performance/4 efficiency)
Memory: 32GB RAM
Graphics: Apple M2 Max 30 Core
Storage: 512GB
Display: Debating on POSSIBLY selling the iMac to purchase the new Mac Monitor (or just using my Thunderbolt display + my Dell 2560 x 1440 monitor for now)
So again, my main concern is that I may have bought a lesser or equal to computer even though I was looking for an upgrade in timeline playback, faster rendering, faster exporting, and being able to handle multiple applications at once.
Has anyone made a similar upgrade, or can provide some insight on important factors that I might not be thinking about to help me finalize my decision?
One of my first ever Reddit posts! I appreciate your time and would love to hear some feedback from the community!