

He put the device through its paces by adding 4K footage, 3D effects, and image files to a project in Adobe Premiere Pro.

WIRED reviewer Adam Speight tested the 16-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 Max chip. Editing 4K videos? Rendering 3D models in CAD? Producing music? That’s what these machines are intended for.

If you’re mostly working through a web browser and typing up documents, these machines are overkill, and you should stick with a MacBook Air with M2 or M1. The two processor choice options are significantly more powerful than most people need.
