Hi Ken, The M1 chip is a big change as far as compatibility goes. If you want to be guaranteed to run Windows software then you need to get an Intel Mac, and soon the only way to get one will be a used one.
On the M1 chip you currently can use wine or CrossOver to run Windows applications. But that depends on Rosetta 2 which will only remain available for a few more years max. There's an M1 version of Parallels, but it only runs the ARM editions of Windows and Linux, not the x86 editions. For most things a 2016 MacBook Pro would actually be a decent choice. It has the MagSafe adapter and the real keyboard. I've used it for a few weeks while my newer MBP was being repaired. With an external 4 TB SSD connected to USB-3 that was plenty fast even for my regular work. Only Windows VMs were a bit slow. My SSD drive is the Samsung 860 EVO 4 TB SSD. If you don't want an external drive, then you should get the current 16" MacBook Pro model as long as it is still Intel. The keyboard is better than the 2017-2019 models and the ESC key is back. But it's still not the same keyboard that the older MacBook Pro generation had. Performance-wise most other MacBooks would work, but large screen and huge storage is only the 16" MacBook Pro. -- Christof _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: https://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: https://leafe.com/archives This message: https://leafe.com/archives/byMID/6e82d6cf-438c-419d-a930-15eca173a...@wollenhaupt.org ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
