I think I’ll go for m2 max studio with 64gb ram upgrade and 1tb 😔 sad because hdds so pricey by Apple. Should be able to afford 4tb at normal prices! It seems there’s not a whole lot of difference between max and ultra unless you do a ton of video editing.
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Get a 4TB Samsung external SSD, tape it to the studio, put your mass data on it. Works like a charm and is cheap.
I haven't had >512GB internal on Macs for years.
Yes not a big difference for a typical designer workflow, what do you need this much memory for? I think I have 1tb and never looked at how much I have left lol
Future proofing and tons and tons of figma files open
External storage you’ve mentioned is a great idea also, I bought one earlier for some video editing too