best mac for designers 2019: graphic design workstation buying guide

Two things that have not changed over the years is the tendency for design applications to be RAM-hungry, and for the majority of design projects to require hefty amount of storage.   such as Mac Pro or 27in iMac, or Mac mini, you could purchase RAM from third-party instead - and do in mind that you will void your warranty if you add it yourself..   For example, Touch Bar of the 2018 13in MacBook Pro 256GB SSD 8GB RAM Intel Iris Graphics 655 2560 x 1600 resolution ) costs whopping £1,749.   MacBook Air would be sufficient for web design tasks, and if you've got the money, go for MacBook Pro.   And only Pro offers Touch Bar which adds some useful shortcuts ..   cheaper alternative would be 4K iMac, which boasts resolution of 4096 x 2304 - enough for iPad Air display in either orientation or iPad Pro landscape mode.   But for certain kinds of work - notably high-end 3D design - you need all the power you can get, and iMac Pro has that in spades with its 3.2GHz 8-core Intel Xeon W processor and at least 32GB, and maximum of 128GB, of RAM..   You get 1TB of SSD and stunning 27in 5K display.   It's great to see alternative to Mac Pro, and it's still lot more expensive ..   Even the smaller consumer-oriented Wacom tablets are fine and can also double as general pointing device, enabling you to 'snap the cursor across large display.   Read more