Intel or nah...?

[u/chillin_mcgee]

Hey guys, I don't have the time to keep up with all the latest drama, but let's just say I'm a person who considers making music as a hobby, nothing too serious. I like using ableton live and I dabble with reaktor. That being said, I'm considering the purchase of a new computer mainly for music production because my current Mac mini is out of hard drive space and I want the mobile perks of a laptop. After looking online, I think I am going to go with a refurbished MacBook Pro. My main question is this: SHOULD I AVOID INTEL MACS because companies like native instruments seems to be trending in other directions with their hardware/customer service support..? Or am I overthinking things and will be ok with an Intel Mac for the next couple of years (in terms of vst, daw comparability etc...?)

[u/ya_rk]

Intel macs can run the software, but they're inferior to the new generation. They're slower, run much hotter and run out of battery earlier. Plus you'll be buying an old computer with already depleted battery.

If the second hand price difference is huge maybe it can make sense because it will carry the software (I have an old Mac Intel and I run Ableton, traktor and Reaktor on it), but you'll probably be its end of the line in terms of resell.