IS it worth the upgrade? The short answer is "Yes." Are the specifications too much for your needs? No. Since I started my adventure as a video content creator last year, I needed a machine with powerful specifications for the Adobe Premiere Pro. While waiting for the release of the new MacBook Pro, I bought the Lenovo Legion 5 Pro as a temporary laptop. Armed with a 16GB of RAM, AMD Ryzen 7 5800 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards, Lenovo gave a Puget benchmark for Adobe Premiere Pro, a score of 600. The specifications are high enough to achieve my daily workflows. These benchmarks (https://www.pugetsystems.com/benchmarks/) test many of Adobe's most popular applications using real-world projects and workflows, and the latest CPU, GPU and other hardware components.
As a long-time MacBook user, a Windows PC laptop isn't ideal since I got used to the seamless workflow between an iPhone and MacBook. I missed the Apple handoff feature, where I could continue my tasks on the iPhone to the computer and vice versa. Then there is the AirDrop feature that lets Macs and iOS devices share files wirelessly with one another. Picking the right MacBook for my needs was a challenge because there were so many processors/chipset options. Not only did Apple introduce two more chips to the latest MacBook Pro lineup — M1 Pro and M1 Max, adding two sizes (14-inch and 16-inch) got me even more confused. My research showed that the two processor choice options are more powerful than most people need. If you're just using the email or browser and writing on documents, the specs are an overkill. One should just stick with a MacBook Air.
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