Mac for work - Windows for gaming 🤷🏻‍♂️

i'm an artist but also a gamer i have no other choice other than pc 😅

I recently watched a lot of your videos to get a sense of what Art KZfaq is like (thinking about joining the club), and recently you expressed that you felt inconsistent in your channel and that it was hurting you. I can't argue with analytics, but I never really felt the inconsistency. Your channel functions like a maven, pointing new artists to useful information, tutorials, ideas to consider, and tech (like in this video), and pitfalls to avoid. That can look like you're doing a dozen different types of content, but behind it all is one guy acting as a torchbearer to light up the path.

Funny thing is I’m not even an artist, I’m a musician/music producer but all of these points you brought up are still really relevant. I definitely want to get a MacBook Pro someday but its really hard to justify when I have a $2000-$3000k PC that slams through most tasks I throw at it. Definitely more justifiable for someone like you who’s time is more important. Your art is your source of income so any boost in productivity is worth it I’d imagine. Maybe if I ever get to a position like you I’ll pull the trigger and buy myself one! :)

I forgot to mention in the video, the config I got for my Macbook was the M1 Max with 64 gb of ram, 4 TB of storage, and the 32 core CPU! I know lots of people are upgrading their 2012-2015 laptops, are you looking at any new apple products for art?

No way! I was just about to do a “why I switched to an M1 Mac Mini” video (from my built PC) Well that’s kind of hilarious but I do see a “Ergojosh Fanboy” accusation coming my way soon

I mostly draw on my Ipad in Procreate. I've been contemplating a Macbook just to be able to move around more. My PC is not a beef cake either. This video was encouraging.

I can totally relate. As grow older you tend to shift to simplicity. Paying more for something that works. I guess because time is more precious as you age

I'm honestly happy to see an art channel talking about using this new laptop, thank you for this video! 🙌🔥

As someone who’s an artist and a gamer with a windows 10, I actually just work with what I have even if it’s not suited for art work, it still gets the job done. Nothing to special about it, but I don’t like how slow it will go compared to a Mac

Man... do you know those moments when u instantly connect to a KZfaqr/channel, because you feel it in your gut, that the guy speaks your language..?? I subscribed with like 3mins in, to this video. Thanks very much for the video. I'll check a couple of more out, before I msg u sgain, man ;). Cheers from Portugal

came in here scoffing at the title && now I'm wanting to try a macbook omg. Thank you for sharing a digital artist perspective, so helpful.

just got my MBP14 M1Max last week and wooooow, I struggled a lot in video editing, postponing all my video projects constantly as it was a nightmare with the 2019 model. But now. Holly Molly, that thing is SMOOTH! and Streaming finally works with M1 directly when using a Fuji cam as a webcam. PLUS, the sound quality of that beast, stunning, especially while watching your video :-D super bass, super clear, crisp image... and last but not least, the design feels really nice in the hand. I travel a lot (change hotel in average every 5 nights since 2015) a reliable machine is a MUST, and I think Apple finally did precisely this.

I recently bought a M1 MacBook Air and I run Unreal Engine on mines with no problem. Glad you made the switch. Apple’s ecosystems is really smooth and fluid

A windows update has NEVER, ever erased all my work. People mention this all the time, and I just can't relate or even imagine how this would work. I have a Macbook pro 2019 for work and a Dell laptop for personal use and gaming. I honestly love them both. And with both, what they do well, they do exceptionally well, and what they do poorly, is akin to train-wrecks. Also, most of the things you mention not working on you PC seems to me as a motherboard issue which can be easy and fairly inexpensive to fix, good luck fixing your motherboard on your Macbook, let me know how many loans you have to take out to fix that. PS. you mentioned portability... is you Razor laptop not portable? It is a windows machine, is it not?

I only switched to Macbook 10 years ago because it was the "cool" thing to have when you're a designer and you show up at the office with one, it seemed to me like just a silly statement. But to this day I will sit back and remember spending entire weekends trying to clean a virus out of my PC, or it just freezing up (ctrl+alt+delete 100x a day), the random windows updates, the ports that just never worked, restore to previous restore point, finding device drivers?! It still baffles me that those problems completely disappeared. I assumed PCs are doing better now but it sounds to me like if I switched back I would be spending more time fixing things again. I'm going to wait until the power up the iMacs. I'm tired of trying to draw on a tablet and it pushes the keyboard and monitor so far away, and then staring down at the screen. And since everything is done from home these days, I would like a good built in webcam (laptops can't have decent webcams since the lid is so thin).

Such beautiful artwork at the end!

This is really great to hear as someone who just bought an iMac, my windows laptop was basically giving up, super loud fans etc. and taking forever to load things, I want a big display and don’t need to take it with my since I do all my art and speedpainting recording on my iPad anyways but for managing a small sticker and print shop or editing videos or might even streaming i just need something that is reliable

I agree to that "Nothing is Perfect" It will always come's down to what are your needs on the piece of tech / things you're going to buy. And how it will benefit you in a long run 🤙

Honestly you make some really good points! But as someone who's also a gamer? I think having a PC is good for home use, and having a Macbook Pro is good for on the go use. It's the best of both worlds, and if the games you mostly play are ported to mac? Well it works in my favor as well.

AHH your making me even more glad i got my M1 Air 👏👏 its just so good!!! Great work as always

5:00 Well to be fair there is actually a setting in Windows where you can suspend updates for 35 days. Then every 35 days you can click the same option. Its a bit more work but at least when you know you are doing something important, like a project or portfolio piece(in my case) you can pause the updates so that doesn't happen.. You could literally make every 35 days your "update everything" day if you wanted to. Where you update windows, then all your drivers, etc.. (after video): Honestly, I'm never going to get an Apple product. They are way too limiting and take away control from the user. If something goes wrong its much more complicated to fix. Apple stores won't even fix them unless its something easy and even then they will charge a ridiculous amount (everything they do is to get you to just go and buy a new device.. they don't even make their computer plans public so that there aren't a whole lot of small shops out there that can reasonably fix the device. All most will do is replace a screen if it gets cracked). Not to mention this is the company that was caught rolling out updates to older devices to purposefully slow them down just so Apple users would feel the necessity of dishing out another large amount of cash just to get a faster device. You may be planning on keeping that laptop for 5 years but I guess we'll see what happens. At least with a PC you know the parts you are currently using will likely go down in price over time. So in a couple years you could replace one part with an identical part for not too bad of a price. By the time a repair may be necessary it may even be that you are able to upgrade for a reasonable price anyway. But add on top of that that you can't really game on them... honestly if you are going to get a laptop it shouldn't cost more than 2 grand anyway. I got an asus ROG for that price and have been able to game at least mid graphics settings at 60 fps, 3D model / render, use any art program without any problems and have been doing so for the last 5 years now. A 2 grand laptop now should be able to get you even better than that. (and keep in mind I am hesitant to recommend a laptop at all, portability is great but if you want the best bang for your buck its always going to be a computer tower.

The only computer I will ever purchase is a Mac. I've used PCs at work and learned to appreciate them, but there's nothing like the feel of a Mac. Now that I've decided to pursue video editing and digital art full-time, I can't live without my MacBook Pro. Thanks for this review. I was drooling over your new Mac, and I'm putting one on my Xmas wish list! Hope you get many years of enjoyment from using it.

So basically you needed a laptop, but you make it look like Mac vs PC instead? Mkay

That artwork from the outro is beautiful Josh! Paired with that music it reminds me a lot about the statues from the game Gris. I wonder if that was your inspiration for it

I might get bonked in the head for saying this but... I hate macOS so I love laptops who have Windows. Even though they sound like airplanes when the fan starts.

The background monitor screen is DOPE!!! Awesome background

It would be fantastic if you could give us an idea of what level of 3D work is done well with your setup. I’m not a 3D artist, but would like to tinker a little. Looking at 16” M1 Max 10/24, 32G, 1T.

Just set "SLEEP" to "NEVER" in POWER & SLEEP menu when you want to backup or do anything. Just simple as that.

I like your personality and the way you do reviews. Thank you!

This video is so helpful. I was actually using windows almost my entire life and planning to switch to apple ecosystem. I actually wanna learn after effects and some 3D probably and I ordered the m1 Max 16in. I hope that it will work really well. Just wondering, what are the apps, tools and tips you can recommend me since I'm switching from Windows to mac os. Would love to hear your response. Thank you so much man. Keep creating great content like this.

Hi! I have a pc and I’m really struggling to create art because of the color calibration being off. I’ve tried fixing it but to no avail. I was thinking of buying a IMAC, would you say the color accuracy is better than pc? Thanks!

Have you run into any issues with your Cintiq and touch recognition? I recently switched to Mac as well and have a 32" Cintiq. The touch functionality was fine on Windows, but runs like garbage on Mac, frequently misinterpreting rotations as zooms or scrolls, etc, with lots of lag as well. Been trying to troubleshoot the install but not many people have the larger form factor cintiqs.

Omg this has been a joy to watch. I've ordered this laptop to (not as powerful as yours) in the hopes to do alot of the same stuff you are doing (minus the streaming lol) . Really can't wait to begin learning animation and just having a smoother drawing experience 🎉

What Razor Tartarus are you using? I bought on once, but the one I got wasn’t compatible with my mac (I believe it was the latest version). How is the compatibility with all the keys?

Ended up grabbing an M1 MacBook pro earlier today glad to hear some of the pros and cons before it arrives.

I love your videos you always help me focus on art :>

If I was just now getting into digital art would you think it'd be better to transition to a Mac "now" before I get too accustomed? I'd been using my gaming rig but found that space isnt made with drawing in mind 😅.

I think a better comparison would be the surface laptop studio vs that macbook, makes a lot more sense

As a Windows user and now a Mac one, I totally agree with everything Josh had said omg

The aesthetics of your videos do so Good to my Soul

FOUR REASONS WHY I SWITCHED TO MAC "Reasons 1-4 is because I can afford it haha brokies" -Josh 💀 JOSH IM JUST PLAYIN 🤣

Love your channel bro 💪🏽 Huge help to my set up at home 🔥

That artwork at the end. Beautiful. 👌♥️

What wacom drawing board are you using with your macbook pro? I just bought one my self and now i need a drawing board.

If money is no object, I completely agree that the Mac is a great platform. I still prefer to pay the Apple Tax for iPads as the drawing experience as well as the apps (Procreate and Art Studio Pro) are second to none. The PC is a great platform. It's cost effective and if you can build your own PC it's even better. Now, not everyone can do this, but with a PC you can easily extend its life it by adding a new, bigger SSD, storage, and memory. With an Apple laptop or an iMac expanding it can be difficult or impossible. With Apple laptops, expanding memory or the SSD is near impossible. Apple wants you to pay the Apple Tax, buy new products, and isn't consumer friendly.

hi ergo , from watching your vedio I saw that you use a razer tartarus keyboard with a MacBook pro. can you please share us how did you do that? bcoz I'm not able to get this connect with the MacBook pro. i bought a razer tartarus v2 by watching your videos. not able to get into their app. and customise the keys. if there is any way to do it. please

Thank you for explaining your workaround for the Tartarus on the Mac!!

Amazing, you always inspire me to do a similar video, for me I went with the 8TB 14" and spec out everything else to max, I think I should make a video like that just explaining my work when my machine gets here!

Just a little curious what adapter can be used to connect the wacom drawing tablets with the current new MacBook Pro..

Can you tell me how good that razor little keypad with zbrush. It's really difficult for me to change brushes in normal keyboard 😢

that outro!!! was beautiful!!!

How did you get your Razor Tartarus to work on your Macbook? Is it the Pro version?

Cool!! man, nice to hear how you explain, and all with class.

Can I ask what program ur using is, and what that pad is that ur drawing on is

Hey man love the review! Appreciate your insight - Can I ask you where you got the background screensaver on your TV in the back ? I love it!

Q. what is that golden screensaver you have running in the background?

which non-screen tablet were you using with your mac?

Can I open and work on a window saved in Illustrator files on a Mac M1 OS?

Your voice is really really good to watch and listen to! Idk know how to explain it.. maybe do audio books :) also your channel and your content is really good.. just add more B Role footage and make sure you use the right settings on you camera to fix the white balance and the over exposed parts.. best of luck bro 🙏🏼💜

Hey Josh, how do you get the Tartarus Pro to work with the Mac?

It's great to hear your opinion!

Love the vid!! I totally agree with all of your points. I'm 3D artist so I'll stick to the PC for a bit but I love the M1 tech, and I'm excited to see how it changes the industry. Glad you found a tool that suits you!

Is it possible to customize the scroll wheel of the tartarus v2 to brush size shorcut?

About 17:16 - Blender is already native on Apple M1 chips, when you go to the website, click on the drop menu, and choose the Apple version. And DO NOT install it through steam, because steam doesn't install the M1 Apple Blender.

i use an imac and a macbook pro 2017 and i love them. I think its important that we all use the things necessary for us. I'm a university student and I know it will help me with my future years of studying and last a long time. I wish I would have waited to get the new mac books but I have had mine since i was 16. I'm thankful for the products I have been able to buy myself

Thanks for the video ergojosh… what key pad do you use? Is it a gaming keypad ?

How did u managed to make your Razer gamepad work with your mac ?

Because of this video I started making my own drawing videos, thank you!

whats the drawing pad you used in this video?

i am a concept artist an a gamer and use my pc every day for productivity, i could never go back to my old crappy mac. Never

can i know what is the thing you draw on?

How’s the mac m1max work in 3d ?? How the performance

Did your razor keypad work on the m1 mac?

What is that keyboard called? I need one of those.

Great to see a fellow Tartarus user. You should consider making a video on it, if you haven’t already.

Is that a screen saver on the TV in the back? Looks great I want that om my TV as well. :)

Please tell me you can connect your Razer Tartarus to Macbook? And use yr macro settings🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

I’ve been doing art on mi iPad for 3 years now, and recently I got a MacBook since I’m a musician and macs are well known for running music programs and such, and when I integrated it to my art flow it’s been astronomical experience, sadly I don’t own an iPhone currently so posting my art online is a little tedious but that’s coming in soon

Thanks for the video. What is that drawing table you use on top of the keyboard?

You gonna use the old PC as a NAS to backup files?

What’s the tablet u use for MacBook?

Im an advocate of using tools to make you happy and makes sense. Im a pc and android user, but I cannot deny that the Ipad, especially the pro models, are really good and worth the money, and I was able to make both tech work for my work flow and needs.

What issue where you having with razer blade

I know i have seen alot of different videos with people saying that it can. But do you think that someone just getting into art and graphic design, some video editing ect…is the MacBook Air M1 enough to get started? I would love to get the entry level MacBook Pro m1 pro but even that 2000 bucks is just out of my price range atleast for now.

Universal Control is going to be a game changer for my workflow. I hope Apple doesn't abandon it. We've been waiting for eight months now.

what tablet are you using now?

Yes, the window upgrades Omg 🤦🏻‍♀️ totally agree!

Hey Josh, great video. I have a question. I'm using m1 mac and m1 ipad for my work right now and I'll switch to this device. My question is how was the photoshop performance improvement on this because I might sell my ipad and get cintiq, for example I can draw 7k pixels with fair amount of layers in procreate but what's the maximum resolution in photoshop you are getting while you are drawing?

Hola! how do you configure your Razer with Karabiner?

I see that proko loish interview 😏 and wishing your mother (and rossdraws ;)) a happy birthday haha

I have been using Mac's for the over a decade because my day job is a UI/UX designer and it's just what everyone uses. However I used to buil my own PC's. I have always found that Mac's suck with Wacom tablets they have always been laggy and just not as good as a windows machine. That includes a few years back when I was given a top spec G5 at work(the one that looked like a bin) that cost about £5k and it was tbh a complete waste of money. I have just been sent a brand new M1 chip MacBook about 2 weeks back which I've only actually turned on once to register and install stuff so haven't tried it out yet, I've heard they are good so maybe this will convince me. But people always seem to say Mac's are better but when you ask them what windows machine they were using they'll show you a £400 del, well of course the Mac is better it cost £2500! Saying all that I've not actually plugged in my Wacom tablet since I got an iPad pro last year.

Any know what mic he's using?

Do you no longer stream? Or do you stream on twitch only now?

Another big problem I found here on the macbook m1 was the compatibility with joysticks..it is impossible to have compatibility in games the joysticks do not work even if they are recognized on the macbook

I actually did the opposite this year. I migrated from a late 2013 12-core Mac Pro maxed out on memory (128 GB) and dual D700's to a Threadripper Pro workstation that has double the memory and better performing multicore and a Nvidia RTX 3090. I still use my Mac Pro for general purpose, remoting into work and Apple eco system stuff. The TRP workstation was purpose built and I'm thinking of installing Deep Freeze by Faronics to keep the system files clean from the junk Windows ends up accumulating that causes all the driver & system issues.

Ever since I got my MacBook I found myself rarely using my PC for such a long time 🤷🏽‍♀️ I was starting to feel bad it wasn’t even plugged in. (This is only Bc I stopped pc gaming tho) Great video ☝🏽✨

Waiting for M1 Pro and M1 Max Mac Mini, that would be insane.. Hopefully insanely faster as well..

Just a side note to anybody with a similar workflow as me. I sold my M1 macbook pro and bought a windows laptop, because if you use 3d as reference or ever want to get into 3d, Mac aint it. No graphics card, so keep that in mind. The Mac was smooth for straight illustration work though.

What drawing pad in the video are you using with the Mac book pro?