MavenC

Thanks for the reply Pat. Makes sense, it has just come at a bad time so I was probably hoping the lower spec would work. I don’t want to pay with years of frustration however!

Yes! I even have multiple windows of chrome for different themes! 😆

Interesting thread. I’m needing to replace my late 2016 MacBook Pro 16GB RAM due to a broken screen. Looking at M3Pro 18GB RAM/ unified memory and concerned it may not be enough and don’t know if in practice the unified memory helps access more RAM when needed occasionally - from the thread maybe not? I’m not quite sure where I sit in the VW system requirements as mid-level or high-end so if anyone can draw any parallels or has a recommendation I’d appreciate it. Currently running VW fundamentals 2017 on a perpetual licence. It does everything I need but isn’t supported in newer OS so I’ll need to upgrade to 2024 with a newer laptop. I often have 8 VW tabs open, working on 2D only. Loads of chrome tabs open and photoshop. Works fine other than if I’m working on 280-400MB file photo realistic rendered sections where it gets quite laggy on zoom and pan. Activity monitor shows the memory is briefly amber zone under pressure doing that and VW can go unresponsive but never crashed. Whilst it seems unified memory should help with this, the system requirements seems to suggest you need even more memory than before with the silicon chips? Is this something that will be sorted out with VW2024 updates or it just needs more RAM to work? It’s a big price jump on a tight budget and a wait to get the 32GB RAM so want to be sure its needed first.