I feel like I am pushing my creativity to the limits and not worrying about the Mac grinding and beachballing. Now I can work freely and the machine just gets out of the way. On the 5, 1 I just wanted to get the job done and finished because it was so slow in Photoshop. With this M1 I can experiment and iterate more because it frees me up creatively. psd on my 5, 1 would be like swimming though bricks. Editing images and working with 3D layers, layer effects and embedded smart objects is buttery smooth - this kind of. Going from a maxed out 5, 1 to a 16GB M1 Mini was like leaving the past behind and seeing a glimpse of the future. Heavy Photoshop user since version 3.0 (first version with layers!) and have owned a bunch of Macs since, including most of the pro towers going back to the desktop G3. Massive layered 4k files, embedded smart objects, layer effects, masks, type layers, placed vectors, really busy files. Digital art, illustration, image editing.

I am in Photoshop every day for most of the day.

Cinema 4d m1