> I handle a lot of fairly huge RAW files in Adobe Lightroom.
Define “huge”.
I edit 45 megapixel RAW files on a m2 MacBook Air all the time and the only way that makes any sense is if you cheaped out and bought the base model. 16 GB of ram is still plenty for Lightroom and 32 GB is more than enough. The battery life is also amazing unless I’m dumb enough to do something like generate 1:1 previews for thousands of photos all at once. Yeah, you can’t upgrade it later but that’s why you need to make sure to buy enough hardware when you’re getting it in the first place.
Define “huge”.
I edit 45 megapixel RAW files on a m2 MacBook Air all the time and the only way that makes any sense is if you cheaped out and bought the base model. 16 GB of ram is still plenty for Lightroom and 32 GB is more than enough. The battery life is also amazing unless I’m dumb enough to do something like generate 1:1 previews for thousands of photos all at once. Yeah, you can’t upgrade it later but that’s why you need to make sure to buy enough hardware when you’re getting it in the first place.