I don't consider a $1,000+ laptop "entry level" or "low end". These are high-end machines.
In the Apple ecosystem, a $1000 laptops are low-end devices.
The iMac Pro [1] and the Mac Pro [2] are high-end, professional level machines. The iMac Pro starts at $5,000; the Mac Pro at $6000.
The biggest difference is that Apple doesn't sell commodity hardware that virtually every PC OEM does. That was a deliberate choice many years ago.
BTW, the M1 Mac mini starts at $699 and blows away all the PCs in it's class, including those that cost more.
Some Hollywood studios have already talked about replacing much more expensive computers with the Mac mini because it's so fast [3]. No joke.
To be clear, you're not going to render a full-length movie in 4k on an M1-based Mac mini—that's what the Mac Pro is for. But for less demanding 4k editing tasks that would have been unthinkable on an under $1000 machine a year ago, certainly.
In the Apple ecosystem, a $1000 laptops are low-end devices.
The iMac Pro [1] and the Mac Pro [2] are high-end, professional level machines. The iMac Pro starts at $5,000; the Mac Pro at $6000.
The biggest difference is that Apple doesn't sell commodity hardware that virtually every PC OEM does. That was a deliberate choice many years ago.
BTW, the M1 Mac mini starts at $699 and blows away all the PCs in it's class, including those that cost more.
Some Hollywood studios have already talked about replacing much more expensive computers with the Mac mini because it's so fast [3]. No joke.
To be clear, you're not going to render a full-length movie in 4k on an M1-based Mac mini—that's what the Mac Pro is for. But for less demanding 4k editing tasks that would have been unthinkable on an under $1000 machine a year ago, certainly.
[1]: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/imac-pro
[2]: https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-mac/mac-pro
[3]: Hollywood thinks new Mac mini 'could be huge' for video editors: https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/12/hollywood-thinks-...