05 · Software · chosen
Apple
The atelier machine
Mac, 14-inch
The computer is the studio wall. Space black, a dark editorial screen, no carnival of icons. This is the environment from which the rest of the software on this table will be launched.
Buy the screen and the keyboard you will not resent. Storage is cheaper later. Attention is not.
Other rooms in this decision
Alternatives, by commitment.
Not a comparison table. Four temperatures of the same choice — from the first honest version to the piece on the table.
Entry · £0–80 / year
The tools, on the machine you have
Raycast, a notes app, a calendar. Software taste before hardware.
Considered · £1,200–1,600
MacBook Air, 13-inch
Apple
Enough machine for writing, markets, and design. The honest first Mac.
Committed · £1,800–2,400
MacBook Pro, 14-inch
Apple
The atelier on the table. This is the one.
On the table
The piece · £3,000+
14-inch, fully specified
Apple
For picture, film, and the first original products. Not required to begin.
Kept nearby
