Ive been working in Illustrator and After Effects for years on my old 2017 MacBook Pro, but lately its just been crawling whenever I have more than two projects open. It literally sounds like a jet engine is gonna take off from my desk if I try to render anything complex. I need something that can actually handle heavy masking and motion graphics without stuttering every five seconds. Im based in Chicago and looking to pick something up in the next couple weeks before I start this big branding project for a local client. Budget is around 2500 bucks, maybe 3000 if the performance gains are actually worth it. Ive heard mixed things about the newer M3 chips versus going with a high-spec Windows machine like a Razer Blade or maybe the XPS line, but I really dont want to deal with driver headaches while I'm on a deadline. Do I stick with Mac for the color accuracy or is there a solid Windows rig that wont crash Premiere every time I scrub the timeline?