Question about Newhouse Masters Program

Hello SU!

I am a newly admitted student to S.I. Newhouse for the Digital and Broadcast Journalism master’s program. I was hoping if any current students or alumni could give me some insight on this dilemma that I’m having.

I assumed there would be a lot of photo, audio, and video editing and processing so I planned on getting a new M4 iMac to use at home to work on any of these projects and potentially any future professional endeavors.

I currently have a 2020 13” M1 MacBook Pro. I planned on using this for note taking, light classwork, and things of the like.

I’ve seen the Tech Requirements ( https://newhouse.syracuse.edu/about/facilities/technology-requirements/ ) and was wondering if I needed this IN class or just for class work so I could potentially avoid buying a new MacBook as well lol

Any help would be greatly appreciated.