Which Macbook to choose for video editing?

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Good afternoon!
Immediately I apologize for the illiteracy and stupidity of questions for poppy drivers who understand this. I have been studying Apple technology in the field of portable computers
for several weeks now , that is, laptops . I've been working on Windows all my conscious life. More recently, video editing has become an integral part of my life, on which I now earn money (it is important to note that I do not professionally do this). I am used to working with the Adobe ecosystem - I use Premiere Pro as the main program for creating video content. Studied After Effects, but he remained for me an abyss of darkness, which remained forbidden for me, but there is a desire to study and master. I edit the material only in Full HD (1920x1080), using simple effects and plug-ins for Premiere Pro (I don't do color correction often). Usually ~50GB is enough for the entire material, the rendering process usually takes 20-60 minutes.
And, moving on to the main part of the question, because, in my opinion, the preface should have been voiced in order to understand my goals and direction of work, I want to ask you - which Macbook is best for me to take for my purposes (video editing)? I was considering a 2017 Macbook Pro with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD, but wondering if I really need so much power for my work, I am faced with another question - maybe there is a cheaper option?
PS Another very important part - connecting an external sound card with a USB interface.
I hope that not only I am interested in this question, and therefore - the answers to it will be useful not only for me. Thank you for your time.
Specifications of my working Windows machine:
CPU: core i7 7700K
GPU: gtx 970
RAM: 16GB DDR4
HDD: HDD 2TB

Answer 1

You take the cheapest Thunderbolt 3 trinash and buy an eGPU box with a video card.
And I think it’s still worth switching to Final Cut Pro , if you don’t use VFX , then it will be just right for you. It's also more user-friendly and performant than Premiere Pro , although after 3 years in it , Final Cut Pro was relatively difficult to switch to.
But to adapt from this build to 4k, it's all iron to 0. Well, either through microfreezes and a long render time.
Also, the Mac eats most of the USB devices that run on Windows.