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   Paul Haddad :tapbots_logo: (paul@tapbots.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 02:34:32 JST Paul Haddad :tapbots_logo:

   My M4 (non pro) Mini buying guide:

   Storage 256 or 512. 256GB is a pain but doable, 512GB is easy to live with but $$$$. For both get an external 1-2TB SSD for things like Music/Photos.

   RAM stay at 16GB, if you need more, upgrade to the Pro.

   10GbE upgrade is reasonably priced if you are likely to use that or 2.5GbE. Certainly cleaner than a T3 dongle but not needed.

   Who should buy? M1/M2 Mini owners. They are still reasonable machines, but the M4 is a pretty nice bump.

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     Paul Haddad :tapbots_logo: (paul@tapbots.social)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 02:34:31 JST Paul Haddad :tapbots_logo:

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     My M4 pro Mini buying guide:

     CPU upgrade, dealers choice. It's an OK value but not a huge perf bump CPU wise.

     Storage stay at 512GB and get an external.

     RAM stay at 24GB, if you know you need more wait for the Studio Max M4. If you don't know, try out 24GB during Apple's extended return period.

     10GbE upgrade see M4 Mini.

     Who should buy? M1/M2 Studio Max (M2 Pro, did anyone buy those?) owners who care about CPU over GPU and don't have long running workloads (or don't care about fan noise).

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     Charlie Stross (cstross@wandering.shop)'s status on Monday, 11-Nov-2024 02:35:17 JST Charlie Stross

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     @paul What about monitors? (The Studio Display is very nice but ghastly expensive.)