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[Afterpay] Apple Mac Mini 3.6GHz QC Intel Core i3/8GB/128GB $595 Delivered @ MobileCiti eBay
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I don’t have a sarcasm detector, but if you’re being legitimate the M1 blows this away in terms of performance. But depends on your use case.
and rumors of Mac Mini Pro (M1X / M2) coming in the September release
but TBH this i3 Mac Mini is good enough for office use / streaming videos
Thanks, it sounds like M1 is at least 2-3 times the processing power compared to this Intel version.
It’s a lot more powerful, but if you just want to do office browsing / streaming then this would be fine. Heavier tasks would require the M1, but then your budget would need to extend
if you just want to do office browsing / streaming then this would be fine
Actually disagree - having used both Intel and M1 macs, I think where the M1 shines is in these sort of day-to-day office / general use type of stuff.
Very fluid and instantly responsive, never lags or slows down, always stays quiet…etc.
With the M1 only $300 more, I'd say it's a no brainer: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Apple-Mac-mini-M1-CHIP-8-CORE-CP…
I suspect that you would get back most (if not all) of the $300 difference if you sell it to upgrade in a few years.
@p1 ama: As a developer running M1 Mac Mini and M1 MBA for almost 8 months now
I still feel the Rosetta cannot perform 100% of an Intel MacFrom time to time I need to close and reopen x86 Mac applications (such as Visual studio on Mac 2019)
while in Intel Mac I don't have those issuesHowever, I do believe that more Mac apps will be transferred to ARM optimised so those issues should be resolved sooner or later
Now my next target is to get the Mac Mini Pro which hope to be released next month
@littlesoldier: Yes, I completely agree that Rosetta cannot do 100% of what Intel can. However, I would be very surprised if VS will not be ARM native soon.
FWIW, I am a statistician and use R - it is completely unbelievable how much faster M1 is. Of course, it is not a multi-core powerhouse, but we have compute clusters for those sorts of tasks. So I think when more apps become native to ARM, we will realise much more of that performance.
For those that can't stretch their budget further and really want to be on MacOS.
This is a 2018 model I believe, the SSD size is a giveaway. IMO this will be supported for at least a few more years. I don't have any evidence from Apple to support this claim but a 2012 Mac mini was made obsolete last year, so it's possible this 2018 model may be supported with major OS upgrades until 2026.
Still rocking the 2012 Mac Mini. Think this would have some life in it for years to come.
I run 2012 Mac mini upgraded (because I can) to 8GB Ram and a decent SSD
I also use an M1 mac mini
Both are used spasmodically for light use - streaming - office duties etc.
Apart from the connectivity, I find them utterly undisguisable. (Yeah I know the mac OS version is now different because Apple abandoned the 2012 model)
I'm sure purists might disagree but my perspective this deal is a no-brainer, about the same price as a NUC and you are able to put a decent OS (you know, Windows) onto it fairly painlessly.
I was actually thinking of getting a M1. My 2012 is running strong, however the video out is kind of the only thing letting it down.
Good to know your experience between the two.
Even if it gets supports, there are already some software features that are not supported on intel chips, such as the bokeh effect on FaceTime. Small things that tells a long story: Intel will be faded out in 2022 and Apple’s focus will be on its own silicon.
Great price! I'm running a 2018 Intel Mac mini. It blows the rings off my much-loved deceased Mac Pro.
The mini needs 32Gb of RAM though…
Haha me too and I juiced my mac pro to 32 cores.
This can drive two monitors - one through HDMI, one through thunderbolt - right?
Yep.
(I'm running an eGPU)Thanks, I thought so.
I work remotely by logging into a virtual desktop through Citrix, and while I use very large spreadsheets and data sets and have to engage in meetings through MS Teams (with video… yuck), it's not really intensive work. Is a system like this likely to be ok to give me what I need?
Intel chip may be better for light gaming tho than m1 chip?
I know it won’t be great with only 8gb of ram100% no, the m1 performance is almost as good as the Mac mini with egpu rx580
m1 is like half the gaming performance of a rx 580. idk how much the egpu will cripple a 580 but surely not by half to make it comparable
yeah the guy said light gaming (abit subjective).. but the m1 gfx is pretty amazing for what it is.
For reference 1 game i play - egpu (max settings) m1 (medium+) and none doesn't really run well enough even at low to play.I'm running the RX580 and find it excellent for what I do.
Video performance is excellent - again, as compared to the Mac Pro which used the same RX580 card I migrated to the Mac mini.
But…I don't game, so can't comment on that aspect.
Bought one - thanks OP :)
Damn - and it arrived this morning. Came express post. ace!
This or M1 version ?