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The Mac Studio looks like a perfect replacement for my always-docked 2017 MacBook pro. If you were replacing this today, would you stay with the Mac Mini or go
by japhyr 5y ago
The Mac Studio looks like a perfect replacement for my always-docked 2017 MacBook pro. If you were replacing this today, would you stay with the Mac Mini or go with the Studio?
There was always such a wide gap between the Mini and the Mac Pro that I have preferred a decently specced MacBook to the Mini. But I think the Studio changes that for me.
- tomjen3 5y agoI have an M1 air, which is the same chip as the mini, and I haven't hid a performance point for coding yet and that is with the air throtting after about 8 minutes on max CPU (something which the mini won't do, because it has a fan). Of course if you do GPU intensive stuff, that might be an issue. Do keep in mind that the single core is not much faster on the studio, there are just more cores. My only regret is only getting 512 GB disk space.
- kstrauser 5y agoDefinitely spring for the 1TB since you can't upgrade it later.
- kstrauser 5y agoIf I were buying one out of my own wallet, I'd probably get a Mini. It's such a great little computer. If work's picking up the tab, like if it's time for a hardware refresh, I'd definitely get the Studio. It's not that much more than a nice MBP and seems to be a beast.