I agree that the 2015 Mini would be able to run High Sierra just fine with 4 GB RAM and a spinning hard drive, especially for Regina’s use case where speed and super performance isn’t really needed.
But Regina if you really want to upgrade, then hold out a bit, I have a feeling that a new Mini will be coming this year, or if you want to go laptop then look at the Macbook Air or Macbook 12 inch. Which ever Macbook you choose, go for 256 GB storage if within your budget, it really makes a big difference. The idea to switch to a iOS device like a iPad is also definitely something you can look in to. For email, internet browsing, listening to music and audio books or reading eBooks, a iPad will be perfect. A iPad Pro with smart keyboard will offer more than enough power, as a cheaper option just a normal iPad with a bluetooth keyboard will also do just fine. > On 09 Jan 2018, at 09:02, Shawn Krasniuk <bbssh...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Hey Regina. I don't know what you heard but 4 gb of ram is enough to run the > newer OS's like Sierra and High Sierra. My MacBook has 4 gb and it runs > sierra fine. So if my 2010 Mac can run it, your 2015 Mini should have no > problems. > > Shawn > Sent From My White MacBook > Facebook Username: Shawn Krasniuk > Twitter Handle: shawnk_aka_bbs > Skype username: bbstheblindrapper > Facetime: bbssh...@icloud.com <mailto:bbssh...@icloud.com> > >> On Jan 8, 2018, at 8:47 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com >> <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: >> >> An Air would be the cheapest, and would definitely fit your use case. >> >> Have you considered dropping the Mac and using an iOS device for everything? >> With keyboard commands, and, of course, a keyboard connected to your iThing, >> many tasks are much easier these days. Switching apps and quickly dealing >> with emails isn't as smooth as it is on macOS, but you mentioned books, and >> iOS has far better book-reading apps than the Mac. I know it's an odd >> suggestion, but it's a thought. After all, an iPad is well under half the >> cost of an Air, and even an iPad Pro is far cheaper than a MacBook. >> >> If you do go MacBook, though, do yourself a favor and get more storage if >> you can. I lived with a 64GB Air for a while, and it was miserable. If you >> plan to store a lot of audio on it, and don't want to rely on networked or >> wired drives, even 128GB might be too small after a while. >> >> -- >> Alex Hall >> >> >> >> >>> On Jan 8, 2018, at 16:00, regina alvarado <reggie.alvar...@gmail.com >>> <mailto:reggie.alvar...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> A question that I know is individual, but I need to get some ideas. >>> >>> I am thinking of replacing my Mac Mini. I am not a power user. I do mail" >>> and go on the internet and maybe listen to music and definitely books. What >>> Mac would meet my needs. I like my Mini, but I got it in 2015 and it cannot >>> be expanded and only has 4 gigs of ram. Thus I cannot go past El Capitan. >>> What do you think. 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