Hi, The normal stuff, word processing, web browsing, email and the like. As well as some audio production. So, I want to get the most I can for as little as possible and still have a fairly good system. I don't want to break the bank either. I am increasingly of the opinion that Apple products are greatly over priced and that's after many years of using apple products.
Dan > On Apr 24, 2019, at 4:15 PM, Simon Fogarty <si...@blinky-net.com> wrote: > > Hi Dan, > > What is it that you wish to do with this machine? > > My personal thought is that SSD is without a doubt needed > Processor will depend really on what you are doing, > As for ram, 16gb isn't a bad thing but if your only using it to surf the net > or write emails then it's overkill > > If your playing with music or video / graphics editing then it's a must. > The average mac will work great in most situations with 8GB of ram, > But in saying that,I'd go with 16GB jst to future proof even if it wasn't > needed. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: 'Dan' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Thursday, 25 April 2019 3:09 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Considering a new mac mini. > > Hello list, > I'm thinking about purchasing a new mac mini. > So here are a few questions. > > Out of the box with its basic configuration. What do you guys think of this > machine? > > If I were to upgrade, I'd probably go with a 256 GB SSD. And perhaps also > upgrading to the max processor for this unit. Should I increase memory to at > least 16 GB or is that even necessary? > > The idea here is to get the best bang for the lowest price without any major > compromises. > > Again, what do you guys think of this approach? In general what comments do > you have regarding the mac mini. > > TIA. > > > > > Dan > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
