Absolutely agree with getting the more powerful system. It will remain your friend far longer that way.
I also agree with Simon's point that you might want more storage. PS: Anymore I personally consider 32Gb RAM a minimal system. I prefer as much RAM as I can afford, with my second priority being a more capable CPU. I would note that I also look for CPU with significant L2 cache. So, more storage is third in my personal priorities. Yes, you probably should go to 512, but you can always add storage via USB 3.x ports. That's not a bad option given this is not a portable system intended for use on an airplane tray table. Best, Janina B G writes: > apple have just confirmed the refund for the MacBook by email. I > decided that a mac Mini would meet my use-cases more wholesomely than > a MacBook. Initially the plan was to stick to the same hardware > parameters - 16GB ram, 256GB ssd and an i5 processor. The nice man > from Apple however is offering me a much more impressive machine for a > very reasonable price. it has a 32GB ram, 256GB ssd and an i7 > processor. yes, plenty oomf there ladies and gentlemen but my question > is, do I need that much power given what I would use it for? To recap, > my two main use-cases are: (a) running copies of MS Windows > simultaneously on VMWare Fusion and (b) programming for Mac OS and > iOS. At a later date I might even decide to load it with Logic pro > and N.I. for making music, but that really is not a priority at this > point in time. > In short, will a machine of that description offer marked, significant > improvement over one with the specification I previously had in mind? > Thoughts from everyone and specially the more experienced hacks would > be gratefully received. > Incidentally, I am typing this in the web box which offers me no > spell-check; so apologies for any spelling error. > With thanks, Benji > > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/CA%2ByxY94jiOv0GPu2_njRczTEhsPu_VAY4Xif1gQbOSn6pEDH6Q%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Janina Sajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/20190603174334.GE2837%40rednote.net. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
