Hi Frank, It depends on how you wish to use your machine. The M1 chip delivers superior performance over Intel’s chips. I say this because I have used a Windows-based machine with a similar configuration and I can see the difference. However, if you wish to run Windows, it will be far easier to do so with an Intel-based model. Best,
Les > On Jun 19, 2021, at 4:11 AM, Frank Ventura <frank.vent...@littlebreezes.com> > wrote: > > Hi all, I was looking at the new Mac Mini models. Does anyone have any recent > experience or opinions on the current offerings? The base model uses the new > M1 processor. However, Apple also offers i5 and i7 processor models for some > additional cost. How does each model compare permanence-wise? at the M1 > option is the least expensive but does that mean less performance? What about > disk I/O? Is there any noticeable difference in the M1 architecture? > > thanks > > Frank Ventura > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/6B2AFA04-A0FA-4DE7-BB6E-84629324A8EE%40littlebreezes.com. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/92FFF7F4-B06F-4919-831B-EBEDEEF51251%40gmail.com.