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£51,699.00.
Don't try to trade it in...
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£51,699.00.
Some but not all iMacs can be used in Target Mode as a monitor for another device apparently. Not tried it myself but will do soon as my friends iMac is out of OS support and I will be replacing my 2018 mini with a M2 one next month. If doesn't work will get a standard 24" monitor from Dell or similar.The problem with that entirely sensible approach is that Apple wouldn’t be able to sell a new iMac to customers every three years or so. I have always thought the iMac was a bad long-term proposition (I actually worked on the original iMac product while at Apple), as bundling display and CPU together meant ditching a perfectly good display when the CPU board became obsolete. However, Steve Jobs was obsessed with the idea of a single-volume computer (ever since the original Macintosh), and it has become something of an Apple signature since.
Mrs. Hook had her eye on a 10-core M1-based Studio, but the new M2-based Mini has complicated her decision. She’s does Photoshop and After Effects for clients.
Interesting comparison here…
https://9to5mac.com/2023/01/25/mac-mini-vs-mac-studio/amp/
So new Mac mini ok for Roon straight away? The basic ram would suffice?
I run Roon headlessly on the earlier M1 Mac Mini with basic RAM, way more than adequate, so I’m pretty sure the M2 would be fine.
My pal who is a UI/UX'er and does some freelance AR/VR stuff is going for the M2 Mini... That to me, says a lot!
Waiting for the M2-based Studio is also an option, but am expecting it to cost more.
Not a given, the M2 Mini is actually cheaper than the M1. I’d expect the Studio to get quite a bump as it is behind the Mini in some respects now, and what it offers more is fairly questionable. I’d have thought Photoshop would be fine on any of the M2s for a very long while, it is high-res video editing e.g. Final Cut Pro that really needs the power.
Only potential gotcha might be the 32gb max for Mini RAM. I get that the SSD is NVME connected, so it’s not as painful when memory swapping occurs. But Photoshop is such a memory pig, and Mrs. Hook works on some huge images! She wants this be her last system before retiring in 4-5 years, so spending the extra $400 for 64gb on the Studio doesn’t feel like too much overkill.
Waiting for the M2-based Studio is also an option, but am expecting it to cost more.
I see three things the Studio offers over the Mini: more memory, more ports and a taller enclosure (which should mean it is easier to stay cool).
M1 or M2 should be ok, but the latter appears to offer an ~20% improvement on CPU performance benchmarks. GPU acceleration for Photoshop is less critical, but Mrs. Hook does need a fair number of ports (printer, scanner, camera uploads, external drives, etc.). It would be nice not to have to use a USB hub.
If we were convinced that 32GB would be enough for the next five years, we’d order the new Mini today.
Sorry to veer O/T.
There's a 27' Apple Thunderbolt display sitting unused at my mother's house (bought in error by one of my brothers). It has no power supply and a (to me) bewildering array of cables coming out the back of it.
Could this display be made to work with the new Mac Mini on a budget? What would I need to buy to make it work?
With any recent Mac mini you'll be needing an Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter. The 27" Thunderbolt Display should have come with a detachable power cord in addition to the permanently attached flying lead that has both a Thunderbolt plug (which plugs into the Thunderbolt 2 end of the adapter) plus a MagSafe power connector (for optionally charging prior to 2012 gen MacBooks, and later models via an Apple MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter).Sorry to veer O/T.
There's a 27' Apple Thunderbolt display sitting unused at my mother's house (bought in error by one of my brothers). It has no power supply and a (to me) bewildering array of cables coming out the back of it.
Could this display be made to work with the new Mac Mini on a budget? What would I need to buy to make it work?
The Studio with the M1 Ultra CPU far exceeds the performance of an M2 CPU. The Ultra is actually two M1 Max chips on a single die giving almost twice the performance. Maybe they'll do the same with the M2 but.........Not a given, the M2 Mini is actually cheaper than the M1. I’d expect the Studio to get quite a bump as it is behind the Mini in some respects now, and what it offers more is fairly questionable. I’d have thought Photoshop would be fine on any of the M2s for a very long while, it is high-res video editing e.g. Final Cut Pro that really needs the power.
Only potential gotcha might be the 32gb max for Mini RAM.
If I survive my op and come out of hospital alive I might treat myself to one.
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You may want to have a read through the following Apple support page.Some but not all iMacs can be used in Target Mode as a monitor for another device apparently. Not tried it myself but will do soon as my friends iMac is out of OS support and I will be replacing my 2018 mini with a M2 one next month. If doesn't work will get a standard 24" monitor from Dell or similar.