The previous MacBook Pro is only six months old with a 13.3-inch screen, which means it’s still based on modern technology. Intel i7 was used in the older generation MacBook Pros. The first laptop chip by Apple is the M1 which featured 8-core, 4 high-performance cores and 4 high-efficiency cores, 16-core integrated graphics, a Neural engine and all connected through their own I/O controller, the Apple Fabric. What are the key differences – Mac Mini M1 vs Intel Core i7 Design Support for up to three 4K displays or one 5K display and one 4K displayĪpple is presenting the Intel-based Mac mini as a high-end option, starting at $1099, which is substantially more than the $699 starting price of the Apple Silicon-based Mac mini.Up to six-core Intel Core i7 processor with Intel UHD Graphics 630.Support for one display up to 6K and one display up to 4K.Eight-core Apple M1 chip with eight-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine.No option for a 2.5-inch hard drive as internal mass storage.Fewer Thunderbolt ports than previous Mac mini.Looking at Geek Bench, the iMac 2017 4.2 i7 and the 6-8 core Mac Pro 2013s are in roughly the same zone, both financially and power house wise.Walmart Pros & Cons – Mac Mini M1 vs Intel Core i7 Mac Mini M1 If it was half the price, then maybe, but it isn't. Although they can hold their own single and multi-core wise, the cost isn't cheaper and it doesn't have thunderbolt and could be unsupported at any point. The old cheesegraters don't stack up according to my research using geekbench. That leaves me with either getting an iMac or a Mac Pro. The sort of sessions I'm struggling to run are large orchestral VI sessions with lots of plugins being made on a 12 core 2013 Mac Pro. However about 40% of my work is now at my home studio and I can work from there if needed! I won't be able to be at the recording session with a desktop necessarily though. I do a lot of on-site work for composers, so the laptop has always been the most helpful option as I can go to them, and be there at studio sessions with a printable rig. I've held off upgrading for so long with the hopes that there would be a 32gb RAM Apple laptop out, but there isn't and my hand is being forced! I'm using a 2012 'classic' macbook pro, which has served me well, but I'm running out of power, can't open some projects due to a RAM limit - all the usual issues with older machines!
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