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Apr 11, 2022 6:08 PM

Mac mini – Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU – 8GB Memory – 256GB SSD – Silver $569.99

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Costco Online has M1 Mac Mini on sale.
The regular price is $669.99. The listed price is $569.99

Features:
Apple M1 Chip 8-Core CPU, 8-Core GPU
16-Core Neural Engine
MacOS Big Sur
256GB SSD – Silver

https://www.costco.com/.product.1..._Tech_Days
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Costco Online has M1 Mac Mini on sale.
The regular price is $669.99. The listed price is $569.99

Features:
Apple M1 Chip 8-Core CPU, 8-Core GPU
16-Core Neural Engine
MacOS Big Sur
256GB SSD – Silver

https://www.costco.com/.product.1..._Tech_Days

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Apr 11, 2022 6:28 PM
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TiltJunkieApr 11, 2022 6:28 PM
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Perfect little desktop for everything but games. I'd actually rather get the Air when on sale for a bit more.
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Apr 11, 2022 6:48 PM
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BiewareApr 11, 2022 6:48 PM
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Worth picking it up at this price or holdout for whenever they release next gen? Also debating on 16gb ram version as I do graphic design. Not outputting 4K video but I normally have 2+ adobe programs open. Anyone have experience running that on 8gb ram?
Apr 11, 2022 10:22 PM
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HE1Apr 11, 2022 10:22 PM
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confirmed price match with best buy, arriving tomorrow.
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Apr 11, 2022 10:40 PM
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Sarpanch_chdApr 11, 2022 10:40 PM
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Quote from Bieware View quoted comment :
Worth picking it up at this price or holdout for whenever they release next gen? Also debating on 16gb ram version as I do graphic design. Not outputting 4K video but I normally have 2+ adobe programs open. Anyone have experience running that on 8gb ram?
Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom will benefit from 16GB. Both apps love RAM. Apple refurb store has 16GB models from time to time and generally is 10-15% off
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Apr 11, 2022 11:48 PM
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dohnnysdiscountgasApr 11, 2022 11:48 PM
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Quote from Sarpanch_chd View quoted comment :
Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom will benefit from 16GB. Both apps love RAM. Apple refurb store has 16GB models from time to time and generally is 10-15% off
Almost everything benefits from RAM because the OS caches as much as it can. People with 8GB will regularly see most of it used while those with 16 will see 13-14 typically occupied. The Least Recently Used data gets evicted as necessary.

It's snappy and fast even with 8GB, it's only when you're working with very large resolutions or have a lot of layers being combined that paging out might become a problem

Is 16 better? Duh. Is it worth 40% more? That really depends on the user. Return periods mean you get to try it out yourself and decide Smilie

Also worth noting that edu/veteran/etc stack with apple refurbished so you can get a deal there -- 15+10% off
Last edited by jmonster April 11, 2022 at 04:50 PM.
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Apr 12, 2022 2:50 AM
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Sarpanch_chdApr 12, 2022 2:50 AM
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Quote from jmonster View quoted comment :
Almost everything benefits from RAM because the OS caches as much as it can. People with 8GB will regularly see most of it used while those with 16 will see 13-14 typically occupied. The Least Recently Used data gets evicted as necessary.

It's snappy and fast even with 8GB, it's only when you're working with very large resolutions or have a lot of layers being combined that paging out might become a problem

Is 16 better? Duh. Is it worth 40% more? That really depends on the user. Return periods mean you get to try it out yourself and decide Smilie

Also worth noting that edu/veteran/etc stack with apple refurbished so you can get a deal there -- 15+10% off
Fair points. My personal experience with 8GB M1 Mini was OK at best. A few masking layers in Lightroom Classic editing a 24MP photo, and could already feel the speed slowing down. Lightroom was already swapping 3-4GB after all 8GB RAM was used. Can't imagine what it would be like if Photoshop is open at the same time.

For those interested, Youtube channel ArtIsRight has good informative content specific to photo editing and MACs and how RAM and processing power impacts workflows.
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Apr 12, 2022 8:01 AM
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MoneymitchApr 12, 2022 8:01 AM
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Quote from HE1 View quoted comment :
confirmed price match with best buy, arriving tomorrow.
You can price match online?

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Apr 12, 2022 12:21 PM
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HE1Apr 12, 2022 12:21 PM
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Quote from Moneymitch View quoted comment :
You can price match online?
Yep. Successful over chat.
Apr 12, 2022 6:11 PM
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kevinaaaApr 12, 2022 6:11 PM
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It's 2 year old model, apple will obsolete it in 5 years.
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Apr 12, 2022 9:46 PM
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ZetrocApr 12, 2022 9:46 PM
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New version coming soon?

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/ne...-the-proof
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Apr 13, 2022 4:58 PM
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maitvApr 13, 2022 4:58 PM
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I'm purchased a LG C1 55" - Will this mac mini take advantage of all the great things on the C1 or should I get a better apple computer?

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