expiredfyrewal posted Jun 20, 2022 08:58 PM
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expiredfyrewal posted Jun 20, 2022 08:58 PM
Mac mini – Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU – 8GB Memory – 256GB SSD – Silver - $569.99
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I have Banktivity (basically Quicken for Mac) open, a few tabs, my e-mail, messenger. Yellow memory pressure almost all the time in activity monitor. I have to be constantly mindful to close background applications like Music, TV, App Store, calendar. 8GB of memory is inadequate. It runs fine, but using way too much virtual memory on the hard disk. Not ideal at all. Apple did us wrong on this release cycle. 16GB should have been standard. If I need to use a MS software Product, it really can't handle much else open before the memory pressure goes into yellow/red.
I have Banktivity (basically Quicken for Mac) open, a few tabs, my e-mail, messenger. Yellow memory pressure almost all the time in activity monitor. I have to be constantly mindful to close background applications like Music, TV, App Store, calendar. 8GB of memory is inadequate. It runs fine, but using way too much virtual memory on the hard disk. Not ideal at all. Apple did us wrong on this release cycle. 16GB should have been standard. If I need to use a MS software Product, it really can't handle much else open before the memory pressure goes into yellow/red.
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Edit: I pulled the SSD from my previous mac and use it with external enclosure from Amazon. Works great. And have a more traditional 3.5 2TB I keep for back ups etc. this thing is silent. Never gets hot and is fast AF. 1 Monitor for now.
The one pain point is the lack of ports if I were to have a complaint.
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I have Banktivity (basically Quicken for Mac) open, a few tabs, my e-mail, messenger. Yellow memory pressure almost all the time in activity monitor. I have to be constantly mindful to close background applications like Music, TV, App Store, calendar. 8GB of memory is inadequate. It runs fine, but using way too much virtual memory on the hard disk. Not ideal at all. Apple did us wrong on this release cycle. 16GB should have been standard. If I need to use a MS software Product, it really can't handle much else open before the memory pressure goes into yellow/red.
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