Otherwise, look for a good deal on the M1 model with 16GB of RAM and have at it. That's good if he does expect to use more memory in the future.

The only thing that would really give me pause is that the M2 Mac mini might support 24GB of RAM like the MacBook Air. I really think that with M2 will raise the price by 300-400 euros of a base Mac mini. I don't think that with the same amount of money in 2-3 months he will be able to buy an equivalent M2 Mac Mini with the same exact specs. When you see your desktop, choose Apple menu, then choose About This Mac. The Mac mini M1 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage in Italy costs more or less 1200 euros, which nowadays it's the same in dollars. To check that the computer recognises the new memory: Start up your computer. Now, as I wrote in the title: better wait or buy now a Mac mini? (Yep, he wants an Apple device) He has a Mac Pro 1,1 from 2006 with El Capitan modded for EFI32 and an iMac 21,5' from 2011 (even w/o an SSD!!!). Hello people of LTT, I'm Ivan, computer techinician from ItalyĪ friend of mine graphic designer that only works in 2D (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and Affinity equivalent): no 3D whatsoever, thought to buy a new computer, and he reached me for an advice. Other Misc Devices: 2012 MacBook Pro 13' running Linux Mint 21.1 - Mac Pro 1,1 (2x dual cores as I haven't swapped the quads in yet, 32GB DDR2 and a 512MB HD4870) running El Cap/Lion/sometimes other Mac OS X versions - iPod Video (5th gen) Mobile/Work Devices: Late 2014 iMac 5K (work computer) - iPhone 13 Pro Max - Apple Watch S3 Rest of the HEDT collection - Xeon X5675/EVGA X58 Classified 4-Way SLI - i7 4930K/EVGA X79 Dark Smol Rig - i7 6950X - Noctua NH-L12S - EVGA X99 Micro 2 - 4x4GB 2800MHz DDR4 - Radeon PRO WX2100 - 250GB 960 Evo + hotswap 2.5' bay + LG WH14NS40 ODD - SilverStone SST-TX300 - Dell Inspiron 530S Chassis - Linux Mint 21.1

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