Don’t get more than 8GB of Ram in your MAC Mini, as Apple (As usual) rip you off on Ram prices, (Like they do on everything else) which as the Ram is upgradable in the Mini, it is much cheaper to upgrade it yourself. (I would however recommend the i7 CPU & at least 512GB of storage)
It may also be worth waiting until next year, as the new MAC Pro (With proper upgradability) should be out next year.
If you want to save some money, you can build a Windows Desktop with the MAC Mini spec above (i7, 32GB Ram & 512GB Storage) for a less than £1000 (And everything is upgradable) compared to the £1500 of the MAC Mini.
If you are thinking of going for an iPad Pro, also look at the Microsoft Surface (The peripherals are also way superior and cheaper than the Apple equivalents) or a 2 in 1 Laptop.
One thing is certain; there is something out there for everybody.
Bill
I know, there is 32GB memmory for €240 available, same quallity as apple delivers..
Same goes for the SSD, i am going to use an external SSD..
I allready own a 2017 ipad pro 12,7”
My wife owns a surfacebook, very nice quallity..
But where music is concerned, nothing beats an apple..
For several reasons..
Most important is that apple makes hardware an software itselves
And creating lagfree realtime music is a priority in their software
Everything build into the kernal..
Everything working right out of the box..
Both for IOS as for Mac..
I saw a comparisson lately comparing AU units on Mac vs VST performance on windows
The authentic AU units used 30% less processor power and 10% less memmory..
While most pro software is available on both mac and pc, my 2 most used programs are mainstage and logic, both are mac osx only. I could switch from logic to cubase.. but nothing compares to mainstage...
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