It’s pretty much identical to the Intel Mac Mini, however it is lighter. It has also been a long held belief that while Mac software represents great value for money, the hardware does not! This has spurred on many a site, and many individuals building Hackintosh machines for specific applications which offer a greater level of performance at a fraction of the cost of a comparable Mac.
Over time, software has moved forward: it’s now sophisticated, comprehensive, and fully featured and it often feels like the Mac computer has struggled to keep pace. We’ve been hearing the debate rage on for some months now: should we wait, or should we buy the new 2020 iMac? Which is, unusually for Apple, a very good spec for the money, and you can upgrade the memory yourself to 64Gb for under £300 likewise, external SSDs for a fraction of the cost of an Apple upgrade.Īnd let’s be honest here, unless you’re professionally writing and recording film scores with a full orchestra, a Mac Pro is simply a world away.
What does Apple Silicon’s new M1 chip offer, how does it perform against the entry models it replaces, and more importantly, is it suitable for music production?
