Even though my Mini is only 2 years old and I have invested heavily in it, I may be in a position to replace it because one of our work machines is getting crotchety and that creates an opportunity for me to move the Mini on. I’ll most likely get another one, but am not sure whether I’d be better off waiting a bit for the inevitable high end AS version, which could be here in a month or so, or going for a better specced Intel model like the current one. I already have the 3.2Ghz i7, but I’d probably get more RAM and storage if I get another.
One part of the question then, is which machine is likely to run 2 4K screens better? If I go for an M1 Pro or Max, are they likely to be able to outperform the Radeon Pro 580 8 GB that’s in my eGPU? I realise it’s only possible to speculate given that nothing is known for sure about the new Minis, but guessing that the MBPs should give some indication regarding graphics performance. I have benchmarks for them but don’t know how to compare them to an RX580 on a Mini.
I’m also a bit torn about maybe sticking with the past given that my average Mac lifespan is around 10 years. I’m kinda keen to move forward with AS but don’t want to go backwards in graphics performance.
What do people reckon? Would I be better off with an M1 Max? Anything else I should be considering with this change?