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an aging MacBook Pro, which 90% of the time it’s plugged into a dock on my desk
this is what I was trying to do 3 or so years ago and bought an M1 mac mini instead of a latest macbook, the macbook I was trying to replace (and I still use this as a backup machine is a 2018 MBP) and the jump in performance was enormous, from intel to apple silicone.
no1 should really travel with mac mini but if you have to its so tiny now!
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Looking at specs there’s no spinning disks in the Mac mini so I see no particular reason why it can’t be moved infrequently, although obvs not carting it around in a backpack daily! It’d replace a 2012 MBP so I’d expect a decent performance bump (at 1/3 cost of an equivalent MPB…)
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I did the same, although my MBP was late 2011, so the M1 Mini seemed lightning fast in comparison!
C4r1s
EB
So, would the Mac mini be a viable alternative for an aging MacBook Pro, which 90% of the time it’s plugged into a dock on my desk anyway and there are a few times a year I take it on the road to run lighting/audio for local bands and community groups. Given I have flight cases of gear anyway one extra with an external screen in doesn’t seem too onerous