if anyone has a sec.... I like to run screen wonders (live wallpaper) on my 2020 iMac but it brings it to a screeching halt when I do... we need a new computer now anyways so I want to try to get something that can handle it (it's the small things in life), was thinking a Mac mini pro or studio, and an apple display etc.. anyone know how much of what I need- that can handle it? was looking at a refurb M1 Max studio (10/24 64gb, 1tb ssd) for 2k... or an Mac mini m2pro (12/19 32gb, 1tbssd) for 1950... can I go cheaper than that, does it need more (?!).. I only use it for a ton of web based software use, a whole lot of spreadsheets, emails and messages... thanks in advance.
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live wallpaper and how much computer you need to run it
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A 2020 iMac should be plenty powerful. I suspect the software you're using is the problem and a newer computer will behave the same.
yeah that's what I have now.. 2020 iMac i5 3.0.. 512 ssd... that's what I'm afraid of..
thank you, I appreciate your input... yeah thats the feeling I'm getting.. well, I guess I'll find out when I upgrade.. and I won't go too crazy on whatever configuration I get.. thanks again
For what it's worth, I don't have the full app like you have, but I did try their Fireplace 3D Lite and Earth 3D Lite freebie apps and both ran perfectly fine on my Mac Studio with Sonoma (though I have 64GB RAM, so there's not much that doesn't run fine on this thing).
As a side note, having a live wallpaper (not just a screensaver) is pretty cool, but is soooooo distracting to me that I turn it off after a few minutes. If I could find one that had very, very subtle movement I might actually be able to use it all the time. This is why I pretty much just have a folder full of subtle gradients set to shuffle every minute as my wallpaper.