M4 or wait for M5?

[VTGuy79]

I know, another thread on this but am curious what you think with the latest news.

Current setup:

• M1 Mac Mini
• 8GB RAM
• 256 SSD

Uses:

• Photoshop
• Lightroom
• iMovie
• Final Cut Pro (VERY LIGHT)
• Web, etc.

What I am going to buy:

1. Either M4 or M5 Mac Mini
2. 24-32GB RAM
3. 1TB SSD (Maybe 512)
4. 10Gb NIC

Thoughts on waiting for the M5 and possible price increase? I want to get the best bang for my buck (who doesn't) and performance. M1 works good but the RAM and disk space are becoming an issue with the amount of things I have open- the memory usage is pretty good for how small it is.

 

[chown33]

The price for a Mac mini increased today.

Apple Stops Offering Mac Mini With 256GB of Storage, Starting Price Rises to $799

Apple this week stopped offering a 256GB storage option for the Mac mini worldwide. As a result, the desktop computer now has a higher starting price. In the U.S., for example, the Mac mini now starts at $799 with the M4 chip, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage, whereas it previously started...

forums.macrumors.com

If you have a budget you're working with, you may be forced to select from fewer and pricier configurations.

Predicting prices accurately is impossible, but the pricing pressure from pervasive gen-AI is unlikely to decrease any time soon.

 

[maflynn]

If you have a budget you're working with, you may be forced to select from fewer and pricier configurations.

Ouch, that makes the mini harder to justify.