I saw your earlier post about maybe getting into app development.It's funny, I arrived at the same "$5 a month" breakdown earlier today too. Too late to cancel my 16GB order as it's in Preparing To Ship stage. I'm definitely reordering with 32GB, but now I have a new dilemma. Should I just go all in and get the 12-core version too, lol?
That's true. Is there a definite way to find out whether a system is lacking in memory? I noticed some swap space was used, not much just 100+mb🤔The fact that memory is used, doesn't mean it was needed or made an impact.
The Activity Monitor's memory pressure graph gives a pretty easy to understand index of memory demand in your system. Because the whole formula is more like a function of multiple factors so you can't just look at one metric and determine from it, say you got a few GBs of swap, but that can very well be an unclosed Chrome tab that doesn't need to be called out every other minute, so it is actually best if it stays in SSD cache than in your RAM. The memory pressure knows how unfrequent you access this and will deem it being a low pressure task even though it takes up that much virtual memory.That's true. Is there a definite way to find out whether a system is lacking in memory? I noticed some swap space was used, not much just 100+mb🤔
I see! Thanks for the explanation!🙏🏼 I wasn't aware I should also consider the memory pressure😆The Activity Monitor's memory pressure graph gives a pretty easy to understand index of memory demand in your system. Because the whole formula is more like a function of multiple factors so you can't just look at one metric and determine from it, say you got a few GBs of swap, but that can very well be an unclosed Chrome tab that doesn't need to be called out every other minute, so it is actually best if it stays in SSD cache than in your RAM. The memory pressure knows how unfrequent you access this and will deem it being a low pressure task even though it takes up that much virtual memory.
That depends on what you use your computer for.For those of you deciding on the configuration of your m2 Pro Mac Mini, are you going with 16GB or 32GB and why?
If your memory pressure is usually green 16GB is fine, but if your memory pressure is usually yellow get 32GB.That's true. Is there a definite way to find out whether a system is lacking in memory? I noticed some swap space was used, not much just 100+mb🤔
Is it an fair comparison to look at the memory in use on an intel based iMac (late 2014 27" i5 with 32GB RAM) to compare the amount of RAM you would need on a M2 Pro Mac Mini?If your memory pressure is usually green 16GB is fine, but if your memory pressure is usually yellow get 32GB.
What color is your memory pressure while doing work?Is it an fair comparison to look at the memory in use on an intel based iMac (late 2014 27" i5 with 32GB RAM) to compare the amount of RAM you would need on a M2 Pro Mac Mini?
Pretty regularly I am using over 12GB RAM on my current machine (currently 25GB RAM in use rendering videos which takes forever on this aging machine).
I am debating the 16GB vs 32GB and now leaning towards 32GB being I plan on keeping it a good 3-5 years minimum (or until my needs change or OS updates cease).
Swap works well.Is memory swap REALLY that bad?
I mean, if you’re planning on upgrading in 2-3 years, would it be fine?
Green with 32GB RAM on my iMac with 25GB in use. I am not opposed to going down to 16GB on the M2 Pro Mac Mini if it is simply unnecessary and overkill due to the effectiveness of swap with the unified memory.What color is your memory pressure while doing work?
Buy the 16GB one. You have a week and a half to put it through its paces to see how much RAM you need.Green with 32GB RAM on my iMac with 25GB in use. I am not opposed to going down to 16GB on the M2 Pro Mac Mini if it is simply unnecessary and overkill due to the effectiveness of swap with the unified memory.
It probably depends on your workflows. I suspect there are a lot of folks gravitating towards the M2 Pro Macs (and I lump in the Mac mini, 14-inch MacBook Pro, and 16-inch MacBook Pro) thinking that they'll need Pro when really a base model M2 with 16GB or 24GB of RAM will likely be plenty sufficient. I'm not saying you're one of them. Just that a LOT of people are used to going "Pro" because they think that's baseline in the way that an Intel 13-inch MacBook Pro was the entry level Mac in the Intel era for many.For those of you deciding on the configuration of your m2 Pro Mac Mini, are you going with 16GB or 32GB and why?
Exactly!! This is why I'm reading all the questions/answers and asking questions on this forum, to make a truly appropriate choice. I don't want to waste my money on overkill hardware. And this is the problem with the marketing of Apple. It's hard to select the right configuration and the marketing is done in a way that you think you really need the higher configuration, so you end giving Apple all of your money. It's exactly what THEY want you to do!I suspect there are a lot of folks gravitating towards the M2 Pro Macs thinking that they'll need Pro when really a base model M2 with 16GB or 24GB of RAM will likely be plenty sufficient. I'm not saying you're one of them. Just that a LOT of people are used to going "Pro" because they think that's baseline in the way that an Intel 13-inch MacBook Pro was the entry level Mac in the Intel era for many.
Exactly!! This is why I'm reading all the questions/answers and asking questions on this forum, to make a truly appropriate choice. I don't want to waste my money on overkill hardware. And this is the problem with the marketing of Apple. It's hard to select the right configuration and the marketing is done in a way that you think you really need the higher configuration, so you end giving Apple all of your money. It's exactly what THEY want you to do!
There isn't enough warning about this fallacy trap, on the forum. Choosing the right hardware IS HARD, because it can't be upgradable later anymore, and we can't predict precisely our own future.
The following 7 min video is interesting. If you're still hesitating about which mini M2/M2 Pro to buy (like me), the guy justify the M2 non-Pro for most users:
But I must admit that I didn't fixed my choice yet!Still hesitating between M2 24GB/512GB and M2 Pro 16GB/512GB (about 230$CD more) because of 2 more Thunderbolt ports and ... maybe new 3D games!? WTF!?
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