I have the mini with 4 gb of ram running 10.6.8, and just bought a good condition used mid-2010 MBP with 4 gb of ram, 2.53 ghz, yosemite. Should the MBP be on a par speed-wise with the mini. The mini has a 320 gb hdd, the MBP has a 500 gb hdsd hybrid. I'm awaiting the MBP delivery tomorrow. I basically use the mini as an appliance for writing using Word for the Mac. And will use the MBP the same in conjunction with the mini. TIA
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MPB vs. Mac Mini (both (mid-2010)
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Also, the Mac mini is harder to upgrade the disk drive than the MBP. MBP's are easy-peasy compared to the Mac mini.
Can be quite difficult to get the drive(s) lined up properly in a mini (they aren't screwed into the chassis), so that everything else can go back right where it's supposed to on re-assembly, and those tiny cable connecters are very easy to damage or break, usually requiring a new logic board to "fix".
Can be quite difficult to get the drive(s) lined up properly in a mini (they aren't screwed into the chassis), so that everything else can go back right where it's supposed to on re-assembly, and those tiny cable connecters are very easy to damage or break, usually requiring a new logic board to "fix".