Upgrade from m2 to m4 base?

[Subliminal87]

So I have FOMO and am worried the price will go up after tariffs in January lol.

I have a base m2 mini. I use it part time. For web, mail, YouTube.

That’s literally it. I use it the days I don’t want to deal with windows and don’t plan on gaming. If I want to play games I use the windows rig.

I have a m3 MacBook Air that’s 16/512. I bought that version because with the 8/256 mini, I have hit swap usage while browsing and have outlook and music on.

The m4 has my interest because it’s newer and has more ram.


Is it going to be that much of an upgrade for my use case? Best Buy will give $250 for my mini.

I no longer live near an Apple Store, if I did, I’d honestly take my m2 and trade it in because it would only be $20 a month with installments.

*I won’t mail it in for trade in because I did that with my Apple watch and they screwed me over*. So it’s either keep my m2. Ooooor if it’s an actual upgrade I’d notice, I’ll goto Best Buy.

 

[frou]

Such consumerism is a trap man. It's hollow!

 

[FreakinEurekan]

The upgrade from M2 to M4 isn't worth the cost. But if you want it anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ who are we to stand in your way?

 

[russell_314]

So I have FOMO and am worried the price will go up after tariffs in January lol.

I have a base m2 mini. I use it part time. For web, mail, YouTube.

To me it sounds like you have money to burn and want to burn it on something. I’m totally for that, but you’re not going to get any satisfaction upgrading from an M2 to an M4 Mac mini with what you’re doing. You could be using a base model M1 and you would be fine.

If you have money to burn look at some of the really nice Apple displays.

 

[Subliminal87]

To me it sounds like you have money to burn and want to burn it on something. I’m totally for that, but you’re not going to get any satisfaction upgrading from an M2 to an M4 Mac mini with what you’re doing. You could be using a base model M1 and you would be fine.

If you have money to burn look at some of the really nice Apple displays.

Very fair. Studio display is on my list next year for sure.

 

[EdwardC]

I have a M1 Mini 16/256 as well as a M2 Pro and for everyday office use I can’t tell any difference. I suspect you would not notice it either.

 

[ericwn]

It will be a long time before an existing m2 is incapable of delivering a good end user experience for these very basic tasks.

But as a shareholder I can only support your consumerism. Best to buy a second one just in case.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

FWIW, I did just upgrade my M1 mini to a M4 Pro mini.

The M1 was doing everything I needed... but my brother-in-law needed a new computer so he got the M1 and I got the M4 Pro just because I wanted it and could afford it.

Sometimes that's all the justification you need - "You want it!"