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    Glad I grabbed my i7 Mini while I could. They axed two Thunderbolt ports, and these are limited at 16GB of RAM. I'm already using 3 out of 4 Thunderbolt ports, and most Thunderbolt hubs only give you one extra, at most. Plus, those hubs are mostly geared towards laptops that don't have HDMI or any USB A ports.

    I get by fine on 16GB of RAM, but anyone using big sample libraries (in Logic or whatever) will probably be weary of only using 16.

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    • I suspect 16GB limit is first-gen SOC thing. If it's like iOS the efficiency of the chip with the RAM may be better than with Intel.evilpeacock
    • I don't get the removal of the ports either, but controllers for TB used to be tied to the Intel architecture, so this is probably a 1.0 limit.evilpeacock
    • Apparently the new Ram is “unified” and faster than DDR4. M1 is faster at I/O as well and less Ram needed.NBQ00
    • Faster or not, things like orchestral libraries are loaded into RAM. You need the capacity to hold them.section_014
    • To some extent, efficiency and speed can overcome ram capacity, as Apple has demonstrated with iOS. I think next gen M chip will support moremonospaced
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