Just a thought, but as all three M1 machines are basically the same in terms of performance, rather than buy a mini and a 27” monitor, I am now thinking of getting the air, and a monitor as I could connect that to the monitor when needed, and this way I get a similar set up to the mini + monitor, with bonus of having a portable machine too. Unless I am missing something? Steve.
Sent from my phone On 13 Nov 2020, at 14:27, 'A C Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group <smug@googlegroups.com> wrote: One thing I have noticed with Big Sur is that if you use Time Machine and you have APFS formatted volumes then by creating an APFS Time Machine volume the backup process runs much more quickly. I’m also going to run Carbon Copy Cloner soon which seems ready to run on Big Sur to see if this is equally speedier. Regards, Tony Sent from my iPad > On 13 Nov 2020, at 11:52, 'Phil Ward' via Sussex Mac User Group > <smug@googlegroups.com> wrote: > > You are a mighty brave man Tony! > > I suspect I’ll be living with daily update notifications for about 9 months > before I dare take the plunge on my Mac Mini! > > Phil > > > ---- > Phil Ward > > Skype: aphilw > E: phil_w...@mac.com (me.com, iCloud.com) > W: musicandmiscellany.com > > W: audio-icons.com > W: peggysdiaries.wordpress.com > W: soundcloud.com/philberish > > • Freelance writer and product designer. > • Contributor to Sound On Sound magazine. > >> On 13 Nov 2020, at 11:44, 'A C Crooks' via Sussex Mac User Group >> <smug@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> Being adventurous this morning I upgraded our 2014 Mac mini to Big Sur. Huge >> 12GB download but the update itself was uneventful. The changed appearance >> will take a while to get used to but on the whole I approve of the >> simplicity of the UI. >> >> I had expected Big Sur to run more slowly than Catalina but surprisingly it >> seems rather swifter on this Mac mini, 1.4Ghz version with 4GB memory, with >> an external SSD System Disk. >> >> Which makes wonder if Big Sur will be blindingly fast on an M1 Mac mini when >> mine arrives next week. <image0.jpeg> >> >> Regards, >> >> Tony >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 13 Nov 2020, at 11:19, mac98aop <adampym...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Yes, this brave new world of Big Sur and M1 will make your 2012 iMac seem >>> like a 1930s MG - a vintage classic and thing of beauty, but going to >>> struggle to keep up with a Porsche Taycan ;) >>> >>> I'm a few years of replacing my 2019 MBPro, but looking forward to what's >>> in store. I'd thought Apple was heading away from macOS and sending us in >>> to an iOSified future - but I'm less convinced now. It's just a more >>> unified ecosystem, especially for developers, and I'm as excited by it >>> (nerd?!) as I was when we got our first Mac Classic SE. System 6 anyone?! >>> >>> On Friday, 13 November 2020 at 09:28:36 UTC steve.davie...@btinternet.com >>> wrote: >>>> Great, thanks. >>>> >>>> Steve. >>>> >>>> On 13 Nov 2020, at 09:25, nick_public1 via Sussex Mac User Group >>>> <sm...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Apple Silicon M1 Mac Mini vs. Intel Mac Mini Buyer's Guide >>>> This may be of interest as well as there are pros and cons between the 2 >>>> Mac Minis now on sale. >>>> Nick >>>> >>>>> On 13 Nov 2020, at 07:08, 'Steve Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group >>>>> <sm...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> FYI Further to the exchange below, these benchmarks just in: >>>>> <image0.jpeg> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my phone >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13 Nov 2020, at 06:58, Steve Davies <steve.d...@btinternet.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Cheers Sam, >>>>> I may get the 27” version of the monitor you just bought to go with it, >>>>> (Shame it only has 2 USB ports.) >>>>> Thanks for the response. >>>>> Steve. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my phone >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 12 Nov 2020, at 23:15, Sam - MacAmbulance <in...@macambulance.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I think from all the reports of M1 macs beating current intel-based Macs >>>>> in most processor based scores, it’s safe to say the new M1 Mac mini will >>>>> be many times quicker than a 2012 iMac even with its dedicated graphics >>>>> card. >>>>> >>>>> _ >>>>> Regards >>>>> Sam Mullen >>>>> >>>>> +44 (0)7747778022 >>>>> in...@macambulance.com >>>>> www.macambulance.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> MacAmbulance Ltd. >>>>> Providing Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development >>>>> >>>>> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, >>>>> registration number 8466597 >>>>> >>>>> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may >>>>> contain privileged or confidential information. >>>>> >>>>> If you have received this email in error please notify the sender and >>>>> delete the email immediately. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 12 Nov 2020, at 20:53, 'Steve Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group >>>>> <sm...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I have a 2012 27” iMac which may not be long of this world, nor will it >>>>> run the next generation operating system. >>>>> THINKING about replacing my iMac with a stand alone monitor and a Mac >>>>> mini but it is not clear to me how much more powerful, (If at all.) the >>>>> new mini is compared to the old iMac, as Apple do not seem to show the >>>>> machine spec for the mini in a meaningful way, (At least, not to me.) >>>>> Does anyone have a view? 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