Upgrade to M4Pro or M4 with more RAM

Hi everyone, I am upgrading my system to a new Mac Mini and I have a question whether to get the M4 or M4Pro. I know the answer seems obvoius, but please consider the following:

My actual work flow:

Lightroom and On1 Photo Raw editing large amount of 60+ megapixels photos.

4K video editing in Davinci Resolve with basic color correction.

My actual system (I struggle mainly with photo editing, video is fine)

Mac Mini M1, 16GB Ram, 1TB HD

My buying options have to be within a certain budget, unfortunately, so I cannot max out an M4Pro model.

My two options are at the moment the following:

Mac Mini M4, 32GB Ram, 1TB HD - € 1.619

Mac Mini M4Pro, 24GB Ram, 1TB HD - € 1.819

What would you reccommend in terms of high megapixel photo editing performance?

Thanks!

Posted on Nov 5, 2024 2:11 AM

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TuqayW

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Posted on Nov 5, 2024 9:41 AM

Hey there! I’m a Mac mini m2 user and I’ve been using the apps you mentioned. First off, let me tell you that RAM is the most crucial thing for a Mac mini. I had the 8GB version, and it worked fine, but I had a few issues. So, I upgraded to the 16GB version. The thing is, since these things use Apple Silicon, everything is tightly integrated, and you can’t change the RAM or add more storage. The apps you mentioned really need the RAM, like the difference between the m4 and m4 Pro is barely noticeable and won’t make a big difference in your work, like maybe a minute or so when processing a large file.

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