Thanks Derek, and whilst I agree, it's just I thought it the case that only certain Apps actually use all those Cores, and given we're not movie producers, unlikely to ever use Apps that will?
Unless, having more horsepower means there's general speed and efficiency gains all round and a little more future proof for longer? We can stretch to it, but want to check I'm not buying power we'll never actually use as the Apps aren't coded to use those extra cores?! That said, I'm keen on the 512GBSSD - I'd rather have it all internal than plug in cheaper external once 256GB is full.... Tough call, albeit first world problems I realise. On Saturday, April 20, 2019 at 1:17:03 PM UTC+1, Derek Wright wrote: > > You can never have too much power, you do not know what use the machine > will be used for in the future, the only reason not to buy the extra power > is if you do not have the money to live. > > On Friday, April 19, 2019 at 10:37:22 AM UTC+1, mac98aop wrote: >> >> Hey all >> >> I've been keeping an eye on the Apple's Refurb store for a Mini that'll >> last me and the children a good long while - they've got a 16GB RAM, 512GB >> SSD - looks great. Thing is, it's the i7 6 core model, so pricier than >> lower end i3/i5s.... >> >> Given it'll be usual family use, am I throwing money at horsepower we're >> very unlikely to ever use, as our regular Apps won't call for it? >> >> We're not a music or film studio, nor high level photo editors or gamers, >> or not yet, anyway!? >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Happy Easter everyone, >> >> Adam >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/smug. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
