12-19-2024, 05:08 PM
ka jowct wrote:
[quote=DewGuy]
Am I nuts for preferring a 13-year old MacBook Pro with a 7-year old OS over a shiny new M4 Mac mini with a modern OS and a large display?
It's been a little over a week with the mini and I'm just not feeling the love for it. It's all little things, but it's keeping me in a continuously bad mood and causing anxiety.
You could look for a used 2018 Mini with decent specs. It can run Mojave and would probably be fairly inexpensive and less of a PITA.
that's probably DewGuy's best bet in this situation if he's not liking the M4. Though I hesitate to advise looking for a 6 year old computer as a replacement with the various tradeoffs that come with that approach... The reality is that this stuff changes, and if you get off the train for too long, it's hard to get back on without working extra hard for a bit to jump back on.
I think the M4 is worth working with to address all DewGuy's challenges, but if that ship has sailed (to use another transportation metaphor), then a 2018 mini is probably the next best option.