I am interested in the new Mac Mini and want to use it to edit videos in FCP. I currently have an older 2013 27" iMac 3.4 i5 Haswell. It has the 2GB GPU. I was thinking about getting the 6-core i7 Mini. Would I notice a difference in performance? I am unsure since it has integrated graphics. When I try to edit video on my 2013 iMac I get the spinning beachball constantly, which is so annoying. Thanks for any advice.
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2018 Mac Mini for Video Editing in FCP?
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There are several current threads on using FCPX/editing video on the Mac mini, covering specs, use of an external GPU, etc.
Here are three of them:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/my-mac-mini-order-for-photography-video-music.2152370/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-mini-with-external-ssd-for-photo-video-editing.2151625/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/confusion-over-egpu-and-hyper-threading-implementation.2152397/
Here are three of them:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/my-mac-mini-order-for-photography-video-music.2152370/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/mac-mini-with-external-ssd-for-photo-video-editing.2151625/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/confusion-over-egpu-and-hyper-threading-implementation.2152397/
