Mac mini M1 RAM advide 8GB vs 16GB?

[philfry]

Get the 16 GB. I bought the 8 GB and ended up trading it in to Apple. It consistently was seeing memory pressure and I wasn't even stressing it that much. Unfortunately some of the apps I use are heavier than they should be like Teams. I bought it because I heard that the m1 didn't need as much memory but in my use case 16 GB is my minimum.

 

[gradi]

To save memory this may help.

Simple Ways to Reduce Memory Usage on the Mac

Is your Mac low on memory? In this article, we’ve collected a few ways to reduce memory usage and will show you how to free up RAM on the Mac.

macpaw.com

 

[jterp7]

honestly i prob wouldve sprang for the 16gb if i got it new, but open box prices meant it was like a 400-500 difference