Upgrade to M4 Pro Mac mini from M2 Max Mac Studio?

[YonTom]

Hi! I currently have an M2 Max Studio (32GB RAM, 1TB storage). It's way overpowered for my needs (I basically do text editing, watch videos on YouTube, very light and infrequent video editing, 842,49 GB available in my hard drive... you get the idea).

Now, I was wondering if it would be a good idea to sell this baby and get the new Mac mini M4 Pro when it arrives. The new mini is likely going to be faster for the kind my kind of use and given that the Studio is a more expensive device, it could pretty much cover my mini purchase.

What do you guys think? Again, I'm very happy with my M2 Max Mac Studio, but I really don't need the power.

 

[pappkristof]

I’d keep it a few more years if it works well for you. Why downgrade?

 

[Bampf]

> I'm very happy with my M2 Max Mac Studio, but I really don't need the power.

I'd think about what your goal actually is.

If you are hoping to trade some of that power to put money in your pocket, figure out what you'd get for the Studio, then subtract what the Mini will cost. (I suspect you won't end up with much, but some models have a good resale value so I could be wrong.)

Other possible goals include: have a newer model that is supported by Apple longer; gain hardware support for features such as ray tracing or Apple Intelligence. It doesn't sound like these apply to you, based on your post.

It sounds like you are just either itchy for something shiny and new (something I suffer from occasionally), or you feel guilty about over-buying your previous Mac. I don't think those are reasons enough to downgrade, but as long as you are honest with yourself about the real reasons, and are living within your resources, you can do what brings you joy.

 

[YonTom]

> I'm very happy with my M2 Max Mac Studio, but I really don't need the power.

I'd think about what your goal actually is.

If you are hoping to trade some of that power to put money in your pocket, figure out what you'd get for the Studio, then subtract what the Mini will cost. (I suspect you won't end up with much, but some models have a good resale value so I could be wrong.)

Other possible goals include: have a newer model that is supported by Apple longer; gain hardware support for features such as ray tracing or Apple Intelligence. It doesn't sound like these apply to you, based on your post.

It sounds like you are just either itchy for something shiny and new (something I suffer from occasionally), or you feel guilty about over-buying your previous Mac. I don't think those are reasons enough to downgrade, but as long as you are honest with yourself about the real reasons, and are living within your resources, you can do what brings you joy.

Good response! I mean, looking ahead I would like to have a model that is supported by Apple longer, but I don't usually keep my Macs for more than 4 years anyways, so I don't think that would be an issue. Sticking to my Mac Studio for now I think.