I am running an older MacBook Pro (2GHz Intel Core Duo w/ 2GB RAM) and am replacing it with the latest Mac Mini (2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo w/ 4 GB RAM.) I always run the book closed with an external monitor, so I have no need for portability.
My only concern is the video performance:
MacBook Pro = RadeonX1600, 128 VRAM, dedicated memory
Mac Mini = GeForce 9400M, 256MB shared memory
The footnote on the shared RAM reads: Memory available to Mac OS X may vary depending on graphics needs. Minimum graphics memory usage is 256MB
It seems like more shared VRAM would be better than less dedicated. This is my home machine, but I do plenty of PhotoShop, Final Cut and music production.
So what do you think? Is this an upgrade, downgrade, sidegrade?
My only concern is the video performance:
MacBook Pro = RadeonX1600, 128 VRAM, dedicated memory
Mac Mini = GeForce 9400M, 256MB shared memory
The footnote on the shared RAM reads: Memory available to Mac OS X may vary depending on graphics needs. Minimum graphics memory usage is 256MB
It seems like more shared VRAM would be better than less dedicated. This is my home machine, but I do plenty of PhotoShop, Final Cut and music production.
So what do you think? Is this an upgrade, downgrade, sidegrade?