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Should I upgrade my Mac Mini?
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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1525005" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>CPU benchmark score for that 2011 Mac-Mini is 5839...cpu benchmark score on a new 2012 Mac-Mini with the 2.3ghz i7 cpu (4 cores) is 10626. Of course a lot of that better benchmark score for the 2012 mini is due to the 4 cores.</p><p></p><p>What I'm thinking is...you can spend $440 for that 2011 Mac-Mini...or $799 for the new 2012 2.3ghz i7 Mac-Mini. With the 2012 mini you get 4 cores & better graphics hardware. </p><p></p><p>Yes the 2012 only comes with 4 gig of ram. But you can always upgrade the ram on the 2012...but you will never be able to upgrade the cpu & graphics hardware on that 2011 mini.</p><p></p><p>Heck...even if you purchased the new lower-end 2012 Mac-Mini with the 2.5ghz i5 cpu for $599...it has a cpu benchmark score of 6643 (10%+ better than the 2011 Mini)...and the 2012 i5 mini also has better graphics hardware.</p><p></p><p>What I'm basically trying to say is...$440 for that 2011 Mini probably isn't that great of a price...compared to what you would get with one of the new mini's.</p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1525005, member: 56379"] CPU benchmark score for that 2011 Mac-Mini is 5839...cpu benchmark score on a new 2012 Mac-Mini with the 2.3ghz i7 cpu (4 cores) is 10626. Of course a lot of that better benchmark score for the 2012 mini is due to the 4 cores. What I'm thinking is...you can spend $440 for that 2011 Mac-Mini...or $799 for the new 2012 2.3ghz i7 Mac-Mini. With the 2012 mini you get 4 cores & better graphics hardware. Yes the 2012 only comes with 4 gig of ram. But you can always upgrade the ram on the 2012...but you will never be able to upgrade the cpu & graphics hardware on that 2011 mini. Heck...even if you purchased the new lower-end 2012 Mac-Mini with the 2.5ghz i5 cpu for $599...it has a cpu benchmark score of 6643 (10%+ better than the 2011 Mini)...and the 2012 i5 mini also has better graphics hardware. What I'm basically trying to say is...$440 for that 2011 Mini probably isn't that great of a price...compared to what you would get with one of the new mini's. - Nick [/QUOTE]
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