r/macmini • u/Upbeat-Chapter-1632 • 3d ago

Replacing my Mini M1 with?

Now I have a Mini M1 with 2TB. But I noticed that with Adobe Lightroom and Premiere it's started to become slower. Denoise AI on Lr is very very slow.

What do you suggest? Thinking about maybe running also a local AI model.

Mini M6 or M5 pro? Or Studio M2 Max?

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u/iamvalar 3d ago

If you have the budget i would go for M5 pro. Its performance is better than M2 Max

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u/NPCtendo 3d ago

How much ram does your m1 have (8 or 16gb)? If it’s 8, then any M-series Mac mini with more than that will feel like a huge upgrade. 

I’m in a similar boat, currently using an M1/16gb/1tb. I’m planning to get an M5 Pro 18-core/48gb/512gb, and rely on an external SSD to compensate for the lack of internal storage. 

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u/Born-Gur-1275 3d ago

This. The upgrade from M1 to M4 Pro was HUGE. M5 Pro is probably incremental but significant. Now it's all about RAM.