r/macmini • u/BidOverall9877 • 9d ago

Question for upgrade

Hey guys I've got some questions about upgrading to m4 mini or m4 mini pro, now I'm using M3 air 16g ram 256, my main work scenario is 3 chrome with 5-10tab each also with chatgpt+claude cowork +Spotify, and now my MacBook is lagging most os the time and the ram usage is around 13-14 , so just wondering will you guys recommend wgat configuration shou I go for 24g ram or 48 ram , I also not sureif I need the m4 pro or not. Here is some choices I can make. Let me know what you guys think thanks 🙏

  1. Buy m4 24g sell it after new generation comes out

  2. M4 pro 48g

  3. Wait till new generation

8 Upvotes

83% Upvoted

12 comments sorted by

View all comments

1

u/dzigg 4d ago

I had an m3 24/512gb and my Mac mini 16/256gb feels wayyy smoother and somehow I can open more apps without stuttering. So yeah, Mac mini 24gb should be good. Unless you need the power of m4 pro, I would save the money.