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Soundflower relied on a kext and does not work but I found an alternative easily enough.ДЄpart from confirming compatibility with the software and devices you intend to use, the only reason I can think of to hold off is that M1 is the 1st gen of Apple Silicon and was only released in November. Latest (intel) version of ProTools runs perfectly and all my existing plugin installs worked just fine.

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I replaced a 2015 Macbook Pro and 2012 Mac Pro with this one machine and, so far, couldn't be happier.

Over here I'm running an M1 Macbook Air but, apart form the port configuration and lack of a fan, it's the same computer. If you're coming from Windows then that's a non issue, except for maybe support for your current audio interface. kexts (drivers) then unless the manufacturer has released something new it's not going to work. So if you have any software or hardware which relies on. The big catch, right now, is that Rosetta 2 translates applications - not kernel extensions, Performance wise it's great - People were doing benchmark comparisons of intel vs m1, watching the m1 win, and then realising that it was translating the app!ДЄs developers release M1/arm tailored builds performance and stability will only improve, but my experience has been that both are damn good already anyway. (They did the same thing with PPC/Intel transition) Until all the software developers catch up. Software wise Big Sur is pretty new and 32bit applications are completely left behind now (steam library?).ДЄpple Silicon is arm architecture and, as such, Apple have implemented an invisible translation layer (Rosetta 2) in order to be able to run 'intel' programs, I can't see this mattering unless your day job involves really intense GPU loads and, if it did, I guess you'd know.

That said, I can game on there at good fps and they've been shown to be damn capable with HD+4k video editing and rendering so GPU wise they're very impressive when compared to intel mobile chips, but just OK if compared to 'proper' dedicated GPUs. Last I checked the M1 chip was right at the top of the list of all Apple computers for single core performance, and top 10 for multi.Д¬onsidering they released a new Mac Pro 'power house' not that long ago, that's pretty scary!

Performance wise these things are unbelievable. You've got thunderbolt right there, as you said, but you also have HDMI and 'regular' USB, ethernet, BT + Wifi.ДЇor most people that's all that's needed. IMO the M1 Mac Mini is a great idea right now, but with a few things to watch. This is a big part of why mac guys recommend mac. The day-to-day niggles that seem to be accepted are a lot less frequent. My personal experience is that while any system can have quirks or issues, or just break, using Mac has overall been much much smoother. I do favour Apple computers and have done for years, but started out on windows from 3.1 through to 7.

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The small problem at present it seems that the M1 with the latest mac update has had compatibility problems with some software, however the software companies are promising a fix soon.Дo you think this is a good move, anyone using mac mini's? Buy the way my old day job I used a mac mini for my work computer for years and it never let me down.

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I was thinking of buying a fresh software upgrade anyway so this cost cancels out. I only need a Mini with the small SSD as I use external drives, and I have included extra ram. OK now the real discussion, I priced a new M1 mac mini, it works out 45% cheaper than the speced PC, I do not need a quiet case, do not need a thunderbolt card, etc as it already does this. I gave my usual mac or PC does not matter to me reply. We had the discussion about new computers, after he stopped rolling around looking at my old computer, and he said mac is the way to go. However recently I had a guy come in to track drums, he brought in his gear, a Mac Mini and a universal interface, basically his whole studio. I was going to stay windows as the software I had was all windows. I recently decided to start an upgrade, costed a new speced PC and started looking at the required new interfaces etc.

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My moto is that the computer is a box full of components made to do a job. I usually use windows machines in the studio, not that I am anti mac as I have used macs and windows machines since they turned up.

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