Mac Mini — Excellent Option for Photographers
My review of the Apple late 2012 quad-core Mac Mini over at MacPerformanceGuide.comshows that the Mac Mini is a hot little number.
Performance demands two things in particular.
- 16GB memory needed, and this is the ONE CAVEAT— 16GB memory might not be enough for some uses involving large files (but a dozen D800 images at once in CS6 are just fine).
- Fast 6G solid state drive is mandatory for getting the CPU performance (240GB or 480GB, 960GB 3G drive also excellent choice).
Don’t pay Apple for the above; see Mac Mini: Dual Drives Are Better than 'Fusion', which has links to the parts above— far better price/value.
Get the 2.6 GHz Mac Mini (13% faster than the 2.3 GHz model), only $100 more.
B&H has the 2.6 GHz quad-core Mac Mini available for pre-order, or click through my links to the Apple Store.
Converting 36MP Nikon D800 files to 16-bit TIF
