Lord Daz
New Member
Hello everybody
Unfortunately my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) is not enough powerful anymore. I recently worked on some projects with large files in Photoshop and Illustrator and the MacBook has suffered...
My laptop is configured with:
2.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor,
Ram 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3,
Graphics card Intel Iris 1536 MB
I work with PS, AI, iD and sometimes also with SketchUp Pro 2018. Since I work on different projects at the same time, these software remain always open. I do not do Video Editing or 3D Animation.
Now I've decided to buy a machine that meets my needs. Two options are possible:
Mac mini 2018:
- 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7 processor of the 8th generation (Turbo Boost up to 4.6 GHz)
- 8 GB 2666 MHz DDR4 (I'll do a RAM upgrade to 16GB from myself)
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- 256 GB SSD
or
HP Z2 mini G3
- Intel® Core ™ i7-7700 with Intel® HD Graphics Card 630 (3.6 GHz, up to 4.2 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 8 MB cache, 4 cores)
- DDR4-2400 SDRAM, not ECC, 16 GB (1 x 16 GB)
- HP Z Turbo Drive, 256GB, PCIe, Solid State Drive
- Integrated: Intel® HD graphics card 630 Dedicated: NVIDIA® Quadro® M620 (2 GB)
I will connect this machine to my monitor Eizo CS2420. Which one would you recommend to me? Mac mini or HP? I do not have to stay with Apple. Since I already have a MacBook, I think it would be better just to avoid compatibility issues between Files-Projekts. I also wonder if the Mac mini with Intel UHD Graphics 630 is powerful enough...
Thanks a lot for your help!
L. D.
Unfortunately my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014) is not enough powerful anymore. I recently worked on some projects with large files in Photoshop and Illustrator and the MacBook has suffered...
My laptop is configured with:
2.6GHz Intel Core i5 processor,
Ram 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3,
Graphics card Intel Iris 1536 MB
I work with PS, AI, iD and sometimes also with SketchUp Pro 2018. Since I work on different projects at the same time, these software remain always open. I do not do Video Editing or 3D Animation.
Now I've decided to buy a machine that meets my needs. Two options are possible:
Mac mini 2018:
- 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel Core i7 processor of the 8th generation (Turbo Boost up to 4.6 GHz)
- 8 GB 2666 MHz DDR4 (I'll do a RAM upgrade to 16GB from myself)
- Intel UHD Graphics 630
- 256 GB SSD
or
HP Z2 mini G3
- Intel® Core ™ i7-7700 with Intel® HD Graphics Card 630 (3.6 GHz, up to 4.2 GHz with Intel® Turbo Boost Technology, 8 MB cache, 4 cores)
- DDR4-2400 SDRAM, not ECC, 16 GB (1 x 16 GB)
- HP Z Turbo Drive, 256GB, PCIe, Solid State Drive
- Integrated: Intel® HD graphics card 630 Dedicated: NVIDIA® Quadro® M620 (2 GB)
I will connect this machine to my monitor Eizo CS2420. Which one would you recommend to me? Mac mini or HP? I do not have to stay with Apple. Since I already have a MacBook, I think it would be better just to avoid compatibility issues between Files-Projekts. I also wonder if the Mac mini with Intel UHD Graphics 630 is powerful enough...
Thanks a lot for your help!
L. D.