Nov 11, 2024 · The answer is “it probably runs okay on ARM Windows but test that during the return period for your new M4.” Also, the newer your version of WordPerfect the more likely it is to work on ARM — WP 2021 from Corel/Alludo is likely to work easily, but the classic WP 6.0 from 1993 will need some additional software help.

Oct 29, 2024 · Please share any good or interesting docks, stands and other accessories like wraps you come across in this thread for the little awesome thing that can aka the Mac Mini 4 and Mac Mini M4 Pro.

Apr 12, 2001 · Apple is also selling the M4 Macs with 16GB RAM at a minimum, which is a major upgrade over the previous 8GB starting RAM for the base model. The Mac mini is priced starting at $599, but that's because it doesn't come with a display or peripherals.

Feb 11, 2009 · We also don’t know if the Mini M4 Pro will throttle under load (they could have made the case a bit bigger, honestly…). Still, maybe there are some knowledgeable opinions on this, not necessarily just based on previous Apple Silicon models, but more on a technical sense of what programs benefit most from hardware upgrades.

Dec 2, 2020 · See, now that I’m an owner of an M4 Mac, I’m tempted to test the waters of local LLMs. I bought the same machine as OP, the M4 Pro with 24GB of RAM. However, I’m switching to an M4 with 32GB of RAM, because I don’t really use the GPU that much, and upgrading storage and RAM on the M4 Pro is painful (for my pocket).

Oct 30, 2024 · Overkill? Yeah. But I needed to replace the 2014 Mini I was previously using for this. Thought I'd get an older Apple refurb m1 or m2 Mini. But, it just happened to be Black Friday and the base m4 Mini was on sale for $529 at B&H. The cheapest Apple refurb was an M2 for about the same price. Just didn't make sense to get that (and it only had 8gb).

Apr 12, 2001 · The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 features a 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU, and is up to 1.8x faster than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 for tasks like editing gigapixel photos, while more demanding workloads like rendering complex scenes in Blender are up to 3.4x faster, according to Apple.

Aug 16, 2007 · Pro M4 modal comes with standard 24GB AND thunderbolt 5 ports for additional 400 dollars but modal choice depends entirely on your workflow. 200 dollars for RAM upgrade ONLY additional 8 GB RAM you will not see a major difference. Might as well get the M4 Pro chip for another additonal 200 dollars and default 24GB RAM.

Oct 28, 2024 · That being said, the M4 chip's significantly improved Neural Engine makes it more likely to support and effectively run new Apple Intelligence and AI features as they emerge over the years. In terms of memory bandwidth, the 20% increase allows for faster data transfer, which is beneficial for data-heavy applications.

Dec 2, 2020 · I'm getting my new M4 Pro/64GB next week. Right now, with my M3 Pro/36GB, Qwen2.5-32b-Q4 is the best model I can run. The responses are solid and it's pretty fast too, so it’s working out well on this setup.