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Eyeris333
Eyeris333
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April 5, 2021
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2021 Apple Mac Mini 16gb Ram x Premiere

  • April 5, 2021
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Hi everyone-

I am looking to upgrade to a Mac Mini 16gb Ram 256 ssd for video editing but am not sure if that is the best choice. I usually shoot in 4k or 1080hd. I am currently operating from a surface book 2 8gb ram. The video playback is laggy on the Surface and I am looking for something that isn't crazy expensive but can get the job done effortlessly without any issues... any advice would be so helpful!!

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RjL190365
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April 5, 2021

That Mac Mini with the M1 chip should work better than your current Surface Book 2, even when the macOS is running Premiere Pro with Rosetta 2 emulation. The cheaper versions of the Surface Book 2 may not have had a discrete GPU at all, and I do know for a fact that the integrated graphics inside an 8th-Gen low-power Intel CPU is lousy in performance even by the GPU performance standards of its day.

    Eyeris333
    Eyeris333Author
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    April 6, 2021

    Thank you for this. I am thinking of purchasing. The Surface isn't all that efficient unfortunately. 

    Ann Bens
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    Ann BensCommunity Expert
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    April 5, 2021

    Moved to hardware forum.

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