Re: Windows 11
Originally Posted by
handrawn
I can port all the animation software - my licences are valid for both platforms though on a one or the other basis as is corel painter; programs like PT-SAI don't need the internet at all so they can be run in sandbox; sure I'd miss xara too but as you say there are alternatives
are you looking at 8 or 16GB mac mini
8GB would be fine for my fairly simple needs, but I’m going for 16GB to be on safe side. You can’t add more later as it’s built on to the M1 SoC (system on a chip). You can also run iOS (iPad) apps on the current Mac OS.
I was originally planning to build a Windows PC, but got cold feet after remembering the time I fitted (or rather shoehorned) some RAM into an old tower PC which then let out a little puff smoke after switching on!
That’s great about your software licence being good for both platforms.
Whilst there is no overriding reason for me to change to using a Mac from Windows, in a way I see it as a fresh start, a way of gaining more deskspace, and the ability work more tightly with my iPad, which is where I seem to spend most of my ‘screen time’ nowadays.
In terms of CPU benchmark comparisons (multi/single core) with my current (old, but trusty) PC:
i3-4000M = 1720/1259 (current)
Mac M1 = 15128/ 3760
i9-10900 = 20797/3070 (for context)
How this translates in the real world will be interesting to see, but I keep hearing about fast start up times like 3 or 4 seconds for Affinity Designer (currently for me about 50 secs) and how quiet it runs.
Jon (Jono) Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 19.0.0.64329 DL x64 May 19 2022
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