Mini Mac for GarageBand 31 December 2021 at 8:58AM in Techie Stuff 3 replies 91 views

Philip624

I am looking to purchase a mini Mac solely to be used for GarageBand. I have seen a reconditioned 2018 mini Mac with 16gb memory and 128gb SSD. Would this be up to the job or should I ideally look for higher memory or ssd? Looking to do this on a budget hence why looking at earlier version and reconditioned but not so early that it will soon fall out of support.

Grey_Critic

Would have thought the more memory the better - surprising how quick you can fill it up.

debitcardmayhem

I dont think memory is a problem, but storage may be, an external disk perhaps.

another_casualty

If you're going to buy a Mac mini for GarageBand  it's best to go for one with the M1 chip
Apparently even the 8gb are lightning fast on Logic Pro x . 

The M1 chip is 2020/ 21 but used ones are easy to get hold of .
The downside is that used 8gb models are around £500 .
I've been looking at reviews etc and they all seem very positive indeed .

Fwiw, backin 2007 I got the only Mac I could afford at the time . I was trying to start using GarageBand but had difficulty. The new Mac mini was leopard with a disk in the box that installed snow leopard. I didn't understand gb or ram properly then , butGarageband was buggy as hell. Bear in mind the Mac had all iTunes stuff etc that I was beginning to use.
I understand a bit more now, and if I was in your shoes I'd wait till I see an M1 Mac mini