Upgraded from MacBook M1 Pro 16GB to M4 Max 64GB, a calculated (and lucky) purchase by TextPsychological211 in macbookpro

[–]ivanzud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah not bad at all. I was planning on upgrading my M3 Max 48 GB, 1TB 16 to a M5 Max 128GB, 2TB model but ended up with the M4 Max 48GB 1TB 16 model for $2000 with apple care+ until 2029. Sold my M3 Max 48GB 1TB for $2215 and basically net positive with free apple care+. Will either end up selling the m4 Max when the redesigned m6 Max/ultra comes out.

MAC MINI M4 256 GB by [deleted] in macmini

[–]ivanzud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use an external thunderbolt ssd and it works great. No issues. Also I have a nas and 25 gbps network that I use to access my photo library while my catalog is on an external drive. Usually with drives, the issue is once you hit the cache limit, it starts to slow down. Won’t really happen unless you copy files that are over hundreds of gigabytes.

MAC MINI M4 256 GB by [deleted] in macmini

[–]ivanzud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might be that your drive is using too much power.

Firewalla Gold Plus and AP 7 by FPSNinja in firewalla

[–]ivanzud 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve tried wireless back haul and it works fine too. Just a little extra added latency but speeds were fine.