![]() ![]() Selecting memory capacity is the simpler of the two decisions. They’re not normally used in production, but the mini is my mainstay for looking at everything M1. My two M1 Macs are similar in specification: a mini with 16 GB of memory and 500 GB SSD, and a MacBook Pro with the same. I also have a secondary Intel system, a MacBook Pro 16-inch, which has 16 GB of memory and 500 GB SSD, and is mainly a fallback and for testing laptop-specific issues. ![]() ![]() As I’m a bit of a hoarder, that has an additional 10 TB of SATA SSDs attached to it. My main production system is an iMac Pro with base specification, which means 32 GB memory, 1 TB internal SSD. This article considers whether that strategy works when buying an M1 or subsequent Apple Silicon Mac.įirst, let me explain what I’ve done in my four current Macs, so you know where I’m coming from. With Intel Macs, it has been popular to buy as little as essential in a new Mac, and enhance or upgrade them using third-party products. It’s common knowledge that Apple doesn’t exactly discount pricing on internal memory or storage options. ![]()
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![]() Once the system is up, go under Utilities and find Password Reset utility. Expect to sit for ~15-20+ minutes or more to err on the side of caution - the DVD drive takes it’s sweet time unlike a flash drive. Both of these will work, so it's a matter of which one works for you. In order to boot from the DVD, put it in the drive and press Option and select the DVD or press C. While 10.6 has been EOL for years and application/hardware support hasn’t been there for years, it does come in handy - legacy hardware and situations like this are why it still makes sense to keep around. ![]() ![]() Apple sells this for $20 but I think they only continue to sell it for Mac OS X upgrades since you need to have 10.6 installed as a bare minimum to upgrade the OS through the App Store. On pre-2011 systems, you can do this with a Snow Leopard DVD or changing the RAM configuration. ![]() |
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