Hello. I am planning to buy a Mac mini (2014) for music production.
I am comparing a
Mac Mini i5 2.8 ghz, 16 gb ram, 256 ssd
vs.
Mac Mini i7 3.0 ghz, 8 gb ram, 256 ssd?
both specs falls into a price of my budget.
It is cpu power vs Ram.
inputs are very well appreciated from mac geniuses and cubase nerds.
I am currently using Cubase 8.5 (will upgrade soon to 9.5), Absolute 3, iZotope Ozone 6.
No 3rd party Vst Instruments, since Absolute 3 is really absolutely awesome plus cubase pro.
Either should work fine. We are using a 2012 with an I5, 8 gig of memory and a SSD. We do live 48 track to it all of the time with no hick-ups. Anyway, either of yours should work with no problems.