[Qgis-user] Mac computer configuration

[Donal Hunt]

Can you provide the following information from the command line (run these
commands and paste the output):

*$* system_profiler SPHardwareDataType


*$* system_profiler -detailLevel mini SPSerialATADataType SPParallelATADataType


** you may want to remove/redact the "Serial Number (system)" and "Hardware
UUID" values before emailing.*


That will provide some information on your existing system and disks which
will make it easier to determine what appropriate replacements are needed.
Normally, I would look at CPU performance, amount of RAM and disk speeds
(HDD vs SSD vs NVMe makes a huge difference).


Hope that helps!


Donal

On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 at 02:00, RMG <reikogoodwin at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Hello QGIS users on Macs,
>
> I would like advice on purchasing a new Mac. My Mac is 5 years old and
> cannot handle heavy-duty QGIS procedures. I process many satellite images
> and some vector files with 30 m grids have millions of features, for
> example. To process anything is taking too long. I know there has been a
> discussion on ARMS hardware, but that seems a few years away. So right now,
> what would you recommend? I plan to partition the hard drive to handle
> ArcGIS as well. I do not think I can afford a dream machine like Mac Pro,
> though. Is a Mac mini something that you guys use and recommend?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
> Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/>
> Guenon Conservation Community
> <http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/>
>
>
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