[Qgis-user] Mac computer configuration

[RMG]

Hello Donal and list,

Many thanks for asking. Below is the info:

Model Name: MacBook Pro

      Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1

      Processor Name: Intel Core i5

      Processor Speed: 2.9 GHz

      Number of Processors: 1

      Total Number of Cores: 2

      L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB

      L3 Cache: 3 MB

      Hyper-Threading Technology: Enabled

      Memory: 8 GB

      Boot ROM Version: 192.0.0.0.0

      SMC Version (system): 2.28f7



Apple SSD Controller:


      Vendor: Apple

      Product: SSD Controller

      Physical Interconnect: PCI

      Link Width: x4

      Link Speed: 5.0 GT/s

      Description: AHCI Version 1.30 Supported


APPLE SSD SM0512G:


      Capacity: 500.28 GB (500,277,790,720 bytes)

      Model: APPLE SSD SM0512G

      Revision: BXW1SA0Q

      Native Command Queuing: Yes

      Queue Depth: 32

      Removable Media: No

      Detachable Drive: No

      BSD Name: disk0

      Medium Type: Solid State

      TRIM Support: Yes

      Partition Map Type: GPT (GUID Partition Table)

      S.M.A.R.T. status: Verified


Best wishes,


Reiko Matsuda Goodwin
Comoé Monkey Project <https://www.facebook.com/ComoeMonkeyProject/>
Guenon Conservation Community
<http://facebook.com/GuenonConservationCommunity/>




On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 5:05 AM Donal Hunt <donal.hunt at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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