# Mac Mini/Studio vs Z8 **URL:** \ **Category:** Hardware Questions\ **Tags:** hardware\ **Created:** [January 9, 2025, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-mini-studio-vs-z8/12011 "2025-01-09T14:10:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![Sinan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/sinan/32/155_2.png) [@Sinan](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Sinan)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-mini-studio-vs-z8/12011/2 "2025-01-09T14:31:48Z")
There will be many answers to this. We have invested in a P620 with 192GB RAM and A6000 gfx card 3 years ago. Never looked back for price/performance. You would definitely see the performance for big comp setups. On the other hand, we also have a MacStudio M2 Ultra, for half the price and, well, half the performance, if you count performance by render time. A lot of my time is spent in the UI and they both seem snappy enough for me. I think the M4 Mac mini is on par with M2 Ultra as far as performance is concerned. Also… > [@Flame noob in need of first time system advice](https://forum.logik.tv/t/flame-noob-in-need-of-first-time-system-advice/6903/2): > > Yo! Welcome @kia! Okay that’s a juicy post. I know a little but not all, so here are some big picture thoughts. Thought 0. Damn! You’ve done your homework! Thought 1. Damn! That’s a ton of stuff to fit in one case! Are you sure that’s all gonna fit? The 4090 is 3 slots, right? Double check space and slots and all that. The x2 8TB drives? For archiving what? Project files and stuff? I’d rather small NAS then archive on the same box. Thought 2. Your friend is right and wrong. Au… [![](https://cdck-file-uploads-us1.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/2/29892bd465f3ad0d51a74d4b211811f5091de8e2.jpeg "Logik Academy - My First Linux Flame") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E254S9g4fMo) --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.logik.tv/t/mac-mini-studio-vs-z8/12011)._