While it remains unclear whether Windows support will ever officially arrive for Apple’s M1 Macs, there’s no reason that the hardware can’t support the ARM-based version of Windows, and Apple has already pointedly put the responsibility for that on Microsoft’s shoulders, and Microsoft is being non-committal at best right now.
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On the other hand, the Intel Mac mini can support up to 64GB of RAM, and the Intel MacBook Pro models can handle up to 32GB. To be clear, there are also still other advantages to purchasing one of Apple’s Intel MacBooks or the Intel Mac mini right now Apple’s M1 models all cap out at 2TB SSDs and 16GB RAM, and none offer more than two Thunderbolt / USB ports.
While the new ARM-based Apple Silicon is now found in all of the current MacBook Air models, however, at least MacBook Pro and Mac mini customers can still decide whether to purchase an M1 version or the older tried-and-true Intel variants. So it’s understandably been a point of concern for some Mac users whether to take the plunge into Apple’s newest M1 chip.