Apple Silicon Mac order thread

[dfay]

@Casi and @JEMIII please let us know how the transition from High Sierra to Big Sur goes. I have a 2010 imac & am wondering about this process.

Advice wanted on (possible) transition from iMac to Mac Mini

I’m considering replacing my 2010 High Sierra iMac with a 2020 M1 Mac Mini (or a new iMac). There are some potential complications and preparatory tasks: The iMac has a 256 GB internal SSD (replaced stock ca. 2015) and a 2 TB internal HD (with about .5 TB free). I don’t want to pay for a massive internal SSD on the Mini, probably would get a 512 GB. But…I have several important folders symlinked from the SSD to the HD (Dropbox, Music, Photos, maybe 1-2 others) - this seems much more breakabl…