After waiting over two years for Apple to upgrade the Mac Mini, specifically to improve my Fusion performance, Apple disappointed so I must ask for guidance...
Which Mac Mini will perform best with Fusion? I'd prefer a new unit but Fusion on a 2.53 dual core i5 Macbook Pro (8GB memory max) is very slow.
Assuming maximum (16GB) memory, I have a choice of new or refurb.
2014 Model (new)
* 2.8 GHz dual core Intel i5
j2012 Model (refurb)
* 2.6 GHz quad core Intel i7
Background: Mostly home-use, single VM running one of (Win XP, Vista, 7, 8, or Linux). Occasional local development. Need it for the long haul.