I was thinking about getting a Mac mini M4 Pro to do all the MLS downloads --- being that it is small, but powerful with Thunderbolt 5 ports and a 10G Ethernet. $2K or so. And going through the S-Corp, I could deduct it and save maybe $350. But, M5's are coming and I want to get that Mac Studio M5 Ultra with 512G and 2Tb internal storage, maxed out cores, which will cost $9K or so. If not in 2026, then in 2027. And it appears my Mac Studio M2 Ultra will be able to support the downloads and AI this year. I do have a plain old MacBook Air M4, which could probably handle the downloads, though not as fast as an M4 Pro. So, a hard decision. Countdown has expired. It's past midnight. I have what I've got. So, I lost $350 or so in taxes. Well, not that bad. Maybe better to wait and get the M5 Pro just for downloads. [ I go back to 2000, for the Bay Area, now. That is 25 years. And I want to expand to other property types. Maybe. Maybe it is too much to deal with. But I have "agents" working for me, so it's a different story now. ].
But experience tells me you DO NOT want too many computers. Each computer requires maintenance. Same for databases. The fewer the better. A few powerful computers are better than more less powerful ones. Same for databases. Same for everything. Avoid numbers.
