Apple Sheep Defense RANT on M4 Mac Mini

[@WMCheerman]

anyone else see this as a potential laptop replacement where you could carry it from work to home in your bag? I never used my laptop screen anyway?

[@khoifoto]

That’s exactly what I have in mind. Carry it from work to home and plugin a single USBC to three 4K 144hz screen.

[@VMYeahVN]

Depends on your monitor situation. Lugging a monitor around with it can get annoying. But if you have a monitor both at home and the place you'd take the Mini to (like an office for example) then yeah it makes sense.

[@Warp2090]

I mean small computers have been around from apple and other companies for about a decade now

[@jacksonburger2081]

How do you use your laptop without the laptop screen?? Plus it doesn't have a battery/trackpad/keyboard. Plus less portable in a backpack. Idk, doesn't make sense.

[@bboywolf]

@@jacksonburger2081 use the computer and an external monitor obv

[@TCHGOD]

2:33, minor correction. The Pro Display XDR does NOT have built-in speakers. The Studio Display does though. But still fair point.

[@dylanwhite6539]

I thought so

[@ObviouslyMegamind]

I was about to flame you and call you stupid and say that it did, but I did my research and it does not, in fact, have speakers. Apologies.

[@YJCH0I]

You just reminded me that the Pro Display XDR also doesn’t have a built-in camera 😂

[@sherlan1886]

Can’t please everyone. That’s why designers need to have a certain level of confidence in their decisions.

[@peporgan]

Agreed

[@Timely-ud4rm]

True, can't please everyone!

[@helloken]

Sounds like excuses honestly... a good product it is, but flaws are flaws. At least we get 16gb base model now. That is the single biggest upgrade for me across all of the announced macs this week.

[@Timely-ud4rm]

Honestly I don't think it has flaws. I mean everything has flaws but I think none of the "flaws" are huge. power button being on the bottom means shit, also more accessible as before you has to reach to the back? Honestly I pre-orderd it and Im excited!

[@BK_PLAYZ]

He said Mac mini the only with a redesign this year but the iPad Pro M4 was the biggest enhancement ever

[@Timely-ud4rm]

yeah but the ipad pro has a chip upgrade not a redesign. Like sure it had enhaments but not an entire redesgin of the product like the mac mini

[@onikaze8445]

every crit except the inexcusable 256gb in the base model. 512 would be bad too but not egregious. to get to the adequate 1tb you need to spend an extra $400. so there is that. almost everything else is ok.

[@tradingmyway0024]

That's I completely agree with... 256gb is too meager and to charge 200 bucks for another 256gb is daylight robbery... that's what I whole heartedly criticize...

[@Debrody1]

They need a product red Mac mini. They should also do a product red iMac. I love my new iPod touch. Tacos are good.

[@tinman-uf4to]

Word

[@patricks8086]

And a product red MacBook Air. 😊😊😊

[@sativagirl1885]

colored core pride. 🙂

[@ObviouslyMegamind]

@@patricks8086imagine

[@ObviouslyMegamind]

Valid.

[@glencurtis2761]

The mini isn’t flush with the surface. I can’t imagine it’s not dead simple to feel for and use the on off button without having to lift it.

[@choilive]

If you wanted, you can also use the $9 USB-C to 3.5MM headphone adapter to plug your speakers in the back. Probably the best and least overpriced Apple accessory as well. Also, any pro-ish audio setup would be going through an audio interface anyways. 3.5mm in front is great.

[@TimeLagGaming]

Yeah can’t believe that wasn’t mentioned haha

[@POVwithRC]

I think it defends itself just fine. Also your mic is clipping bro. Doesn't the touch ID sensor boot the machine up anyways? If so, that power button really just exists as a backup.

[@password953]

As someone who has used a few Mac mini’s with the new touchID keyboard, it’s actually a bit annoying to DOUBLE-click the power button every time i want to add a fingerprint. It’s not that often, but it has stumped my sister on her machine, and would overall just be better if the power button was closer to the front. That’s all! I’m gonna get an M4 Mac mini anyways ❤

[@POVwithRC]

​@@password953Yeah can't really let perfect be the enemy of the good. It's a really solid update and I may ditch my m1 pro 14 for one since I never leave the house and a laptop is beyond the scope of my needs

[@Dygear]

Thank you! I thought my headphones were broken! I was wondering why my EMIs were rattling.

[@sly2792004]

Not from power off state

[@TechNick1]

2:20 "mac mini doesn't have 120Hz" - this is the first base model Mac Mini that can output up to native 4K **at 240Hz** over HDMI, and 4K @ 120Hz for that matter! The M1 and M2 Mac mini capped at 4K60, and you needed to more than double in price for an M2 *Pro* Mac mini to get 4K240Hz via HDMI.

[@ASMRHUMANPODRETREAT]

Dude, tell me about. This Mac Mini is another dream come true. The first M1 blew my mind when I first read about it. Then I jumped in and bought the M2. 6 months later I’m selling it (especially since it’s as new as when I first bought it) and buying this gorgeous monster asap!! I’m beyond excited bro!! I’m selling my M2 for $475 so this new one will cost me mere penny’s. Btw, fantastic review dude!!

[@damson3413]

it's a huge middle finger to everybody who knows how much internal I/O the mac mini used to have when apple cared more about its users than making disposable garbage.

[@Jorda5s]

No gonna lie Mac mini was impressive. Especially for only 600 I’m glad I didn’t get the m1 Mac mini. This is the perfect buy for over a iMac any day. Using my iPad as a monitor it’s a great portable option without having a laptop and a iPad.

[@MaheerKibria]

I’ll wait for the studio refresh. If it ever comes

[@99999me1]

Power button is there just to distract us from base 256GB SSD

[@Kevin21coo2]

atleast they have 16gb of ram instead of 8gb of ram thats still being used on the recent macbook🤢Just buy a external hard drive which is better because you could not upgrade the ram on a mac mini after purchasing it

[@Winstonbfit]

Just get an external hardrive you can 8tb for 160 dollars if you really need that much storage

[@99999me1]

@@Winstonbfit I want all my storage at full speed. 6GB+/s..... But I will settle for thunderbolt drive 😭

[@kenneth_romero]

@@99999me1you can probably do hardwired into a nas and take advantage of the 10gigabit ethernet. also isn't thunderbolt 5 supposed to be around 120gb/s? i'm sure you'd find a drive that's close to your wanted 6gb/s.

[@cjxgraphics]

I seriously never think about my monitor having a headphone jack, but you’re right, it does. And as for the power button, the only time I’ve use it on my M1 Mini is after the power has gone out. It stays on sipping power and functioning as a file server. The M4 looks like a genuinely good device, but I’ll keep my M1 for a while longer. 😊

[@tim3172]

2:57 Light blue 3.5mm jacks are generally used for line *in* to use the speakers in the monitor... not for headphones. Those are typically green.

[@mattbosley3531]

As someone who has a Windows computer and an iMac, I don't shut either one of them down. They just sleep. So I hardly ever use the power button on my Windows computer or my iMac. I have to restart both of them occasionally when they update the operating system, but that doesn't require the power button. And no, I don't get any blue screens.

[@sly2792004]

I shut my pc down every day and Mac once a week to refresh swap and data written

[@tim3172]

@@sly2792004 That's silly. I also change the oil in my car after every trip for no reason just to be equally as silly.

[@chennyye28]

About the front audio jack, don’t go HDMI to the audio jack to external monitor’s audio jack round, because not every 3.5mm is equal, apple tend to have a much better DAC, which means better dynamic range and less noise, but you can get a right head 3.5mm cable adapter to hide the cable under Mac mini if you really want, and for professionals, they will plug audio interface to the Mac mini, the good ones will give an amazing audio quality.

[@techguypaul]

It literally all depends on use case and even the previous design having the button on the back didn't work for rack mounted situations without creative solutions. This will be no different.

[@whistlerbrad]

It should be noted that the Mini sits raised up because of the fans, so accessing the power button is actually relatively easy to reach. Oh windows users, they are a funny bunch.

[@leedaq7767]

i was planning to upgrade my 10yr old PC, then I saw this beautiful GEM!! there is NO similar PC version to compare I just need to find a good USB hub to work with

[@PLANETWATERMELON]

Note about the headphone output via the HDMI display..........Apple does NOT allow you to control volume for that out put. You would have to go into the display's settings and control the volume from there which no one in their right mind is going to do. My suggestion is to get a headphone to usbc adapter for $5 and plug your speakers into one of the usbc's on the back.

[@matt_kelly]

Having the power button on the back has it's downsides also. I have a MacStudio sitting on top of an old Mac mini and if the power goes out and I need to use the power button I have to reach across the desk and behind the thing to press the button, which I can't see. It's not the end of the world since that only happens once in a while. I have a button on my StreamDeck which turns off all the lights in the office and logs out of the Mac, then it goes into sleep mode 30 seconds later, no need to turn it all the way off. That being said, I noticed that the damn thing seems to wake up every 20 minutes or so, even if I turn off background activity, so maybe I should be turning it off more often.

[@justincampbell2971]

My speakers go through my usbc audio interphase

[@janeS9773]

Great video Andrew. So true about the M4 Mac Mini!!!

[@ethanmenzel]

I WANT THIS SO BADLY but on a discount like on Prime day or Black Friday

[@Samuel-hj9ty]

You can get it for $100 off with the education discount

[@ethanmenzel]

@ I just graduated in May 2024. Not sure if it’s going to work. How much is a discount usually during black Friday or Prime Day?

[@Warp2090]

Windows/Linux mini PC's are a whole lot better and smaller. Plus you can easily repair and upgrade them!

[@BSingh-on4qr]

​@ethanmenzel They don't usually Check. You just order from the education website

[@ethanmenzel]

@ Nah, I’ve needed to upgrade my 2017 MBP badly, and the Mac Mini is perfect. I’m so done with Windows, and you wouldn’t be able to get a spec Windows laptop for the same price as the base model Mac Mini.

[@hearingtheuniverse]

Love the updated M4 Mini! I got a refurb M1 Mini with 16GB a few years ago, and it has been flawless. Hoping to ride it out until the M10 releases around 2030 🤞

[@coolguq]

My PC hasn't frozen or blue screen once in the 10 years I've used it, with multiple GPU upgrades. It's always funny how apple sheep think PCs are so different from macs.

[@psschroe42]

So a Windows 7 rig in 2024?

I also assume that this power button quite easy to reach. I restart my MacBook Pro from 2017 about every months and shut it down when I am away for a while. It will be replace soon with the new Mini M4...

[@PchipZ91]

I think it’s pretty fair to be mad or upset that the power button is on the bottom of the machine instead of the top which would make it way easier to press

[@1234luf]

Didn't they increased the price of the pro config by $100? Also, why didn't they put the power button right on top of the frontal light? Lots of computers have the power button double as the on LED. Why no Wifi 7, even though the iPhone has it? How come the base model still only has 256gb SSD? Please don't ban me :)

[@Warp2090]

First of all you shouldn't even be using wifi on a desktop

[@1234luf]

@@Warp2090 Well that's not true at all. Good airdrop support and taking calls from your iphone relies on wifi. Same with syncing with iCloud.

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 FiRsT oF AlL, not everyone's apartments/homes/dorm rooms/hotels/vans/RVs have Ethernet in every room. WiFi has been suitable for use on anything but Windows for what? 20 years now?

[@tim3172]

@@1234luf Warp is ignorant to many things (English, Apple computers, how system requirements work, etc.). He thinks WiFi is only used to connect to the Internet on Apple products. Let's all laugh in their general direction.

[@johnwade7430]

Music Producers are quite likely to have an external Audio IO box for recording and stuff so said speakers will be pugged into that anyway. So the front earphone plug can be used if needed.

[@vb7200]

I was gonna bring that up, if you have a decent set of speakers or monitors you wouldn't want to run it through the monitor. If you have actual studio monitors I'm sure you're using an interface of some sort already so no need, but if you just have Hi-Fi speakers you may not. In that case you'd need an external DAC.

[@xalium]

I prefer it in front because the headphone jack supports high impedance headphones. So even without an audio box, it’s pretty appealing

[@Warp2090]

Professional music producers are gonna use Windows, as it has the best support for audio and external devices. Plus, Windows desktops have PCIE cards for audio. The Mac Pro has them but is super overpriced

[@johnwade7430]

@ not everyone uses Windows.

[@vb7200]

​@@Warp2090 strange to hear that because Macs have been the gold standard in music production for a very long time.

[@KhakiBlueSocks]

2:51 - I've had this monitor for years now. I never thought to use its headphone jack. I've been using USB-A for my speakers. I just tried this and it worked dang-near perfectly! Only problem is I can't control the volume on my keyboard like I used to, but it's no real biggie. Thank you for pointing this out sir! I would've never known! For this alone you have earned a sub from me!

[@maverick974-c7b]

“Redesign” oh yeah, I love that the most valuable and necessary port is gone now compare to the older design (USB)

[@tim3172]

If only $3.99 adapters and $8 hubs which had USB-A existed... If... only...

[@stevens1041]

I had an M1 mac mini and then I sold it off to get an M1 Macbook Pro 14 inch. The Mac Mini has always been kind of an awkward product once you start to spec it up, with the price rapidly approaching Mac Studio territory. For power users, stick with the Mac Studio is my advice. Will be interesting to see how the Mac Studio is updated next year, which is what I'm really excited for.

[@sly2792004]

Got my m2 pro mini for $1200 could got studio for $200 more but decided mini was better for me.

[@peporgan]

The original Mac Mini had front I/O. It's called the DVD drive ;)

[@thelbtlover]

The lack of USB ports is a major concern for me. I'm going to buy the M2 Mac Mini because having 6x USB ports in the back is very important for my workflow. They should have gotten rid of the HDMI and Ethernet and just given us 6x or 8x Thunderbolt ports. There are cheap, small adapters that can go from USB-C to HDMI or Ethernet. Having USB ports in the front is appreciated so you can plug in temporary devices but I don't want things plugged into the front permanently because it's ugly and inconvenient. And yeah, having the ability to connect a real pair of speakers is extremely important. The built in speakers in the 2018 Mac Mini (the one I have) suck royally and from what I understand the M2 isn't any better. I doubt the M4 has decent speakers otherwise Apple would be talking about them on their Mac Mini page. This thing is a major flop from my perspective. Now the only computers they sell with a decent port selection are the Mac Studio and the Mac Pro and I don't need that kind of CPU or GPU power.

[@tim3172]

"having 6x USB ports in the back is very important for my workflow." You know that hubs exist... right? "should have gotten rid of the HDMI and Ethernet" Are you stupid?

[@arondyte318]

I’m actually planning to get one of these and put it around the back of my TV (beside my Apple TV 4K), pair with a bluetooth keyboard/trackpad and use my TV as a monitor if needed.

[@ChrisPTY507]

It should have been named Mac Studio Mini. I’m still rocking my M1 max Mac studio. No need for me to upgrade

[@LordHonkInc]

Okay, for the sake of argument I'll agree with you that the power button is not in the worst place. My question is, though, why isn't it in a _better_ place? People _are_ still going to use it even if hibernation becomes the new standard because otherwise why would Apple include it if it was superfluous? And if, contrary to expectation, _more_ people are going to use it, why make it harder than necessary to access? My point is, they chose the worst of both worlds when even for a compromise there would have been better spots to put the dang button. Whatever, I'm just dropping my 2¢ out of pure curiosity because it seems to run counter to every UX design philosophy principle, and that baffles me.

[@choilive]

The base model M4 Mac mini and the M2 13" MBA are the best deals in consumer computing right now. Literally 90% of people won't need anything more and they are fantastic fantastic products. For once in a long time, the "Pro" lineup is actually for pros.

[@javierservigon]

I’m making the jump from pc to mac and I’m choosing the new mac mini to do it

[@Samuel-hj9ty]

I love this video just because of its authenticity. No shame in being a sheep 😤

[@winstonthompson6210]

Even if you don't want to wait on a software update for it to restart, isn't there a restart button when you click the apple logo in the top left of the screen

[@JAFOpty]

I do not defend Apple at all... but honestly... my Gaming PC lives on top of a shelf behind my monitor and I rarely use the power button. Basically only to turn it on after hardware maintenance or replacing components ...

[@Mustafa-ultra23]

You don't have to justify Apple's stupid design choices

[@youknownothing3766]

I don't think I have pressed my M2 Mini's power button in the 2 years that I have had it. :), so its a non-issue for the M4 minis. You won't use it much if the mac is always on, which I love cause I can walk away from my desk come back, login with touch ID and everything is where it was. Mac's are designed to be always on and you can install updates in your own timeframe. Windows just forces updates down your throat often restarting at obsecure times. I own both a Mac and PC, the PC is only used for games, MacOS is the way to go for a daily driver.

[@dld5420041]

Great video. Can't argue with your reasoning. Good job!

[@callibor3119]

AMD is chasing every size where Windows fits, Nvidia is trying to unfit from Windows and Intel is trying very hard not to be beaten by Qualcomm.

[@elyt]

I actually thought Apple would mess up this year after the iPad mini 7. But they saved everyone including their asses with this beautiful product 🙌♥️

[@ChristopherDazey]

Who cares if you have to plug in speakers in the front? If you're also using the USB-C ports on the front, then the speaker cord/plug won't be alone. And who is using the power button in 2024? People have to have something to complain about. I could not have ordered this fast enough. I have a 2018 Intel mini at home and an M1 mini at work and this is the obvious upgrade for both. You are correct, this is the best Apple product of 2024, no question.

[@Warp2090]

People who care about not wasting power use the power button.. That's why windows computers have it on the front

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 Duuurr muh naem is Warp nd eye dunt no wut hybrid sleep iz. You can put a PC to the point where it's *literally* off without using the power button to wake it.

[@hacorn96]

No one with any sense is complaining about the power button. Who tf regularly shuts off a mac? I've been using a mac since 2015 and never shut it more than once a month.

[@kenneth_romero]

the mac mini does not auto turn on after power loss. i believe only mobile devices, speakers and the apple tv are the only ones that do. though macbooks turn on once you plug them in, so idk maybe it's just my mac mini.

[@tom95521]

My only complaint is that I had to order a $20 usb-c to usb-a hub for my old wired keyboard and mouse.

[@Warp2090]

What did you expect when you bought from apple??

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 It didn't... ship yet. They knew they had to buy a hub before it arrived, dumdum.

[@mikeinal5521]

They should have user accessable M2 Slots for NVME storage, in addition to the on board storage, it would add minimal cost and would make the mini the perfect compiter of all time.

[@Warp2090]

They would never. They already soldier their ram and memory

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 I'm sorry they... member of a military... their memory?

[@danbrockettDOP]

Why the insane obsession with size? I've never understood why Apple and many of its consumers are obsessed about making everything smaller, thinner over the cost of lots of common sense features?!? We have two existing Silicon Mac Minis, they're great, I don't need it to be smaller when it just sits on a desk. Guess they are running out of things to actually innovate so they just keep trying to make everything smaller?

[@tim3172]

Less material. I'm not sure what "common sense" feature(s) are missing that aren't easily added for your edge cause. Why would you want something to be bulkier than it needs to be or to waste material?

[@danbrockettDOP]

@@tim3172 In the real world of production where we use our Minis for video production, live streaming, audio production, editing, media management, USB A ports, SD card reader slots just to name two, not exactly edge causes. Most pros I know need these features in their everyday workflows. Few people I know care about Thunderbolt 5, and sure, USB C is more ubiquitous than A, but having to use a ton of peripherals with port adapters or cable adapters is a PITA, they could have offered a couple A ports next to the Cs? But no, they would never do that. Obsession with size makes more sense in a laptop where people regularly carry it around but not that many users carry their Mac Mini everywhere. That obsession has been Apple's for a decade or more and at times, it's just super annoying. Like taking away the 27" iMac, the iMac I'm typing this on. 24" isn't as desirable to me at all. They love to dictate choice and it's lame.

[@tototots2190]

I agree! The Mac mini is the ‘PC’ I would choose as a family computer

[@Warp2090]

That would be a terrible decision. You want a secure computer that is easy to upgrade and is reliable, and will last 5+ years for a family computer.

[@sly2792004]

@@Warp2090Mac’s aren’t secure? They last 5+ years without needing upgraded. Heck my gaming pc is 4 years old now and doesn’t need upgraded

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 Apple laptops and desktops have *by far* the greatest longevity of any manufacturer and there is no reason this couldn't function for 5+ years as a family computer. Why do you need to UpGrAdE a product when you're buying one that's serviceable out of the box? This isn't the 90's when upgrades were commonly required for new software. The people who bought the M1 Minis are just barely at the point where Intel/AMD are catching up for their mobile parts. *Delusional*

[@PLANETWATERMELON]

YES!!! 10000% on that power botton on the old Mini and Studio's being flush. WHY?!? So annoying. I'll take the bottom location any day over flush on the back.

[@RobertMayfair]

I just bought an M2 mini 😭

[@TailosiveTech]

Return window?

[@Warp2090]

Deserved tbh if you really bought an apple desktop in 2024

[@sly2792004]

@@Warp2090I’ve loved my m2 pro Mac mini. It’s great companion for my gaming pc while sparing my MacBook battery.

[@nathanfernandes5382]

I don’t think the Pro Display XDR has built in speakers. Correct me if I’m wrong

[@staytuned.263]

Are you gonna get the base model? I’m thinking about copping one. I have a great trade offer on my MacBook air that’s collecting dust

[@Jerryhighroller1883]

Chill dude. It definitely looks like a good product with awesome specs. However, before you declare it flawless and perfect I think you should wait until people actually try’s it out. It could have defects we don’t know about like bad thermals

[@jadusiv]

Havent heard anyone badmouth Mac mini. It’s pretty amazing. Never been anything like it.

[@Warp2090]

You've clearly never used a new Windows/Linux Small form factor computer

[@GraveUypo]

@@Warp2090 they're not like a mac mini. they're smaller and don't have stupid design decisions like these

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 I have. My Beelink 5800U lasted for an entire day before the HDMI port crapped out. My GMTek N100 is great until the little fan ramps up for no reason when its idling. My MinisForum 1260P is unremarkable except for, again, that tiny, whiney fan and how it cost more than the Mini despite being markedly slower while having 4x the RAM.

[@badicecream574]

i just orderd mine, it looks really good for the value, m4 chip, 16gb, really good value for the price

[@cekuhnen]

I never turn off my M2 macStudio Max. those cry babies ....

[@Warp2090]

I bet you also have an electric stove. And wonder why ur electric bill is so high

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 Electric bills aren't high with electric stoves. You probably pay more for gas connection/maintenance fees than someone pays to run their electric stove on top of gas stoves being much more expensive to purchase and overall less reliable with more expensive replacement parts.

[@FreemanFD3S]

I was hoping he'd defend the price of ram and storage..

[@tomcollins6989]

People gonna hate. Pisses me off tho. This product looks stunning.

[@Stop4MotionMakr]

This is the kind of authoritarianism I can get behind 😂

[@ocvjw8734]

pre-ordered the spec'd-out m4 mini. Gonna look to replace m2 mac studio and get some $$ back.

[@YashAtishay]

I think Mac mini, the entire level model is always a great value, easy and cheap way to get into the Apple ecosystem, specially if you already had a PC hence you have the keyboard mouse etc for it which works and there is no reason to throw them away, however once you start upgrading the specs on that bad boy it start becoming less and less value for money but I think every Mac becomes less value for money as you start upgrading the specs

[@citywitt3202]

Drew. I am an Apple user. I am blind, for over fifteen years they made the only computers with free accessibility built in so I’ve owned over 10 macs, 5 iPhones, and multiple iPads. I also run a business. At the end of the day, the office computers get powered down for security. If it’s on over night, FileVault is effectively useless. I run Linux machines which draw less power than this that get the same treatment. I do not run windows. It’s also design which tells users how they should use the product. That’s just not flying with me these days, and it didn’t fly with anyone when Steve said you’re holding it wrong. Sorry but saying just keep it on is just no excuse for lousy design, and criticism of the products is only meant in the spirit that they should be doing better. Turn the internals upside down, put the power button as a touch sensor on top, that’d be cool and still mean it was easy enough to service.

[@LeoLau-ip9bv]

one reason or another they don't

[@jaybee5315]

it's not a lousy design. it's a "not for you" design. And it's ok to have your own opinion.

[@Warp2090]

@@jaybee5315 It is a lousy design lol.

[@GraveUypo]

logic doesn't work on sheeple.

[@matt_kelly]

My MacStudio is at the back of my desk and I have cables all managed so it's a pain for me to reach around my monitor and dock to hit a power button I can't see. Plus I store my trackpad and some sd cards and other clutter on top of the case. I could simply lift the mini and see the power button to hit it if need be, it's not really a big issue.

[@cella630]

Sorry dude. The audio jack in the front is a no go. Monitor speakers suck, unless you shell out a fortune. Bluetooth quality for sound also kinda sucks, with a few exceptions. If you want decent audio, and you don't want to spend a fortune on a monitor with great speakers, or be limited to a few decent bluetooth audio options, you have to use the audio jack for your speakers. Also, to your point about using the built in audio in the monitor, it usually is inferior in quality to whatever the computer has.

[@recklessjunkie]

Btw the 2020 base m1 MacBook Pro is still the best MacBook and I’m sticking with it !

[@stevenrast4261]

I can’t remember the last time I used the power button on my Mac Studio

[@transitengineer]

Use my power button daily but, I have no issues with its location on the new "mac mini".

[@stevenrast4261]

@ wtf are you doing?!

[@jorge_the_first]

It's good to have our Apple ship back from time to time 😜

[@trarroyo]

I had an Apple II in HS, a Mac Classic in college and a Quadra. Then in the 00’s I had a Intel Macbook Pro in 07, 13, 17, 19, and now an M1 Max 16in and M2 13” Macbook Pro as well as multiple iPads from Gen 1 and up to the 2022 M2 13 iPad. The power button is sucks.

[@Warp2090]

You are really lost arent you. Litterally no one used a mac in the 90's because they were garbage.

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 Apple II computers were *insanely* popular and were in huge numbers of school districts, libraries, and businesses. The iMac 1998 and 1999 (laptop) was beyond absurdly popular. You're just fabricating your own reality and "facts" at this point.

[@robertallen5210]

Nice job with this video - content and also being able to pinpoint precisely what is most meaningful among all of the Apple releases this week. The Mac mini is the clear best of the new products announced this week.

[@psycl0ptic]

you can configure the mac to power on when plugged in...or not.

[@notscot6788]

Yup! Good for you. Swapping out my M2 MM for a new M4MM. A cheap upgrade.

[@Warp2090]

I bet you couldn't just simply remove the m2 processor and add a m4 processor. Oh wait you cant, because its soldiered on.. Apple sure is the best..

[@sly2792004]

@@Warp2090welcome to future where most laptops are soldered and it’s moving to desktops too.

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 What MIni PC, exactly, has an upgradable CPU? Be specific! Also, you'd be able to "Upgrade" to a CPU slower than the M2 to one that's way slower than the M4 in this hypothetical. Congrats?

[@aaronguo5128]

I don't even shut down my windows pc.

[@chi.marvine]

Do Mac minis connect to wifi or needs to be connected via ethernet?

[@jakeliujakeliu]

Now they should upgrade base to 512gb SSD next , even my phone is 255gb

[@MOBMJ]

Seems like Apple really likes putting buttons and ports on the bottom cough 😷 Magic Mouse and now this 🙄

[@BSingh-on4qr]

Just realised now how it's the same length as the logitech mx master, which is crazy

[@jacksonburger2081]

Whenever a device freezes up, i like being able to restart it easily from the power button. (Fyi, i don't use macos, i use ipados, so please correct me if I'm wrong)

[@tim3172]

When was the last time your iPad "froze up" to the point where you had to restart it using the power button?

[@jacksonburger2081]

@@tim3172 it hasn't. That's why I use an iPad.

[@AmbivalentMind]

They could've put the power button on the front, they literally have an power LED there. That could've been a button. So putting it on the bottom is a weird choice. Is it a dealbreaker? No. But it's weird and unnecessary.

[@icecell]

istg the power button hate is so funny. I really thought at this point even windows users don't turn their computers off everyday anymore, but I guess they still do lmao.

[@tim3172]

I use an Asus laptop and Asus G15CE desktop for my primary computers. My laptop goes to sleep. My desktop goes into hibernate. I can wake my laptop by opening it. My desktop awakens when I move the mouse. It's not a "Windows" criticism, it's a technologically-illiterate criticism.

[@pookie67]

Macs are notorious for freezing and crashing --INCLUDING all the new computers, and I GUARANTEE you this will be no different, oh and some of us don't WANT it to constantly update our software automatically, I friggin HATE UPDATES, they cause nothing but problems! So the power button IS and WILL BE necessary. But the bottom location doesn't bother me at all. what does bother me (a little) is lack of USB-A ports, even though I know they make cheap adapters, adapters through hubs can sometimes be dodgy and I don't like using Bluetooth and wireless for everything, Bluetooth is glitchy. Hubs are dodgy enough as they are. The added OS security firewalls making 3rd party apps and patches and older apps in general more difficult probably bothers me more, especially with Apple's increasingly AWFUL new OS's (they just get worse and worse) but thats another more complicated issue. Oh and no not all monitors have headphone jack inputs

[@sly2792004]

They are? Never experienced it.

[@tim3172]

If everything you touch is "glitchy", perhaps the problem exists between the keyboard and chair.

[@Mr.maxwell]

Dude, it sounds like you’ve never used a Mac in your life. You have no idea what you’re talking about. Automatic updates? The OS’s just get worse and worse? That’s windows buddy.

[@RGTGame64]

the worst apple product in history and I still excite for mine to arrive.

[@Allinfun6789]

I want to hear what people say about the Thunderbolt 5 only being on the Pro. It makes me only want it if it is pro...so..

[@CStone964]

bud is spitting facts

[@NeptuneSega]

The old rhetoric Windows crashing all the time. Well, guess what, if you do anything remotely with your Mac like getting programs, you are prone to reboots as well. Anyone serious about audio will not plug into the monitor.

[@prepperdon]

Where's my M4 ultra studio?

[@jacksonburger2081]

Or air

[@lexa7250]

next year my boy

[@lexa7250]

@@jacksonburger2081 next year, but the current ones start at 16gb ram for the same price

[@khaqanchaudhry695]

lol love the outro ending rage lol ❤❤

[@MorbidGod391]

8:41 The Mac Mini is soooo good that’s really why it’s not cool because now all the other Mac’s look bad jeez Apple why did you destroy your own product line? 😂😂

[@paul5849]

The new mini is too smalll.... I'll never be able to find it

[@isbestlizard]

The button should be on the front obviously :v or make the apple leaf the button or something or make it a fingerprint sensor that also turns the thing on/off idk i'm just an idiot but the bottom is a stupid and wrong place

[@isbestlizard]

like when you tap the apple logo the ai thing wakes up and listens that'd be cool

[@Warp2090]

@@isbestlizard Who says it isn't always listening?

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 That's Windows and Android, dumdum.

[@mranime9145]

I didn’t know people wanted a smaller Mac mini….apple sheep are easy to please

[@Warp2090]

Most windows/linux versions of the mac mini are like a quarter the size of it lol

[@sly2792004]

Why have wasted space when not needed? I’m not upgrading from mine but I would loved to have smaller one.

[@tim3172]

@@Warp2090 They're just... not. There are tiny N100/N95 systems that are *slightly* smaller, but the mainstream mini PCs are all slightly larger.