M1 MacBook Pro 14 VS M1 Mac Mini! SHOCKING Desktop Comparison?!

[@egreene59]

I recently traded in my 2020 MacBook Pro for an M1 Mac Mini. I found myself leaving my MacBook Pro constantly connected in clamshell mode connected to a monitor and other external peripherals. I was essentially using it as a desktop computer, so it made more sense to me to just get a desktop computer.

[@MrChickenking44]

How’s the performance treating you? I’m in the same boat atm, I don’t know to wait until they release m2 Mac mini.

[@egreene59]

@@MrChickenking44 It’s more than sufficient for my needs. The M1 chip is great. Battery life on my other computer, an M1 Macbook Air, is amazing. The M1 chip will be more than enough for most people for years to come

[@Screaming-Trees]

We're a music production studio and for our use case single core performance is king. Most of the workloads during production need a lot of single core performance and not much can be multi-threaded. Any channel strip with linked sends will always have to loaded onto a single core. There is just no way around this. To that end our little M1 Mini kind of embarrasses our i7 2020 maxed out iMac 27". We bought the iMac as a sort of bridge (backwards compatibility is pretty important for us) to get us through the transition period to Apple silicon because our 2010 Mac Pro was starting to struggle a bit. After the M1 came out we picked up the Mini just to dip our toe a little but it has blown us away. In some cases it offers an extreme performance bump over the iMac. There's never been this much performance, for music I mean, in this price bracket. Or actually any price bracket really. Great machine.

[@PeterJaquesMusic]

Agreed, my M1 Macbook Air is almost as powerful as my homebuilt i9-9900k hackintosh, but a) silent and with b) far lower power consumption. The power question is a wash, actually, since the M1 has better single-core performance, but the i9 has better multi-core. I'm at the point where I'm basically transitioning my whole studio (Pro Tools & Ableton) to the Air. Even when I'm only at my desk, there's just no disadvantage to using the Air, even with Pro Tools running under Rosetta. It handles all my sessions and (almost) all my plugins perfectly. JUST DON'T INSTALL MONTEREY, which seems to be a plugin assassin, so far.

[@simoncortes8196]

Hey I'm thinking about buying one for my studio too. I've already got a m1 air and lovin it but I feel it could be stressed out with big big project. I'm wondering about how a mini can handle "heavy" rec sessions (like 16 mic min simultaneously), or heavy "mixing" sessions (100 tracks at least, with around 300 plug-ins). Do you tend to record with m1 mini ? is it stable ? thanks !

[@PeterJaquesMusic]

@@simoncortes8196 the performance of the m1 air and the m1 mini is basically identical, assuming you have the same amount of RAM. In extreme cases the mini might have 5% better performance due to having a cooling fan, but by all accounts it’s basically the same computer. If you want an upgrade from the M1 Air, you’ll need to go for an M1 Pro or Max.

[@Screaming-Trees]

@@simoncortes8196 Hey Simon. You really don't need the Mini if you already have the M1 Air. The performance will be about the same. Video guys maybe because their workloads are sometimes sustained for hours and a bit of active cooling might help there but our type of use-case is stop/go/stop/go. Our Mini doesn't have an issue with a 100 tracks and 300 plugins but I'm willing to bet that neither will your Air. We got the Mini for production yes, so recording mainly where you need to drop the buffer as low as you can. What DAW are you guys using? In any case why not try with your Air and see how it fares? Worst that can happen is you'll find out that it can't quite manage. I doubt that though. The Air will take your 16 tracks of simultaneous audio and ask for a 100 more probably. Once the buffer goes up it'll do even better. Some DAWs are better than others but I saw guys run up a 85 track session in Pro Tools via Rosetta and about 300 plugins and the M1 wasn't sweating. Native ARM performance will be better still. Yeah in summary I doubt you need the Mini.

[@suryaprasadh]

I am a music producer from India and I am so torn between M1 Mac mini (16 GB RAM 1TB SSD) and M1 MacBook Pro 16" (32 GB RAM 512 GB SSD). Can someone please help me out? I just want to know if Mac mini will give performance issues and if system will slow down with heavy usage

[@daveschmarder-1950]

I bought a Mac Mini M1 a few months ago. I use it mostly like a Chromebox, at least for now. My PC is turned off except for occasions when I need it. One thing I found is my electric usage went down by 25%. I leave the Mac Mini on 24/7, but it goes to sleep when I am away from it. At this savings in electric costs, I will pay for my new Mac Mini, hub, 1tb ssd, monitor, keyboard and UPS in 11 years in power savings. Likely much less than that as electric costs are rising but my Mac Mini is paid for.

[@CurvedAdjacent]

Your point about taking a Mac mini on a work trip is spot on. Every hotel has a flatscreen TV. I take my mini and an HDMI cord and set up shop.

[@jpdemer5]

Huh ... I never looked to see if the hotel screens had HDMI inputs. I do have a TB-HDMI adapter for the MB Air, so that's something I'll have to try on my next trip. With a wireless keyboard you could get pretty comfortable using a Mini, but you do have to pack along the keyboard ... the Mini isn't quite as portable as it looks.

[@CurvedAdjacent]

@@jpdemer5 I go back and forth thinking about if an Air would be a better choice but I have such a great experience with the mini. The keyboard and trackpad haven’t gotten in my way yet. I feel like if I had an Air I would still bring a keyboard and trackpad in order to sit back from the tv / monitor

[@chooowai3833]

but, still needs to carry keyboard and mouse tho

[@CurvedAdjacent]

@@chooowai3833 yes I mentioned that, I don’t find that to be a problem

[@moev29]

I own both. I love both. I’ve definitely traveled with my Mac mini. It’s a truly great computer and a solid buy with regard to price. But my new MacBook means I’m not chained to my desk during long work days right now. And it’s utterly brilliant, of course. It obviously depends on your circumstances, but I don’t think you could go wrong with either choice.

[@buttsexandbananapeels]

Personally, I’d take the extra dosh and throw it at an adjustable desk that allows you to stand and a better chair for when you’re sitting. And a Keurig. And a great pair of trainers. And 75 pounds of free trade coffee. And a cashmere cardigan. And a year of weekly massages. The new MacBook Pro, especially the base machine, is nothing short of Starbucks status extortion.

[@poriam9534]

@@buttsexandbananapeels ha ha ha status extortion, good one

[@velanche]

I had the M1 Mac mini, since February; best computer I ever owned. But my late-2013 MacBook Pro is gonna need a change with my music production, DJ and content creation endeavors, especially since it’ll be considered “obsolete” by Apple next year, and I think the base model M1 MBP with 1TB of space will do me, and then I may use the Mac mini as a file server for my music. As ever, great overview and I totally agree that the gap between the high-end Intel chips and the standard M1 chip is more significant than that between the M1 and the M1 Pro/Max for most. I know there’s this interesting perception that the standard M1 is not “professional” enough, especially when it runs rings around Intel’s current line. Unless you’re a professional filmmaker or a developer requiring constant and sustained performance, the standard M1 should get years of mileage for pros while keeping costs low, full stop. Thanks as ever, Gary!

[@samguapo4573]

How can that be obsolete when I am still squeezing every drop and video editing (albeit slowly) with my MBA 2010 11 inch :) Enter key + Coffee. Speed is nice but only slightly necessary.

[@vontrap6942]

You'd be very dumb to spend the extra $500 on the 14" for a tiny performance increase and an extra 488gb of storage.

[@velanche]

@@samguapo4573 I agree that it’s still a workhorse. It’s Apple that has designated the model as “obsolete,” meaning that future version of MacOS will no longer be available, introducing potential issues for software updates and security issues.

[@velanche]

@@vontrap6942 If you think it’s dumb, then so be it. These are my use cases. I earn enough to spend more for the ease, convenience and projective longevity. For instance, I currently am juggling three separate SSDs with samples, music projects, and DJ libraries. Paying for the extra storage would consolidate many into one place, and then I can get them all backed up online. And also, all the ports and no dongles to lug around. So maybe not so dumb.

[@DemetriPanici]

The Mac Mini's are surprisingly powerful mahcines

[@bern047]

Exactly, I bought 2 of them (M1 Mac Mini) at £560each and use them in Davinci Resolve, one for editing and the other for rendering, cuts my processing and work time in half for just over £1000 amazing or what

[@goodtimezproductionz]

@@bern047 16g ?

[@bern047]

@@goodtimezproductionz Apple unified memory, so it doesn't matter : )

[@goodtimezproductionz]

@@bern047 just wondering was the 16 gig worth upgrading to. I wanna get fcpx

[@HearMeLearn]

@@goodtimezproductionz it probably doesn’t matter

[@chrisatye]

I’ve said this a few times in recent weeks, but the MacBook Pro is overkill for my purposes. I do I word processing, internet, Photoshop and Affinity - the Mac Mini M1 is perfectly suitable for my purposes. I’ve NEVER heard the fan kick in. I do suspect the M1 Mini is perfect for most people. Wouldn’t mind a battery backup in case of a power cut, though!

[@Pablito2466]

you don't need a battery as when the power will come back macmini will bring you back exactly where you were left by the power cut.

[@bugged1212]

Been using mac mini m1 with 8GB for development through the pandemic and it's great, but now that I am going out and also the 8GB is just not enough RAM, I got the 14 inch max 32 gb ram and 24 core GPU, it's the best upgrade ever. So much easier and faster for everything!

[@fuzziau5669]

They gotta make an M1-M1 Max mini. It would legitimately be probably the best content creation desktop ever for a cheap price with a LOT of favourable IO I’m Honestly hoping to get one just for my art and animation

[@Throggy]

I’m waiting on this exact thing to be released. Along with the ability to load it up with more RAM and storage and it’s an instant buy for me

[@AlexLog314]

Your wish was granted.

[@UzayYildirim]

Your wish has been granted again 👁️

[@njpme]

Just bought a Mac Mini a few days ago for college. Needed a reliable and fast computer.

[@CompoundProjects]

I’ve never heard anyone call it an UPs. I thought people pronounced it like the shipping company. UPS

[@tonyburzio4107]

I would love a Mac Mini Pro MAX. I have the M1 Mac mini now, and it's amazing, but I would love the extra horsepower for 3D modeling.

[@HearMeLearn]

God that name is ridiculous lol

[@drvoodoo3073]

I too am waiting for the Mac mini "Pro" or whatever they decide to call. I want and need more than 16GB of memory and I'm really interested in a faster processor.

[@gbaren]

@@drvoodoo3073 Same here…so I can buy some time until the Mac Pro

[@drvoodoo3073]

@@gbaren I think the Mac mini Pro will be plenty good enough for my needs, judging from the current M1 machines the Mac mini will probably even exceed it

[@ShortLongBones]

Are you gonna buy the Mac Studio?

[@pjasonq]

I have a Mac Mini M1 w/ 2x 4K monitors & Logitech MX keyboard and I'm still happy after 5mo of use...pretty solid setup!

[@mattliebemann]

Hi man, did you have issues with font smoothing and blurry text using the external monitors? What resolution are you using? Scaled or default? Thanks

[@pjasonq]

@@mattliebemann 2x 4K monitors. No scaling... Default I think. No font issues to my knowledge.

[@Hans-Curaçao]

This year I went from a Windows 10 machine - after over 30 years of Microsoft OS use - to a Mac Mini M1 (8Gb/512 Gb) and soon after also bought a MacBook Air (8 Gb/512 Gb), because the MacMini was so affordable in price, after holding back because of the earlier 'expensive' Apple Mac hardware. I already had Iphones and Ipads for some years and, I 'only' do browsing, email, and work stuff (I teach highschool History). The advantage for me is the totally seamless handoff via Icloud between the two machines. No more copying files from one Windows machine to another, when creating the heavy duty work on my MacMini at home, I can used those files at school on my MacBook Air, which is also 'light' enough to be carried around in my school bag. As the combined price (including the transport fees and import duties as I live on a Caribbean island) for those two was even under the basic price of the new MacBook Pro base model, I will not go for that one. So far, I am a happy about my change to Apple.

[@lovreneno]

Enjoyed reading your story

[@kenduejones]

I just changed for pc & android to apple,I'm loving it💯

[@chilled99]

I think a lot of people have mentioned it but given one is a desktop and one a laptop the ideal is to own both form factors so you can choose how you want to work. Personally I’ve picked up a 16gb Mini, and next month will probably get a 14” MacBook Pro. Having said that I’ve been using this combo for years with earlier Macs - a Mini and laptop so I’m biased but it sure does cover every scenario. If you had to choose just one I would go for the laptop as it’s versatile enough to be a desktop if it needs to be.

[@kenduejones]

Well said

[@gregraygun]

This is not well thought out. The very point of spending more on the laptop is, it does both. You do not need both. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@jpdemer5]

I'm running two 32" monitors off of an M1 Mini, and it does everything I could want it to do, without even getting warm. 8GB of RAM is plenty, because the M1 does memory swaps so fast that you never notice when it happens. Only negative is the lack of an SD slot to get photos off of my camera. (Memo to Apple: put it on the FRONT of the machine!) External drive (via USB-C) is plenty fast for my purposes. I figure I'm future-proofed for a solid 5-10 years with this thing, which makes the cost of ownership insignificant - fact, it'll probably more than pay for itself in lowered electricity bills. (I rarely need to work on the road, and have an older MB Air for those occasions.)

[@oldcountryman2795]

Card readers exist.

[@DJMVDPOL]

Hi man. Nice review. Question for you: how many chrome tabs do you have open at the same time? I have like 80 over diffrent screens. Would that work do you think? I also use multiple trading view screens. Appreciated.

[@jpdemer5]

@@DJMVDPOL Chrome is such a memory hog that I gave up on it quite a while ago. The M1 ought to handle it better than the Intel processors did, but I'm quite happy with the new Safari build - it has a menu where your 80 tabs could be nicely organized.

[@mattliebemann]

Hi man, can I ask you if you had any troubles with font smoothing and “text blurryness” using an external monitor with the m1? What resolution did you choose from the settings?

[@jpdemer5]

@@mattliebemann No troubles. Displays are Dell S3219D at their standard resolution (2560 x 1440, 75 Hz). I'll sometimes scale one of them to 2048 x 1152 when dealing with dense text, since my vision isn't 20/20. In Terminal, you can use the command "defaults -currentHost write -g AppleFontSmoothing -int X" (w/o the quotes), where X is 0, 1, 2, or 3, to adjust smoothing. 0 is no smoothing, 3 is max smoothing.

[@danlec1981]

I've had the mac M1 mini and it's been a dream to use. I've now got the Macbook Pro M1 Pro 14 for travel. I hope by having both a desktop and a laptop that I'll get 10 years of use out of both of them before feeling the need to upgrade. Both with 16gb of Ram. I also figure if the Macbook is busy processing video, I have a 2nd machine to continue to work on doing a non-video editing task.

[@vqa33]

Is 14” MacBook faster?

[@kptnix]

I have the m1 Mac mini 16gb as well, but now I really want the MBP 14" with the same specs for traveling. Are there any upgrades in perf? How is it using the MBP in clamshell all day - does it get warm/do the fans kick in a lot? The mac mini is 100% quiet all the time

[@Xingqiwu387]

I'll go with the MINI any day! We must have a HHKB mechanical keyboard and an eye-level monitor. No ifs, ands, or buts.

[@ramachandrachaitanya623]

Thanks a million for this comparison! Yeah - not having built in/back up power in the mac mini is a bit of a bummer😢

[@ConorORegan]

The way I feel about this is that the Mac mini is objectively the best option for everyone except professionals that need a bit more power. These professionals are the same people that bought the iMac Pro and the Mac Pro

[@markhaskins8179]

I got the Mini because I produce music using Ableton Live and lots of outboard synthesizers and effects. The plug in effects and synths are CPU hungry so I write, mix, and master everything on the Mini and then if I want to go portable I simply use a Dell laptop and USB stick the file from Ableton Live onto that for any polishing up the track, it is by then all audio file so the Mac does the hard work and for most of the time I am tied to a studio desk. Both are nice but the cost of the Mini leaves me with a lot of change.

[@MercUndGut]

What killed the MBP 14 for me was the weight. I thought I'd pull it off but it's simply too heavy to carry it around all the time. I went back to the 16 GB M1 Air. The MBP is a fantastic device but the 1.6 kg kill the portability part for me and when I'm not moving it, it's mostly docked so I don't really reap the benefits of the display, keyboard, speakers and so on. The performance is great but mostly it's a matter of how you are using it. If I render a video, I don't really care if it takes 50 or 80 minutes. If I am programming and have to compile code every few minutes and I need 3 minutes vs 5 minutes, it'll make a difference though.

[@samguapo4573]

I agree. I'd rather get an MBA. Slightly slower but lighter. Too much speed is over rated. usability wins hands down.

[@Watchandlearn91]

This. I returned my 14 inch because the screen was hurting my eyes (I use mostly white text on black backgrounds and the bloom was just too much. Others haven't had an issue but I noticed.) AND the weight was just too much. I went back to my M1 16gb and my Mac mini M1 combo. I'm a software engineer so the extra RAM was nice but honestly the SSDs are so fast in these macs that even when you have to utilize swap, it's hardly noticeable. The Air is a much better machine for my usecase but it doesn't output to two displays so the 16gb mini solves that problem for only $899.

[@vontrap6942]

What is wrong with people. The difference in weight is .7lbs!!! I mean for fucks sake.

[@Watchandlearn91]

@@vontrap6942 To me it's less about the physical weight and more about the thickness, which is what I should have said. That thing is fat and using it while sitting on a couch or something is uncomfortable because there is no slope and the keyboard deck digs into your wrists.

[@MercUndGut]

@@vontrap6942 "wHaT iS wrONg wiTh pEoPLe". Get the one you like, see if that checks the boxes for what is portable for you and be happy with your device.

[@aavv1818]

San Francisco fan girl appreciates your honesty!

[@N13J]

Been a windows exclusive my whole life, the M1 mini base model is my gateway drug into macOS. Spending almost a year with it and absolutely love it. However, a good color accurate monitor is mandatory if you want to do creative work ie. video and photo editing stuff. So, take note of that extra price tag. I use Asus ProArt 24AC and I’m very satisfied with the combo. My next plan is to wait for 2022 Macbook Air.

[@dean-marr]

Me too, love it

[@jp-edit]

Doing video work, I connect my mid-2015 MBP to an external TV via HDMI and have found a consistent 4-frame delay in the video. Is there any such delay with the M1 Mac mini?

[@reedmckenzie]

I've been editing personal videos on the M1 Mini with 16GB ram and an external Samsung T7 SSD for a year now. My employer just supplied me with the M1 Pro 14" MacBook and I edit work videos on it. The Mini is a smoother machine when it comes to editing video, even with the M1 chip instead of the M1 Pro, and the external T7 SSD instead of internal 1TB in the MacBook. I can't explain it and it makes ZERO sense. Still, it's true the Mini has less hiccups when scrubbing through video, editing, playing back, and even rendering.

[@TomHofmann]

I’d love to see someone do a review that looks at performance per dollars.

[@swissheartydogs]

M1 mini+wide screen + iPads + XboxSX. Editing, Versatility & gaming. An improved mini could be useful as workstation.

[@hugoriders]

I’m very satisfied with my Mac mini 16 gb. Not replacing it anytime soon.

[@leklin1478]

I had requested this review from Max Tech, but it turns out that you, my awesome dad, have this review for me…..many…..thanks. BTW, love your dragon balls analogy ^__^

[@ag4eng]

You have to buy extras for the Mini that would be impractical for moving around. I would rather have M1 Pro than M1 for future uses.

[@dub15]

Loved this video. I am mulling over this exact decision. Helped me out a lot.

[@RecordLifeMedia]

The Mac Mini is great, but for trips, you'll still need to take a keyboard and mouse. As for cost comparison, it's great for the price but argument about additional costs don't work for me since I still plug in keyboard, mouse and larger monitor to laptop when I'm not moving around. Mac Mini definitely gets props for being so good. I love it but I've decided the max is worth it for me after a long consideration and great reviews like yours I've used to make the decision. Now waiting till Jan for the laptop is my only disappointment 😞.

[@hazyproduct1692]

8:16 calling a UPS an "upps" is like calling a TV a "tivve"

[@utsavratti]

Good comparison. The current Mac mini still doesn’t have an adequate port setup, because what’s most clutch in a SFF desktop are ports on the front. I switched back to Windows for that reason three or four years ago. My only regret about intel’s Hades Canyon NUC? It doesn’t run macOS.

[@gregraygun]

It’s a Mac MINI you can literally reach the ports as easy as front ports. You swapped an entire OS system because of front ports on a 8 inch, by 2 inch height box? 🤦‍♂️

[@audiovid.]

Today on Mac Pro 13 there are such big discounts that it's in the same price range that Airs are. That makes the Pro 14 not so clean choice for majority.

[@mbvglider]

I was just editing together a quick video to share, and I ended up basically doing the whole project on my mini while using the 16" MBP as an external microphone and AirDropping the WAV file, heh. He's right. For casual use, the mini's pretty great.

[@ravipeiris4388]

I come to this channel for the positive vibes...oh yeah, the review too. Great channel Everyday Dad.

[@benedictpayot9527]

I agree, trucks are cool. Hahaha. Thanks for this, I'm leaning towards getting a Mac Mini now for home use as my 2020 pro has been freezing on me a lot lately. Probably the heat and the intel chip.

[@gregraygun]

I’m seriously considering a Mac mini for my next. I have an older MacBook Pro. Since the year before covid I’ve been working at home. I have a 4k 120 refresh 43” TV that is pushed HDMI from my Denon and my MacBook has fed everything in to that Denon for three years now. Logitech MX keys and Mouse. For me I’m just not using a laptop anymore. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@edwardnelson3413]

For myself, I am using the MacMini as my work from home computer, then M1 Air for travel and absolutely love it. Still not going to pay $1600 for the new Apple monitor. For me the Dell equivalent at $650 works for my use case. I am on of the few Mac users that is actually not a content creator. For those out in the world who would like a Apple ecosystem for general business productivity I highly recommend the combo of the MacMini and MacBook Air M1.

[@FigWidIt]

Just throwing it out there, you can use the M1 MacBook Air just like a mac mini if you're into that. I use my base model M1 MBA like this sometimes to my 1440p monitor when I'm not tryna use my older Gaming PC.

[@magnoliei]

Hi! Which configuration do you consider to have the best benefit/price ratio among the following: - MacBook Air M1, 8Gb/256/ 1000$ - MacBook Air M1 16Gb/2TB/ $1570 - MacBook Air M2 8Gb/256/ $1320 - MacBook Air M2 8Gb/512/ $1730 - MacBook Pro 14inch M1Pro 16Gb/512/ $1980. Prices are from Europe. Thanks!

[@trebor1745]

Ran across this about 2 years after it was posted, but you're not being completely open as the M1 MBP Pro 14" actually came with the M1PRO chip (or the M1MAX chip) that still performs, in some tests, the standard MBP M4. Just sayin'...

[@iamsushanthg]

Which is better setup ? MacBook Pro (14 or 16) or IPad Pro+Mac Mini MacBook Pro (14 or 16) Or iPad Pro 12.9(portability) & Mac Mini (Productivity) I always had iPad Pro 12.9 for portability and Mac mini connected to monitor setup for productivity tasks like photo and video Editing. But the recent MacBook Pro is so tempting with all the power. So am curious on whether to buy a MacBook Pro and forget about iPad Pro + Mac mini setup. Please make a video on the above .

[@mattcossey]

Didn’t expect a dragon ball reference but I’m here for it lol

[@TheStringBreaker]

This is *EXACTLY* what I was looking for. Solid stuff!

[@bluesjeon]

"macbook air m1 with thunderbolt dock VS mac mini m1 without Thunderbolt dock" ....is like " more heat but more mobile vs more cool but less mobile" thunderbolt dock emit lots of heat. i used famous Acasis and Caldigit thunderbolt dock all of them emit heat...USB 4.0 dock or hub will let me experience more cooler environment?

[@jeffhale1189]

I enjoyed your video. Blessings on your day.

[@theaddysudhansu]

Congratulations congratulations Gary for 405k subscribers 🔥🔥🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@imakethesites3048]

I think your viewers should also consider that “a trip” could also be simply taking the device to another room of the house. There’s something to be said for concentrating all of your work efforts in one room, but I think the benefits aren’t that high. If I want to work in a brighter or cooler room, or simply watch a movie on a great screen, I’ll eventually need to purchase a second device. I just shelved my Mac Mini because it’s useless to me. I had to replace my 2019 MacBook Pro before the resell value dropped even lower or my lap burned up from the heat generated, and now being able to keep all my work and documents in one place is invaluable. There’s also something to be said for forward-thinking.

[@Jewdly]

I’m dying for a Mac mini

[@movdqa]

I have an M1 mini 16/500 and an M1 PRO MacBook Pro 16 32/1TB and the combination is really nice. I should have gotten an M1 MAX, though, and then could do everything on the MacBook Pro.

[@themilesinkorea]

Good, points, thank you! Power outs are considerations that rarely affected me but I was worried about this with the iMac, and other reviewers don’t seem to mention them. Nevertheless, I suspect many people should consider desktops like the Mini more, and the iMac is not bad value, I believe, in some ways. (I miss my screen thought I have a great 27” now). I’m wondering if the diminutive Mini name turns people off also ~ “Pro” vs "iMac" vs “Air” vs “Mini” ~ though there are arguments all round. (If any are considering the Air vs Mini, those dongle costs could add up if you need a few, and any need replacing in time.) “Brought to you by another TED Tech Talk: For the Real TED Talks!”

[@Joe__Tech]

I never do need an old style laptop… Nearly everything could be done on an Ipad. For anything else, There are passive, silent PCs with Ryzen 4750g and Intel i5-8259u. Unfortunately I had to send back my Mac Mini M1, because of too many problems and I was unsatisfied. The full USB was not achieved, UHD support was a mess, no Ipad pro Apps were usable, although promised.

[@MusicIsLifeFM]

After a year i decided to get the mac mini! Pluged on my tv n ext drive it ' s brillants

[@ChowDownDetroit]

How about owning both?

[@TazzSmk]

MacBook is even more expensive, as it needs something like Caldigit TS3 Plus dock for proper connectivity.... on the other hand iPhone can be used as web camera/mic :)

[@Evie0133]

6:44 That really depends on the person using it. For me, the Mac Mini IO sucks so bad. No SD card slot and just two Type C ports with lackluster display support is just disappointing. This sounds nuts, but I'll take the MBP 14" IO all day. I need the SD card slot with more Type C ports, and I hate dongles.

[@WizzRacing]

Hell they had a $200.00 US off sale on the Mac Mini... I used it to get the 16 and 10gb...As I use Sabent 1 TB External drive.....So for $899.00 best deal going. Now looking for the LG Ultra Fine 27" to go on sale....

[@russellschundler6559]

My fully configured (except having only 2TB memory)14" MacBook Pro M1 Max is really fast. A great computer along with 2 32" monitors. I do photography, video editing, 3D modeling, and 3D simulation. BUT ... my biggest issue is that, at this time, I have some software that will not run under Monterey. A new operating system AND the deployment of new chips was a big step. It will take some time to address minor (and sometimes major) bugs.

[@jp-edit]

Doing video work, I connect my mid-2015 MBP to an external TV via HDMI and have found a consistent 4-frame delay in the video. Is there any such delay with the M1 MBP Max?

[@russellschundler6559]

@@jp-edit Not that I'm aware. Speed is fantastic. At issue is the need to workout bugs with selective software and Monterey.

[@benjohnson8869]

Well just got my 14 MBP base model and this thing is seriously quick, the keyboards awesome to type on my only issue with it is nobody made cases for it yet so im scared its going to get scratched

[@estern53]

I think the next version of the mini will be a whole new design and not called a mini. Apple kept the MacBook Air and 13" MacBook Pro with M1. I can see the mini not being changed but a new 'PRO' model coming out.

[@kyletappendorf702]

You nailed it! Good foresight. Welcome Mac Studio.

[@treepazr4270]

I like your desk. Can you do a review?

[@KaReEdCa]

Why couldn't you have published this 2 weeks ago???? Lol. I'm PC convert. Purchased a MBA for my wife, and loved the performance over my gaming PC used mainly for photos and some video editing. I wan going to buy the Mini...but then they announced M1Pro/Max and I was like If I'm going to invest into this,..I may as well jump into it all in! I can tell you that my Davinci Exports are in the seconds Vs in the minutes for the exact same video between my MBP and the PC. Probably not much difference between the MBA and MBP. I would probably would have been just fine with the Mini which was the plan all along, but decided to give myself a little more future proofing and portability (then again that's why I got the MBA in the first place :D) But I have to say, I was surprised to hear the fans spin up on my MBP when importing photos into LR and creating previews. They were not loud...nothing like the helicopter of my Dell 5310 from work, but audible non the less. So far the only place I 've been able to see a significant load on the MBP is on photo imports, more so than exports. Granted I import hundreds at a time, and export a handful at a time. Either way, it obligates my PC on imports. For reference purposes: MBP 14" 16gb/1TB 10C/16G PC Rizen 1700, 1050ti. 32Gb, 500gb NVMe, 750 SSD, and 8TB HDD.

[@DrivenSpice]

This was super helpful. Thank you!

[@davidlarson2534]

I have had 3 minis and about to purchase my fourth. I don’t travel so it makes sense. Great comparison. I love that 49” Samsung monitor, but $1100? Outside of my budget.

[@gpratt76]

I was just thinking of this comparison!!! We’ll done

[@dougscott188]

I have both of these and they are both stellar solutions.

[@kenduejones]

Get Both,cant go wrong!😎

[@EmadApple]

I just received my MacBook m1 air 16 GB, it gets hoooooot while working in Final Cut Pro!!!!!! I will change it to MBP and try.

[@maxz2040]

what is your feedbacak?

[@EmadApple]

@@maxz2040 I switched to the new mbp m1 pro. It's amazing 🤩

[@Cryo837]

Apple knocked it out of the park with the M1 Mac Mini. Best value/performance/thermal EVER!!!

[@theblacksaint24]

Seen all of these performance reviews between the new MBP and practically new models. Couldn’t imagine the difference in performance of the MBP I ordered and my old entry level early 2015 MBP. Still waiting for the delivery. 😔

[@bern047]

Thanks for this wonderful channel, just common sense is spoken here, you are right on the button, keep up the good work and advice

[@HK-yo4se]

The Mac mini M1 is s well my home office work horse. Its great. If the Mac mini M1 Max comes I will replace the M1 immediately.

[@apple-guy9394]

I’m glad I own the Mac mini M1.. 😁

[@maximpowers1]

I love my Mac mini 16 G ram and 512 HD it is powerful and very quick, use it as my main PC instead of my ryzen 3950 wich is only for gaming... Video and photo is totally fast to edit on the mini..

[@devcybiko]

Yes, yes, yes. EXCEPT - once again - like everyone else - you've glossed over the fact that the M1 MacMini can support only one external Thunderbolt display (plus one HDMI). If you need 2 external displays - you'll need a M1 MBPro. ALSO - most people already have external displays, keyboards, and mice - so there is no need to add in those prices to the M1 MacMini. For $589 - M1 MacMini is hands down a great value. BUT - I'll be upgrading to the M1Pro MacMini the day it comes out - because I REALLY want dual displays.

[@BrBill]

This is what's holding me back. But the Mac Studio is $2K plus the stuff I'll hook it to. Life is getting expensive in this scenario.

[@devcybiko]

@@BrBill I was able to get a trade-in on my M1 MacMini. I got the base Mac Studio and $400 trade in. Sweet value.

[@cake8211]

I've been running dual displays on my M1 Mac Mini ever since it was released. Not sure what the issue is?

[@devcybiko]

@@cake8211 If one is a HDMI then that's not the issue. You can only run one Thunderbolt display.

[@worldshaking0502]

That Dragon Ball Z reference earned you my subscription. 🤣🤣🤣

[@trustter]

Thank you!

[@TruckCentral]

Yes, trucks are in fact cool 😎 Now if we can get one to run as efficiently as an M1 Mac…

[@somasoundss]

This is what we’ve been waiting for

[@robjenkins6181]

Hi Gary. Like the vids. What external 4k screen would you recommend for a M1 mac13 pro or Mac mini

[@Marc-io6pv]

I have a Benq 2k PD designer model. Pretty sweet, there's a 4k version too. Had a Benq 4k gaming but the colours look washed out when you sit desk close to it.

[@vineethvkurup820]

Really useful video as always...

[@Mathew-vlogs]

I had to pause the video to write this comment. Because you made a dragon ball a reference. I just wanna say, your channel it just got better because of it. 👍👍👍

[@anthonypeirce5875]

i have the apple M1 mac mini linked through HDMI into LG ultra hd OLED HDR tv being honest fab piece of kit M1 mini for the price doing ultra hd editing no problems at all but if the the M1 Pro mac mini max i would get that for pro like applications ETC HDR editing

[@TheB1nary]

Absolutely spot on!!

[@determinedskeptic]

You missed a webcam and speakers for WFH/Home Office setup for the mini… the speakers are, based on my experience with the mini, ESSENTIAL. Apple did sooooo many things right with the M1 Mini, but that speaker is awful!

[@aaxa101]

If you had a previous computer, even if it was a laptop most likely you'll have already screen, keyb & mouse, then the total amount will be the price of the Mac mini.

[@davidwatt3843]

A macbook pro 14 if doing video editing. Usual computing without video editing and graphics then its a mac mini.

[@movdqa]

10 GB Ethernet is an option on the 27 inch Intel iMac.

[@justingreen2835]

Hey buddy, what’s the little small screen sitting on the desk that duplicates what’s on the big monitor? Purpose of it? Name?

[@momosbreath9713]

Loose the cap, makes the video look more elegant.

[@casshern2155]

How long do you plan on keeping the m1 did you purchase apple care

[@nevvanclarke9225]

Hi mate thanks for the video I’m just a basic photo editor I am a professional photographer but I just do not get into video at all I have no interest in KZbin already video streaming or anything like that purely from a photo editing perspective I do Lightroom and affinity pro which machine is going to be more efficient for my workflow which she didn’t seem to answer because you just kept going on about all bunch of other stuff about video like everyone is in the video when in actual fact 90% of people who use these machines are actually into photography not video. So it would be great if you did a comparison for workflow in photography please

[@vernearase3044]

The 2020 iMac 5K has a 10 gb ethernet option.

[@Anaxarxes]

Love the Steelcase Series 1 chair. ;)

[@skylarsteel91]

Gary, what’s your go to for MacBook Pro desk stand?

[@aveerajsharma]

This style! Just great😉

[@sasstewart1222]

I have both, and deciding if i want to be a mini / MBP guy (as i've always done). debating on just using the MBP Have you decided if will keep and use both?

[@duvangamez9876]

Hi! I got a question… I’m thinking about to start to make some streams and videos and I want a new Mac to do that. Any reference?