Love hearing you speak about the "normal user" instead of just video export speeds and other creator uses. This seems like a great deal for those who need an Apple product for classes / etc.

@SirusStarTV

Жыл бұрын

They could have upgraded 12" macbook with m1/m2 for very normal users, it was thinner than macbook air. Why they forgot about it...

@13galaxy

Жыл бұрын

@@SirusStarTV they killed off the MacBook 😢

@Dfjs427

Жыл бұрын

There is no way you need an apple product for classes

@jasonhe54

Жыл бұрын

@@Dfjs427 MacBooks are surprising nice for classes

@ransom182

Жыл бұрын

@@Dfjs427 sure you don't need a Mac specifically but it's going to be way more reliable than running Windows.

4:43 MKBHD’s performance per dollar ‘dumb Apple chart’ is priceless 😂

@techibuzz5464

Жыл бұрын

It is literally price-less lmao

@bigbradworld2408

Жыл бұрын

“Its higher!” 😂😂

@benjamincurtis6283

Жыл бұрын

"It's better. The line is higher." LOL

@PumaM90

Жыл бұрын

I was sold as soon as I saw how much higher that line was

One of the first apple products in years that makes actual sense for regular costumers

@stevesteve8098

Жыл бұрын

yep that's why they continue to loose market share... and why cook is floundering about trying this endless boxing in, to boost profits. rather than go for market share....

@ArthropodSpidey

Жыл бұрын

Costumers? Did you just tell the internet about your cross-dressing fetish?

@ArthropodSpidey

Жыл бұрын

@@stevesteve8098 you do realize they've gained market share since the M1 came out right? Morons like you are hilarious.

@jayemitchell8022

Жыл бұрын

@@tbrowniscool points made:0

@electricalron

Жыл бұрын

Loose?

I normally clown on Apple products but this is super impressive. Powerful, well priced, portable, recycled materials, and the ability to select your own peripherals. Great upload

@lopwidth7343

Жыл бұрын

Apple is going in for the kill on prebuild consumer spec office PCs

@derkaiser9881

Жыл бұрын

@@lopwidth7343 Honestly the iMacs from relatively recently were already doing that. This thing is similar but a little less plug and play.

@lopwidth7343

Жыл бұрын

@@derkaiser9881 iMacs are too expensive. I have seen one in my entire lifetime

@Bulziibileg

Жыл бұрын

noob here, will this be enough for photoshop and illustrator

@Bulziibileg

Жыл бұрын

@@catboy3471 thank you

Your Fastest Man Mini (2012) video was the first piece of content which, brought you and your channel to my attention. I replicated the project a year later but subscribed right away. Just want to say thank you for creating and sharing great tech content for over a decade. Wishing you and your team many more years in this space, peace!

@vicweast

Жыл бұрын

True that! Marques has really done well for the community

@Willeexd1337

Жыл бұрын

Same for me

@SchrottgamesLP

Жыл бұрын

A truly great documentary about about the childhood of Usain Bolt.

@cyrileo

Жыл бұрын

Cool! An OG fan! 🤩 Had you pegged since day one. Thanks for the support! 🤝

@umershaikh7179

10 ай бұрын

I have an old Mac Sierra 2017. Can I buy and use this with my current Mac keyboard/screen?

From a almost-ignored back trail in the Apple Mac line, to an actual important upper-mid level performer. Very cool!

@cyrileo

Жыл бұрын

👍 Wow, that's amazing! 🤯

@cameronbosch1213

Жыл бұрын

I'd argue that the iMac has become the more niche almost-ignored Mac in Apple's Mac lineup. It tries to serve the "family computer" role, but it's too expensive, too impractical (with the port selection), and too much e waste for that role anymore.

@pentagramyt417

Жыл бұрын

I am a windows user since beggining. I do have an iPhone. But working on "physical OS" as a Mac's, iMacs is different (knowing all possibilites of a software, hardware, knowing all shortcuts, etc.) So my question is IT IS BETTER to invest on: 1) Mac Mini 2 Pro + Screen alone 2) or to go straight for iMac alone? I want it to use for photo editing, in a future for video editing. Sometimes I see people with Mac Mini and iMac at the same time on their board, and I ask myself like... does it connect each other or it's just ego show of showing you have both devices, because I don't know now if you need BOTH to work or could be alone. What's your opinion for my case? If you work with macOS since beggining I would appreciate or have experience with work at Windows and macOS at the same time, appreciate even more.

I've had my M1 Mac Mini for a couple of years now and it has been incredible. I run Zwift on it (a cycling game/simulator) that is notoriously taxing on hardware, a bit of video and photo editing and other normal stuff. I was able to pair it with a keyboard and mouse I actually like and a 32" display (1080p resolution). The end result is an easy to use and comfortable set up that is always ready to go. Obviously you could go with a 4k display and a name brand keyboard to make it even nicer but I think my whole set up was less than $1000. Plus if something gets damaged it doesn't necessarily take down the entire system (like when a dog threw his chew toy into my mac book screen in 2009.

@blastofo

Ай бұрын

Your mac mini may be fast, but I will drop you on Zwift! j/k

I’ve used an M1 Mac Mini for the past couple years now and it’s been a blast. I love that they’ve upgraded it to M2 and it’s cheaper! And yeah, I don’t have to upgrade my monitor and keyboard every time I get a new one. It’s become my favorite Apple product (favorite computer even) after my iPad which I use alongside the Mac Mini every day.

@SadStateOfAffairs

Жыл бұрын

Hello, what monitor r u using? Also, can I connect a Mac mini to a 2015 27” iMac? Thanks.

I don't know how MKBHD does it, but his videos are never boring. He knows exactly what I want to hear and exactly how to say it. Pure genius!

@snakejuce

Жыл бұрын

That's because you're a sheep consumer. He could be saying anything and you'd be in love. 🤡🤡

@SkyzzV_

Жыл бұрын

@@snakejuceyeah no… same opinion as OP, but I don’t buy anything at all marques talks about, except the iPhone… it’s not always black and white my dude

@snakejuce

Жыл бұрын

@@SkyzzV_ I would hope so my brotha. But scr€w iPhones lol. Too many limitations, unless you simply don't care about having freedom on your mobile device, in which case, by all means enjoy it. All my family members own one. Hopefully you iPhone users get some USB C on your phones or hopefully governments force apple to use USB-C, quite frankly it's ridiculous that they still have their own exclusive charging cable BS.

@SkyzzV_

Жыл бұрын

@@snakejuce im totally with you… I own iPhone because I like the design, the OS, the stability… of course it’s quite restricted, but I don’t really care about that… not what I’m looking for. Same with the charger… I don’t give a shit, but someone surely does, so I don’t mind a change there. Of course I paid quite the price with 1579€ for a phone, but I love it. But some bullshit with apple needs to stop, your totally right there

@ashthegeek7400

Жыл бұрын

@@snakejuce “freedom” lmao. Please do elaborate what I’m missing by owning an iPhone. I don’t think there’s any feature that I miss on a regular basis lmao

It's absolutely insane at a really good price.

@SmokingCrop

Жыл бұрын

Until you start upgrading the ram to 16GB and the SSD to 1TB or 2TB. Where they easily make 4x margin on retail prices, let alone their own cost per TB.

@RoyRosales

Жыл бұрын

@@SmokingCrop so don’t do that…

@MrBrax

Жыл бұрын

@@RoyRosales using a computer with less that 16/32 is painful

@LeMatt87n

Жыл бұрын

I kinda disagree. It’s good if you’re not Into gaming. And need MACOS.

@twocsies

Жыл бұрын

The Apple pricing is ridiculous. Unless you get the M2 256GB 8GB RAM, which is affordable, it's hundreds of dollars for RAM or SSD upgrades that would cost $50 if you could add them yourself. The M2 512GB 16GB is doouble the price of the M2 256GB 8GB... A sucker born every minute. (And as a software developer, you will be disadvantaged even at the 16GB RAM, I know from experience that universal memory aka paging is just not good enough, Apple knows it, so doubles the price of the machine for modest increase in SSD and RAM capacity)

Great info presented at a nice calming steady pace, highlighting not just the features and benefits but also which options in the range are the best value for money. One of the best presentations we have come across for a long time.

It's crazy the number of options we have these days! We used the "trash can" Mac Pro at my old videography job -- this would KILL now!

@harrison00xXx

Жыл бұрын

Sadly these Mini PCs, including Mac Minis and Studio just serve a SPECIAL PURPOSE. In general the average person is still better served with a MacBook of any kind used with external Screen, KB and mouse, like this the whole mac is portable and independent from anything on the desk and by using AlDente you can control the battery very good to mainain its performance and for best longevity.

The speed of improvement and performance-affordability always fascinates me every time I think about it. Think back like 10 years ago, something like a HD video recording or a terabyte of storage was something incredibly impressive and expensive, while nowadays you wouldn’t even be impressed by a camera with 4K recordings because tech got so affordable. Truly an amazing era to live in!

@lokidoki471

Жыл бұрын

imagine the leap in the next 10-20 years, cant wait!!

@VargVinter

Жыл бұрын

actually 10 years ago, 1 terrabyte was already nothing special and well it isn't today. 1 Petabte, then what you said "could" be true, but even that.. well I guess you haven't really lived in that time. What remains is, that apple created some of the best performing hardware to this day, but combined with one of the worst OS it is not very impressive. Mac OS is as good as, let's say windows 7, not more not less. If there would be an option to get a mac book m2 with windows or linux, well that would be something to get excited about. But MacOS........ it is as shit as DR-Dos was when windows came around

@Freak80MC

Жыл бұрын

@@catboy3471 One example of them lowering the price doesn't change the fact that Apple stuff is usually overpriced.

@kaktusgoreng

Жыл бұрын

@@Freak80MCindeed. But it should not go discredited. This mac mini is what microsoft should’ve made years ago since the surface rt days

@MuppetsSh0w

Жыл бұрын

@@VargVinter I think he meant SSD

Another shockingly concise and to the point review man, thank you for continuing to improve the channel with good and useful content every single day, just love it ❤️

@user-hl6ls8sv4t

Жыл бұрын

Shockingly?

The M2 Pro Mac Mini is a game changer! It's powerful, sleek and perfect for both work and play. The upgrade to the M2 chip makes a significant difference in performance and the compact design makes it easy to take on the go. Overall, a fantastic device that I highly recommend. Thanks, Marques.

Brand new today to your channel, just what I was looking for in the way of review for the new mini, I’m moving forward to purchase! Thank you!!!

Ok, now we need a video on the best $600 display options for the Mac Mini. 😊

@RoastBeefSandwich

Жыл бұрын

Whatever Dell monitor fits your needs and budget.

@WestCoastAce27

Жыл бұрын

I got a 34” monitor at Best Buy last yr - ~$350.

@shiota79

Жыл бұрын

@@RoastBeefSandwich Correction. it's whatever LG display you can get.

@ricepony33

Жыл бұрын

BenQ if you need color accuracy.

@pooyanmanoochehry2629

Жыл бұрын

Team BenQ! Got the PD2700U and it's a fantastic monitor for grading.

Love how you mentioned compile times as a use case! It can make such a workflow difference (probably even more than rendering) if the chip is able to render a new live view immediately. 4:30

After watching so many of your videos over the years, today I realize ten years ago I watched your series on fastest Mini, which I eventually replicated. Come 2023 and I'm still using that 2012 Mini with 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD; still holding up, but guess why I'm watching today's video hahaha... Cheers

@digheanurag

Жыл бұрын

They’re so stable. Happy upgrade!

@Cohen-

Жыл бұрын

You'd probably be blown away with an upgrade. I'm not a Mac user nor do I think I will be. But things like this are just so... tempting

@binohuan1162

Жыл бұрын

Wow that is amazing story.

@rydellgarcia

Жыл бұрын

damn!!! 2012 mac mini still holding up to this day?!!! that's like using an iphone 5 (in terms of phone). over a decade is crazy! wtf. thats why im planning to buy a macbook pro for my school shit. because evryone in my school uses windows either Predator, Asus or whatever that is. I think i'll be the first student to have a macbook in the csampus cause ive never seen one, besides my prof. im more into the longevity of stuff. My brother's predator laptop bought back in 2017 gave up last year lmao and that's worth $2k+

@heindijs

Жыл бұрын

I'm still using a 2012 Mini as well. It's still really fast. Every program opens instantly. Just don't try editing video on it lol

M1/M2 mac mini are the first apple computers in a looooong time which I would actually consider owning. It's really hard to argue against it as a portable workstation. Almost everywhere I go I can probably find a monitor, and bring a keyboard/mouse along, and for the money I save over speccing out an ultrabook I can probably throw in a luggable screen for coffee shop use too. Also asahi has been making huge strides forwards. Watching with interest.

@8xus_

Жыл бұрын

Now i want one…

@phillblake6829

9 ай бұрын

Why you got your Mac on a cheese board bro? 😂

@ozmond

6 ай бұрын

You aren’t gonna bring this to a coffee shop lolol

Excellent video as always. I had just looked at these and was wondering about them, so I’m glad you gave us the rundown on it.

@vulcanus9384

Жыл бұрын

disappointed he didn't mention storage or ram configurations

@visionz_n_media

Жыл бұрын

@@vulcanus9384 those are options that you can select yourself. It’s on the Apple Store. My main concern was baseline performance so that I could determine my own ram and storage needs from there. I’m sure that’s why he didn’t dive into those, because they are subjective to the individual needs of each person.

@hermanstokbrood

Жыл бұрын

@@visionz_n_media Sure Apple let you choose anything. For you know it the price has doubled or even trippled.

@visionz_n_media

Жыл бұрын

@@hermanstokbrood that’s not just an Apple thing. If it is something you really need as opposed to just wanting, then the price will not matter as much.

@hermanstokbrood

Жыл бұрын

@@visionz_n_media Yeah at this price level it is just an Apple thing.

My base model M1 Pro MBP 14” is honestly so ridiculously good for my workflow as a data scientist and developer, even though it’s technically a binned-down SKU at only 8 cores. I’m really impressed with how much Apple improved the architecture on the pro end for what would normally be a very incremental upgrade. It makes me excited for what’s to come in the third generation, which may be enough of a gap to justify an upgrade from M1 Pro, particularly if the rumors about a 3nm manufacturing process are true

@smartlearning6390

Жыл бұрын

I wanna go into machine learning , is m1 pro mac book pro , good ?

@Chilarioo

Жыл бұрын

@@smartlearning6390 It's brilliant.

Definitely appreciate the review! You mentioned GPU and I’m looking to get into Photoshop and video animation in the near future. I won’t be tackling any extremely huge projects as I’ll be learning but obvi the more I learn the more I’ll do. Trying to decide if I should just skip this and get the Studio or would this do for a while. That said, how do you think the GPU on this holds up in the aforementioned scenario?

This is super cool! You can mount those things in racks to use as rigs for servers, or live performance where you can have 2 in one unit so if one goes down there is no downtime. Put them on the corner of a desk. Even get a portable touch screen and use that on the go! If you factor in how big a dock you need to carry with the Macbook plus those connections, that make sense. Really amazing move by Apple!

1:48 “using Apple’s stupid unlabeled charts” 😂😂😂I bout died.

I was a big fan of the 2012 Mac Mini which if I remember correctly was the only upgradable Mac Mini available and at the time, it was a killer machine with its Intel i7 and maxed out ram, etc. I still run that machine in my basement for basically just web surfing and light video editing and it still eats up whatever task I throw at it. It's definitely an overlooked product and now with everything that I learned from this video about the new product lineup.... I might be putting my 2021 16" MacBook Pro in the backseat to make room for a maxed out Mini. Thanks for the great video!

This video is amazing. My first time coming across your stuff and I'm definitely a fan. Thanks so much!

This video has got me absolutely convinced to get one of these. I'm on a 2015 Mac Air and I've been wanting to upgrade since the M1 chips came out but they were just a little over the edge for me in terms of price. This fits right in. Thanks Marques!

@AnjuliMack

6 ай бұрын

Did you upgrade? How is it going? I have a 2015 27 inch iMac and want to upgrade

This is my first Mac ever Was going to buy the M1 a year and a half ago and then heard rumors the M2 was right around the corner. After holding off for a year and a half I finally got this one. So excited.

@umershaikh7179

10 ай бұрын

I have an old Mac Sierra 2017. Can I buy and use this with my current Mac keyboard/screen?

I’ve never daily driven a Mac, but this Mac mini is really enticing. It actually seems like a good value proposition from Apple.

@MrCallahan

Жыл бұрын

Thinking the same! Always been a Windows guy, have an old Windows desktop that needs to be replaced...but this is very tempting! good price for the massive capabilities it has.

@Daniel-dj7fh

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking so too until I checked and saw that you're getting a 256Gb 8Gbram M2 for 699 (in Germany everything is 100 bucks more). For 500Gb storage you're almost at 1k. And for the m2 and 16Gb of ram you're around 1500€. And there I can only laugh. I built a pc with a Ryzen 5 3600, 16Gb of ram, 2x500Gb of storage with an Rtx3060 for under 1500. Checked benchmark comparisons, whilst the m2 can do some stuff slightly better, other stuff it can't do at all. Plus my rig has the benefit of upgradeability and repairability. I do give credits on the mac mini's size, but you can probably get a similar sized r5 3400u cpu in there, cut the gpu and save 400 bucks and maybe get slightly worse performance.

@LuLeBe

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-dj7fh I mean the ease of use, especially when using apple software (why you'd wanna do that? I have no clue, Google calendar etc works better even on an iphone) is an upside that can be worth quite a lot. Plus some stuff just works better on macOS (final cut is just so smooth compared to adobe and davinci resolve for example) or maybe it's only available for macOS like xcode. But everyone with a desktop computer has a reason to have it, if it's just Excel and chrome on the why not get a Chromebook or so. And for many of these uses, windows just works better (gaming) or Linux is a great option (development) or it really doesn't matter at all (blender, Adobe etc) and then upgradability is king on a PC build.

@justitgstuff5284

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-dj7fh 8GB memory and 256GB storage is plenty for most people. Remember that it is MacOS so you're not gonna be filling up your storage with 100GB game installations. It's also easy to add an external SSD and still have it be very fast thanks to the thunderbolt ports on the back. Not everyone wants to build their own desktop PC, especially a small form factor build, which are typically more tedious to build. Sure, upgradeability and repairability are great, but at least for the target demographic, they're kind of irrelevant. You're also comparing it to a PC that costs twice as much, uses way more power, and takes up significantly more space while also producing more heat and noise overall. Also, the 3400G isn't really close at all to the M2 in performance or efficiency. It gets destroyed in basically every area by comparison. Even the 3600 is a fair bit slower in many areas (and doesn't have an integrated GPU).

@bjvink0130

Жыл бұрын

@@Daniel-dj7fh the 699euro price is because americans don't calculate VAT on their 600 dollar prices, im pretty sure in germany you use 19% on electronic devices so 600$ = 550 euro 550 x 1.19 = 665euro, so youre only paying about 34 euros above the real msrp. also the student discount is 100 euro, so that would make 599 euro incl VAT

If you spec out a Pro mini with comparable RAM, SSD, and ethernet it is about the price of the M1 Max Studio. It will be interesting to see what happens to the pricing once the M2 (or M3 studio is released). It is the Apple way to ladder/tier their prices but these two items actually seem TOO close once the generation gap is closed.

Can’t wait to see the M2 Studio and what that can do.

MB is the only person I see shooting his intros and B-Roll that is so good, it looks like a computer render. It's that perfect!

@The_Horizon

Жыл бұрын

When the botted reply doesn't realize he doesn't have one of those intros rn

@poolkrooni

Жыл бұрын

Dave2D has entered the chat 👀

@TechyBen

Жыл бұрын

@@The_Horizon Who me? The desk shots are amazingly clean and well lit. It sounds stupid to say it, but the cinematography on a simple "review" here are amazing. Not a bot, just impressed. :)

@zakaryan2004

Жыл бұрын

@@TechyBen he talks about the bot who replied to your comment saying "thank you for watching my content..."

@TechyBen

Жыл бұрын

@@zakaryan2004 Ah, already deleted on my side.

Cheaper, but the storage is apparently 30% slower for the entry level M2 than the previous entry level M1 (similar to what happened on the Airs)

@ChrisBa303

Жыл бұрын

Only with base storage and still way faster than comparative stuff at $600

I have had quite good experience over the years with Dell monitors on Macs, specifically the U (ultrasharp) line. I am currently running one Dell U2717 and one U2414 on a 2014 Mac Mini each, and I am quite happy. I will upgrade one of the Mac Minis to the 2023 M2 Pro Mac Mini.

Your reviews are really spot on! Thanks for the updates!

Hear me out, if the Mac minis were able to be charged through USB C, if you had an iPad you could use the sidecar feature to use your iPad display, and plug the Mac mini into the iPad USB c port to charge it, and boom a monitor for ur m1 mac mini, and the iPad could be used as a monitor and charger/battery

@zkol3287

Жыл бұрын

Under rated comment

@everythingappletech5470

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I wish

@bongoremixer7357

Жыл бұрын

Would've been nice and useful

@drmillion7799

Жыл бұрын

Yes

@itsgooglyeyes6686

Жыл бұрын

You would like that

Coming back to this a few months later - I recently, and somewhat reluctantly bought a new iMac from an older 27", which my wife uses is mostly for architecture, and it was starting to chug. She had checked it out in the store and though it would be okay. As soon as I set it up, I regretted it - much more noticeable change in the screen size, and it just felt more flimsy in a way, less substantial. Returned it and bought the mid level Mac Mini with M2, and a refurbished Studio Display to save a bit of money, on top of the savings I get through work and using the Apple credit card. Waiting on it to be delivered but am more excited about that setup.

Just want to say that I truly love the little bits of alliteration at the end of each of ur videos ❤

Using the MacBook Pro with the M1 currently. I mainly use it for Final Cut Pro video editing for my Channel and it works really good. I think my next purchase would be a mini, but I'll probably wait a couple years since the M1 works so good.

@Muhluri

Жыл бұрын

Just wait. I don’t see myself upgrading to M2 anytime soon. Final cut pro has almost no problems. The battery life is also more than enough

Still killing it with my 2020 MacBook Air M1. It's still the best laptop/computer I have ever owned and is still blowing my mind to this day. I can't imagine having anything faster, and yet, here we are. Love your content MKBHD!

@46I37

Жыл бұрын

Opposite experience here. Bought my wife a MacBook my air and it’s a dog. Worse performance than her 6 year old 27inc iMac. Stutters, needs rebooting, usb mics stutter. Big disappointment.

@leebeeskee

Жыл бұрын

@@46I37 Don't base that as grounds for describing all M1 Airs. You got unlucky there and any product can be a "dog". Mine is amazing and has never let me down or even stuttered.

@Fedegamo

Жыл бұрын

same here, top tier laptop

@dingdong2103

Жыл бұрын

@@46I37 Was your laptop equipped with the smallest ssd? That's always a mistake. As with this M2 mac mini, the smallest SSD is a single chip design and it's 1/4th the speed of the larger models. Also it dies much faster.

@46I37

Жыл бұрын

@@dingdong2103 No. Has the 512G SSD but 8G RAM. Research said 8G was as good as 16G on intel, esp with fast SSD.

New add to the list. Thanks man!

Finally understood the difference between the different macs. THANK YOU!

Your content is truly incredible and the production value is on another level

@bulziahebrand

Жыл бұрын

He’s the Goat for sure

@balajustar

Жыл бұрын

@@bulziahebrand tech goat lol

@quinnith616

Жыл бұрын

@@bulziahebrand yes

@nourishcherish9593

Жыл бұрын

No. Just talking. Stop over exageratin

@protrainingtips

Жыл бұрын

It is.

It's honestly insane how powerful these machines are. I've been using an 8GB M1 for a long while now for video editing, and I haven't had to create any proxies at all for anything. Not my 5k 422 10 bit 400Mbps footage, not my multicam videos, nothing. I'm for sure going to upgrade when the Ultra comes out, but for now, I'm pretty good. Really surprised by how much power these things pack TBH

@nightthemoon8481

Жыл бұрын

The sheer delusion :skull: they have dedicated media engines for basic video work, try adding any real effects and rip Try any kind of 3d work and you get 3050 mobile speeds

@michaelhubbard5013

Жыл бұрын

I was using a similar M1 Macmini from my previous job, and I was getting into video editing I was thoroughly impressed with how it handled scrubbing through footage and how snappy it was in AfterEffects. Rending out / exporting the videos took a lot longer than I would have preferred, but for the form-factor it blew me away except for that one aspect of it.

@nightthemoon8481

Жыл бұрын

@Vicinity 1. Wattage doesn't matter on a desktop 2. I meant the m2 max not the base m2 or pro being at most equivalent to a 3050 mobile in 3d work, the pro is equivalent to a 1660 in most use cases but in 3d it's closer to a 1050, the base m1 equivalent to a 1650 but in 3d there's no equivalent 3. which part of what i said was wrong, the criteria for delusion is being extremely wrong, was i wrong about it being weak? No Now his claim of them being "extremely powerful", the base m2 is around 40x-50 slower than a 4090 mobile in 3d, the max around 10x, in cpu based workloads there's less of a difference but still several times as fast

@nightthemoon8481

Жыл бұрын

@@michaelhubbard5013 exactly, all the basic tasks that are hardware accelerated, if you use any effects like optical flow, lumetri colour, tracking, etc all of that falls back to gpu, so your playback speed gets crippled Essentially because the media engines can't do the heavy lifting anymore in those workflows Extrapolating the thought that the whole thing is fast because of how 1 specific hardware accelerated task performs is pretty disingenuous Everyone in the mkbhd discord server has been complaining about how ignorant and extremely misleading his last 2 vids have been

@s.i.m.c.a

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" being the first desktop arm processor Apple manufactures for the home user" - lame. They use same upgraded GPU as A15 Bionic, which they make for years, and it is still mobile class CPU/GPU (m1, m2). They quite experienced with what they are doing, and it is not desktop class arm CPU lol. Wana desktop class, you can check Ampere Altra, for example.

I received my Mac mini yesterday afternoon. It's SUPER QUIET. Which is the main thing I wanted in a new Mac (of some kind). Everything was going on smashingly at first. Then I did a huge update that was needed. After that, my old wireless / bluetooth Apple Mouse would no longer work. Thanking I have more than one keyboard/mouse combo in my office. I still can't get the blue-tooth adapter to work with the mouse it came with, but I'll keep trying. Thank You for this video. My new Mac mini cost about the same as my 2006 Mac Pro. It's so SNAPPY! I've got a couple of external G-Drives plugged into it, and they're doing FANTASTICALLY. Ventura (the most current version, I gather), is very clean, and very very nice. Thanks for the recommendation. Your video showed me the way!

Thank you for sharing you made my day so much easier to understand

Your reviews are my favorites, and there are SO many to choose from. Your presentation is honest, thorough, clearly spoken and easy to listen to. I have a 2016 MB Pro and seldom use it - no need to upgrade. I have a top tier iMac with 40 gigs of RAM. I am a Realtor and photographer and need a great screen, hence the Macs. Mac mini looks great, but I'd love more than a 27" screen with hi-res and great color. 5K for the Apple 32" and 1K for the stand would be great, but . . . that's a lot of money. Thanks for another great review!

keep up the great effort you put into editing your videos. what a quality channel

@GenghisKhanrad

Жыл бұрын

Good thing you said something, he was about to stop.

@melon528

Жыл бұрын

@@GenghisKhanrad yea isaved his channel

Thank you so much for this video! I just got the first version of this mini. Keep going!

makes a setup look so clean! What a powerful little machine!

I love the way MKBHD takes everything into account. I mean he's reviewing a mac mini so he makes a thumbnail with a miniature version of himself. Show's just how much thought goes into every video.

@mshafi4180

Жыл бұрын

SuperSaf style 🕶️

Stuff like your videos help me feel a little more at home with not needing to upgrade from my m1 Mac mini. I enjoy my m1 and will probably keep it until it doesn’t take software updates, as I’m a basic user. I do enjoy seeing how the latest and greatest look and perform, but I’m just a basic user on PC so I’ll watch and live vicariously through those who would take use of the upgrades

@mrhobs

Жыл бұрын

Yeah don't let FOMO get to you. I just left an overly long comment concluding with my excitement to essentially drive my 2017 (specced out) iMac into the ground haha. Gonna try to make it work for me until summer 2027. 😂 Anyway, the longer you wait, the sweeter it will feel to upgrade, and the more exciting the new product will be... not to mention the money saved and the minimized environmental impact.

Im thinking about buying my first desktop! Youre video helped alot thank you

Just got the MBP M2 and it is insane. Love the Mac Mini too! Great review as always!

Imagine if apple made a motherboard capable of having two M2 ULTRAs and idk like a whole ass thing where you could use it as a server and it'd have a modified debian that you could install on it and use it as a server I'll just say it if they tried they'd turn into the biggest server provider with those incredible power usages these chips have damn.

great video man and it's very important that you mentioned that it's not important to upgrade for those who don't needs more GPU power...EXCELLENT

Costco has the Mac Mini M2 Pro right now for $1099. Great deal.

Thank you just the info I was looking for

the problem with mac mini and mac studio (and all their laptops): no ECC memory. they had the excuse before that Intel wasn’t allowing non-xeon chips to use ECC. But these are their chips, if they don’t put ECC on them, then they have decided that flipped bits is just something their customers have to deal with…

In my old office they upgraded (almost) everyone to mac m1 minis from old dell PCs, and even though I can't really do my job on a Mac I was kinda jealous of that little box performance.

@Daniel-dj7fh

Жыл бұрын

Unless your old pc's weren't dell xps or higher, it is to be expected that this will run better

Nice! I just purchased the M2 Pro 12 core with 32GB RAM & 1TB SSD. I'm so psyched to edit on this machine. I have been using my Late 2012 iMac i7 Intel for 9 years now and I'm soooooo looking forward to more power and smooth sailing across my 4k footage.

You could get an base m1 air for on the go AND and the $799 Mac mini plus still have 400 bucks left over for a display and peripherals and it would cost the same as just getting the base level 14” MacBook pro alone. Apple has actually really been impressing me with the value on their newer stuff even since they introduced silicon.

I love that small mkbhd figure on the desk and it just goes to show how small the mini m2 pro is!

I've had the M1 mini since shortly after it came out. it was my leap from desktop pc to desktop mac. it is phenomenal. the most stable personal computer I've ever used in past 25+ years

@steffenkawa8374

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i like the form factor, power. What i really dislike is the integrated RAM and storage. Upgrades are very expensive and you can't repair anything. So you put a perfectly fine pc in the bin because your SSD/nvme failed.

Very informative video. I need the advice. Thank you

Great Job love the advice keep up the awesome work

Man can I just say your sheer dedication is incredibly impressive. That fact that you actually shrink yourself just for a cool thumbnail. Amazing.

This was a great review man! Was waiting to see if the tech chap did one as he’s in the uk too, and he hasn’t yet, so went looking for one and landed here. Defo going to check some of your other videos.

Thanks for those videos

Great video, this really helped me decide….thanks Dude!

Smart take on the current lineup and sweet spot. It really is amazing what you get with these newest machines.

I just had to comment - I bought a Mac Mini as a refurbished in 2012. It was actually a 2011 model which hasn't had support since 2017. It's the only computer I own. You've convinced me to finally go to the M2 soon. I just don't know how to transfer the old, out-dated files and programs from my old 2011 mini to the new one (when I get it). Great review.

@ghost-user559

Жыл бұрын

Super easy to transfer. You can use “migration assistant” and connect the two devices.

You speaking more about normal users and actually explicitly making recommendations for students and so forth, it adds the value that I have been feeling like most reviewers lack, and what you sometimes also lack lately. Like we get it, you work with 8k and staff so obviously things like that should impress you, but the percentage of your viewers who care about that, even understands or can even watch it in their own device, it is so small that at no point should it ever become the main focus of your video. I truly appreciate this balanced review, and it has been a minute since I got this feeling. Lol funny part is that I am a software engineer intern at a FAANG company, so personally I do understand the very technical aspects and so forth, but as a long time subscriber, I think your value proposal is mainly in your balanced review, and not in catering for a niché. That's just my take.

What non-apple monitor would work well with the M2 mac mini pro? I am a graphic and UI/UX designer. Colour calibrated one is very important.

I worked on this computer over the past year and a half or so! I’m relieved to see the positive reception 😅😅

The thumbnail is amazing. Love the consistent effort y’all put into the videos.

@balajustar

Жыл бұрын

Agreed lol

@Fabbyyy

Жыл бұрын

well he doesn't do it for free so the effort is to be expected.

I just bought the M2 base for $499.99. What a deal.

It looks like a very interesting offer . If you expand Mac mini’s SSD storage a lot pricier unfortunately.

@0cr

Жыл бұрын

I think a smarter option would be to use the SD port for additional storage

@cameronbosch1213

Жыл бұрын

@@0cr I would upgrade the RAM to 16 GB and storage to at the minimum 512 GB (to avoid the single NAND issue on the base models). SD card requires a dongle.

@0cr

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@@cameronbosch1213 Yeah, cost vs performance fallacy again.

I built the late 2012 maxed out mini very similar yours from college. It’s still a fantastic little desktop machine!

@pabloespinoza9046

Жыл бұрын

just as similar as a cat and a cheetah

Can we pause very briefly, please, and give the team a shoutout. The production quality is, as always, fabulous. You can see how much love has gone into the setup on the monitor, which is exactly in line with the window frame. It's always great to see how much attention is paid to even the smallest details. My eyes and my inner "Monk" say thank you!

@alemany1919

Жыл бұрын

Love and hugs from the "Monk" international club mate! I felt exactly the same 😁

Every time I watch your videos about tech, it made me think I have missed out something really big for being where I am. The things you say are just an exposure I keep getting from you and some time what I read on the internet... outside seeing them on your videos, reading on the internet and books. I have never gotten a chance to own the least of anything seen on your reviews. A high school Computer teacher without a single gadget unless for this 1gb ram phone I have been using for over 2 years to view KZread diy videos and so on. I can relate to your videos on the abstract and it's been helpful to me. thanks Bro.

I love this Mac mini! I already have an external keyboard and mouse for my 2017 MacBook Pro (which is aging significantly). If I got this plus a monitor, I would have a way faster computer and then I could turn my iPad into my “laptop” if I need a portable setup. I’m glad Apple has decided to revamp the Mac mini because it’s actually a sensible option.

Apple's M2 Pro Mac Mini is the perfect representation of the phrase: "What's little is more."

@navigator590

Жыл бұрын

That’s what she said. ….wait a minute.

Love the review as always! The Mac Mini seems like the solid move for me. I have a intel core i5 MacBook Air that gets cooked on basic things. I already have the monitor since I'm on ps5 so this would be a perfect upgrade for the price

@wonrei

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Can you game tho

@q_u_a_c_c

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@@wonrei he has a ps5...

@Yaboical24

Жыл бұрын

@@wonrei Yep

@simonmaduxx6777

Жыл бұрын

Was just talking about this with my friend today. Monitors especially for work are in a very weird place where there is barely any middle ground at all. It's either you buy something garbage with a limited color space or you got to shell out a couple of thousand.

Love the camera shake shots. I've been using a gimbal but I love the camera shake. Theirs something aesthetic about them

Hi Marques. I love your videos. You’re one of the content creators who really cares about the “normal people” opinions. Can I kindly ask where did you buy this wood plates where the Mac Mini sitting? Or that just a random design element? It looks so cool!

Thanks to your videos I bought the M1 Mac Mini for less than I bought my phone and this thing is AMAZING. Completely silent and lets me edit video with FCP super smoothly, with only 8GB! Looking forward to repurposing this one and getting the M2 Pro in the future. 🤙

My last Mac was a 5th gen i5 MacMini and I'm definitely buying a M2 model, insane deal.

@HungryWalker

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Agree! I bought the m2 mac mini recently to replace my old iMac

Always love your reviews, Marques! I'm one of those still working on an intel Mac (21.5", 2019, 1tb, 32gb ram) and am thinking about an upgrade. My side hustle is video editing, and I'm a FCP enthusiast. I was thinking about upgrading to the Mac Studio, but now I'm not sure after watching your review of the mini. What's the diff between those two, and for video editing, which would you recommend?

@danielstory2761

Жыл бұрын

Until the Mac studio is refreshed, the Mac mini is a much better choice. M2 pro Mac mini sounds like a good choice for you: it comes with 16GB of ram as the minimum option, which Apple charges an extra $200 for on the base model (and is essentially a requirement in 2023). It also comes with the 512GB ssd. the 256GB ssd in the base model is extremely slow, it’s another $200 in the base model to upgrade to 512.

Thanks a lot for the info!

Dang... The size of that makes me want one for the portability and space saving, but I'm personally not a Mac user. I do hope we get some PC equivalents in this size and price range (assuming it doesn't exist already, which it certainly might and I just don't know about it)

@nandobeatsmusic369

Жыл бұрын

The size is so nice I put in my backpack and go to my friends house and just connect it to his tv

@e.l.6562

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Apple upgrade pricing aside, you really can't beat the entry level base model for price and performance equivalent on a PC prebuilt...

@jpesicka999

Жыл бұрын

If it’s PC u want just build one. Never buy prebuilt PC’s. If you’re willing to overpay for prebuilt then buy a Mac.

base ssd options of all m2 lineup has slower ssd as well, just keep this in mind if you're going to use it profesionally and ssd speed has relevance // just bump it with one level and you should be good

Thank you

Marques reviews are the best out there. Keep it up mate

I love how this video addresses different points of views in terms of its users, It dosen't just talk about exporting or importing videos as a creator. + Marques if your reading this man you've really inspired me to push myself and try to make the best youtube videos I can. Keep it up bro!

@newyearbetterdays

Жыл бұрын

That's exactly what I was thinking bro, its literally the worst when a review just talks about "importing and exporting films" instead of users in general

@spreadinglove648

Жыл бұрын

Yes, excellent video by Marques

2:22 that triggers my ocd

I’d like to see a video on what all-around display you would recommend for the average user, maybe doing some KZread editing but doesn’t need some high-level game-developer monitor.

Excellent review, thanks.

This is great to hear from you. I have away liked the the mac mini and always thought they should have done more with it. I have had 3 previously. Held off from buying the new ones for now. and you can hookit up with a great non mac monitor. currently have a 27" iMac and not impressed with it. Line down the screen after 28 montths and now keeps cchuting down for no reason....