*** The official 2023 and 2024 Mac mini thread (it has the M2 chip, the M4 chip and everything!) ***

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The M2 Mac mini has been quietly released today.

Are you going to get one?
 
I’ve been very pleased with my Studio Displays. They were a long time coming but worth the wait.
 
pcfarrar said:
It’s not really noticeable in real world use for an average user.
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This is the important thing. For an average user, the speed of these devices (even if the base model storage is slower than last year), is not just adequate, it’s blisteringly fast.
 
KraniX said:
I've heard the base SSD isn't good, is it that bad really?
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It’s not bad. It’s small and it’s not as fast than the smallest one in the previous model but by no stretch of the imagination can it be called bad.

I’d really like a Mac Mini for my office computer but I still need Parallels to run an old version of OSX for two particular pieces of software. Very frustrating.
 
Looks as though I could be grabbing a Mini next year sometime to use in the office. I won't need much, it'll largely be used to rdp into a work laptop. I'll be replacing a 2017 iMac so I'll need a display as well. At the moment I have the iMac and an Asus 28" monitor so perhaps I should get another one to give me a pair. I won't need high spec, basic model with a bit more memory and perhaps an ssd size increase.
 
malachi said:
If you are using it to rdp, might aswell get the M1 base model as they are cheap now.
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The M1 version would do perfectly but I can’t bring myself to buy one that’s effectively a three year old model because it will potentially go obsolete three years earlier than if I buy the current gen when I’m ready.
 
dannyjo22 said:
Yeah what can also be a limiting factor with the M1 is the two thunderbolt ports.
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That's a really good point actually. I never thought I'd use all the ports on my Studio but everything (except the HDMI) on the back has something plugged into it.
 
I can't deny that I'd quite like to replace the old iMac I run in the office with a spanky new Mini. Not that there's anything whatsoever wrong with the iMac except that it's old. All I use it for is to RDP into my work laptop and if I were to replace it, I'd have to buy another Studio display because I'm so used to the iMac 5k monitor.
 
Updated the thread title.

Is that a price drop? Base M4 with 16G for £599. Wasn't it £649 before?
 
Dazzy said:
Tempting at 599 now they have upped the RAM. However charging an extra 33% to upgrade to 512gb is scandalous even by apple standards. A bit rubbish to have the smaller design then have to hang an ssd off the back.
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The old model would have been £649 + £200 to take it to 16Gb and + £200 to take it to 512 Gb making it £1049.

Now it's £599 + £200 to take it to 512 Gb making it £799 for the two jumps in CPU, 16Gb memory and a 512 Gb SSD. I think that's damn good!
 
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