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

[Feek]

I'm currently rocking an base M2 Mini which I ordered on a whim.

So you DID get one?

My previous request stands

 

[Stu999]

So you DID get one?

My previous request stands

Same

 

[Kainz]

Got a dispatch email from apple for my MM. It's shipping from China so I have an ETA of April 3rd I was hoping it would ship out of Ireland really.

 

[kitkat9933]

The m2/24GB/1TB is super speedy for me

 

[LiE]

The m2/24GB/1TB is super speedy for me

I would be worried if it wasn't

 

[Kainz]

Mines arrived but I have to really wait until Friday to set it up and use it as I’m away from home until then

Edit: I quickly set it up for an hour or so. This thing is ridiculously fast! Safari scrolling is a bit rough though and the back/forwards buttons on my mouse don't do anything annoyingly.

 

[Feek]

I'm currently rocking an base M2 Mini which I ordered on a whim

Is this due in MM soon?

 

[LiE]

Is this due in MM soon?

I ultimately returned it as Windows works better for my job. Doesn't mean I haven't been day dreaming about a full switch back to Mac

 

[Gangster]

I ultimately returned it as Windows works better for my job. Doesn't mean I haven't been day dreaming about a full switch back to Mac

Any reason why you wouldn't use Parallels?

 

[ChrisD.]

I ultimately returned it as Windows works better for my job.

I'm curious, what do you do which makes using Windows better? I'm a Mac user, and I find everything much more difficult on Windows.

 

[LiE]

I'm curious, what do you do which makes using Windows better? I'm a Mac user, and I find everything much more difficult on Windows.

Office suite runs better, especially outlook. Can't even open an .msg on MacOS even if you have Outlook installed. Some clients share emails attached to our ticketing tool.

I also find macos a bit slower in terms of managing windows, alt tabbing, mouse pointer accuracy and zipping about the OS. It's a little hard to put my finger on 1 thing exactly but if I used a car analogy, macos would be a comfortable cruiser and windows a sports car.

 

[KraniX]

What's the verdict on the Mac Mini now these have been around a while? I have a horribly noisy NUC and want a quiet desktop system but don't want to spend the earth.

I've heard the base SSD isn't good, is it that bad really?

 

[OspreyO]

It's not bad. Just small. Most seem to add an external drive if they need it.

 

[hartgeh3]

Basic M1 is good for another 3-5 years, 16GB even better

 

[malachi]

Had my M2 Pro since release, no problems here.

 

[Stu999]

Had my M2 Pro since release, no problems here.

What do you use your mini for? I don’t need one but I’m tempted to get one for fun

 

[malachi]

What do you use your mini for? I don’t need one but I’m tempted to get one for fun

For that reason, just for fun

Play a few games and browse the internet.

 

[Stu999]

For that reason, just for fun

Play a few games and browse the internet.

You’ve got a separate pc / laptop / console for your day to day?

Might get a mini as a work from home tool as a lot of my work applications have gone online now.

 

[malachi]

You’ve got a separate pc / laptop / console for your day to day?

Might get a mini as a work from home tool as a lot of my work applications have gone online now.

Yep, I have an Macbook Air too. I only have them to play around with MacOS, my main driver is still my gaming PC.

 

[OspreyO]

Same here. All Windows. Work and Play.

Got a mint used MacBook Air M1 to play with MacOS and use basically as a Chrome Book.