The BEST desktop Mac? M2 Pro Mac mini vs M2 Mac Studio!

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It’s the question I get asked the most - which desktop Mac should you go for - the M2 Pro Mac mini or the M2 Mac Studio? In this buying guide, I reveal all of the numbers, facts, and stuff that matters.
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@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

Which one would you go for... and why?

@YoutubeToofanPubg 8 месяцев назад

But who is better for gaming like Pubg Minecraft Roblox m2 pro Mac mini or Mac Studio m2 max please reply please @MarkEllisReviews

@user-cc4on4pd8k 11 месяцев назад

I ran into this same question 2 weeks ago. I had to edit some 4k footage for a very last-minute work project, and our current computers just couldn’t do it well. When it was done I decided to pull the trigger on an M2 Pro Mac Mini, and as I got to the online store, saw that the M2 Mac Studios had been released. The upgraded Mac Mini I was looking at was only $100 AUD less than the base model M2 Max Mac Studio. With the additional GPU cores (and asking Chat GPT how each spec I was looking at could handle 4k video in Resolve Studio 18), and the option to upgrade to 64 GB of Unified Memory (yes, please), I went with the 512 GB M2 M2 Max Mac Studio. It came a few days ago, and replaces my 2014 MacBook Pro for all things Apple, and will be my go-to pre/post-production machine for any client events.

@alemoretti5138 Месяц назад

Mark, I've watched your videos a million times and I still couldn't make up my mind! 🙄😅 At least I'm pumping up your engagement, by checking these reviews out over and over.

@steveedina 11 месяцев назад

I bought an M2 Pro Mac mini. It’s a $700 difference here in the US compared to the base Mac Studio. With that difference, I can purchase additional storage and ports and still come out less than the Mac Studio. And 16GB has worked for me for 3 years, so I know I don’t need more than that.

@sergebeaudoin1824 11 месяцев назад

I picked up the base mini m2 pro refurbished from Apple for $1099. Using mostly for photography as a hobbyist with LR and PS. Does what I need so far.

@1BSDjunkie 11 месяцев назад

Replaced my old late 2013 27” iMac with the base model M1 Mac Studio. Only upgrade I got for it was 2TB internal storage. Also bought a Studio Display for it with the tilt, raise, lower stand and anti-glare. Received the Mac Studio first and had to use our HDTV for a display until the Studio Display arrived 2 months later. I really like it! Suits my use case perfectly!

@mrjamesmay3548 11 месяцев назад

That’s the upgrade path I’m looking to do. With wanting a 2TB hard drive the m2 mini stops making sense as it starts getting close to the studio price.. although I might wait a bit longer to see if they do a new 27 inch iMac

@torb-no 11 месяцев назад

I have a base Mini M2 Pro(upgraded to 32GB RAM). I use it for development (web development, JVM-based creative coding, occasionally C++-based stuff too), UI/UX design, photography and general productivity. It's pretty much perfect for me. I've heard many say it's such a poor value over the base Studio, but if I truly don't need any of the upgrades than I think that is poor value. This idea of ”good value” in a general abstract sense is so silly. Value depends on your needs! The Mini I have fulfils my needs pretty much exactly and I'm extremely happy with it. I also strongly prefer the form factor, it's just less unwieldy (which matters when switching the monitor cable with my work laptop). It's also funny people being worried about base SSD performance, aside from the OS and light weight documents (because iCloud needs to be on default drive)… I just run everything off an regular Samsung T7 which AFAIK is much slower than even that SSD and it's still plenty fast for my needs. I don't need the most fancy thing, I just need the thing that does the job well, and this does. (I copy pasted this from a previous comment I wrote for another video as it fit in very well here too.)

@jimford4338 6 месяцев назад

Sounds good. I have a friend who got the Mac Mini and loves it. Again, that was my original intention, but I am hoping to have Studio for 10 years or more. My previous Mac is ten years old.

@MusicMakingEnglishMan 11 месяцев назад

I held on for ages and I’m so so so glad I did, I got the M2 Max with the higher core cpu, 64gb ram and 2tb, I’ve been saving for a really long time and it has not disappointed me in the slightest, it’s been amazing to use with audio and video.

@yovni 11 месяцев назад

I think you mean M2 Max Studio?

@user-fi2ez2hg7u 11 месяцев назад

@@yovniyeah I think that was implied in their comment haha

@MusicMakingEnglishMan 11 месяцев назад

@@yovni yeah the studio is the is max and ultra, the mini doesn’t have those chips

@asan1050 11 месяцев назад

Good morning Mark! ThanksMuch!

@SiEffen 11 месяцев назад

I was umming and aaahring about the M2 Mini Pro but wasn't 100% sure about whether 16gb memory was futureproof or not, especially with VSTs. Then Argos were selling off their M1 Mac Studios for £200 more than the base M2 Pro so went for one of those instead. It's a beast of a machine and should last me a very long time!

@pauljazzman408 11 месяцев назад

Good comparison. I got the M2 Pro 10 core (12 core not worth it) Mac mini 16GB but with 1TB because the 526GB is a slower ssd. Even with bigger external ssd it still slows down writing to that external drive as various RU-vidrs have proved in tests.

@AlexanderFox 11 месяцев назад

As a business and personal owner and user of the Studio Ultra, M2 Pro Mini and the M2 Pro MBP I can say the one I use by default is the Studio. My views are only anecdotal but software wise I find the Studio throws up less glitches than the others. Spec wise they should all handle my workloads but especially the MBP has tantrums. I have two very defined work stations for video and photography and find I’m just using the Studio whenever possible. It maybe the overhead but I definitely have fewer annoyances.

@SeanTube2099 11 месяцев назад

I love my M2 pro Mac mini (It has 16gb/1tb). I didn’t feel I needed a Mac Studio as the mini does what I need and I wanted the option to get a 27” iMac with Apple silicon (if Apple ever make one) in the future.

@outthereJCH 2 месяца назад

Thanks for this. I'm trying to decide between the base Mini M2 pro and a base Studio M1 Max. This was helpful. Cheers!

@ellagreen9056 11 месяцев назад

Thanks Mark. Spot on review, nice and concise (you still sound coherent at 1.75 x normal speed! 😂) and really helpful.

@sharingmatters 9 месяцев назад

I am going for Mini M2 Pro for general usage, design and video. Basic configuration. Great value for money.

@user-hg2ng3eo7f 2 месяца назад

We use middle class iMac for reception in my company. Mac studio Ultra is used for video and sound post production, m2 pro for photos and graphics. Everything is hooked up to network with a server. We still use the external SSDs to keep memory free. The computers only contain the adobe softwares, SSDs are current work, server is finished work. We keep it in server for 2 or 3 years (depending on job) and have 10 Pedabites in cloud storage where it is kept for ever. :) i think we may make a video on all that comming up once we start focusing on our YT channel.

@alexxdaye1 4 месяца назад

I LOVE your reviews, they've been extremely helpful! Also, YOUR Tee shirt ROCKS! I just recently purchased my Apple Mac Mini Desktop Computer, M2 Pro Chip with 12-Core CPU and 19-Core GPU, 32GB Memory, 1TB SSD, (Early 2023 model) this past week on Amazon for around $2169, which in my opinion was a steal! I'm going to buy the Satechi Mac Mini hub next. What's the BEST monitor for this set up? I already have a great Logitech mouse and keyboard. Thanks again, your honest reviews cover all the basics very well! I've definitely subscribed!

@voiceoverguyharris 9 месяцев назад

Thank you. Really helpful. Looking at going from Mac trashcan 2013 to Mac mini pro. Base spec would be more than fast enough you think? 👌

@Alex-hr2df 6 месяцев назад

Just ordered the Mac Studio, and I'm 100% sure I won't regret it.

@jimford4338 7 месяцев назад

Yeah, well I came to basically the same conclusion on my own and I am waiting to pick up my Mac Studio from the Apple store in a few says. I did upgrade from the bass model m2 Pro with more memory and more SSD to $3000 plus tax and Apple Care. Thanks and I did enjoy your video. thank you

@starsk13 11 месяцев назад

the sweet spot for me is the Mac Studio M2 Max, 1to, 64.

@PhilSledge 11 месяцев назад

Great advice Mark, I would like to hear your thoughts on which monitor to get for each model

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

I'm very far behind on monitors I'm afraid, Phil! Something I plan to fix!

@PAZPERDEE 11 месяцев назад

I’m keen to know about a good monitor around £500 mark for this Mac

@alemoretti5138 Месяц назад

@@MarkEllisReviews Please do! I'm thinking of using my late 2015 iMac Retina 5k as a monitor for a new machine, whatever it may be: either the M2 Pro or the M2 Mac Studio. Even being aware of some glitches I may face on a Mac-to-Mac pairing, a brand new 4k monitor is so expensive down here in Brazil... That's why I'm tempted to give my 5k iMac screen that extra life. But I'm afraid it will be dumb of me to invest on a Mac Studio and not have a proper monitor to get the best performance out of it. Geez, I hate being an Apple slave!

@porkpiepilgrim5302 7 месяцев назад

I bought a Mac Pro mini base spec mainly for use with logic and Final Cut Pro. I have a couple of external ssd drives and so far everything works. Unlike my 2019, 27” iMac which crashes a lot

@InfamousHp 3 месяца назад

Base Mac Pro begrudgingly is the better deal in the Mac mini lineup. You’re somewhat future proofing your Mac on a solid budget.

@WorksOnMyComputer 10 месяцев назад

I was looking at getting an M2 Studio Max, but a near new Mac mini M2 Pro base model came up on eBay at a great starting price, so I bid on it at the starting price thinking I had no hope of winning it and somehow no one else bid on it and I got it. It's been a month now and once I got over the anxiety of running out of memory, as I've not had a base spec Mac in years, it's been a really surprising machine and is quite a speed demon. The Mini I got had very low usage and not a scratch on it and still has warranty coverage from Apple until mid next year, so I scored quite the bargain. Like you said in your review of this model, it just gets on with the job and I've noticed the caching works really well and it learns your work patterns, which boosts load times of apps you use often. I use the Mini Pro for editing RU-vid videos, some coding and in my day job as a teacher, I use it for web surfing, email, video conferencing with Zoom and Teams and online teaching. It's not missed a beat.

@robertreeder2471 10 месяцев назад

I have been eyeballing both of these. Specing up the mini pro for me (I get a veteran discount here in the U.S.) it’s actually $200 more then the base Mac Studio.

@Danyfcarame 10 месяцев назад

Hello Mark, Thanks for the great video. I find myself in the situation of needing to replace my outdated pre-2012 iMac 27. I have been looking at the Mac Mini M2 Pro and Mac Studio options, but now another question has arisen for me. According to rumors, Apple intends to introduce the new M3 Chip in 2024, and honestly I would not want to buy an M2 if the M3 with 3 nanometer technology comes out soon. Yes, I am a geek in wanting to have the latest on the market when I go to buy something. My question, what would you recommend me to buy now, to get out of the way, to then take advantage of Apple's refurb plan to purchase the new M3. And one last question, from an external drive can I manage my DropBox? Thank you very much,

@ericrobinson8078 8 месяцев назад

Great review as always.

@MarkEllisReviews 8 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@ericrobinson8078 8 месяцев назад

I've been thinking of replacing my 27 inch iMac with a studio or mini and have now been convinced to go studio. The next question is ...which monitor? Im a photographer and am thinking about the ASUS ProArt PA32UCR Monitor....any thoughts?@@MarkEllisReviews

@johnwade7430 11 месяцев назад

I’d love to get a Mini-Pro but frankly there isn’t enough RAM. Like you, I am interested in music production but I want to use mine for `orchestral Samples which are very heavy on RAM requirements. The more, the merrier. And some DAWS are starting to use the GPU processor for music. So I want to future proof my machine.😊

@rwmcgeesr 11 месяцев назад

Bought the Mac Studio due to workflow related to certain peripherals I need.

@danielteague9022 7 месяцев назад

interesting stuff thanks. how about iMac M3 vs Mac Studio? The iMac screen might swing it for me when adding 16GB and 1TB SSD its a similar cost. What do you think?

@ReflectingMe2024 4 месяца назад

Nice review Mark. I am considering the Studio but with 1TB SSD. I do the usual general stuff as well as coding, LPX and Lightroom, but I also use a pretty cpu intensive app with my amateur radio kit called Thetis, which is Windows only, so I use parallels 19 for Mac Pro edition. On my 2019 i5 iMac with 40Gb RAM, I often get 55% cpu load (sometimes more) especially when running concurrent with Zoom, so I am hoping the Studio with its 30 GPU cores will help significantly in that regard. Be interesting to read your thoughts. John

@JoeSiegler 11 месяцев назад

"If your budget is $2000".. Yeah, but it doesn't come with a monitor, so you still need to spend a buttload of cash to get that, especially if you go after the studio display ,which is likely itself around $2000 (depending on options) - never mind the Pro Display XDR. It's why I wish they'd do a new iMac - a proper one, not that small 24" version.

@ivoverhoef1160 11 месяцев назад

Hi Mark, Thank you for the video, great content. Can you tell me which brand base that is which you use beneath the Mac Mini M2? I love that ports, which look even better then the Studio. Thanks!

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

Thanks! Link added to description.

@Athl3ticM3dic 10 месяцев назад

Coming from a 2012 iMac 2.9GHz i5 with 32 GB DDR3 Ram and a 1tb SSD. Chose the base M2 Pro Mac Mini. I just do basic video editing and web browsing and word processing. Haven’t unboxed yet. Out working on a fire now. Hoping I made the right decision.

@JudgeFredd 10 месяцев назад

You did.

@jamesdavis8154 Месяц назад

Hi Mark, Great video, would you recommend getting a recon studio M1 or a new Mac mini pro M2? I found a recon for 1500 euros and the M2 is 1200 Not sure what I should do Thanks for your help

@JimAllen-Persona 10 месяцев назад

I’ve been going back and forth on this for months. I’m driving an old 2014 mini (16GB RAM, 2 TB storage on 2 different 1TB SSD’s (on the 2014’s storage was upgradable). It’s showing it’s age.. it’s slow. Latest version of Turbo Tax drives it into the ground. I want a studio simply because I believe it’s a better class of machine but I can certainly get by on an M2 Pro mini. By the time I bump up the RAM.. I’m in Studio territory anyway. I need to look at the specs again. No video processing, no heavy lifting except for a VM.

@laurak96 11 месяцев назад

Hi Mark! I’m planning to purchase the Mac M2 Max Studio with 1TB. I’m a graphic/web designer and this model should last me quite a while! I decided I will upgrade the internal ssd for $200. I’d spend almost as much for an external one and I’ve read that the internal ssd improves performance of the machine over external. Not sure how much though. Thanks for the video btw!!

@redconvertiblerecording 11 месяцев назад

Do it! I purchased an M2 Max studio with a 1TB drive and the read/write speeds hover around 6700 mbps. My Samsung T7s read/write is 700 mbps. Literally almost 10x faster than a standard external ssd

@laurak96 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the encouragement! I keep second guessing myself because I don’t wanna make any purchasing mistakes. Really appreciate you sharing your experience speeds…helps a ton!! 🤍

@jackwebb5917 7 месяцев назад

I have a 2010 iMac 27” that I’m shocked still works, but it’s SO slow! I’m leaning towards what you recommended with mini with the M2 Pro, but since I don’t want to outgrow it, I’m leaning towards going halfway to the studio by upgrading the memory to 32. I’m a simple home user, no graphic design, no complicated programming. Basically internet, email, RU-vid, Amazon music etc. But I usually have most of these running at the same time and keep several Chrome tabs open at once. Is going from 16 to 32 overkill? I just don’t want to regret my purchase over $40/month for a year.

@DaytonPruet 8 месяцев назад

I love your shirt!!!!

@davidwalls2304 11 месяцев назад

Mark, thank you for this video comparison. I recall you mentioning in several videos that you built your channel on a Mac Mini (M1). When you do video work, what is the longest video time (8-10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour)? I have a collection of videos, all greater than 45 minutes, that I need to create. I'm concerned the Mac Mini M2 Pro may not have the power to work through those without getting hung up. Am I overthinking or would the Mac Studio be the better option? Thanks again for this comparison.

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

The longest videos I edit are around 20 mins. And, good news - you're over thinking it ;)

@accentontheoff 7 месяцев назад

What do you think about Mac Mini M2 vs Mac Mini M2 Pro primarily for music production, and occasional video work? Except for differences in the GPU and 2 extra cores in the CPU, they’re pretty similar aren’t they. Or are there other hidden tech specs at work here. Does the M2 Pro have other things about it worth considering.

@teddiecrash8216 11 месяцев назад

I switched from iMac2011 -> macmini pro m2 16 1TB for 1500 Euros, no need fo a studio....i spend that money for second ASD :)

@petethompson6689 6 месяцев назад

I bought the Mac mini M2 pro before they releases the M2 studio. I upgraded my storage to 1tb but left the ram at 16g. Ive loved everything about the mini except for 1 tool I use in Photoshop which lags and frustrates me. Next time i'll spend more on the ram than the storage, or i'm highly considering waiting for M3 studio next time.

@ekphotography 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video, I was just in this situation, I have about 2000.00 US max to spend and was waiting for a good M1 Studio Max to pop up refurbished and then they released the M2. I am trying to decided between a M1 Refurbished 1 TB SSD and 64 Gigs ram or a new M2 Base Model, 32 gigs of ram and at most trying to upgrade to 1 TB SSD which seems to make a big difference in speeds you upgrade the SSD even though I have many externals ones. I am a professional videographer and have been getting by with an M1 Air Believe it or not, but recently been getting the out of memory warnings and beach balls some times on longer edits.. Max Tech wrote me saying the M2 Max Studio base model would be better than the M1 Max with 64 gigs of ram due to the newer video "cards" in the M2's? Your opinion?

@ekphotography 11 месяцев назад

PS. I would almost 100% with FCPX, Davinci and Photoshop by the way. Did you recommend the the base model Mini Pro with 16 gigs of ram? I currently have 16 gigs of ram and am getting out of ram warnings here in there on my M1 Air 1Tb SSD. I am also wondering why so many RU-vidrs and comments on videos are saying you really need to upgrade the SSD at least bc apparently the read and write speeds are much better than the standard 512 SSD?

@RobertMayfair 11 месяцев назад

I’m still waiting for a new iMac Pro

@soundofnature939 5 месяцев назад

I use a lot of plugins when I create music (Like a lot) whould it be enough to have 16gb ram? or should I go for the 32gb

@alexkoulouris8768 11 месяцев назад

Mark, thanks for you honest reviews as always. Some advice if you can share looking at a base M2 Pro Mini with Student Discount of $1199 or a M1 Mac Studio Refurbished from Apple for $1529.00. A $330 difference. In this specific example which would you choose. I understand the Base Studio comes with 32GB Ram. Appreciate any advice.

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

No problem! It depends on so many factors - mainly what you're going to do with it ;)

@alexkoulouris8768 11 месяцев назад

@@MarkEllisReviews I guess basic tasks some light video editing and photography which the sd card would come in handy. I can always by an external Dr card for around $20-$25 but that then brings the difference down to $300. At that point is the M1 Max with 32gb a better option or save the $309 and stick with the Pro? I yeah. I typically have 3 browser windows open with 30-40 tabs each in chrome open as well.

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

@@alexkoulouris8768 get yourself the M2 Pro Mac mini

@whaha 12 дней назад

I am waiting for the Mac Mini M4 Pro to come out, but you kind of convinced me to not upgrade the internal specs that much. You said it can handle most things. Apple is slowly adopting gaming again. Did you game with it a little bit?

@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester 11 месяцев назад

What screen have you there?

@denisleblanc4506 11 месяцев назад

I'll admit I didn't need the M2 Pro Mac mini and just bought it for future proofing. I come from having a maxed out late 2012 i5 mini with 16 gigs of ram and an SSD. All I can say is WOW. The M2 Pro is incredibly faster. A Carbon Copy Cloner back up on my older mini took close to half an hour for about a 3 gig backup. The new M2 Pro does the same backup but at about 6 gigs in 19 seconds. That's my own experience about how much faster it is than the old one. A few things I've learned. If you're going to shut it down to move it, turn off you wireless keyboard and trackpad BEFORE it shuts down. If you don't do this, it won't connect properly once you reboot. You're left with having to connect a wired keyboard and mouse to log in and then connect you wireless accessories. Lastly, I've encountered a couple of occasions where the trackpad went a little crazy with the curser jumping all over the place and being super sensitive making it hell to try and close the game I was using and restart the computer. Once you restart everything is back to normal. On both occasions I was playing Asphalt 8+ from the Apple Arcade. Weird. Don't now why it did it. Otherwise it was rock solid.

@johndoddato2662 7 месяцев назад

I bought the Mac mini M2 Pro and it only lasted three weeks before it failed. Apple took it back and refunded me. Now I am deciding if I repurchase the same machine or just buy the Mac Studio base unit. I have had many Mac computers and this was the first failure for me. Glad it had the special of a 30 day return on it.

@andyabajo 11 месяцев назад

Specking your mac mini to highest unbinned 19-core GPU + 32GB RAM already puts it to Mac Studio territory.

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

Exactly my point.

@huntermartin4725 11 месяцев назад

If you’re doing just photography and not really any video editing is the Mac mini m2 pro good enough?

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

💯

@melee75 11 месяцев назад

M2 Pro Mac Mini on sale at Costco for $1099. Until July 30.

@Athl3ticM3dic 10 месяцев назад

Is it?

@flappospammo 11 месяцев назад

I went for a maxed out mini pro , don't like the size or design of the studio plus it's got noise issues 32/12 core/2tb ssd

@jeansienkin 10 месяцев назад

Then it might have been a defective one, never seen a Mac Studio with any noise issue whatsoever.

@HandbookPod 9 месяцев назад

I have ordered the M2 Pro Mac Mini with 10/16 cores, 32gb ram and 1TB for £1840 (got a £160 discount). To get the same ram/ssd in the Mac Studio I’d have to spend an extra £460, which is a lot of money. Whilst I’d benefit from the 30 core GPU, I know I’m going to buy a MacBook Pro next year so I’m happy to stick with the Mac Mini and upgrade the MBP when the time comes - I swear, Apple don’t make it easy for us to choose a mac! 😅

@stare999 10 месяцев назад

Did you talk about the cost of the extra hub you need for the Mac Mini (because it shows up over and over again in the video)?

@MarkEllisReviews 10 месяцев назад

I don’t know - did I? You’ve watched this video more recently than me.

@stare999 10 месяцев назад

I watched it again and you don't mention it even though it's there (and mostly in use) all the time. It's only US$100, but that's something.

@PhilNunez 11 месяцев назад

I opted for the M2 Mac Studio but unfortunately what I didn't expect was for my BenqSW270C display to start playing up with it. USB C cable not cutting it and the Benq monitor is not thunderbolt.

@nickjacobsss 11 месяцев назад

Why not hdmi 2.1?

@PhilNunez 11 месяцев назад

Tried hdmi no success, issue still present unfortunately.

@nickjacobsss 11 месяцев назад

@@PhilNunez definitely either a faulty monitor or mac. Shouldn’t be any issues at all like that

@PhilNunez 11 месяцев назад

All sorted now gents thank you. Turns out I'd calibrated with old Palette Master software setting it up with the studio. I used Palette Master Ultimate and problem fixed.

@Killhippie 9 месяцев назад

I picked up a M2 Pro mac mini with 16GB unified memory but 1TB storage for the faster NAND. Sneaky Apple slowing the 512GB model down to 3000Mbps, when the 1TB is 6000Mbps

@OverclockerX 11 месяцев назад

You talk only about current macs. What about for example second-hand M1 Max Mac studio? I see them a lot on marketplace for very good prices.

@ekphotography 11 месяцев назад

I am in the same boat. A refurbishes M1 Max Studio 64 ram and 1 TB SSD is almost the same as the base model M2 and or upgraded M2 Mini Pro and should be as good. Decisions decisions

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

If they're available for very good prices - go for it, mate - those are still awesome machines.

@NurmYokai 11 месяцев назад

"For everyone else," the choice would be the current iMac. $1,299 or about 1,015 pounds sterling. Which has a monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Sufficient for all the usual personal computer tasks. The Mac Mini ($599-$1299 or 468-1,015 pounds sterling) would be for those who use any specialized software. Graphics, movie, music, orbital mechanics, etc. Because you need the extra processing power and 16GB unified memory. And if you bought the iMac but later you found you needed More? Get a Mac Mini, and use the iMac in screen sharing mode. The Mac Studio is for everyone left. With processes which in total use at least 48GB, this is our only choice.

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

The iMac has the previous generation chip making it a poor recommendation in my book.

@UncleManuel 3 месяца назад

2000 pounds? Wow, that Mac is very heavy! 😮 ...... Sorry, I couldn't resist this pun... 😁😁

@qwe1231 11 месяцев назад

That t shirt

@Dreador. 11 месяцев назад

Sorry to say for me I’m not convinced for me M1 base Mac mini is still the best Mac Apple released, and whilst I keep doing the man maths to try and justify upgrading I still haven’t.

@rubyfruit 11 месяцев назад

mac studio is the much better computer. ports alone settles the conversation

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

Not for everyone!

@WorksOnMyComputer 10 месяцев назад

Well if they were the same price, but in base spec they certainly aren't.

@Charles-pg6wx 11 месяцев назад

I think your comparison between these two machines is on point, but I find it strange that you'd recommend the M2 Pro Mini to most people over the base M2, which can be similarly configured for around $300 cheaper. The M2 with 16 GB RAM and 512 GB storage comes in at $1000 in the US. I suspect that most of your viewers would be well served by this machine for 5-10 years before needing to consider an upgrade.

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

Wait for tomorrow’s video 😉

@Wainster 11 месяцев назад

lol, it did crash Mark :)

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

There were issues... yeah ;) but only after I'd thrown Air Studios at it.

@jean_mollycutpurse_winchester 11 месяцев назад

I just bought a Studio and I hate it...only joking!!

@YoungShizzie 9 месяцев назад

A max mini with 16gb ram & mz pro Mac mini is more then enough power unless your working for Disney 😂 & making millions at that point you can buy a tower from apple & get Mac Pro for 7000$ but the studio is nice but it’s 700$ more & I used that for all my recording equipment and programs but the studio looks nice but I rather get a studio display next with my Mac mini and maybe for storage

@shadow.banned 8 месяцев назад

Around 5 minutes you start praising the Mac Mini, the base spec... this is the $599 one? 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB RAM?

@ordinarygg 11 месяцев назад

m1 max refub and all your comparison is lost

@lannyfips 11 месяцев назад

25% of this video being an add is a bit much

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

Depends if you still want access to free, great content which delivers value and into which is poured an awful lot of passion and time. Something has to pay for that, mate.

@lannyfips 11 месяцев назад

@@MarkEllisReviews I get that, you need to get paid, and most people dont pay for premium and the like. I dont even mind the sponsor spots, just giving some feed back on its length. You will have more to consider in the back ground regarding the value you get for the add and how long it needs to be for you to be compensated. Fair enough. Hopefully the comment provides some additional information when you make those calculations. I might listen to a 30 second add in an 7.5min video, I am definitely skipping through a 90second add in an 8.5mins video.

@lannyfips 11 месяцев назад

@MarkEllisReviews Also, thanks I appreciate your content and take on things.

@MarkEllisReviews 11 месяцев назад

@@lannyfips the length is due to contractual obligations with the sponsor. And, as you may not have noticed, I always indicate where the sponsor is with a chapter marker, so you can indeed skip if desired.