YOU Should Buy the Cheapest M1 Mac Mini, And Here's Why! 

They're quiet and COLD. I used to rely on my old iMac to heat the room up.

I purchased one and upgraded to the 16 gigs of memory... I just set it up this week. I added a Satechi dock for more ports on the front.…And an external hard drive to supplement the 256 gig hard drive that came on it. This is my first Mac operating system-based desktop and I love it. There’s a little bit of a learning curve since I’ve been working with Windows based systems my whole life but it has not been difficult to figure it out over the last few days. The price point is great...even with the memory upgrade it’s still under a $1,000.

I got the base version for $599 with my Apple Watch S3 $100 trade-in! So far, this M1 rocks! 🙌

Hi there. Thank you for your contagious happiness. Just ordered mine for my Christmas setup ;-).

I've actually used a intel computer as thermal strategy for my room years ago. I just let the computer turned on on winter nights :D

Well said! I love my M1 mini- and being able to do voiceovers without having to go back and remove fan noise in post is a timesaver! These machines are insane!

I was upgrading my 2017 MacBook Air and the M1 Mac Mini has come at the right time. I have never had a Mac Mini before and your videos reinforced my decision to buy this. I recently bought a 32” Samsung curved monitor and have hooked up the MacBook and iPad Pro to it on split screens. It’s awesome. I’m really looking forward to plugging in the Mac Mini to this in place of the MacBook Air when I receive it. Your videos on this was really helpful. Thanks ver much for that.

Thanks to your amazing product review on the Mac Mini M1, I’ve now purchased one! 🤩 keep up the cracking work. 🙌🏻

I bought this one yesterday. Absolutely thrilled. My 1st Mac. iPad and iPhone user for a decade.

Your humor is simply outstanding and quite impressive, keep up your good deeds

Awesome video. Love your channel. I’m an iPhone user and I’ve always been on the fence of expanding my Apple echo system and get my feet wet with MacOS but I cringe and my credit card starts shaking when I see the price. LoL. But the Mac mini looks enticing. Thanks to you, that will be my next new toy. Keep up the inspiring videos.

Great review just what I wanted to know to the point. - Keep up the good work you do. Question: Which wireless keyboard is that ?

TheEveryDayDad: you don’t have to buy everything I show. My Wallet: I know

I had my eye on this to upgrade from a 2012 Macbook Air... and the price looks really good.

Love your personality and positivity, keep it up!

👀 Thanks for the video and sharing your thoughts. I enjoy very much your communication style. Blessings on your day.

decided to bought this one (base model m1 mac mini) 3 years after you upload this video, to replace my 2011 macbook pro which mostly used sitting on the desk, connected to a monitor

Was waiting for today's video to drop 🔥

My wife and I are originally from Cleveland, love your t-shirt! Thank you for convincing us to buy an M1 Mac Mini.

I can confirm 8gb of ram isn’t enough for professionals lol. Returned my 8gb version and picked up a 16gb one.

So I'm watching this a year later and I have just ordered a Mac mini with 8 core 16 ram, 1 tb ( I run 2 WMD 5 tb) and I'm really excited because it's on its way. I also ordered an LG 34" curved monitor that may not be the best but I can't afford the Mac. I am a video editor and have been using a 2017 MacBook Pro, but I always have to have a fan on in the office and sometimes ice packs underneath it. I run two monitors and a RU-vid channel. I really wanted the Mac Studio, can't afford it however I'm really really excited about this. Your video made me feel really good about my purchase. Thank you so much!

Make a video on beat Mac Mini desktop setups ranging from ultimate budget to ultimate performance. 3 or 4 tiers of setups and mix and match the Mac Mini with all types of devices you have. That’d be so awesome!!! Love the videos man

Your content is awesome! Congrats Gary!

I have an Intel Mac (2018 mini) and have upgraded to Big Sur with no issues. I like Big Sur more than I did with Catalina and all run nice.

I bought the base M1 Mac Mini and a 4K Samsung monitor to replace a once-top-of-the-line Late-2012 iMac 27" i7. Despite being nearly a decade old and working flawlessly the entire time the iMac couldn't run Big Sur so it was time for something new. The M1 Mini had a first-week USB-C compatibility issue that was fixed with a quick firmware update to the external drive. I will eventually buy another high-spec iMac (M2/M3/M4?) but for now -- surprisingly -- my little Mac Mini is easily handling everything I throw at it. Include me in the "very impressed" group.

I was a Windows guy for over 40 years, than Apple came out with the 2020 iPad Pro, iPadOS 14 and the Magic Keyboard. I always wanted to switch to Apple, but just couldn’t justify it since I was a gamer (hint, I switched to the console world PS4 and left the Windows gaming world behind). When I made the switch to my iPad Pro setup, it was a cautious and careful move, but one that went extremely smooth, without any hiccups. I moved hardware first and than I moved from the Microsoft 360 world to the Apple SW world (iCloud). Long story short, I LOVE IT! I added the Magic Trackpad 2 (love the larger surface) and two HomePods (thanks to Best Buy for having them on sale for $199.00). The setup is awesome and blistering FAST. NO fan, NO heat, NO delay, IMMEDIATE startup. Totally MOBILE, Touch Screen and Pen Support like no ones business. Plus the BEST security hands down! Did I mention it’s BLISTERING FAST? Your Channel is awesome and has helped me along my transition.. Keep up the GREAT work! Wishing you, your family and channel a Happy and SAFE Holiday Season....

This is just the video I needed to get my dad to switch from his 6 YEAR OLD Lenovo Thinkcentre. Thanks man, great as always!

Thank you so much. Great counsel and information. We are trying to decide on a monitor for our new Mac mini. Your Samsung looks like the resolution, even for fonts, is good. Which model do you have?

Every "you should buy" video makes me wanna buy it. Evey single time!

Like your simple explanations of the tech that you review. You mentioned you played WoW. What M1 Macs are good for running WoW? What upgrades are needed for WoW? RAM? SSD?

I already splurged and ordered the base model of the Mac mini with the 16 GB upgrade. Will be using it for coding. Some video and photo editing. Very excited to be getting it.

Super helpful. New subscriber for you!

Gary...congrats on 260k and Chris Nichols’ mentioning you on DP Review...right up there with Ted Forbes and Gordon Laing! I recently purchased the M1 Mac Mini. Love it! But I can’t take it to the recliner with me. My choices seem to be, trying to remain cost neutral, return the Mac Mini and get an M1 MacBook Pro or get the iPad Air 4 for mobile use and keep the Mac Mini. I blog and do food photography, primarily. Your 2 cents on the laptop replacement functionality of the iPad Air 4 is appreciated!

After I went for the GH5 thanks to you be sure that I will always trust your opinion on what to buy or not !

I like your tech reviews the best. After that video I pulled the trigger and ordered the cheapest M1 Mac Mini yesterday. I was contemplating getting the one with 16GB Ram or bigger hard drive, but I think the basic model will do the job. I currently edit all my videos on iPad as my 2015 MacBook Pro is just too slow for video editing. I am hoping that with the M1 Mac Mini I can finally start using Final Cut Pro X to edit videos.

I just purchased the mac mini. Very excited. My last computer purchased was 2005 macbook pro. It still works but the ios is so far out of date I can’t open internet pages. Apple is genius and simply... always works perfect

I've got my eye on one of these specifically for coding. This IS the future. I'm also looking at that M1 MacBook Air for more general work because it's just so cute!

Good review. I just purchased one. The base model Mac Mini m1 is now $550 at MicroCenter. $150 off retail.

Yes. I agree with you. Everyone should get one. It is a no brainer. Done.

Love your videos Dad.

Yeah, thank's to you, I bought the M1 Mac Mini, replacing my MacBook Air 2017. It's been a blast. My wife's gonna get her M1 MacBook Air, soon, afterwards.

Me: *was gonna buy one* EverydayDad : *buy it now!!!!*

What monitor are you using with the Mac mini? Also wondering what you are using for an external hard drive? I am concerned 256gb is not enough but want something quick for storing pictures and videos.

I love my MacMini. Do you think Apple will eventually offer a minimal AS iMac? I'd like to eventually see a comparison between the two with a cost comparison (with accessories needed for the MacMini included). For me I'm trying to find a decent USB dock for my new MacMini. As ever I enjoy your videos!

Great review! But is this still worth it as of 2022? Or should I wait for the next gen? I only do browsing. No coding nor content creation.

So you're running Final Cut on 8gb ram? Have you successfully run FCP on the M1 MBA? Lot's of discussion about using Logic with just 16gb... seems the new ARM architecture is relying heavily on virtual memory? Thanks for the videos... subscribed!

If you're like me and already have a monitor, K&M, Speakers, and external storage, it's a no brainer! Though I did upgrade my keyboard and mouse to a Logitech MX Keys and Logitech M720 (Triathlon) to pair with my Gaming PC, Mac Mini, and work PC.

Don’t tempt me! I’m desperately waiting for the redesigned iMac...

So yes the Mini has always been the Blue Collar entrance to the Apple World. Mine lasted 8 years and I sold it when it got Vintaged this year. Still held good resale as well. I bought an Air with 512 GB SSD, I love it. But I built a Ryzen 7 32GB of Ram 2TB SSD Windows jet Engine. It handles my 4K stuff well, my Air does better but I'm kinda in Windows now. Mac still the best and I will buy another Mini next year or maybe this year. Good video and yes if you want Apple this is the machine to start with with.

Love your content man❤️❤️

Awesome 👏 which monitor you will buy for the mini, do you recommend one that doesn’t brake the bank?

Video idea: can you do a workflow/set up with a Mac mini + iPad Air/Pro with keyboard. I find for heavy applications users are sitting down for a while at a desk setting which would be good for Mac mini and iPad w/ keyboard would be a good portable machine for your everyday emails and word/spreadsheet processing. Sounds like a good combo/workflow but wanted to see if you have thoughts/suggestions on it

I like to have a recommendation from your side... If some one is going to buy a fresh desktop after the release of 24inch iMac M1, what I need to consider 1) Mac mini with third party keyboard, mouse and 4k display 2) iMac 4k retina display computer system (Avoiding the CPU performance out of comparison) What will be the value for money proposition...

Thanks for the video, I just got me a refurbed MM from Apple for $110 below retail which made it a no brainer!

Because of you, I have made up my mind, I’m going with 2018’ mini. Why? I’m moving from an old setup and I realized the M1 does not have enough type -C ports. Plus the ability to upgrade the RAM “myself” is cheaper. Also external ssd hub I can pair with this give s the expanded storage it get started. Lastly the 18 is still supported and technology needs to catch up to the M1. My MOTO: Understand your needs, an purchase accordingly. So thanks for the help.

You make me feel bad that I just bought the Mac Nini in full spec. Haha! But: which curved wide monitor do you recommend for video editing? Cannot figure out which Samsung you use. Is the LG 38GN950-B a good option?

I'm just waiting for VMWare Fusion to work on this M1 Mac Mini and then I'm sold.

Hi Gary, my daughter is running with a 2015 15-inch MacBook Pro and is in her third year at Uni studying Film Production. As part of her course she is editing film from Sony FS5, 6 & 7 pro film cameras. My thoughts were to buy an external GPU to do the very lifting. BUT NOW, the world has changed, would we be better off buying the base Mac Mini. Food for thought me thinks. So many questions and so many right answers, just need to pick one. Great videos as always. So from 25 miles north of London, Be lucky stay safe.

Useful video as always. I am toying between the 8gb and 16gb. For me the 8 will be fine but my son is getting into coding (only 10 though do nothing advanced). I know nothing about coding of the programs used, will 8gb be fine? Thanks Everyday Dad 🤛🏻

8:52 - Maybe you should turn it on first

Bro I'm thinking to get M1 mac mini in August so should I get M1 mac mini or wait for mac mini M1x , if then I can wait for better np .

I am thinking of buying the 16gb ram model for 1080p (and presumably 4k, but mostly 1080p) video editing, programming, game development on Unity and light gaming (mostly fortnite). I want to use After Effects but im worried about it being slow and laggy on M1. Should I buy the M1 mac mini? if yes then should I buy the 16gb or 8gb model??

I got my 8gb mac mini brand new at best buy for $550.00. I only bought it for a little dead silent web browser and love it for just that. My gaming pc kicks its but in everyway. But for a little machine it works great. And for the low price it was perfect buy. I did try lightroom on it and it worked great and didn't tap into the swap memory and being people blew the whole swap memory out of the water when it doesn't even matter at all. You can swap memory up to 0.66TB a day and at that rate in 16 years the drive will finally be at the point where the drive is close to being warranty too and still not void the ssd warranty. Crazy when people actually do the math and not impulse buy because a lot of lousy youtubers make up fake stories for views that the 8gb model crashed and black screen because they didn't have enough system memory to do anything. But that being said its a solid little machine that's great for absolutely everything i throw at it. Can't game on a mac unless it's pretty much cell phones games but as a web browser like most macs are great for it fits the bill. But if I was to buy a mac for productivity i wouldn't at all. Build a pc. It's an absolute no brainer to be able to upgrade and keep up with the latest and greatest without buying a whole new computer for just one thing you want to upgrade.

I’m happy that Apple puts this out there. I’m using the MacBook Pro but since it has the same Processor i basically can recommend it for everyone who looks for a cheap desktop Pc that doesn’t look like shit.

I got a mac mini a few weeks back and used it for all my design work in the 15 years of using macs this is the most impressive for cost.. The most painful thing is io bought the MBP 16 with sup up GPU and 32GB ram and this has been a pain in my vaine in terms of performance

Let me start by saying... Yes, I'm an Apple guy. The last desktop computer I bought was a iMac in 2012. Which after 5yrs of abuse, it sadly died. Since then, I've only been using MacBooks. Until that is... 2020 iPad Pro! I literally downsized and used that device for EVERYTHING. Gaming, home use and all my work needs. And it's been working flawlessly, except the lack of screen size. (note.. I work in the Corporate/entertainment field with video editing as a hobby)... I knew I eventually wanted to get another desktop system (especially with COVID and doing a lot of work from home), but I also knew I wanted one with Apple's M1 chip. So I prepared myself for a long wait till next year. UNTIL...... I saw your review of the new Mac mini the other day. I did some secondary research.... and BOOM!! I went out and bought one over the weekend. And because of the Holidays, I was able to get a good deal on a 28" 4K monitor, keyboard and a few extras for less than the current intel iMac. I absolutely couldn't be happier or more impressed with this little guy. So.. Thank you for the review and recommendation. You Sir are legit!

$699 in America, $950 in Britain! Plus keyboard and mouse. I'm am still very tempted.

I purchased the MacMini with 512Gb (for backing up my 128Gb iPhone) of storage and 8Gb of RAM thinking I 'd need to replace it with 16Gb of RAM model when available... uh, no way. 8Gb of Ram stomps my 2019 MBP16" w/16Gb of RAM and 512Gb SSD that I recently sold (as a student with Chrome (10 tabs), Safar (20-30 tabs), Calendar, Mail, Word, Power Point, running simultaneously, etc). Apple did something that was an innovation for once. Way under advertised and one of the greatest innovations to date. They're going to stomp the market and I'm not sure how I feel about that :-O

Hey Mr. Gary, how well can the base model handle the 10bit 400mbps of your gh5 or s1h?

I have 2012 27" iMac, would you recommend me to substitute for a Mac Mini M1 or wait for iMac M1? Thanks.

Mac mini + iPad Pro challenge. My dream setup is to use my Mac mini via my iPad Pro over WiFi with SideCar mirroring enable I guess. But the main challenges to get this done straight out the box or using and very old MacBook Pro to set up my Mac mini, transfer all my data then SideCar from the Mac mini to iPad Pro, and go from there. I use my desktop/ laptop very seldom these days since I got nine iPad Pro over a year ago, so it would be nice to do some light computing on my Mac from my sofa or bed, and use the Mac mini of the headless Mac. Can you do a demo or tutorial on something like that?

Can you make a video about how one could use the Mac mini remotely and how it performs while like that? I’m probably getting one for Christmas, and I’m toying with the idea of using my chromebook to remote-desktop in to the mini, but I want to know how good it works first b

My current computer is a 2012 MacBook Pro. Need something new. Should I get the mini or the air?

The Everyday Dad can you please do a review on the best Amd Ryzen Convertible Laptop

Bought my MM with M1 and 512gb of storage on release day. It’s snappy but I’m having issues galore with the USB-C to Display port on my monitor(screen won’t come on after it goes to sleep). It works fine when using the hdmi out to hdmi in on the monitor. I’ve been reading forums and this is apparently is a issue that’s not been resolved. I wish I would of known about this before I bought it.

buying one thursday lol been saving up for one of them and i'm getting the base model as well.

Like your table Gary!

M1 Mac Mini using Premiere Pro, or latest Intel iMac? No doubt render & export times are great for Final Cut, but I'm a PP hold out.

Since there is a lot of honking outside my house every waking minute and that along with refrigerators is a lot. So a computer having or not having noise is basically the same for me

Can it handle 3d rendering smoothly 3d titles and text my old mini couldn't handle it. It was struggleing

Can you tell me if the entry level will work for music production (hobbyist) or should i get 16gb, I'm getting the 256gb cause got a spare Samsung i7 TB. I mean with the keyboard at 150 euro and a monitor I wanna stay under 1300. One more thing is it AX wifi?

So I was thinking of returning a 13 inch MacBook Pro I7 16 Gb 1 tb ssd. I had to get one quickly cause my son soaked my previous computer. It was over two grand. I’m thinking of getting the base air as my daily driver for browsing, zoom, and office. And I was thinking of getting the mini as well which would mainly be used for Logic in my basement office. What do you think?

lovin` mine so far. Its running 45 tracks on Garageband And Cyberpunk at the same time. One may be a RU-vid video though.

Are these compatible with music production software the likes of Pro Tools, and Ableton?

Can I hook up a Mac mini with my old but functioning mid 2011 imac to upgrade to a newer version. RIght now it will only go to High Sierra. I hate to buy a whole new imac.

Ohh this is nice. I have an early 2015 MBP that doesn't give me any issues but I want a desktop/bigger screen due to everything being virtual. I don't need a new MBP so this is the perfect fit.

How do you mange the issue of it’s having no internal mic ?, because I want to purchase one and I do have an AirPod but they have an issue when I connect them to my current macBook where the audio is not clear when I switch to their mic. So do you have a solution ?

I like the compact size of the Mac Mini.

The only problem with getting anything from Apple is it’s like sticking your hand between gears. There is no escape, you get drawn in more and more with every turn of the gears. They don’t do this through vendor lock-in. It’s not like you can’t own an Android tablet and an iMac together, but they just have this enticing package of interrelated products. You start with an iPhone, and realize you can have your FaceTime calls and messages on your Mac, too, so you get one of those. Then you realize your iPad can be an auxiliary screen for your Mac, so you end up with an iPad, and one day, you wake up in a Starbucks, drinking terrible coffee and pretending to work on your screenplay, and you realize what you’ve become.

where i can find this wooden table frame? please give me the link?

I make beats and love Logic Pro x, I had to sell my old MacBook Air for rent money and got stuck with a windows pc so I was stuck with fl studio.... not a bad program but I really prefer logic..... I’m really thinking on saving and getting one of these new Mac minis

It's on or should I say in the cart to purchase very soon! Only thing I am doing it going with the 16 gig memory and 512 ssd. then the extra external and T7 for portability!

Is 8 Gb Ram enough for day to day dad usage?

Is there something to be said for buying the higher ram/ssd version for longevity purposes?

My 16GB/1TB M1 Mini will be here tomorrow to replace my aging 2014 Mini - Core i7/16GB/1TB. Need the storage and don't want to be crippled in the RAM dept.

Bought the 8gb Mac mini about a week ago (first time Mac owner), and it's working fine for me so far. I use it to record audio with Logic Pro X. I don't run as many virtual instruments as some do, so 8gb should be fine for me. If it isn't I have about a month to decide if I want to return it, so time for some stress testing!

I took the plunge after watching another of your videos! Got it for 650 on Amazon!

Can the cheapest mac mini m1 export a feature film 6K file without any faults? Would love to see the timing and performance of this.

So to the Mac mini accessories or this video we should look at recommended 4k monitors to buy.

For video editing, would you still recommend the base model? My concern is 8gb vs 16 go unified memory for video editing. I know I will be working with DaVinci resolve with this