Manufacturer: Apple
With a new lower starting price and Apple's straining-at-the-leash M1 CPU, the Mac mini is far and away the most polished, potent tiny desktop in its class.
New; lower starting price; Much improved overall performance from 2018 model; Especially promising bench results with native "Universal" apps; Surprisingly quiet and cool operation under load
Boosting RAM and SSD capacity at purchase time is pricey; Fewer Thunderbolt ports than previous Mac mini; Memory no longer upgradable post-purchase
The Mac mini has always been Apple’s most flexible desktop computer. Sure, most people go for the traditional experience and plug in a display, mouse, and keyboard — but you can also have it serve as a home theater PC, or put it to work with professional photo or audio editing, or turn a group of...
Blazing performance; Existing apps run very well on M1 chip; Appealing price for the power it offers; Now with Wi-Fi 6
Fewer USB-C ports than Intel model; Unified memory tops out at 16GB; Doesn’t support external GPUs; Truly awful speaker
Today’s piece was less of a review on the new Mac mini as it was testing out Apple’s new M1 chip. We’ve had very little time with the device but hopefully were able to manage to showcase the key aspects of the new chip, and boy, it’s impressive.
Apple’s first M1-powered Mac mini is short on flaws and big on promise, and it absolutely sells the company’s migration to its own Apple Silicon processors on its own.
Don't let the Mac Mini's size fool you, this tiny desktop has the heart of a lion.
Small; Powerful; Upgradable
Can get expensive; Poor graphics processing
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