It’s cheap, it’s small, and it’s intuitive. The Mac Mini fills a surprisingly popular niche: it’s a desktop with laptop-grade performance for folks who need a simple, reliable office machine. About the Late 2020 M1 Mac Mini © Reviewed / Jackson RuckarĪlthough the M1 Mac Mini is only $700, it savagely outperforms the $1,000 Intel Mac Mini. If you depend on applications from smaller developers, you may want to wait a while to let developers have time to add support for the M1 processors so that you can have a smoother experience. Many mainstream apps, such as Chrome, World of Warcraft, and Photoshop already have M1 support, but there are just as many that are lagging behind and emulating at a sluggish pace on the M1 (looking at you, Steam). If you need a desktop with desktop-like features and desktop-like performance, you’ll have to spend more on a tower PC, but for the price and size you can't beat the Mac Mini.įinally, no matter how spectacular the new M1 Macs are, we have to pause to remember these are brand new processors. The M1 Mac Mini has fewer ports than its predecessor, with only 2 USB-C and 2 USB-A connectors that will leave those with many peripherals drowning in dongles and hubs. If you don’t need a laptop, you may want to take a good look at this Mac over the other new MacBooks. We wish it came with the ability to upgrade its memory or storage down the line, but its performance for the price is phenomenal. Fast, sleek, and powerful, the new Mac Mini is a stationary force to be reckoned with.Ĭompared to other $700 mini-PCs, the M1 Mac Mini offers good value.

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