Dan Moren
People keep asking me if I've bought an M2 Pro Mac mini yet and the answer is no...because I've been too busy putting it through its paces! Here's my full review of Apple's new mid-range desktop over at @sixcolors. (Spoiler: It's pretty darn fast.) https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/01/m2-mac-mini-review-whatever-you-want-it-to-be/
M2 Mac mini Review: Whatever you want it to be

In 2005, when Apple first introduced the Mac mini, it was a carefully designed, strategic product: a low-cost computer aimed primarily at luring customers from the Windows PC hegemony with the prom…

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Jan 23, 2023 at 2:02pmWeb
Show threadtarasisJan 23, 2023

@sixcolors @dmoren “The base level $599 M2 mini is basically the equivalent of the MacBook Air: a pretty affordable machine that’s capable of handling *almost any* daily task thrown at it” (emphasis mine)

I’m curious what daily tasks you think the M2 Air isn’t capable of (let alone M1 Air)

Show threadDan MorenJan 23, 2023
@tarasis @sixcolors Depends on your daily usage. It’s not as good a gaming machine, for example.
Show threadRobert WatkinsJan 23, 2023
@sixcolors @dmoren Question: on return, the review units are presumably refurbished and sold as such through the store. Can you cut out the middleman and buy the review unit at a refurbished price?
Show threadSix ColorsJan 23, 2023
@twasink @dmoren No, they just have to be returned. Yes, this leads to a lot of migration assistant. -JS
Show threadMatt CooneyJan 23, 2023
@dmoren @sixcolors @joesteel was already *this* close to replacing my M1 Mini. This just pushed me *a little* closer
Show threadJackJan 23, 2023
@dmoren this really makes it hard to know what to recommend to my dad who was considering a Studio.
Show threadSeanJan 23, 2023
@dmoren @sixcolors I was going to get the 14” MBP with m2 pro, but I think I’ll read your article and see if the Mac mini with m2 pro is a better option.
Show threadotterterrorDec 5, 2023
@ https://basketrandom.io I think it works quite well on Mac mini devices
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