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Still, itРІР‚в„ўs larger than Apple TV and the original Mac mini, and about the same size as the previous Mac mini. Its small size fits nicely on a desk, though itРІР‚в„ўs a bit bigger than you might think.

The Mac mini is a beautiful box, with all the ports you need. With that difference, one might be emboldened to get the tools to change it out themselves to save a few hundred bucks. Buying two sticks of 16GB of RAM is just $200-250. Consider this, getting 32GB of RAM from Apple is a $600 upgrade. With the right tools and some confidence, the RAM can be swapped out by a user and the RAM will be much more affordable than getting it from Apple. Although the RAM is upgradable, Apple says it needs to be sent to their service center for an upgrade. That said, 512 GB of storage would be acceptable, too, because the Thunderbolt 3 ports open up the option to add more affordable storage externally. It has the 3.2GHz 6 core i7, 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. So, we selected a system with a cost of $2,500. That said, the RAM and the storage are the biggest additions in terms of cost.Р”Р‡or this review, we wanted a machine that was strong enough, but not overly built. Moreover, when fully maxed out, the $4,200 Mac mini comes with a 3.2GHz 6 core Intel i7 CPU, 64GB of DDR4 RAM and 2TB of SSD Storage. Regardless of the configuration, the Mac mini does not offer a discrete GPU.

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The Mac Mini is likely to be sat on a desk, and doesnРІР‚в„ўt have a screen, and so is unlikely to be needing too many repairs, but with apps still being coded to take full advantage of the M1, the technical support aspect of AppleCare is perhaps more important.At its cheapest, the Mac mini comes with an Intel i3 CPU, 8GB of DDR4 RAM and 128GB of SSD storage. Apple customer serviceР”Р„pple offers a one year warranty period for all products, but its premium AppleCare insurance can extend that to three years for $14.99.Р”Вoing so means that you can reduce the amount you pay for a repair (twice a year), and also means 24/7 technical support. On BestBuy, thereРІР‚в„ўs an impressive 4.6 rating from 117 reviews, with particular praise given to its Ease of Use.

Apple Mac Mini: User reviewsР”Р„t the time of writing, the M1 Mac Mini has an impressive 4.7 out of 5 score on Amazon US, with reviewers noting its Value for Money as one of its better features. With that in mind, the iMac could be due a sizeable performance boost, so buyer beware. If youРІР‚в„ўre more keen on a computer with a display, keyboard and mouse straight out of the box, then the iMac is still a great choice, but there is a sizeable caveat.Р”Р„t present iMacs still use Intel processors, which means itРІР‚в„ўs likely they could be next for the M1. That makes it much more capable for gaming than other Macs, as well as endlessly capable for anyone doing photo or video editing, too. The other big step up is that the M1 Mac Mini offers an 8-core GPU which offers a 6x jump in graphics performance. For one, M1 Macs can run iPhone and iPad apps from developers that opt in. While the transition is slated to take place over a couple of years, itРІР‚в„ўs clear developers are moving to M1 versions of their apps already.Р”В«ut what does the M1 really offer? Aside from smaller, quality-of-life changes like instant-waking and a whisper-quiet design, there are larger changes, too. That said, all of AppleРІР‚в„ўs own apps, and a growing number of third-party options, are firing on all cylinders on the new architecture. At present, apps not built for the M1 will still run using AppleРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљRosettaРІР‚Сњ emulation - but outside of a brief moment when booting it for the first time, you wonРІР‚в„ўt notice a different.

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With the existing software library for Mac built for Intel chips, thereРІР‚в„ўs somewhat of a transition going on. (Image credit: Apple) Apple Mac Mini: Features and compatibility

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