HOW FAR CAN YOU REALLY PUSH THE M2 MAC MINI?

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Жыл бұрын

How far can you really push the base model Apple M2 Mac Mini?
I think depending on the workflow the M2 Mac Mini base model will absolutely cause a meltdown. But is it reallistic to expect this? In this video I show you what you CAN do with the M2 Mac Mini and where you might want to consider the 16GB RAM or perhaps the M2 Pro Mac Mini instead.
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@rajatsehgal7004 Жыл бұрын

Perfect demonstration of how effective and efficient the base model M2 Mac mini is. Who in the world uses 15 chrome tabs open at the same time along with MS Office, Lightroom etc etc. You can never carry 20 people in one car no matter how powerful the engine is.

@hayreddinbarbarossa4686 Жыл бұрын

At the moment of writing this comment, I've 2 chrome windows open with almost 40 tabs together, lol.

@TomasRamoska Жыл бұрын

8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD = E-waste. I never even consider buying anything with less than 32GB and 1TB

@erichill414 Жыл бұрын

It definitely shows me what it can handle. I’m in the market now for a new desktop which my wife will mainly be using. At the most she’ll have just about 4 tabs open on chrome and streaming music at the same time. She doesn’t do any video editing or anything serious. 8 gig memory will be more than enough for her needs.

@novapro_ Жыл бұрын

Me😳

@klownaround5464 Жыл бұрын

You’d be surprised- i have 500 tabs open in my iphone on safari and my porn sites - i leave those open and minimized because i can’t find them again after i find them (So when u force quit FIREFOX all the porn sites stay there logged in 😅)

@yeahmox Жыл бұрын

This review is what I've been looking for! As a graphic designer, I want value and performance for my device. You nailed this review! subscribed! 🙏🏻

@tommacdougall Жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex, I'm looking at the base mini for general use web surfing, accounting and a bit of personal video editing. If I'm understanding you correctly the extra 8 gb of ram is really unnecessary?

@willm5032 Жыл бұрын

I'm a graphic designer and I've been searching for someone to review a mini within the perameters of graphic design. Thank you so much!

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! I just uploaded another one today where I show some more Lightroom work, especifically working with 100 RAW images, making changes, and exporting them: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z8uqgdOqltymoYU.html 🙏🏼

@willm5032 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech Nice, I'll check it out!

@jonwood502 Жыл бұрын

Honestly that’s what I was looking for, a simple video showing how this machine behave and what it can do with photoshop and video editing! I really enjoyed watching it and understanding the pc capabilities. I got the base model and I put 16gb it’s a beast, for people that now start to get into creating (photos, videos etc) this machine will not disappoint you!

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thank you! And great to know, I had a feeling it would be a beast too! My M2 MacBook Airncan cope with quite a lot in such a limiting form factor (cooling wise) so I expected the M2 Mac Mini with more memory to be amazing! Glad you confirmed that 👊🏼

@muhamedhussain5790 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jon, am planning for the base varient considering my budget. Am not a professional video editor but anyways my plan is to learn and use FCP. Will mac mini base (8/256) suffer any trouble with FCP ?

@HookEmNBookEm 9 ай бұрын

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@aisourav Жыл бұрын

What ever we buy today we expect to use it for 5 to 6 years. And within that period we don't want to limit our creativity because of a machine. Thanks for making this awesome video. Need a video about Maxed out M2 Mac Mini.

@cheekster777 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Alex. Have a great weekend mate.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, you too!!

@terryadley4709 Жыл бұрын

Good video and well delivered, top man.

@Burbie Жыл бұрын

hello Alex great video just wanted to ask as u said it's not that good at multitasking but do u think it will be able to edit 1080p footage, not crazy heavy editing with like 10 chrome tabs

@awvandijke Ай бұрын

Thanks a lot this was a great down to earth video. Not a lot of benchmarking but real life situations and great advise. Thanks a lot from a new subscriber

@bahmanadabi 7 ай бұрын

I love your personality man! I subscribed and gave a thumbs up and make sure I will do that for the future videos ... good Job

@AlexGTech 7 ай бұрын

Oh thank you so much, what a lovely comment! Have a lovely day and welcome to the channel 👊🏼

@Richard_Barnes Жыл бұрын

Yo Alex my man! 👊🏻 Interesting stuff. I may need to upgrade my decades old windows set up 😉 I look forward to the video about your desk setup there as well.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thanks Richard!! This M2 stuff is too good, what Apple are lacking on iPhone/iPad (imo) they are making up for it in the computers!

@nappstartv9626 Жыл бұрын

Great video full of information details I will be buying the base model just for KZfaq video editing only so I think I’ll be good right ?

@germanucar Жыл бұрын

Great video Alex! Thanks for sharing. So, here it goes. a couple of years ago I spent almost 3 grand on a Macbook Pro i7 with 32Gig RAM. So far, so good (despite the whole in my pocket). But now, after the M1 Pro and Max out there, now it comes the M2 and M2 Pro at this affordable price. I do video editing, open quite many tabs sometimes, multitask with Pr and Ae on my current mac and it quite handles it (it gets choppy with 4Ks). But if all what they say is real, even the M2 8 core entry base with potentially 24Gb RAM would be much better than my current machine, is that correct? My question is, would my workflow improve with a Mini 8 core with an upgrade of 24GB RAM? I'm all ears my friend, you know about this much better than I do! Thanks in advance for your help

@DavidMcCartney789 9 ай бұрын

The LFC cap was enough for me mate, liked and subscribed YNWA

@animegeek6118 10 ай бұрын

Do you think the base model will be ok for photo editing on affinity photo with a 2 tb external nvme ssd? I was just wondering because I’ve only had mine a few day and am also just learning MacOS.

@arfingraphic8129 9 ай бұрын

Hi alex, I really enjoyed watching your videos. I have been watching your videos for a long time, the videos are very informative. I am a graphic designer. Can you tell me, which variant of Mac Mini M2 would be best for me?

@MichaelDogan Жыл бұрын

You lost me at the Liverpool hat. 😛. Thanks for the video. Very informative.

@jimcabezola3051 Жыл бұрын

Mahalo! I’ve never seen a CLEARER illustration of HOW a machine came be put under “too much” stress I understand now! My M1 Mac Mini 8GB is very understressed compared to your machine’s workload. I hope YOU can keep YOUR stress in check, lol! Anyway, it’s no wonder I like mine so much…it’s a perfect match for me. Aloha!

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

a'ole pilikia 🌺 You are so welcome! This is great to hear, I love knowing where the limits of the tech I buy are but in the "real" world most people want to see how it copes with the more standard usages, like content watching, social media and productivity apps.

@michaelboucher7645 9 ай бұрын

All I really do is use logic pro, KZfaq, discord and Gforce now. I have up untill now been using a mid-2011 27" imac with 20 gig RAM that I bought second-hand 10 years ago. It's been fine but the hard drive is falling and I'm looking to upgrade rather than replace it. Do you think the m2 mini will easily cope with my workload?

@professorgamer2084 5 ай бұрын

So If I am editing let's say a 1 Hour 4K 60 fps video on Adobe Premiere pro and After effects, the base model will able to handle it RIGHT? or should I go with the Pro version? My videos are either gaming or tutorials , Maximum 1 Hour of 4K 60 fps, which version would you recommend?, Very Useful viddeo BTW, Thanks

@dominicsmith7793 Жыл бұрын

Great video, many thanks!

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Are you considering one of these? (or maybe already got one?)

@adrian_s9849 10 ай бұрын

Is the Mac mini base edition with 8gb ram good enough for Adobe apps like illustrator, indesign photoshop etc? Thanks

@T3CHGY007 Ай бұрын

Thank you for showing the true potential of the base m2 mini! This device is going for a decent price now, and i was considering moving to this from my big desktop pc! It looks impressive for a base model!

@AlexGTech Ай бұрын

Awesome Mac! I still have mine in the studio, and whenever I get someone to help me, that’s the setup they use. Can’t fault it really

@Tfrank22 Жыл бұрын

Great video, Alex!

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@joemehere1151 Жыл бұрын

Nice video.great information, I got the Apple M2 Pro with 12‑core CPU, 19-core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine, 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD storage. I gave up on waiting for the 27" IMac or 32" IMac rumour or even another year of waiting for the Mac Studio to upgrade to M2. I did use this information to make my decision so thank you for that. Just have to find a ""Studio Monitor" equivalent. The Samsung 5K ViewFinity S9 was supposed to be out in 1Q of 2023 but nothing yet.

@sharonb.9128 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thank you for uploading a video reviewing an Apple product that’s focused on what it CAN do. I’ve watched many, many tech reviews and I’m always struck by how differently Apple devices are reviewed compared to Windows or Android devices. Some of us are looking to answer whether we should buy it, not desperately looking for justification to not buy it.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sharon! Exactly my thoughts. I love being a geek about this stuff, but ultimately people care about realistic use cases. Good to know where the limits are but the majority of people looking at the base model Mac Mini will not care for high end graphic design or video editing work. Have a great rest of the weekend!

@sharonb.9128 Жыл бұрын

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@specialeffectsgraphicsdesi9066 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Is it possible to use a 2015, working condition, as a display for Mac Mini Pro M2?

@tootootuk973 Жыл бұрын

Love the video as the practical daily use regarding the Ram provides a great explanation. 😀 Having watched another video they showed an activity monitor where only 4 tabs were open KZfaq, empty spreadsheet, empty presentation not sure about the other tab but the overall memory usage was 10.43gb with a base of 16gb Ram. I think in this comment thread it was also mentioned someone only had 8 tabs open and it used the majority of memory. So a bit confused as you had many more tabs open and the ram was fine. Unless these 'folks' only had a few labour extensive tabs running?🤔🤭

@adijiraya1179 10 ай бұрын

hello i`m interested in switching from a ryzen 5 3600 windows 11 pc to a mac mini m2 but i dont know what to expect from the mac os, if you are so kind to clear some question for me. thank you. First i would use the mac mini m2 only for streaming and browsing with some light document editing , ms office or pdf editing. I would like to know if i can watch on m2 with safari netflix in 4k, prime video 4k, disney+ in 4k, apple tv + in 4k, hbo max in 4k. ATM i`m using an apple tv 4k with a lg cx and 4k is working ok in that combination but my pc is allready 4 years old and i`m thinking of the next upgrade. Is mac mini a pc decent enoth for my needs?

@Luxuryel24 Жыл бұрын

I’m only going to be using adobe illustrator and light burn for laser engraving nothing else do you think that a gigabyte would do great?

@alpacino8237 Жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you for your great videos! Could you please tell Samsung to produce an 8TB version of T7 Shield SSD? I'm a video editor and badly need an 8TB portable SSD.

@iamshankhajana Жыл бұрын

i'm using Mac mini m2 16GB RAM 256 GB SSD variant .. with just one youtube 4k playback on safari and nothing else opened .it's using 6.5GB memory . i don't understand why there is such big difference between 8GB and 16GB model .. is this normal ? btw i can see your activity monitor ,it's using around 3.5 GB swap memory ..in my case it's zero.. can you enlighten me regarding this ?

@shaq6772 Жыл бұрын

So instead of going for m2 pro with 32 gb ram n 1tb of storage , it's better to wait for Mac studio ?)

@Gabriel50797 8 ай бұрын

Great video. One question how were you running the Windows 11 VM?

@AntiheroKomics Жыл бұрын

Love these last two videos on the Mac Mini M2’s. Im looking to start making content for KZfaq in the future with a decent setup. Not trying to go crazy and push the limits of editing, but if I’m recording and editing in 4k on somewhat of a budget, would upgrading to the 16GB RAM, keeping the 256 storage, and using external SSD work well enough for my usage? Thanks if you can respond!

@willm5032 Жыл бұрын

I'd say 500gb internal minimum unless you're using very fast external storage or like, a RAID server. Apps are getting bigger and it's very hard/impossible to upgrade the SSD's in this generation of macs. If you can work v e r y efficiently in terms of filing then you'll be ok on 256 but if you care about futureproofing your machine or having a little leeway with storage I'd recommend taking the hit on the extra storage. (My current machine has a 512gb ssd as a boot drive and a few 1+2 tb storage drives and thats good for me). You can even get sick litte thunderbolt docks for mac minis that actually have an adapter for external storage for like £60. Also let me know if you go with this config as I'm legit considering the exact same spec so would be curious how it works out!

@AntiheroKomics Жыл бұрын

@@willm5032 awesome!! Appreciate the response. I think I’m gonna just fork up the extra for the storage upgrade alongside the RAM upgrade and get external down the line. I’m fortunate to be able to buy through the education store so it alleviates some of the upgrade price burn but I think you’re right. Thanks again for the response.

@willm5032 Жыл бұрын

@@AntiheroKomics No worries! You'll thank yourself in a few years if you can get the best model you can afford now. Also, Idk how resale prices are gonna go but if you've got a higher spec M2 machine it'll (hopefully) have higher resale value when you come to upgrade. You're lucky you get that sweet, sweet student discount, those days are long behind me sadly haha

@vineethv5653 Жыл бұрын

Hi alex I am a graphic designer. I mostly do wedding albums and grading wedding photos ...now I am using a windows pc i5 9th gen and 16 gb ram and 1050 ti graphics ... I like to buy a mac mini base model will it be a good decision or not?

@vasiovasio Жыл бұрын

Great video Alex - Objective and Honest! Can you tell me the font name, size, and weight you use on 1:03 for both texts? It looks bold, professional, and like The Verge website or New York Times title! I really like the typography effect :)

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love that font too, I’m not in front of my computer, but it came with a plug-in called mKeynote from motionvfx. Here’s a link to it, if you search in there for mKeynote it will take you to the details, hopefully they share the font. If not, I will send it to you tomorrow motionvfx.sjv.io/c/2199902/614046/10011

@cofresi3294 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Now, you mentioned gaming on windows 11. How did the machine handle it? Could it handle PS remote play just fine?

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Yes it does! I've tested GeForceNOW and Xbox, so I am sure PS Remote play would be ok too, depending on your bandwidth. On my previous video, there is a bit more examples of Forza Horizon for example on the Xbox app: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a6uWas980MmWlI0.html

@atgred Жыл бұрын

I have a Mac Pro 5.1 12 core and use audio programs and don’t even multitask! This thing is a beast! Although I will go for an M2 Max.

@wurronshihue2191 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alex , ya i am planning to get 16gb with 256 memory and invest external hard disc . BTW may i know your monitor deck with speaker ? maybe u can do a video about it ? it seem like space saver and a good item to lift up the monitor as well.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Hi there, you're going to love tomorrow's video as I am featuring the entire setup 😎

@BillySoundFarm Жыл бұрын

I'm using a 2019 stock MacBook pro 16 to edit 1080p person talking at a podium 40 min long, I want to use the magic mask person tracker to reduce the exposure on everything but the subject... My computer acts like my 4-year-old would act if I asked her to lift my car and she tried... I'm worried that a stock and to pro chip with 16 GB of RAM won't do it either, but I don't want to buy the M2 Max studio if I can get away with an M2 pro mini. What do you think?

@N1BNfilms Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Good info, what monitor are you using?

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Hi there, so sorry it took me so long to respond! It's the Alienware 34" geni.us/9eOsAs

@rvjr Жыл бұрын

This is probably the most methodical review so far. Basic computer usage 101: doing something critically intensive and important? You might wanna close apps you're not using to free up the RAM. It kind of makes the bigger KZfaq creators criticism's mute if you're familiar with how a computer works.

@mangal244 Жыл бұрын

A very informative video which many top tech reviewers wouldn't like to show us. Thanks for the hardwork you have been through to show us the same.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@sonicandroxas Жыл бұрын

Fr, like where were these vids on day 1

@venyamineleutheros1781 Жыл бұрын

You deserve subscribe🎉Finally someone tested this machine appropriately! In my country only 8gb is available and I’m buying it 😊

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Really appreciate it! I did another video and uploaded it today that you might like 😎 Have a good one!

@venyamineleutheros1781 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech Thanks! Keep up with a good work! 👍In 5 hours Im gonna have my first Mac ever, can’t wait 🫠

@TheAndre4340 6 ай бұрын

hugs from Brazil, my brother. tks

@RupesMcDGuitar Жыл бұрын

This is an excellent video, and that is a phenomenal cap YNWA

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

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@GSAproductions Жыл бұрын

I have an intel mac mini with 16gb of ram. At the moment only Firefox is open with 15 tabs and I have got only 2gb of free ram left. Am I a special case?

@PeterbFree Жыл бұрын

Great video, really useful and so well filmed and entertaining

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Peter! I love having fun with these videos, really happy to hear you enjoyed it!

@PeterbFree Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech This was the most useful Apple Silicon video in terms of actual use that I have seen so far. Thank you 🙏

@kaushalnakul Жыл бұрын

Hi Alex .. I just got Mac mini m2 base version 8GB RAM and 256GB . I am normal user just surfing internet, mails some KZfaq ,music stuff . So is base version enough for use in long terms ?(reason I got Apple care )

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! For that sort of usage this Mac mini will last a long time

@buildwithk Жыл бұрын

How much Swap was used when using Win 11? On my MacBook M1 Pro, without having Win 11 VM open at all, it is using 1.3 GB ram alone??

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Hi there, I only see SWAP being used when I open more than 20 tabs on the browser. If I am using Windows 11 and only a few tabs open or only a hand ful of apps, it doesn't use SWAP at all. (My Windows 11 is configured with 3GB of virtual RAM if I remember correctly). In my previous video to this one I showed a bit more on that too, but in essence the 8GB base model will allow fo rsome multitasking but if you're very busy with browser tabs, the 16GB might be a better option. I know some people like to have way more than 20 tabs...

@pranavp8023 8 ай бұрын

Is base 256gb model enough for web development?

@Father_of_Internet Жыл бұрын

Im making music videos and I need a machine to edit up to 4K120fps 10 bit color 4 2 2. the thing is that i end up with 5 to 10 4K layers on top of each other and im afraid the computer will still lag like my currently does. any tip?

@willx27 Жыл бұрын

I have the 8GB M1 Mini right now and I constantly run into an issue where certain apps like Discord, Chrome and Firefox (with no tabs open) lose internet connection and feel locked up. They aren't fully locked up but it's like DNS is hanging and they just don't do anything or respond to clicking bookmarks and other Discord channels, and sometimes even need to be force quit. Safari always works but sometimes Terminal won't even load. I suspect there's a memory leak somewhere but even Activity Monitor shows that I'm not completely maxed out. With that being said I ordered an 32GB M2Pro Mini which arrives in a few days. Hopefully the extra memory and CPU cores will give my workflows enough breathing room.

@Pidiwidy Жыл бұрын

I have a 32gb rog and the discord thing is also happening to me, so I guess it’s a discord problem, not our pc😭

@REACTORVISUAL Жыл бұрын

acording to your experience with these machines, if, that mac mini m2 had 16 of ram instead of those 8, would it cope with the struggling you presented there?

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Absolutely, check out @Jon Wood comment on this video, he got the 16GB 👊🏼

@Kenpixelpusher Жыл бұрын

I just subscribed and liked this video. So fed up with watching meaningless reviews of benchmark testing. What I and most others want to see is how their new purchase will perform in the real world. I have a 2019 i9 MacBook Pro with 32gb of memory. I plan to buy the Mini Pro with 32gb of memory and 12 cores. Your review has given me confidence that a 4K timeline without too much multitasking will play back smoothly. I want to be able to get a better experience with multi cam editing. Many thanks.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for saying that, I really appreciate it. 4K footage will be absolutely fine. The 4K footage I am using is probably quite extreme too (recorded in S-LOG 10bit 4:2:2 which carries a lot of information for colour grading, etc)

@matthewprensky9232 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Here's my issue. As a photographer and gamer hoping to unify my setup onto one desktop platform, my M1 Pro MacBook Pro isn't doing the trick. I'm starting to max out the RAM and internal storage between 4k editing, photo editing, and lots of Safari tabs. I wish I could game on my MacBook right now, but I don't think the machine could handle it. So what do I do? I'd like to keep my MacBook Pro for its portability, but I also want to create a home office setup with a Mac mini that can handle 4k video editing, Adobe Lightroom, lots of Safari tabs, and be capable of handling all the cloud gaming I want. Do I get a Mac mini, or should I get a Mac studio? How much RAM should I get? Which M2 chip should I get? How many cores do I need? Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

@AlexGTech 7 ай бұрын

Hey Matthew, thank you. It really depends on the type of videos and photos you're editing. Assuming we are talking: - 2 or 3 layers max of 4K60 maybe a few 120fps clips here and there with some motion graphics and music, and a couple of basic 3D tracking effects. - processing 200 to 300 images in Lightroom Classic - 30 tabs in Safari For the above, I honestly think 16GB will be enough. If you're looking to do more and a bit faster then the number of cores and newer media engine will help too. Mac Studio will definitely give you some room to grow, but if the above sounds like the limit of what you will do, then maybe look at 32GB RAM on the Mac Mini instead and see if that makes financial sense. With regards to storage, I'd recommend you don't upgrade the internal because it will get full regardless. Nice to have enough in there for "live" projects butnid say use an external SSD. My favourite right now is the X9 and X10 Pro. It works beautifully on the iPhone too for ProRes recording, and I can edit straight from it, without ever touching my locak storage, so kills two birds for me. I've just reviewed it in my most recent video and I believe they have a deal on them right now, worth a look: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bsCBmcijmcvQaYk.htmlsi=fdbCtjMvtkiiKtlB

@JoATTech Жыл бұрын

Do you happen to have Davinci Resolve? I'm very curious how M2 Mini handles Davinci and Dehancer plugin.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

I do indeed! Let me run a couple of tests and let you know, will include it in my next video and do a short video about it, I like that idea!

@JoATTech Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech Great news. I'm really curious if it can handle 4k Dehancer graded clip (ProRes, H264 or H265). If it can handle one it's better than my current PC :). Not sure you got Dehancer also, but there is a trial version on their site.

@themanyadventuresofcraig7588 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if the m2 Mac mini 256gb could run obs studio while playing a game like fortnite and streaming to twitch. Because I was thinking about using a Mac mini like this to stream to twitch.

@ramnkc Жыл бұрын

Any tutorial on getting win11 on Mac mini?

@marketyourindustry Жыл бұрын

I wish I could find a KZfaqr who isn't only doing reviews only a base model. Literally every KZfaqr is creating these same videos only on the base model. I would love to see a KZfaqr for once create a video like this with a new M2 Pro Mac mini with the 32GB Ram, 2 TB of Storage, 12 Core CPU, 19 Core GPU, 16 Core Neural Engine. Now that would be a video to watch! I would love to see how that handles heavy AE Graphic Templates and heavy motion graphics!!

@stephenvalente3296 Жыл бұрын

Or even the base Mac Mini M2 Pro if we're not talking paying ridiculous money for most of the Apple Silicon upgrades. The simple answer is not to open up so much extraneous software at once. Any machine is going to start getting stressy when a user insists on opening up half a dozen bigger apps at once for no good reason. Use them when needed, and otherwise shut them down.

@Penpaper Жыл бұрын

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@nomadhedge Жыл бұрын

The thing is, a video like that wouldn't sell and people wouldn't click on their Amazon affiliate links. 16gb of ram is complete outdated in 2023 and beyond. You should at least go for 32gb. The 512gb ssd storage is slower than the previous base M1 model, so any memory swap will hurt performance. Go with the 12/19 Core, 32gb ssd and 1tb of ram.

@pritch28 Жыл бұрын

Does the Mac Mini fit completely under the Hexcal Studio? Looks pretty snug.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Yes, it has about 5mm clearance between the Mac Mini and the Hexcal. The Hexcal comes with adjustable feet in case the Mac needs to be under a hub or something like that (haven't tried that yet)

@eliyadunskyy9185 11 ай бұрын

Just thank you!

@AlexGTech 11 ай бұрын

My pleasure 🙏🏼

@erichill414 Жыл бұрын

I purchased the base Mac mini today mainly for my wife to use. I do plan on getting a 1TB ssd for her music. It's amazing how much performance you get from the 8GB. The most she'll be doing is listening to music while having Facebook and email open lol. Itll last us years I bet. Thanks for the great video.

@Erstwhile.Freeman Жыл бұрын

95% of people realistically use their computer this way, I bet you could easily get 10 years from it.

@jjhervey4153 Жыл бұрын

@@Erstwhile.Freeman Just bought my base model today as apple is doing the $499 price for students and a $100 Apple gift card included. That'll take care of apple music for a year or more! Can't wait.

@Erstwhile.Freeman Жыл бұрын

@@jjhervey4153 That's a killer deal on top of a great deal for a base Mac! I'm enjoying the base Mac, hope you will too.

@deadlyradiation7977 Жыл бұрын

Getting mid-tier 16GB 512SSD version. I use external SSDs and spinners for projects storage.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Good approach!

@peetvader478 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech what about making 1 minute reels for instagram ?

@micleh Жыл бұрын

It is deplorable that the lack of SSD storage plays such a big role in most Mac related videos. It'd be interesting to know whether a Mac allows mounting external SSD storage so that a user's home (folder) is entirely on a (blazing fast) external SSD. In Linux, you'd just put the appropriate reference in your fstab or use systemd-homed to make a user's home portable (and usable on any Linux system). Since macOS is Unix based, this should be possible. In Ventura, there is no longer a /etc/fstab file, but you can create one yourself and edit it with vifs.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

I really wish 1TB was the the default these days. 256 is becoming small even for phones now! I do wonder if that would be possible too, I know in windows is fairly easy to choose which disks/partitions the OS goes. We just need to move on from small SSDs, the actual material cost is only cents difference so this is pure greed

@Bread_n_Butter. Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech "Pure greed" is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but.... smh I would even play devil's advocate and say I wish 512 AT LEAST was the default/standard drive.

@Jan-xf8sk Жыл бұрын

@@Bread_n_Butter. they won't care about "greed" blah-blah criticism. Apple is a TRILLION DOLLAR COMPANY for a reason.

@aniketkedare8 Күн бұрын

look i am physics researcher I only read thesis and matlab scientific software etc is this mac perfect for me ?

@meals-n-wheels Жыл бұрын

good vid, i can only afford the base model (dam u covid!) but i really want to get a machine that can do vide editing for YT and run microfoft flight sim as i have always wanted to learn how to fly but can afford a plane! will this basic base model handle it?

@meals-n-wheels Жыл бұрын

@@golfsidekick2333 ooh ooh ooh im so excited whats the telegram contact details?

@RafsGearReviews Жыл бұрын

Great video. New sub here. I do have a question, hopefully you can answer it. I have a small YT channel. i've been doing videos on my phone and uploading from there. I decided to get a Mac for the 'simplicity hoping I could improve the quality of my videos'. YT is a hobby for me so I bought the base Mac Mini m2 and I think it's great but I did notice uploading my videos from my smartphone did take a good while. I haven't edited one yet but would you say upgrading to the 512gb storage would dramatically improve upload/read speeds and the overall 'feel' of the mac's speed? I can return mine on amazon and upgrade to the other one but I'm trying to figure out if that upgrade is worth it or not.I should mention I record videos in 1080p not 4k. Thanks!

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Hi there! Thank you first of all and welcome aboard 😊 I think the difference in speed for transferring files between the phone and Mac won’t really be that dramatic between the 256 and 512. There’s a few variables here too, for instance, what footage are you recording? is it 4K30, 4K60, etc, and are you adding b-roll to the videos or just talking head? I’d say this config is more than adequate for editing 4K phone footage and maybe a couple of layers of b-roll and music, graphics. When you go to camera footage like 4K 10bit 4:2:2 and start colour grading, that’s when more memory would help. Hope this helps but let me know what sort of videos you’re planning to make

@RafsGearReviews Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech Thanks! I'm not too familiar with a few of those terms. I'm entirely new to video editing. As of now I record guitar review videos in 1080p. The idea behind the mac was to clean up the presentation and sound a bit by recording playthroughs on my daw, uploading the videos from my phone and then separating audio and video in imovie or logic pro to substitute the video audio with the recorded audio file and do some minor touch ups.

@AngeAlexiel Жыл бұрын

i ordered a M2 pro Mac mini with 1Tb and 16 Gb , and I quickly realize that for my workflow I needed more , Apple increased the return window to 30 days for me cos I told them I made a mistake and I will get this morning the same model but with 32 Gb of ram . so it depends on what you do .Mac Studio is to consider only if you need more GPU performance, but for CPU performance and Updated IO like Wifi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3 , HDMI 2.1 the Mac mini crush the Studio. 16 Gb will be enough for most people , as long as you do not see the ram getting red in the graph in activity monitor while doing an intensive task , it's okay. and remember you can always return it , if you are nice they can extend the return window to 30 days. one thing to note is that if you are a tab guy like me with 30 tabs opened all day on safari it will take like 4 to 5 gb , but if you are not a tab user on your browser , then you will free up a ton of memory.

@EyesOfByes Жыл бұрын

Optane SSDs in a Thunderbolt external enclosure should be good for heavy file writing

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Good shout!

@RobertoMagnoV Жыл бұрын

De onde você é no Brasil, Alex? Excelente vídeo, obrigado !

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Obrigado Roberto!! Sou de Sampa, e você? Grande abraço 🙏🏼

@RobertoMagnoV Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech de Belo Horizonte ! Brilhante essa pequena maquininha que é o Mac Mini!

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Maravilha! Tenho família em Minas 😊 Montes Claros e Januária 🥰 sim, o Mini agora com esse chip está detonando mesmo!

@swaghettiyolonese6914 Жыл бұрын

Can you make a gaming comparison video between the M2 8GB RAM and the M2 16GB RAM? Nice video as always, btw.

@JohnCiaccio Жыл бұрын

This is what I have been looking for also. The incredible price for the base model is tempting even for those not heavily into Mac desktops.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I will work on that (though I don't have the 16GB version, I can use my M2 MacBook Air with 16GB but with no cooling I am not sure it will be a decent comparison). And do you mean gaming inside Windows or on the Mac itself, with GeForceNOW or Xbox app?

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

what sort of games would you like to see me test?

@swaghettiyolonese6914 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech Thank you for your response. I mean games on Steam run on MacOS (without Parallels). Games like Crusader Kings 3, Cities: Skylines, Total War, and so on. The passive cooling shouldn't be a problem if you let the device cool down before the tests.

@JohnCiaccio Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech I think you should test games with heavy memory demands. Simcity types. But any of the AA titles now should max out the ram at higher settings. Also wondering how games installed on a external drive would run. I am really interested in buying a base model for now for getting into Macs as a casual desktop without running into memory issues for light gaming.

@RameshKumar-ng3nf Жыл бұрын

Hello Alex, you really doing good job. Appreciate your help for buyers of apple devices. I have a confusion in my mind regarding SSD storage. Please do help me out in understanding it. Does it mean the more storage SSD we prefer the more speed we get ? . Please clarify , i am confused. Example : 256 GB storage -> 512 GB storage -> 1 TB Storage -> 2 TB Storage -> and so on......... ( Less speed ) ( more speed ) ( more better speed ) ( Even far more better speed )

@Conteudoemescala Жыл бұрын

Hi Ramesh, the ssd its really misleading but as rule of thumb ALL the M2 chip base computer setup (Macbook Air / Macbook Pro / Mac Mini), have around 40% slowers speeds. So its recommended to upgrade to the next tier (ex. 256 GB -> 512 GB or 512 GB to 1T B, doing that you will have the ssd at his full speed capacity, then upgrading from that tier will not increase significantly the ssd speeds.

@RameshKumar-ng3nf Жыл бұрын

@@Conteudoemescala oh Okay, Thanks a lot 🙏for sharing lots of information . Noted. It helped me to understand more . Appreciate it .

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thanks Ramesh! Like @Paulo Ribeiro mentioned, it is a rule of thumb that these 256 SSDs are now slower (in comparison with previous M1 machines). Apple are basically cutting corners on the storage architecture which can take advantage of dual channels (which is why 512, which is basically 2 X 256 chips performs faster) Now... In reality for most of the work that I use the Mac Mini - and my MacBook Air with the same SSD, the performance is absoltuely fine. In short, Apple are indeed cutting corners here but it will be rare to see that impacting the majority of use cases.

@RameshKumar-ng3nf Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech Thanks a lot Alex for sharing so much indepth detailed info. Its so helpful 🙏. Its very clear now 😊. And love your channel ❤

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

My pleasure! And thank you so much, this is the sort of support that makes channels grow 💪🏼

@diogor8968 Жыл бұрын

Even tho I wanted the practical stuff, being a developer is always nice I can run things almost instantly, but I really wanted to see how it performs with some gaming, not that I have much time for gaming, but it would be nice, to compare. Cause I'm in the fence between a windows and a Mac, since I already have one MacBook Pro m1 from work (since its not even mine I don't plan to install any game there).

@zxcaaq Жыл бұрын

How does it compare to the raspberry pi 4? I know the mac mini m2 is faster but it's a great video idea!

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

I like that idea! Love me raspberry Pis🤓

@EyesOfByes Жыл бұрын

Getting the 16GB ram 256GB version

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

16GB will be awesome for multitasking. that's teh config I went with on the MBA, I can only imagine how much more powerful the Mini will be given the cooling

@williamshaneblyth Жыл бұрын

Memory pressure not usage is the key reading

@Elrevisor2k Жыл бұрын

Is the basic version? Why nobody is having the 1 T with more SSD speed?

@jpesicka999 Жыл бұрын

1t and 512gb same speed on base m2, only faster on m2 pro

@kenya8716 Жыл бұрын

$599 to get into the Mac ecosystem is a great entry point for most people. Advanced work …get the Mac Mini Pro it is performing better than my custom build PC.

@jeromescott2113 Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty surprised that you were able to run a Windows 11 VM with no issues with only 8 GB of RAM. My M1 Pro with 16 GB struggles with running Parallels and just a couple of tabs open in Safari, I didn’t even try with Chrome.

@ZhuJo99 Жыл бұрын

Try UTM. It’s free

@dustcake2576 Жыл бұрын

So i guess if you are the kinda of person who always leaves things open even when you are not using them. You should definitely upgrade the ram. But if you are like me who cant really focus on more than 1 thing at a tine and like to close stuff when they are not in use. The base model would be more than fine. I am also some one who have never experienced what 1500mb of read write speed is like, my stuff dont even go over 250mb per seconds i guess i just don't need to think about upgrading

@TheDanEdwards 9 ай бұрын

Why are people so afraid of using external drives. The Thunderbolt interface is more than sufficient when paired with a Thunderbolt spec SSD (1TB $160) to use as a boot drive. *And one needs to get an external drive anyway for Time Machine (or whatever kind of backup one wants to use.)* So just buy the base M2 Mini and buy two SSDs (one a Thunderbolt spec for the boot drive, the Time Machine can be regular USB3 speed.)

@RealJoseph123 Жыл бұрын

Everyone saying Chrome is a RAM hog, I don’t get it. I don’t think it’s that bad, as proven in this video! Great video as always, Alex! ⚡️

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Exactly! Adobe apps are the worst! Thanks Joe :)

@MatrixJockey Жыл бұрын

Google has made some improvements to how Chrome manages memory. It’s better now but it use to be a lot worse.

@richardbriscoe8563 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech Adobe apps have, historically, needs lots of RAM and a fast scratch disk. They also didn’t release RAM leading to the practice of cleaning RAM between runs. Maybe Adobe has finally cleaned things up.

@richardbriscoe8563 Жыл бұрын

What is the hand held controller you were using? I want one!

@bobbyjohnson116 Жыл бұрын

Open it up and add a bigger thermal pad!

@user-fv9nl6bb8l Жыл бұрын

You don’t use a $599 tool to do do a $2k job. The Mac Mini M2 will meet most user’s expectation.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Agree

@SantoValentino Жыл бұрын

Is the base m2 Mac mini an upgrade to the base m1?

@SantoValentino Жыл бұрын

@@rajatsehgal7004 I’m asking because it doesn’t look like they should’ve made the m2 if it’s not better

@SantoValentino Жыл бұрын

@@rajatsehgal7004 not what I’m asking :)

@gerardowmby7156 Жыл бұрын

Other options? Like what?

@gametime2473 Жыл бұрын

From what I understand the SSD in the new computer isn't slower, but it is a single SSD with a single controller chip. The M1 had dual 128gb SSDs running in RAID 0. If you upgrade to the 512gb SSD in the M2, then you get dual 256gb SSDs in RAID 0. So lame that Apple doesn't just use a fast NVME drive that can be upgraded in there.

@michalsulicki5148 Жыл бұрын

Just one thing - run C4D+Redshift on it with some pyto simulation. Its just destroying anything under A5000 GPU

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Will explore this one, never tried something like that but sounds interesting!

@rickyt11010 7 ай бұрын

As a photographer, I love my base model M2 mini. It blows my AMD hp probook out of the water when it comes to Lrc ai denoise, which is the most demanding thing I ask of it. I work exclusively off external drives also which are fast enough over thunderbolt for me. Talking seconds for moving around hundreds of raw files at a time.

@AlexGTech 7 ай бұрын

amazing!! Thanks for the tip on AI denoise also, I am always looking for specific actions that Pros use so I can test them 👊🏼

@rickyt11010 7 ай бұрын

The AI Denoise really isn't the most intensive task is the world but for my work it is the the ultimate test of speed for processing large quantities of photos. I took a 24MP raw photo of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia at sunrise and ran it thought denoise on my HP ProBook 455 G8 with a Ryzen 5 5600u with 32gb of ddr4 ram. It took 7 minutes and the computer was a slide show, no multitasking while running. On my Base model M2 mini with 8gb of ram it took 1 minute while watching a KZfaq video set to 4k running sidecar wirelessly to my iPad, and about 30seconds with sidecar turned off and no other tasks running.

@AlexGTech 7 ай бұрын

@rickyt11010 great stuff, yes that’s a really valid point on multitasking. Even with 8GB you were able to perform a fairly demanding task and do something else. Thanks again for sharing this!

@rocheuro Жыл бұрын

honestly upgrade cost is just too much it's just a 30% up cos for the whole machine! in my country so purely from cost/power ratio its not worth it. but if you have a 200usd spare.. than go for 16GB version for sure.

@rocheuro Жыл бұрын

why do I always have to like my own comments .. dear me.

6 ай бұрын

The only thing I want is to edit 28 minute documentaries in 4k 10bit 422 (not vlog, log), with slight color corrections.

6 ай бұрын

:( maybe full hd ?

@rodolfocavalcante5517 8 ай бұрын

I buy the Mac mini with m2pro 10 core and 32gb memory RAM

@nasiruddin2045 Жыл бұрын

Hi Alex how are you today?

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Good thank you, glad it's the weekend! How are you, hope you are ok too!

@dustcake2576 Жыл бұрын

To me the studio only make sense when you are getting the ultra chip.

@AlexGTech 11 ай бұрын

Indeed. And if you don't use your main computer for travelling.

@Sjaubi-qf6wd Жыл бұрын

I don’t understand why anyone would get the apple studio now knowing it will be upgraded with to m2 like the rest of their computers

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Exactly. If you can afford to wait, the M2 Studio could be a better choice. Alternatively, get the M2 Pro with more RAM, but bear in mind the cost...

@PumaM90 Жыл бұрын

I keep hearing Costco is selling the M1 studio for $1600 so at that price it may be worth it.

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

wow, yes that is really good!

@stevejohnson5298 Жыл бұрын

@@PumaM90 $1700 actually

@jeremymorrissy9144 Жыл бұрын

Here’s my prediction. Mac Studio will get skipped this year and Apple will release the M2 Ultra on the Mac Pro 2023. Mac Studio will get the upcoming M3 chips in early/mid 2024, and will not receive the M3 Ultra version to leave room for step up to the Mac Pro.

@LiveLifeWithLove Жыл бұрын

Why did KZfaq stop showing me, you my friend? I thought you took a break! Hello

@Vartan297 Жыл бұрын

Has anyone had any issues with Bluetooth like the M1 reportedly had?

@AlexGTech Жыл бұрын

Nothing so far!

@Vartan297 Жыл бұрын

@@AlexGTech thank you. Great video. Desk looks awesome. I’ve had a look at your Amazon shop. Interested in the hdd you recommend. I’m Uk based but think I’ve found the same on the Uk store. Can’t click through from your page though I don’t think? Thanks again.