Hi Kelly!!! Thanks for taking the time for leaving a comment, I really appreciate it! I am glad this video helped you and I wish I went with a minimum of 1TB SSD, but I know for next time lol.

@@Elev8Project Why is that?

That’s awesome!! Let me know how it goes. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. Really appreciate it.

Hey Gianni Fiore! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! I 100% agree! I actually, wasn't overly impressed with the M2 in comparison to the M1. The M2 Pro and Max might be something to see, but like you I am still using the Mac Mini M1 and don't see myself jumping on a Mac mini M2 :)

Hi Cg! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment. I really appreciate it. That’s amazing you are trying something new and at the very least starting a new journey. It will take some time to adjust and learn a new OS, but like anything once you do it’s like riding a new bike. I will say depending on your needs the Mac mini will be delightfully surprising on performance. Let me know anytime if you have any requests that will help elevate your experience with your new Mac Mini!

I have the Mac Mini 256GB 8GB, it’s never the ram that has been a problem for me, it’s always have been the storage. If you are planning on using many apps, I highly suggest getting the 512GB version or higher. However, 16GB of ram I have used on a friends Mac Mini by playing Cities Skylines and editing and exporting in Premiere and I noticed a bigger difference in Cities Skylines but premiere I didn’t notice any difference. Overall, I love my computer and I recently bought an external ssd and have had no issues since.

Hey Matt Blanes! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Hope all is good my friend lol

Hi Osmosis Invest, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! That is awesome! That is a great price. Let me know how it works out!

Hey Vasco Ribeiro, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it!

Thanks Hardik!! That is awesome! I think what Apple has done with unified memory and the M1 chip for performance and efficiency, you get way more out of RAM and not the normal thoughts of "You need more" for what most people are using their computers for on a daily basis. Thanks Hardik!!

@@Elev8Project thnaks for the reply! yoou are so goddamn underrated . i hope 1 mil one day for you. and i also loved the oculus videos.

Wow!!! I looked up the Samsung M8 and that looks really cool! I think it would be a great combo and 32inch display is a great size. I might have to check that out and review it. Thanks Joe for taking the time to leave a comment and question! Appreciate you!

Thanks, Brad Trounson, for taking the time to leave a comment! 100%! My Samsung G9 is running at 120Hz, just some screen tearing which I think based on how it goes crazy on-screen makes me believe its the Samsung panel and the graphics on the M1. Honestly, as long as I position multiple windows running videos it goes away so I am used to it :)

Hey Bruno! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and question. I am glad to hear my content is helping you. For your question, I used to use OBS studio for my online presentations to get a nice picture and picture on zoom, but on my MacBook Pro 2016 Quad-Core i7 it always spun my fans to full blast that the noise was so annoying, even if it was just my presentation on Keynote or PowerPoint, Zoom and OBS running. What is great in your scenario Ecamm is optimized for Apple silicon. I think your bottle neck might be in the RAM department and using OBS and not the M1 chip. I run a Go Pro 7 Black connected to an elgato 4k CamLink as well with no issues, and I don't think your steam deck will take up minimal resources. Now, since Keynote updated with webcam in presentation mode, I never had to use OBS so I never have tried it on my Mac mini M1. That being said I plan to do some live streams for this channel this year and can't wait to test it out on OBS and looking to test out Ecamm and stream yard as well. So, I know some people running OBS studio to do live streams and I believe OBS is still not even optimized for apple silicon, but I could be wrong, and they have had great experience with limited to no drop frames streaming at 1920x1080. Because the 16GB of ram is unified memory and works together with the M1 chip, I don't think you will have too many issues if any. Now, between the Mac Mini M1 and Mac Studio, if your budget is flexible with what you are doing today I would suggest to jump up to the Mac Studio M1 Max. I wouldn't suggest the M1 Ultra, for your use case, as it might be like buying a Lambo but driving 30 Miles an hour 99% of the time. The reasons why I would go with the Mac Studio M1 Max, is one, you don't currently have a Mac mini, and the M1 Max is a beast on its own, and it comes standard with 32 GB of RAM, and I believe that will be more than enough for today and well into the future. Bench marks are surpassing $6000 Mac Pro's, in some of not most scenarios and the Mac Studio base model is less than half the price. The big jump is the 24 core GPU which I think will help a lot for live streams, vs only 8 cores and I don't think 8K video is that far in the future to be a standard as 4K is today. So the Mac Studio is ready and able when that time comes. The only change I would recommend in my use case is to upgrade the base SSD to 1TB. I will be creating a video Mac mini M1 vs Mac Studio, based on your question, so I will add more detail as well. But if your budget isn't flexible the Mac mini M1 with 16GB or RAM I think it will be capable to run what you want to do today, but depending on what you plan to do in the future and a possible move to stream at 4K and Video editing in 8K, you might have the urge to upgrade in a year or two. With the Mac Studio, I think would be a more solid choice for you and your situation. Sorry, for the long response and hope it helps my friend!

@@Elev8Project Friend, thank you very much for your reply! It helped me a lot. Now I'm sure the best will be to get Mac Studio. But I live in Brazil and here such a computer is very expensive. I'll wait for some promotion! I will continue to follow your channel and hope it grows a lot. Thanks again!

I had a similar question but my requirements are a bit different. My usage would be about 60% general usage and 40% fairly simple video editing (with maybe some photo editing). I’ll probably use iMovie or Final Cut Pro. I was also debating whether to buy the M1 Mac Mini 16GB or the Mac Studio M1 Max with 32/64GB. Would you still suggest the Mac Studio? It’s probably over kill for my needs but I’ll probably use it 5 years plus as my main computer so the extra £1,000 won’t really be a factor over that time.

Thanks @BrunoFischer!! Much appreciated!

Hi @RiverCoast! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and great question, much appreciated. If you are doing simple editing, not a lot of B-Roll, and more or less the same type of editing I am doing for my KZfaq videos up to 4K, the Mac Mini M1 with 16GB of RAM is fully capable. If that 40% of simple editing is long-form videos, the main difference is going to be your export times. Because I only export 1-2 videos a week, I typically leave my Mac Mini to do its thing and I am good to leave my computer for 10mins to fully dedicate to the export. If you regularly need to export and you need to use your computer at the same time, then the Mac Studio would be a better choice. The huge advantage is that you are using imovie and FCP which are both optimized for the M1 chip set. Because I already have the Mac Mini M1 and handling my workflow nicely and feel I still have room, I don't see myself upgrading to the Mac Studio. If you have the budget, go Mac Studio, but the Mac Mini M1 in my opinion will be fine for what you explained. Hope that helps my friend!

Hi Alireza! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! I think the Mac mini M1 16GB will be great for your use case. The 16GB of RAM will really help when you get into multiple layers in the Adobe work suite. I personally went with the 512GB, mainly because I have a NAS so I don’t archive anything on my Mac Mini. I only have working files and 512GB works for my needs. If you have a backup solution I still would recommend the 512GB. If you don’t have a backup solution and planning on leaving all your work and past work on your Mac Mini I would suggest to go a min of 1TB SSD depending on how large your files are. Hope that helps!

Hey Rishabh Agarwal! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and a great question! First, I want to let you know that I don't work on motion graphics outside of Final Cut Pro. So, take my recommendation as a non-motion graphic designer lol. I can only give you my thoughts and hope it serves you my friend. No matter if you are using After Effects, Motion or another motion graphics software and decide to get the Mac mini M1, get 16GB over 8GB and upgrade the SSD. Depending on how many layers the RAM might max out and will transition to use your SSD hindering rendering times etc. I haven't seen the performance of After Effects since it has been updated to run natively with M1. That being said, if you are looking for a dedicated machine to run After Effects, I might not recommend the Mac mini M1, again depending on how complicated or complex the project. Working on the project I don't think will be an issue, just the rendering and the time it will take might be quicker even on an evenly priced PC. If you are using Motion, again as a dedicated motion graphics your bottleneck will be in rendering and RAM usage. What I can tell you is that the Mac mini M1 will perform well-using Motion, it will depend on plugins and rendering times which may become pain points. Again, I don't use my Mac mini M1 for motion graphics, but something I want to play with in the future. I will be using Motion to create my future motion graphics and it will most likely be on the Mac mini M1 :). Hope that helps my friend!

Hey Gabriel Castro! Thanks for taking the time to leave a question in the comments, I really appreciate it. I don't day trade, and typically will do stocks a couple times a quarter. I will say that the Mac mini M1 does great processing multiple threads of data and if you are running multiple "chrome" browsers etc the 16GB will be worth it, just because Chrome seems to take up RAM. If you are running more than 2 displays, this might not be the best solution, only because it is only limited to 2 displays. I say that only because I typically see people that do trading run multiple displays. I hope that helps my friend!

Hey Herbert Kornfield! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Always looking to improve. Was the audio off, the content or both? I am looking to do a follow-up video for a long term review, any feedback would be great. Thanks again Herbert!