Edit: I'm not looking for options. I'm just sharing for anyone who is looking for a better M4 price.
Option 1: Mac mini Desktop Computer - Apple M4 chip, Built for Apple Intelligence, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB Memory, 512GB SSD Storage for $799.97
Option 2: Mac mini Desktop Computer - Apple M4 Pro chip, Built for Apple Intelligence, 12-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 24GB Memory, 512GB SSD Storage for $1199.97
Ordered a m5 pro / upgraded cpu / 64GB ram / 512gb but considering cancelling and jumping up to the m5 max studio / 64GB ram instead.
Use cases will be home server and local AI box, as well as remoting into via my M1 Pro MacBook Pro for LLM work.
I generally prefer the smaller footprint of the Mac mini, and ordered the highest spec to give me the most future proof performance in that footprint.
My issue is that for $600 more I’d get double the memory bandwidth, better cooling (which should protect against throttling), and double the gpu cores. I don’t care about the additional ports besides I have a doc.
Anyone with similar setup that preferred and stuck with the mini? Or anyone that was in this same boat but happy they went to a studio?
I'm willing to purchase an M6 mac mini but I don't know how much ram I think I'll need.
I'm planning on putting together a video where I record in 4k 24fps on my iPhone 15, and the clips will be around 3-6 minutes in length, with a total video length of around 25-35 minutes. I'm not planning on running any other applications in the background. I'm not sure if this contributes to ram usage but I would add depth blur to the videos as well as do light colour grading. The software I'm thinking of using would be Final Cut pro.
Altogether I'm not sure if 16gb is fine or if I should future proof myself with 24gb.
Thanks for the input.
https://www.microcenter.com/product/715409/apple-mac-mini-mhqk4ll-a-(mid-2026)-desktop-computer
* USA Only
* In Person Only, will not ship
* Location dependent; check your location has stock
* No membership or etc. required
This is a really good deal for a just-released model. It’s $100 less than their deal from a week ago, and $100 less than Apple Edu pricing.
They do not have the 16/500 model on similar sale; it’s only $100 off (which still matches Apple Edu).
They do not have the M5 Pro mini marked down at all.
The M5 Max Studio offering is still available, marked down by 20%, $500, to $2000.
There are worse things than trading in the M4 16/256 mini for $565 Apple Credit and then using cash to buy this at $699.
I bought Mac Studio m4 with 1 tb from microcenter for 2 k and will be trading in the Mac mini base for 565 at Apple. Did I made a good deal?
I only just got my MacMini M5 Pro with 48gb ram and was doing my first test project re encoding a Final Cut video in handbrake, just to see how quickly it did it and I got a overheating warning from DriveDX, which has me worried.
I tried another test and got another warning too. Is this a false alarm, or something I need to worry about?
This is my first SSD based computer (my old one was Intel based with a HD) but I regularly re encoded my Final Cut projects in handbrake without any warnings like this on a super old machine so I was very surprised to see this right off the bat on this new one. I’ll attach screen caps from the warnings
Hey all, I had posted previous that our church was upgrading from a super old windows pc to the new mini m5 pro.
I have that set up and functional. The feed from propresenter 7 reaches the projector perfectly. However it now displays the clocksource in the upper left, and mini m5 pro in the lower left corner. This happened after switching usbc ports. I have rebooted everything and it did not go away.
My current issue with with the mac to recognize our atem extreme mini iso. I have 2 hdmis from mac to atem, and it doesn't recognize either one. They are plugged into the atem 1&2 ports, and if i can move them that would be awesome.
I have tried different boot up patterns, and none of that seems to matter.
Has anyone had anything like this and figured out a solution? Preferably on the budget side of things. TIA
Hi everyone!
With the new M6 chips, I’m finally thinking about upgrading my base M1 Mac (8 GB RAM / 256 GB SSD). RAM is constantly close to full and storage has become very tight.
My main use will be Lightroom Classic. I currently use Lightroom Cloud but would like to move to a more traditional offline setup with my library on an external SSD.
My workload is fairly modest:
I plan to keep the Mac for several years.
For storage, I’m pretty much settled on 512 GB internal + external SSD.
My main hesitation is RAM: 24 GB or 32 GB?
Would 32 GB actually provide a noticeable benefit or more useful longevity for this workload, or would it simply be overkill?
Thanks!
Turn your Apple Vision Pro into a true multi-Mac spatial workstation.
Spatial RDP 27.5.0 is out, and this video shows several of the latest improvements in action.
I start on the Golden Gate server and demo the new dynamic Persona camera button, then connect to a second Tahoe server. From there, I add two additional virtual displays, including one in portrait mode, and smoothly move a window from one display to another.
I also demo the new “Jump To” button in the top ornament, which lets you instantly move the active window to any connected display with a single click.
With Spatial RDP, one Vision Pro can become your multi-Mac, multi-display workspace — without needing a physical monitor attached to every Mac.
Own an Apple Vision Pro? Get Spatial RDP on the App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/spatial-rdp/id6772554761
Before launching the app, install the latest Spatial RDP Server on your Mac:
https://www.hypoom.com/api/download/SpatialRDPServerInstaller-27.5.0.52.pkg
Having trouble with setup or connection?
The online guide and troubleshooting remedies can help:
https://www.hypoom.com/