The M2 Mac Mini is PERFECT for creatives... And for Windows!
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Could Apple have just made the best computer ever... for running Windows? Runninc Microsoft Windows on MAc computerts isn't somethign new, but at this price range I believe the Apple M2 Mac Mini might well be a great way for Apple to win over some Windows users.
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As you will see in this video, I'd say that even the more expensive M2 Pro Mac Mini would still be a very viable option for people who want to have a creative setup for graphic designing or video editing, as well as having access to Microsoft only apps. Or even gaming!
The Apple M2 Mac Mini can run Windows 11 perfectly well, with only very minor compatibility concerns. Windows itself has gotten much slicker now, some may say just as friendly as MacOS Ventura. I am curious though, would you consider getting the M2 Mac Mini to run Windows on it?
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The M2 Mac Mini is great for creative work and even some more advanced workloads like software development and video editing but... How about running Windows on it? Can the M2 Mac Mini be a good option for people wanting to "jump ship"? Or maybe even to have a Mac - as well as - a Windows PC? Let me know if you are considering the Mac Mini 👇🏼 Have a great day 🙏🏼
🙈CORRECTION: I stated HDMI 2.1 incorrectly.
M2 has HDMI 2.0 (this base Mac mini with 2 Thunderbolt ports)
M2 Pro has HDMI 2.1 (the Mac mini M2 pro chip and with 4 Thunderbolt ports)
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the way you smile and interact with audience is significant step up on quality content. I really enjoyed watching this vid straight from the start. You remind me of a quite famous presenter/physycist Brian Cox from BBC. Your videos are interesting and enjoyable to watch regardless the topic. Subbed! and have a greeeeat week! and year too Alex - great stuff u makin!
Oh wow!! What a comment to read before going to sleep! Been editing a new video and feeling very tired after a full day of work. So hearing this makes all that hard work worthwhile, honestly you made my day! 🙏🏼
@@AlexGTech glad to hear that :) I am just being honest! :)
I enjoy using my base model Mac M2 Pro mini. Parallels is really nice with Windows 11 and different Linux flavors.
So 16GB of unified memory is definitely a must for me!!! I always just minimize apps and tabs lol
The best review of the Mac Mini and trust me ive about watched them all. As an advanced hobbyist photographer ive been debating for weeks on which model to use. I only use lightroom and maybe have 3 web tabs open max at the same time. Currently using a 2013 imac with intel i5 and 8 gb ram. Seeing how this unit handled lightroom with 20 tabs open and other apps gave me the reassurance the base model will work for me. If i were a professional photographer and making money from my work than i can see validating the extra money for a better unit. Thanks again!
Thanks Jeff so much for the kind words! This machine has really impressed me. Yes, handling lightroom whilst multitasking was fantastic, I was shocked myself given its the base model! Have a great day 😊
I've actually been considering this device even though I'm mainly a Windows user.
However my wife tell me that I don't want it at all, and she's always right according to what she tells me multiple times a day
She sounds like a very sensible lady. Too sensible in fact. Divorce her 🤣
@@AlexGTechActually have question that can we connect this Mac mini m2 to a windows laptop is there any way to do that
@@techgamesmovies5141 Wifi?
Really great video! Loved the pop-ups in the video, it made the video came to life! Thanks again! 🔥🐐
Glad you enjoyed Joe! Wish I had more time to embelish these even more but we will get there... 🙏🏼 Have a good one
@@AlexGTech You too!
Is the Mac mini base edition with 8gb ram good enough for Adobe apps like illustrator, indesign photoshop etc? Thanks
Hope you will make video on connecting new Mac mini m2’s display on iPad
great idea! Will definitely include that in the next one!
i’ve been using 8th generation i3 acer laptop for 5 years. It’s about time for an upgrade 😂😂
This would smoke that to be fair 🤣
It's time
Just bought it! 😂😂 i feel powerful now
same (lenovo ideapad)
I've been using an i3 3240 for the last 10 years. OS: Windows 11 on an SSD, Ram: 6GB. Runs fine for web browsing.
Honestly, the best m2 mini review on youtube rn. Thanks a lot Alex!
Quick question: I'm looking to get the base model for a friend and I'm on a tight budget. She's a student and does no heavy tasking, only daily web browsing, working with microsoft office apps to do uni assignments, etc. The only thing that worries me is the 8 GB ram but I even think considering your review it should be more than enough for her type of usage right? I'd love to know your opinion 🙏🏻
My son has one and he is in 2nd year of university, he is doing fine with 8GB.
HDMI 2.1 is not available on base Mac mini. Otherwise great review sir :)
Oh yeah, damn! Keep forgetting that! Thank you 🙏🏼 I've added a correction to the pinned comment, thanks!
Great video for a great machine! Thanks!
Valeu fera!! Thank you. Yes, this is a mini beast for sure!
ME with 360 tabs open
Mac Mini: please, I cant take it anymore
* dies *
I am looking at the Mac mini base model. I have an old HP laptop with 2GB ram. But I will be video sports games in 1080p I just want to monos about ports and if 8GB will be enough. Very hobbyist level.
Hi Steffan, not sure if you've seen my previous video about the Mac Mini, where I showed how much it took to get it to slow down. It was quite a lot! So 8GB will probably OK, but check out that previous video as there are some examples in there 👊🏼
@@AlexGTech Thanks Alex I will have a look. My goals are to film my sports team I coach and use it for review and training. I also have a small show with a RUclips channel with some friends that I want to create content for. There will be some 4K and mainly 1080 video. Just want to know if ports are enough as well as 8GB of Ram?
Great video / was exactly what I wanted to know ❤
Alex - I am a electrical and computer engineer and do software development and simulations and sometimes need to run Windows for those apps not available on the Mac. I use a M2 MacBook Air with 512GB (and 8GB RAM) and it seems to work well when I need to use development or engineering tools only available for WIndows, if I’m only running Parallels / Windows 11 and not much else on my Mac. Since the M2 Mini is such a great value, I’m wondering which configuration of an M2 Mini might provide the price / performance value for the same kind of work, when I only need to be at my desktop. Can you compare the Windows 11 performance on the base M2 Mini to a M2 Mini Pro when running Parallels?
Can I get the description for your monitor? It looks really good
Sure thing! Here it is: geni.us/LKgCMmT
I've also talked about it in more detail on this video: ruclips.net/video/rfwYDK0slyE/видео.html
I am switching back to windows after years of only mac. I wanted to play some games lately MacOS is trash for that so my mac is dedicated to video editing since is a M1 Max with 64gb ram so its still a monster
How would windows running on mac mini M2 would handle heavy gaming ?
I use cloud gaming (Xbox and GEForceNOW) not sure it would cope with Heavy gaming...
something a lot of reviewers are missing when talking about export is the M2 Mac mini SSD is VERY slow compared to the M1 line...like 2-3x slower.
It will also last twice as long.
I've seen tons of videos and I can figure what to get as a creative. I found your videos a bit more helpful thats for sure but I still feel stuck. No one ever shows how Large files are handled in Illustrator or After Effects on the base model. Like I can't get a good gauge for stuff that I use.
Good to hear man, I don't use After Effects anymore and I am a total noob on Illustrator 🤣 I'd love to include that in my future videos though, so if you know a simple tutorial I could watch and replicate, I'd be happy to do that. Feel free to email me/DM me, all the details are on my About page 🙏🏼
Hi Alex, thanks for the review it was very helpful. Also what is that cool plugins for your pop-up text? Thanks!
I'm really torn on which model to get actually. Im using a 2008 hacked mac pro as my home machine, so I'm sure a mini m2 with 16gb ram and a 512gb ssd will absolutely smoke that, but my tech nerd/futureproof brain tells me to go m2 pro base model and take that extra hit. What's your honest opinion?
16GB and 512 will be incredible! But really depends on what work you are doing on it. I did a few reviews of the M2 MacBook Air with 16GB that might give you an idea. You can safely assume that the Mini would be even faster given the cooling...
Realistic test: ruclips.net/video/28c_joIk0Ac/видео.html
As a Graphic designer: ruclips.net/video/zHbfd5-P5Kk/видео.html
As a Student: ruclips.net/video/GY3g5GGjnBc/видео.html
@@AlexGTech Nice one for replying! I'm gonna be using the mini as a kind of home office mac. I'll not be using it every day but as a side machine for personal projects (normally using adobe illustrator and photoshop, occaisionally indesign. There'll also be light video editing and also some music stuff on logic.) My main work mac is the one I use at my company's office so the mini doesn't have to be my main computer yet/ever. Its really just whether I invest in something that'll hopefully last longer or if I keep it for a few years and sell it used later on. I doubt it'll last 15 years(!) like my current machine but if I can get 5+ years from it I'll be happy.
@@AlexGTech and I really like your channel, its a lot less clickbait benchmarky than some of the more established tech youtubers! Have a sub
Thank you so much Will!!
Nice one. Thanks Alex.
My pleasure mate!
I am thinking about switching to mac but is afraid whether i will hate it . I have been using windows all my life but now my windows lap is very slow .
The Mini could be an easy way in given the low price... But once you are into the ecosystem is very tricky to leave 😉
I've been using windows since I was a child and mac since college, honestly switching isn't as huge a deal as you'd think. I currently have a mac for work and a windows laptop for browsing/netflix/casual gaming. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. If you're not using very demanding stuff, you can get a good enough windows PC cheap- my dad got a reconditioned office workstation for £90 and its fine for his needs (basic word processing, web browsing, youtube, porn probably), but you'll not find a computer as good as a mac mini m2 base model for that money.
I'm dead ☠️ LOOOL
@@willm5032 Thanks Will , I was also comparing custom building pc and Mac mini m2 16 gb Ram .
@@pfuhad3760 I'd probably go with the mini, I don't think you'll get as good performance with new hardware. But the tradeoff is lack of upgradability, gaming is still way easier on PC etc etc. Use case is super important. I'd probably still choose a PC as an all rounder, I just work in an industry locked into mac
I’d like to see the gaming performance of the Mac mini with the M2 Pro, because the real difference with the base one are the GPUs available to power up gaming and pro creative software!
Macs don't game well, not even the new ones.
@@nazmulbhuiyan1982 Sure they do. It's just that nobody is making games for Mac, even though Apple has made Metal available to devs for years. Hopefully that will change with the latest version of Metal.
Good vid bud, cud u tell me if running windows I would be able to run Microsoft flight sim together with my quest 2? I want to stick to mac but i really want to learn how to fly using msfs and in vr with my quest. Thanks bud
Is this good enough to edit Raw photos with Lightroom using a 4K monitor? 9:43
Finally got my M2 Mac Mini 16/256 :)
Nice!!! How do you like it so far?
@@AlexGTech so far, so good, works well, but Bluetooth is not perfect. It does not drop connection, but Range. I can't walk that far with headphones as I was able with windows machine.
Finally can Edit 4k videos in davinci as on windows there is no hw decode support enabled in free version and I do not need Pair functions for my casual edits.
I use computer for general stuff, some coding - python, java, pl/sql and remote desktop to work windows machine. 16GB just in case 😀
Nice one. Good point on bluetooth, haven't really experienced it as I am in a small space but good to know! And great stuff on editing 4K videos, sounds like the 16GB was the perfect choice there!
@@AlexGTech yes 16GB = no swap for my usage. Maybe I have to try some games and virtualized windows. My typical RAM usage is 10-12GB
Which monitor are you using?
Hiya, this one here, it's an Alienware 👽
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I just want to run light room and photoshop , no video . I believe I should order it with 16gig of ram
Thanks for the video. I'm researching a mini m2 pro and this was great. I subscribed and will be back.
Hi Alex. Amazing video. I am planning to install parallel to use windows for work, mainly for Microsoft office suits and heavy load macro spreadsheets.
For personal use I am a mac user similar to the daily usage you have shown in this video.
Thinking of long term, just wondering if I should get the m2 pro Mac mini instead of m2 Mac mini.
Are you able to do give some me some suggestion on which model to get?
Honestly, I am not sure the Pro is needed for that workload, but the upgrade I would recommend for any data intensive work is memory. Databases (and Excel) love memory! So I would try to see how the 16GB of RAM behaves. To give you an idea (I didn't test Excel macros) I made a bunch of M2 MacBook Air videos with 16GB of RAM. It was quite powerful! Here they are if you want to take a look:
Realistic test: ruclips.net/video/28c_joIk0Ac/видео.html
As a Graphic designer: ruclips.net/video/zHbfd5-P5Kk/видео.html
As a Student: ruclips.net/video/GY3g5GGjnBc/видео.html
@@AlexGTech thanks for the suggestion! Hopefully you have a chance to carry out test on data hungry and macro spreadsheets!
Spot on, mate! As always. 🍻
Thanks mate, you’re a legend for checking it out 👊🏼 Cheers!
Hi Alex
Nice Vid thx !
What is the monitor you use in this video ?
Hi Ray, thank you!
It’s this one here, an Alienware 👽
geni.us/9eOsAs
Hi, I’m an architecture student and some of the softwares that I need are only available as windows version, do you recommend Mac mini as a substitute to run windows on my monitor and download softwares like Autodesk 3ds Max and Revit?
Absolutely! As long as those applications run on Windows 11 virtualised, then I’d say yes to get the best of both worlds
Mac Mini M2 does not have HDMI 2.1 ... only Mac Mini M2 Pro got it ...
Check my pinned comment 😊
I am currently using 2019 MacBook Pro with Intel i9 2.3GHz 8 core, 32GB RAM and 1 TB SSD. I am not digital content creator and I am not doing any video editing. My work predominantly need multiple apps with multiple browsers run on the machine. Therefore the RAM utilisation usually range around 26GB to 28 GB.
With this current workload, I confuse which Mac mini M2 or M2 pro best suit for me?
1. Should I choose Mac mini M2 with 16GB RAM and 1 TB SSD? Or,
2. Should I choose Mac mini M2 with 24 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD? Or,
3. Should I choose Mac Mini M2 Pro (base CPU) with 16GB RAM and 1 TB SSD? Or,
4. Should I choose Mac Mini M2 Pro (base CPU) with 32GB RAM and 1 TB SSD?
May be give AutoCAD 2d and 3d a go on the M2 MAC Mini? I would love to convert to MAC from Windows but Autodesk seem to be reluctant to put Autocad onto Apple silicon or re-write it to run on more than single core cpu.
Would you please help me.. do you recommend buy base mini m2 to learn aftereffect and motion? I am a beginner .. thanks a million
I figure that the 16GB upgrade might be more future-proof. I put my 2019 Core i9 iMac (24GB) up for sale to buy Mac mini M2 with the 16GB upgrade. Funny, I never have more than 5 or 6 tabs open at any one time. I use Divinci Resolve to do some easy editing and On1 Photo Raw to edit my RAW photos.... So, I don't think the M2 Pro is for me....
I think you’re right, man. 😉
Great stuff ! Could you please check how is base model Mac mini m2 performs in OBS for streaming/ recording ?
I hear mac mini M2 wobbles with non-apple monitors - e.g. my 32"benq 4k. Is this true ?
I've been using it with an Alienware gaming monitor mostly, but will try it with my Samsung and also my Innocn and included that in my next review soon 😎
Could you run a battery of benchmarks in Windows 11. I saw someone do this with the M1, but haven’t seen any updates on how much better the M2 does. I am most interested to see how the M2 Pro Mac Mini does in those benchmarks!
I have a linux machine and a windows machine, thinking of getting into mac with this one
I'd be interested to see the mac mini base model do live streaming with webcam and running a local game like Zwift (very specific to my needs lol)
what monitor are you using in this video?
Hi there, it’s actually a gaming monitor but I quite like it. It’s an Alienware 34”: geni.us/9eOsAs
Hey will this Mac mini make logic pro x run better than the all in one iMac .Im going to purchase Final Cut Pro for movies , I've seen theses two programs always put together as a "deal to Get please ' Can both exist in the new Mac mini / let me know . Thanks
I’ve been getting away as a professional with a 2010 Mac Pro. But I forced a duel boot and now it’s a mid tier gaming computer. So now Im torn between a M2 Pro mini vs a baseline studio. I do some video editing, but mainly these days edit novels using pages. And when you have 50k changes to accept and decline, CPU’s get upset. So if anyone has an opinion on the m2 pro mini - 512gb - 16gb. I feel like it’ll be fine and dandy for 8 years. If I’m wrong and should go studio. Be neat to know now as opposed to after the fact.
Go for M2 pro mini
The 20 tab thing is a deal breaker for me. Would 16gb on the non-pro M2 solve that issue?
Definitely! 16GB on my M2 MacBook Air allows me for a lot more than that. It depends on the websites you use too but as a rule of thumb 20 tabs is when you start using about 7GB of RAM. Whilst the computer is not slowing down, you may start to see swap when you open heavier apps like Adobe Photoshop or Davinci Resolve, etc.
@@AlexGTech thanks for the reply. I think for me the sweet spot seems to be a 16gb/512gb config, but am not sure how much that config is worth it to bump up to pro vs saving the $300 and doing just an m2. I usually have about 50-80 tabs across 5 different chrome windows open at a time (and one or two other browsers with 10 tabs), Photoshop, 5-7 Visual Studio Code instances, and various other smaller programs.
@@ptroit You’re going to love the Pro honestly. You are already talking about a workflow that is going to make the most of the Pro, and test the limits of the M2. I would seriously consider at least the base pro mini, and maybe even an upgrade to Ram. Otherwise you and I are going to have to rethink our workflow and “clean our rooms” a little lol.
will 512gb vs 1tb make any diffrence in performance and which one should I buys 512 or 1tb well I work as a graphics designer and I do some 3d renders too
which virtual machine do you use, sir?
Hi there, I use Parallels and Windows 11
Hey Alex I want to know if I can use adobe illustrator and light burn with base model? I’m just using these 2 programs it’s for laser engraving
Help!!!!!! So I’m thinking of using parallels for a Mac mini in the future but I don’t understand how to download Windows 11 in the first place? I read that you have to have the Windows 11 ARM version to use parallels on new macs but where do I even get it? I tried looking but can’t find it?
From parallels install itself, you have the choice to install windows. They made it quite simple actually- all you need to do is license it afterwards
@@AlexGTech ok thanks! But would I have to pay more to license it? Also is the windows 11 in parallels the arm version? Do I have to get the license in order to play games on Parallels???
It's Windows on ARM right? Will Windows be able to run x86 / x64 apps?
Can i install .exe app in window?
Yes you can, just check out Parallels online. It’s quite an expensive license and there are alternatives but this works well for me
You are great!
That’s so kind of you to say! I’m still learning, but thank you 🙏🏼
I would be interested to know how long an M2 Mac Mini take to run ai denoise in Lightroom, on say a 24Mp raw image, with a high ISO? Can anybody do that please and let me know, thanks
Base mini vs base mini pro for streaming?
Call me a monster but I am using Edge on OS X as it is even better than Safari. I know, I know, this sounds silly at first, but it is a damn good browser.
Where did you get your hat and shirt?
The hat is from Liverpool football club and the shirt is from a company called AndSons, love their stuff!
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I'm a 3D animation artist and i'm using my 2080ti from last 14 months and i want a mac for it ,there are a lot of videos on blender benchmarks or mac mini m1, but not a single one for m2 mac mini, please make a video, huge request, and please test unreal engine 5 also, please..................................................................................
Buy 3 x ser 7 32/1tb for the price of 1 x m2 pro mac mini
Same performance 👍 👍 👍 👍
I think you should try to compare this to Microsoft's Project Volterra. It's an ARM devkit created by Microsoft that's in a similar form factor and at a similar price.
Thank you! Will definitely take a look at that!
It's slow compared to the cheapest Mac mini.
Is MS Office now native ARM or is it still Intel being translated?
Native
Can we use crack version apps in mac mini m2.?
Can i install windows whith bootcamp to mac 2023 m2 max?
Bootcamp is no longer a feature, only way is with virtualisation.
Chrome stole me from fire fox because of how fast and efficient it was when it launched. Now it’s a fat lady that can hardly get through the door. Injustice hate what it has become.
Bro I had 140 tabs open on safari lol😂. No idea why. Guess I never closed any
😂 oh my gosh!!! I’m amazed it was still working
@@AlexGTech was on my iPhone 12 lol
Hi Alex, I’m looking for someone to build my website. Can you help? 😂😂
Think I know just the thing for ya 😂
Try Minecraft native Metal API edition
Thank you, will give it a go!
Error: For M1 HDMI is 2.0, for M1 Pro HDMI is 2.1
Thank you, yes - check pinned comment 😉
blender test please...........
Wonderful. You are followed
lol why would you buy a mac mini if you want to run windows in it? it's not practical and will only entail extra expenses. buy a windows machine instead.
Not everyone is a fan of windows & some software is unfortunately only made for windows. So this is great if you’re a Mac owner.
Mac mini is a crap! You need 5k monitor to work normally - Mac os has an awful scaling !!!
Mac Mini is a waste of money, for what? Gaming is a joke on the Mac.
For the price of a Mac Mini, you can assemble a cheaper and faster PC with the option to upgrade.
Windows 11 is much more advanced and stable than Mac OS.
PC ppl have been saying this for years do you guys ever get tired trying to convert ppl to window's?
@@PumaM90
I'm trying to figure out what's so good about the Mac that users are willing to throw so much money at. For me, a PC is a work tool and a media and entertainment device. The Mac, on the other hand, is a closed and expensive computer that does not meet all the needs of the user and limits it to one corporation that controls the hardware and the ability to repair the computer.
So what's all the fuss about?
Right now the interest is driven by Apple silicon with exceptional performance for so much less power. This results in laptops and tablets without fans and very long battery life. The desktop units also consume much less power and are remarkably small. As you noted, the trade-off is a closed system, less or no expandability and limited repair options. Interestingly, as Alex noted, the base M2 Mini, when coupled with Parallels, can run Windows 11 very well. With a $100 education discount, it is priced at $499, which makes it a very good value if you already own a keyboard, mouse and monitor.