Hi everyone! I wanted to address AND APOLOGIZE as I have recieved a few comments regarding explicitly mentioning the 16GB of RAM and a short sight on my part! 1) I have recieved a LOT of positive feedback and I am so glad this video is helpful for so many of You! This is my first time doing this kind of review for you guys. It's been challenging but fun! 2) Life has honestly been hectic, I've been working on a lot and my time has been pulled between a lot of different life domains including Moving, Health scares, and some other stuff. In my video last week I made it known that I have the base, $600 model with 16GB of RAM and forgot to reiterate that point verbally this week. I guess I figured that all of the footage I showed and my discussion of the M4 Mac Minis performance during these tasks would have been a clear indicator that 16GB of RAM has not been a problem in my experience so far BUT, I do understand that I have to treat each video as a standalone and assume every video is seeing 100% news eyes/viewers. Sorry about that! Genuine short sight on my part. Will be more cognizant going forward with similar content!
I appreciate your genuine honesty. I pray 🙏 that God will strengthen you and show you His unwavering grace and mercy. Continue to do good work, be Strong and courageous!
@PLANETWATERMELON Hi there! Now that you mention it, I definitely did forget to verbally mention that the model I have has 16GB of RAM. I mentioned it in last weeks video and in my mind viewers from last week would remember but that's 100% a short sight on my part. Sorry about that. It's been a hectic week and I had to make this video and another video at the same time.
@AcysLounge Hey! So definitely apology due on my end. I mentioned it in last weeks video and in my mind viewers from last week would remember but that's 100% a short sight on my part because obviously this video is going to reach new eyes. I can promise you that I did not make this video with clickbait intentions. Just very strapped for time trying to run these tests for you guys and oversight on my part.
@Voxracio Big, big, big apology due on my end. I mentioned it in last weeks video and in my mind viewers from last week would remember but that's 100% a short sight on my part because obviously this video is going to reach new eyes. Just moved into a new place with my fiance, mom had some health scare concerns this week this led to me not being able to spend as much time on YT as I would have liked and that definitely led to short sightedness on my part. I can promise you that I did not make this video with clickbait intentions. I have the Base Model with 16GB of RAM.
Photographer, LrC user…dont game, PS once in while… plus your everyday web browsing and of course RUclips… this sounds like a dream at this price point! THANK YOU!
@pyrosdestiny Hi there! Great call! It's been a hectic week and now that You mention it I did not verbally mention 16GB specifically. Last week I made it known that I have the base, $600 model with 16GB of RAM and forgot to reiterate that point this week. I guess I figured that all of the footage I showed and my discussion of the M4 Mac Minis performance during these tasks would have been a clear indicator that 16GB of RAM has not been a problem in my experience so far. Sorry about that!
I am set on getting the M4 Pro Mac Mini with the higher processor and 1TB SSD, but I am torn between selecting 24 GB RAM or 64 GB RAM. I plan to use this machine primarily for Final Cut Pro for 4K video editing and Photoshop. Do you think I need to upgrade the RAM, or would 24 GB suffice for my needs and save me $600?
I loaded up my M4 Mini with 64GB and 2TB disk (and highest tier M4 Pro). It was much more expensive than the base model, of course, but I do lots of intense work, and the M4 Studio isn't here yet. I don't do less than 32GB nowadays.
@westfield90 Thank you so much for letting me know you enjoyed the video! I love making content for you guys and it always feel great knowing these can be helpful 😊
Hello! I honestly have not been in that specific situation, BUT, I was in a 45 minute online meeting on just 1Gbps Internet and didn't have any problems!
No, there is no need. You only want to go with 10Gbps if you’re using NAS that supports it or you have a really fast internet connection and you wish to take full advantage of it
Can 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of SSD be enough for Photoshop use? (with the help of an external disk of course). Many thanks
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Did you try the AI denoiser in Lightroom. How much time does it take to denoise a 50-100MB image file? On my current PC with an old graphic card it takes 5-10 minutes, but I've seen people doing it in seconds. BTW thanks for taking the time to showcase some real life usage instead of showing test results, this is much more helpful.
For the money - its pretty much awesome. For everyday usage there is seriosly no better option :) However :D - if you do some more advanced things - more than 16GB is just must have
the m4 is the new m1 in terms of baseline. its worthy if your rocking a m1 machine. i upgraded my m1 mbp to the m4 and feel like i wont have to ugrade till m10. im eyeying upgrading my m1 mini to the m4 as well. great vid man
I want to ask you an honest question. i'm a content creator who produces historical video documentaries. i'm using i5 12400f and GTX4060, 16GB RAM PC but when i start working in several layers in editing, i have a lag problem. My videos are usually around 20-30 minutes. I use photos, footage of historical events, short videos, so it's not a heavy file size. However, I'm going to start editing 4K videos in the near future. My computer freezes even with 2-3 minute 4K videos I shoot on my iPhone in H265 format. Can you recommend me the base model m4 mini or should I choose something else? My current computer is not bad, it's fine. I will only buy it as a second computer if it can do the tasks I mentioned. Thank you for your answer. Also thank you for these nice videos.
Editing 4K videos demands a lot of memory, and the stuttering you’re experiencing is likely because 16GB of RAM just isn’t enough-it’s creating a bottleneck. Upgrading to a base model Mac Mini with only 16GB of RAM, which isn’t upgradable at all, probably wouldn’t solve the issue. Instead, I’d recommend adding two more memory sticks, either 16GB or 32GB each. Combined with the two 8GB sticks you already have, you’d end up with 48GB or 80GB of RAM. This upgrade would not only address your current stuttering issue but also future-proof your PC for 4K editing for years to come. Also, make sure your 4k footages are stored in SSD because traditional hard drives are just too slow for this.
You could use the base model but with 32Gb of RAM, because I thing that's part of the problem. 16Gb of RAM is a bit short for what you are doing. I'm a software developer and I have the same issue, I need at least 32Gb, even more If I start using LLMs locally.
Blender user here, you need an entire scene to really test it. Also the playback rate on the timeline, some real time rendering with evee and exporting the scene.
Great overview thank you for sharing! Thinking of getting this to compliment my M1 8GB Macbook Air which I mostly use for DJing purposes and Music Production in Ableton/Logic Pro X. As my MBA is 1TB storage I will probably buy a 1TB-4TB Thunderbolt 4 External SSD that will always stay plugged in and store my music and productions too.
Hi there! So far in my experience it does not become "loud", no! Sometimes you can hear the faint hum if the fans whirring but far from loud in my experience. And a bit warm at max loads, but not hot nor concerning!
This is a pretty good presentation and you are highlighting many good points regarding the all new mini, as you are new to all this I am forgiving the fact you gave a little lopsided contradictory heading to the video ? but let’s let that one go,in fact I would go as far as saying if you cut to the chase avoid any forms of click baiting don’t repeat yourself over and over with big production introductions and give good content to help people out with technology headaches then I would say good call well done and you do have a great chance so best of luck with your channel because there are so many on here who make all the for mentioned content mistakes and it’s becoming progressively harder to take.
If i didn't need to be away from a desk at times, id consider selling my m1 pro mbp (so many "pro") picking up an m4 mini and using the extra cash to take a staycation with wifey
You got an amazing machine already. Easily the best deal in Mac laptops of the last decade. No need to upgrade or replace it, and selling it is absolutely not worth it either, you'll get a fraction of what you paid. I regret losing mine every single day. Keep that machine for the long run; the benefit of being portable is what makes it all the better. Performance is no different (in fact M1 Pro is still better in some ways). Right now, in the middle of hurricanes and power outages, sometimes I can be unable to use my Mac mini for an entire day, that wouldn't have been an issue had I not lost my MacBook Pro M1 Pro.
Not gonna lie just sold my gaming desktop with a rx 7800xt and ryzen 5 7600x with 32gb 5200mhz ddr5 ram for this device and it's killer it's very comparable to my original desktop in power but slightly better it's solid unit for music production and video and photo editing I love it not a big apple fan but it's perfect for the price and the work load for it
So I do photography and videography as my business and create content. I’m thinking about gettin the Mac mini but debating the base model or get the base but with. 24 gb of ram. Would you recommend the base ? I am at some point going to upgrade to the actual Mac Studio for sure probably next year.
I think for the long run and being future proof for a few years, probably the pro model with at least 24 gb ram would be a safer choice. Plus you get much better GPU performance for multi tasking and video editing and gaming.
@ make sense plus. The base with 24gb is $1k and the pro is $1400. Might as well spend the extra 400 for future proof. Cause I do play video games from ps5 and stream. So it would make sense
@@5600hp very true. Only reason I didn’t want to spend the money on the pro is because I am planning to get the Mac studio when it comes out. Or like a year or so. But I do stream, so it might make sense to get the pro for sure for now
@@WilliamOo Soon or later the cooling fan will be damaged because it is designed to float on a single point. Also other PCB components will get effected as well.
Many thanks for this informative video. I'm thinking of buying one. My old PC is 7 years old. just bought the iPad mini it's a neat little bit of kit.. 👍
@Pure-Minty Absolutely! Thank you for letting me know the video was helpful, that keeps me going 😊 The M4 is genuinely a powerful little rig! Super impressed with it so far, especially for the price! The IPad Mini is a sweet piece of tech! I don't like it for my uses personally, but it is really nice and I 100% see the merit of it!
@ Cubase 12 with lots of sample libraries, Kontakt etc. I’m going to upgrade to the mini m4 soon thought as my iMac is obsolete now and I can’t upgrade past Catalina.
Yeah idk what people tripping about these computers are stupid fast to the point if you’re doing music most songs will never ever hit that threshold. And even then you can freeze, bounce down to waves, etc
@stevebailey6504 Hahaha, just kidding. I appreciate your acceptance of the answer though 😆 But I kind of cheated the light toward the camera just to see if it added a nice layer of color.
Hi there! Is it the Lighting of my A-Roll speaking? Or the Broll footage? I just moved into a new home so I'm still figuring out spacing/Lighting and such
16 Gb is perfect for most users but I think for professionals is a bit short. I'm a software developer and I need 64Gb. I use to have enough with 32Gb, Docker uses lots of RAM. But now, in addition to that, I've started using local LLMs, and they eat a lot of memory too.
Hey! I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective and insights! Definitely, I unfortunately didn't have time to try out the LLMs properly and didn't want to lie to anyone say I've tried them out yet. In my experience, this Definitely handles pretty much everyday tasks (even a lot of them all concurrently) super well! Thank you for the context of your software engineering and needing 64GB. What machine are you using?
@@DavidAVelez1 I'm using MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip and 32 Gb of RAM. And now that I'm playing with AI, 32 Gb falls a bit short for bigger models. But anyway, I can always use the AI in the cloud.
Gonna throw out some criticism: everything looks so clean, so well shot, so... unreal. Artificial. If I had to compare your video to food, it would be a chocolate bar full of artificial flavoring and synthetic ingredients and just a tiny bit of food stuff found in the natural world. People eat that shit up but it's not healthy. It looks like you film on the set of a CW TV show but I assume it's your actual home and not a TV set.
Hey there! First, I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment about your thoughts! All feedback is welcome. Second, this caught me by suprise 😆 I suppose because I definitely do NOT have the type of money or production set up for a TV show or setups like those huge big RUclipsrs do. And I just moved into a new place and feel like my desk setup is pretty basic! Nothing really remarkable. What helps though is that because I just moved in, I don't have a ton of stuff out yet as to not clutter my space (I hope to keep it this way) I guess, overall, I just hope that my presentation doesn't feel staged or like a TV show! I like to make my videos look good, but I never want that to override that I am being genuine with you guys. The goal is always so you feel like you're sitting down and talking with a buddy about tech.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I honestly have been immensely impressed by how good it is is for the price! Definitely an easy reccomend for most!
What’s this nonsensical tabs thing? Why would anyone have a 100 tabs open rather than a decent folder and bookmarks structure?) It makes zero sense to me especially if you are using a program such as blender or Final Cut
If you want to make a difference, you should do reviews for specialized numerical processing software such as Matlab; every review out there is basically by content creators for content creators, and hey, 99% of people out there aren't "content creators", so, such "real world use" isn't accurate at all whatsoever. Again, wanna make a difference, then be different by doing something different.
Yeah, RUclips channels only stressing for making more RUclips videos. As you point out, what about math and engineering applications? Science applications? Page layout applications?
@TheDanEdwards exactly; I'd love to see an actual exhaustive M series + Ryzen + Intel vs M4, M4 pro, M4 Max on every RAM configuration for Wolfram Mathematica symbolic and numerical processing. Imagine having such review for an actual CFD + heat transfer + Fourier series integrated model for s whole building energy performance simulation or a Brayton cycle propulsión system simulation, but no, we get shit ass rEnDerS instead. Irrefutable proof content creators focus on a fake circular economy that just feeds on themselves.
@@thisaintart yeah, don't listen to us, stay complacent and keep doing the very same dame thing of what every tech chanel does. Y'all pseudo artists are just retarded.
@@DavidAVelez1 This comment section was under a different video. One that my original comment was more appropriate for. I had watched your video first (nice job btw, very informative), then moved on to another video, and I thought I made a comment on that one, but apparently it ended up here. Oh well, I'm leaving it.
the moment you that you click on any, single upgrade option, the value proposition of this entire mac mini becomes null and void because apple's upgrade pricing has warped from "exorbitant" to "absolutely insane" upgrade the stalwart mac mini to 32 gigs of memory and a 2tb ssd, and you find yourself staring down the barrel of an $1800 priced shotgun. and for that amount of money, the mac mini is only still mini in size ready to be obliterated by similarly priced pcs. throw in 4070 Ti Super, throw in the top cpu on the market and it's game over.
Is it compatible with Fedora 41 spin KDE Plasma? I’d like to know if it’s possible to use another operating system without the restrictions of Apple’s OS and fully take advantage of the hardware.
So you're saying that 16GB of memory handled everything you threw at it? I'm freaking a bit because I just ordered a Mini M4 Pro with 2TB of storage and 24GB of memory and wondering if I should have gotten 48GB of memory?! Great video thank you got good vibes. 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
@@AtortAerials With 24 GBs Should be solid for the next 12 years- - no joke, for a daily. But it ultimately depends on what you're going to be doing with your machine.
@@xray2785 Thank you so much, Xray! I really, really appreciate that! Making these videos is tiring and so I super appreciate you letting me know you enjoyed the content here!
New sub here. First & foremost, GO BIRDS! Great channel. Would you be so kind as to answer a few questions. I mostly use Final Cut Pro & Photoshop to create videos on my Billy Luna Crime Stories YT channel. I am working in 1080p, but plan to start working in 4k. Currently I am Using a Sandisk Extreme Pro SSD (2TB & 4TB) to edit off whilst using FCP. I like to use Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and 40 web browser tabs open simultaneously. 1) For my needs, which exact configuration of the new M4 Mac Mini should I get? (Pro or no, RAM, SSD) I want a machine that is enough for what I do, but not more than I need for more $: These are the two configurations that I have been mulling. What would be the practical differences in using these two machines in my workflow? $1,079.00 Apple M4 chip with 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine 32GB unified memory Or $1,799.00 512GB SSD storage Apple M4 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine 48GB unified memory 512GB SSD storage 2) Is there any speed or performance advantage in going with a 1 TB SSD vs 512? 3) Do I need to worry about fan noise when I’m recording on camera video or voice over? THANK YOU!
Tried M4 24gb with 512gb ssd and returned it. Had with 3 important apps that did not no matter what i tried. My current M1 with 16gb and 512gb ssd has no problems with each and every app.
@@audio.video.disco.- what important app wouldn’t be upgraded to remain relevant? Unless the company went bankrupt, you’d be cutting off future revenue stream by not making your software compatible
This comment doesn’t make sense. Not enough information. “did not no matter what I tried”. Did not what? Didn’t work, didn’t start, etc? Doesn’t make any sense that a 3 year newer computer with way better specs wouldn’t work way better. Need more info.
Hi! Sorry, this is a 16GB Mac Mini! I mentioned it in my videos last week and forgot to reiterate in this video 🤦♂️ I figured showing all of the tasks happening concurrently on was enough time make it clear that 16GB Ram has not been an issue so far!
Hi! Sorry, this is a 16GB Mac Mini! I mentioned it in my videos last week and forgot to reiterate in this video 🤦♂️ But I do promise this is the $599, 16GB RAM base model. I figured my showing of all of the tasks concurrently in video was enough to show that RAM has not been an issue so far in my testing
its very slow man. people hyped it so much. Mainly my keyboard is not responsive. I have to close all the app to use keyboard. i open xcode visual c and browser ...it become slow. I dont think its memory . Apple mac is slow We like ipad because there is always only one app running I am new to mac , its not good. It has good concept of APP as a single stuff. No virus possibilities But too many process running in background ..1000s. Also IO is slowed by how much cpu is busy. So far i am unimpressed. I bough a new laptop two month ago i7 32mb and 4060 gpu. its stunningly fast in windows 11 sure mac mini 4 is 400 dollar cheaper but kinda unusable with keyboard lag
Sounds like a 'your keyboard problem'. I think the internet would explode if all the professionals that chose Mac above Windows would experience the same problem, don't you think? IOS developers would lose it.
May be some problem with keyboard drivers on mac. I use Logitech mx series keyboard and mouse but on m4 mini pro. 256 GB ssd gets slower as you install apps and os size increase. Also if you want to resale after 2 years who will buy 256Gb model when new ones will be 512Gb. So I choose base model m4 pro mini for coding video editing and gaming is awesome as well. I like m4 pro so far
@Fossiil-Records Oh man, that's so strange man. Maybe a defect unit? I can honestly say it has handled editing great. All of my RUclips buddies have been using it for editing also and have been really impressed with it
Hi everyone! I wanted to address AND APOLOGIZE as I have recieved a few comments regarding explicitly mentioning the 16GB of RAM and a short sight on my part!
1) I have recieved a LOT of positive feedback and I am so glad this video is helpful for so many of You! This is my first time doing this kind of review for you guys. It's been challenging but fun!
2) Life has honestly been hectic, I've been working on a lot and my time has been pulled between a lot of different life domains including Moving, Health scares, and some other stuff.
In my video last week I made it known that I have the base, $600 model with 16GB of RAM and forgot to reiterate that point verbally this week.
I guess I figured that all of the footage I showed and my discussion of the M4 Mac Minis performance during these tasks would have been a clear indicator that 16GB of RAM has not been a problem in my experience so far BUT, I do understand that I have to treat each video as a standalone and assume every video is seeing 100% news eyes/viewers.
Sorry about that! Genuine short sight on my part. Will be more cognizant going forward with similar content!
Would this be good for my girl who’s doing collage class at home? Pls lmk appreciate your time!
I appreciate your genuine honesty. I pray 🙏 that God will strengthen you and show you His unwavering grace and mercy. Continue to do good work, be Strong and courageous!
Change your title 🤷🏼♂️
Maybe it’s me. But I don’t recall seeing anything regarding the 16 gigs of RAM mentioned in the title.
Click bait shit! Set to ignore list!
@@AcysLounge done. hate people like this.
@PLANETWATERMELON Hi there! Now that you mention it, I definitely did forget to verbally mention that the model I have has 16GB of RAM.
I mentioned it in last weeks video and in my mind viewers from last week would remember but that's 100% a short sight on my part. Sorry about that. It's been a hectic week and I had to make this video and another video at the same time.
@AcysLounge
Hey! So definitely apology due on my end. I mentioned it in last weeks video and in my mind viewers from last week would remember but that's 100% a short sight on my part because obviously this video is going to reach new eyes.
I can promise you that I did not make this video with clickbait intentions. Just very strapped for time trying to run these tests for you guys and oversight on my part.
@Voxracio
Big, big, big apology due on my end. I mentioned it in last weeks video and in my mind viewers from last week would remember but that's 100% a short sight on my part because obviously this video is going to reach new eyes.
Just moved into a new place with my fiance, mom had some health scare concerns this week this led to me not being able to spend as much time on YT as I would have liked and that definitely led to short sightedness on my part.
I can promise you that I did not make this video with clickbait intentions. I have the Base Model with 16GB of RAM.
I've had my M4 mini for a little over a week now and I have to agree, that little thing is a beast. Great content, thanks for the stress test review.
@@bryans8656 Right! This little dude has been super impressive! I'm glad you're enjoying it as much as I have been! What's your yse cases for it?
Photographer, LrC user…dont game, PS once in while… plus your everyday web browsing and of course RUclips… this sounds like a dream at this price point! THANK YOU!
You didn't answer the ram question?
@pyrosdestiny Hi there! Great call! It's been a hectic week and now that You mention it I did not verbally mention 16GB specifically.
Last week I made it known that I have the base, $600 model with 16GB of RAM and forgot to reiterate that point this week.
I guess I figured that all of the footage I showed and my discussion of the M4 Mac Minis performance during these tasks would have been a clear indicator that 16GB of RAM has not been a problem in my experience so far.
Sorry about that!
@@DavidAVelez1 you mean the 256gb ssd, 10 cpu and 10 gpu cores base model right?
@@viettoannguyen2142 Yes! Sorry, I'm a bit all over the place recently
Awesome video, man! One thing.. what's the ram usage when you have all the apps running?
I am set on getting the M4 Pro Mac Mini with the higher processor and 1TB SSD, but I am torn between selecting 24 GB RAM or 64 GB RAM. I plan to use this machine primarily for Final Cut Pro for 4K video editing and Photoshop. Do you think I need to upgrade the RAM, or would 24 GB suffice for my needs and save me $600?
just get the 48ram. the 64ram won't make any difference imo
I am looking to get the M4 MM. Based on your experience would you just take the base 256GB model? Or pay the extra $200 for the faster 512GB SSD?
I loaded up my M4 Mini with 64GB and 2TB disk (and highest tier M4 Pro). It was much more expensive than the base model, of course, but I do lots of intense work, and the M4 Studio isn't here yet. I don't do less than 32GB nowadays.
Thank you so much for this review. Really helpful
@westfield90 Thank you so much for letting me know you enjoyed the video! I love making content for you guys and it always feel great knowing these can be helpful 😊
Is it useful to upgrade the Ethernet with the M4 for doing regular 90 min webinars?
Hello! I honestly have not been in that specific situation, BUT, I was in a 45 minute online meeting on just 1Gbps Internet and didn't have any problems!
No, there is no need. You only want to go with 10Gbps if you’re using NAS that supports it or you have a really fast internet connection and you wish to take full advantage of it
Can 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of SSD be enough for Photoshop use? (with the help of an external disk of course). Many thanks
Did you try the AI denoiser in Lightroom. How much time does it take to denoise a 50-100MB image file? On my current PC with an old graphic card it takes 5-10 minutes, but I've seen people doing it in seconds. BTW thanks for taking the time to showcase some real life usage instead of showing test results, this is much more helpful.
Answering this in my video coming out tomorrow!
For the money - its pretty much awesome. For everyday usage there is seriosly no better option :) However :D - if you do some more advanced things - more than 16GB is just must have
What monitor are you using bro?
Thanks for the review David. Can you also share your new link to the chair? It is broken in the description box.
the m4 is the new m1 in terms of baseline. its worthy if your rocking a m1 machine. i upgraded my m1 mbp to the m4 and feel like i wont have to ugrade till m10. im eyeying upgrading my m1 mini to the m4 as well. great vid man
Please , can you tell me if can handle a 100+ Chrome tabs ?
What resolution is your monitor? It seems snappy.
THIS. This was EXACTLY what I was looking for.
I want to ask you an honest question. i'm a content creator who produces historical video documentaries. i'm using i5 12400f and GTX4060, 16GB RAM PC but when i start working in several layers in editing, i have a lag problem. My videos are usually around 20-30 minutes. I use photos, footage of historical events, short videos, so it's not a heavy file size.
However, I'm going to start editing 4K videos in the near future. My computer freezes even with 2-3 minute 4K videos I shoot on my iPhone in H265 format. Can you recommend me the base model m4 mini or should I choose something else? My current computer is not bad, it's fine. I will only buy it as a second computer if it can do the tasks I mentioned. Thank you for your answer. Also thank you for these nice videos.
You don't need a Mac mini. You need to fully utilize your GPU for editing. Are you using davinci resolve?
@ no im using CapCut pro for now. Im learning Davinci in these days. Is any difference between two programs for pc performance ?
@@Tarih101YT massive difference. Davinci is in a different league and fully leverages your RTX card. Your system with Davinci would trounce a Mac mini
Editing 4K videos demands a lot of memory, and the stuttering you’re experiencing is likely because 16GB of RAM just isn’t enough-it’s creating a bottleneck. Upgrading to a base model Mac Mini with only 16GB of RAM, which isn’t upgradable at all, probably wouldn’t solve the issue.
Instead, I’d recommend adding two more memory sticks, either 16GB or 32GB each. Combined with the two 8GB sticks you already have, you’d end up with 48GB or 80GB of RAM. This upgrade would not only address your current stuttering issue but also future-proof your PC for 4K editing for years to come. Also, make sure your 4k footages are stored in SSD because traditional hard drives are just too slow for this.
You could use the base model but with 32Gb of RAM, because I thing that's part of the problem. 16Gb of RAM is a bit short for what you are doing. I'm a software developer and I have the same issue, I need at least 32Gb, even more If I start using LLMs locally.
So what did you do with your laptop. You keeping the laptop AND this machine? It is better than trading in your laptop?
Keep both. You can sync the mini with your MacBook and be mobile
Can you show the memory/cpu/disk utilization while doing all these tests?
Blender user here, you need an entire scene to really test it. Also the playback rate on the timeline, some real time rendering with evee and exporting the scene.
What would be a good portable monitor with installed camera to use it with Mac Mini M4 as a laptop, please?
That's a tough question, as it should be a 4K monitor.
You can use an iPad
Great overview thank you for sharing! Thinking of getting this to compliment my M1 8GB Macbook Air which I mostly use for DJing purposes and Music Production in Ableton/Logic Pro X. As my MBA is 1TB storage I will probably buy a 1TB-4TB Thunderbolt 4 External SSD that will always stay plugged in and store my music and productions too.
is there any kvm switch recommended for M4 mac mini ?
Hi, thanks for the review, does the mini get hot and noisy under full load?
Hi there! So far in my experience it does not become "loud", no! Sometimes you can hear the faint hum if the fans whirring but far from loud in my experience.
And a bit warm at max loads, but not hot nor concerning!
@@DavidAVelez1 Thanks for the detailed response.
What is the game title? And what mouse are you using?
This is a pretty good presentation and you are highlighting many good points regarding the all new mini, as you are new to all this I am forgiving the fact you gave a little lopsided contradictory heading to the video ? but let’s let that one go,in fact I would go as far as saying if you cut to the chase avoid any forms of click baiting don’t repeat yourself over and over with big production introductions and give good content to help people out with technology headaches then I would say good call well done and you do have a great chance so best of luck with your channel because there are so many on here who make all the for mentioned content mistakes and it’s becoming progressively harder to take.
What about development? (programming etc.?)
If i didn't need to be away from a desk at times, id consider selling my m1 pro mbp (so many "pro") picking up an m4 mini and using the extra cash to take a staycation with wifey
You got an amazing machine already. Easily the best deal in Mac laptops of the last decade. No need to upgrade or replace it, and selling it is absolutely not worth it either, you'll get a fraction of what you paid. I regret losing mine every single day. Keep that machine for the long run; the benefit of being portable is what makes it all the better. Performance is no different (in fact M1 Pro is still better in some ways). Right now, in the middle of hurricanes and power outages, sometimes I can be unable to use my Mac mini for an entire day, that wouldn't have been an issue had I not lost my MacBook Pro M1 Pro.
Not gonna lie just sold my gaming desktop with a rx 7800xt and ryzen 5 7600x with 32gb 5200mhz ddr5 ram for this device and it's killer it's very comparable to my original desktop in power but slightly better it's solid unit for music production and video and photo editing I love it not a big apple fan but it's perfect for the price and the work load for it
What monitor?
Awesome video man...am really considering this Mac Mini M4...cant afford the Pro, hey, I can barely afford this one!
How many gigs of ram did your Mac mini in this video have.
Hi! Sorry, this is a 16GB Mac Mini! I mentioned it in my videos last week and forgot to reiterate in this video 🤦♂️
@@DavidAVelez1 No worries, thank you for the response I appreciate it .
So I do photography and videography as my business and create content. I’m thinking about gettin the Mac mini but debating the base model or get the base but with. 24 gb of ram. Would you recommend the base ? I am at some point going to upgrade to the actual Mac Studio for sure probably next year.
I think for the long run and being future proof for a few years, probably the pro model with at least 24 gb ram would be a safer choice. Plus you get much better GPU performance for multi tasking and video editing and gaming.
@ make sense plus. The base with 24gb is $1k and the pro is $1400. Might as well spend the extra 400 for future proof. Cause I do play video games from ps5 and stream. So it would make sense
@ I forgot to mention you get all Thunderbolt 5 ports instead of 4 .
@@5600hp very true. Only reason I didn’t want to spend the money on the pro is because I am planning to get the Mac studio when it comes out. Or like a year or so. But I do stream, so it might make sense to get the pro for sure for now
You keep swiping my timeline
@AlexGTech I'm going to Swipe your Loins
Buen vídeo, muchas gracias !
Put M4 Mac mini on top of a round wooden coasters can fix the power button issue. Very easy.
flip it upside down, seems like a cool way to use it
@@WilliamOo Soon or later the cooling fan will be damaged because it is designed to float on a single point. Also other PCB components will get effected as well.
@ Then…hello Mac Mini M5! 😍
@David A. Velez Hello, wich Tool is this you are use for the Game Benchmark, in the lower right corner? Thx
Many thanks for this informative video. I'm thinking of buying one. My old PC is 7 years old. just bought the iPad mini it's a neat little bit of kit.. 👍
@Pure-Minty Absolutely! Thank you for letting me know the video was helpful, that keeps me going 😊
The M4 is genuinely a powerful little rig! Super impressed with it so far, especially for the price!
The IPad Mini is a sweet piece of tech! I don't like it for my uses personally, but it is really nice and I 100% see the merit of it!
New sub!!! Keep it up big man 🎉
My iMac 2013 model has 16gb ram and doesn’t struggle with music production
That's nuts! What programs do you us?
@ Cubase 12 with lots of sample libraries, Kontakt etc. I’m going to upgrade to the mini m4 soon thought as my iMac is obsolete now and I can’t upgrade past Catalina.
Yeah idk what people tripping about these computers are stupid fast to the point if you’re doing music most songs will never ever hit that threshold. And even then you can freeze, bounce down to waves, etc
@@thisaintartexactly. Maybe they don’t get down to the nitty gritty as often as they say they do
Why is your light bar pointing at your eyes??
I enjoy being blinded
@@DavidAVelez1 Fair enough, can't argue with that. Just thought I was missing something with mine. Guess not.
@stevebailey6504 Hahaha, just kidding. I appreciate your acceptance of the answer though 😆
But I kind of cheated the light toward the camera just to see if it added a nice layer of color.
What kind of mouse is that its not in description?
You have a powerful CPU
@AlexGTech I'm going to Process your C Unit 😏😏😏😏😏
Lmao I am so happy to follow you both 😂😂
KYLIEEEE 🌿🤣 We're both super grateful you take time out of your day to watch our channels 🤗
Thank you for your video, however, something is way off in your lighting.
Hi there! Is it the Lighting of my A-Roll speaking? Or the Broll footage?
I just moved into a new home so I'm still figuring out spacing/Lighting and such
@@DavidAVelez1 A roll.
great video bro
the mac mini is so cute
Thank You, Nginya! I really appreciate the kind words!
Hahaha, cute it is😆 But super powerful!
@@DavidAVelez1 love watching your videos bro
@@lil_nginya Thanks so much! I don't take for granted the support at ALL. It keeps me motivated and keeps me going 😁
16 Gb is perfect for most users but I think for professionals is a bit short. I'm a software developer and I need 64Gb. I use to have enough with 32Gb, Docker uses lots of RAM. But now, in addition to that, I've started using local LLMs, and they eat a lot of memory too.
Hey! I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective and insights!
Definitely, I unfortunately didn't have time to try out the LLMs properly and didn't want to lie to anyone say I've tried them out yet.
In my experience, this Definitely handles pretty much everyday tasks (even a lot of them all concurrently) super well!
Thank you for the context of your software engineering and needing 64GB. What machine are you using?
@@DavidAVelez1 I'm using MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip and 32 Gb of RAM. And now that I'm playing with AI, 32 Gb falls a bit short for bigger models. But anyway, I can always use the AI in the cloud.
16 is good enough for pro work but it's a minimum, yes
Is this reuploaded??
Hi! No, do you mean compared to the video from last week? The thumbnails are very similar 😅
Dude. your voice is really nice.
absolutely, the guy should be on radio
Great vid. Go Birds! 🦅
THIS GUY GETS IT
GO BIRDS 🔥 🦅🦅🦅🦅
Huge win this Thursday!
Gonna throw out some criticism: everything looks so clean, so well shot, so... unreal. Artificial. If I had to compare your video to food, it would be a chocolate bar full of artificial flavoring and synthetic ingredients and just a tiny bit of food stuff found in the natural world.
People eat that shit up but it's not healthy. It looks like you film on the set of a CW TV show but I assume it's your actual home and not a TV set.
Hey there! First, I appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment about your thoughts! All feedback is welcome.
Second, this caught me by suprise 😆
I suppose because I definitely do NOT have the type of money or production set up for a TV show or setups like those huge big RUclipsrs do.
And I just moved into a new place and feel like my desk setup is pretty basic! Nothing really remarkable. What helps though is that because I just moved in, I don't have a ton of stuff out yet as to not clutter my space (I hope to keep it this way)
I guess, overall, I just hope that my presentation doesn't feel staged or like a TV show! I like to make my videos look good, but I never want that to override that I am being genuine with you guys. The goal is always so you feel like you're sitting down and talking with a buddy about tech.
Nice review. Thank you
Great overview! I’m going to pull the trigger on this device.
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I honestly have been immensely impressed by how good it is is for the price! Definitely an easy reccomend for most!
What’s this nonsensical tabs thing? Why would anyone have a 100 tabs open rather than a decent folder and bookmarks structure?) It makes zero sense to me especially if you are using a program such as blender or Final Cut
Hahahaha, people asked for it! I don't ever have 10p tabs open, but people wanted to see how it handles the load. I agree it's a bit wacky 😆
If you want to make a difference, you should do reviews for specialized numerical processing software such as Matlab; every review out there is basically by content creators for content creators, and hey, 99% of people out there aren't "content creators", so, such "real world use" isn't accurate at all whatsoever. Again, wanna make a difference, then be different by doing something different.
Yeah, RUclips channels only stressing for making more RUclips videos. As you point out, what about math and engineering applications? Science applications? Page layout applications?
@TheDanEdwards exactly; I'd love to see an actual exhaustive M series + Ryzen + Intel vs M4, M4 pro, M4 Max on every RAM configuration for Wolfram Mathematica symbolic and numerical processing. Imagine having such review for an actual CFD + heat transfer + Fourier series integrated model for s whole building energy performance simulation or a Brayton cycle propulsión system simulation, but no, we get shit ass rEnDerS instead. Irrefutable proof content creators focus on a fake circular economy that just feeds on themselves.
Man don’t listen to this comments thread they on some weird mentalities 😂 jk do you cuz but the videos are fine doing what he’s doing
@@thisaintart yeah, don't listen to us, stay complacent and keep doing the very same dame thing of what every tech chanel does. Y'all pseudo artists are just retarded.
I'm so scared that I shat someone else's pants too.
@@Skibbityboo0580 wait WHAT?! 🤣
@@DavidAVelez1 This comment section was under a different video. One that my original comment was more appropriate for. I had watched your video first (nice job btw, very informative), then moved on to another video, and I thought I made a comment on that one, but apparently it ended up here. Oh well, I'm leaving it.
the moment you that you click on any, single upgrade option, the value proposition of this entire mac mini becomes null and void because apple's upgrade pricing has warped from "exorbitant" to "absolutely insane"
upgrade the stalwart mac mini to 32 gigs of memory and a 2tb ssd, and you find yourself staring down the barrel of an $1800 priced shotgun.
and for that amount of money, the mac mini is only still mini in size ready to be obliterated by similarly priced pcs.
throw in 4070 Ti Super, throw in the top cpu on the market and it's game over.
HEY, MY FRIEND. GREAT VIDEO..
@@tytownsend8219 The 🐐, Ty! Thank you! This is a different video than I usually do so a bit of a learning curve!
@DavidAVelez1 your videos are easy to comprehend, even if can understand them.. lol. Take care bro..🦅🦅🦅
Joined simply because of Super Saiyan Goku on your desk
Hahahaha, you're a human of culture! LET US PUSH BEYOND OUR LIMITS
The Mac Mini suits you.
Haha, thanks Ken!
Why so?
@DavidAVelez1 because your more business like and regal to me. That's what you strike me as.
If you are doing anything more demanding than checking emails and browsing the web, you need 32GB minimum and 64GB is ideal.
Hahaha..good review, thanks
Is it compatible with Fedora 41 spin KDE Plasma? I’d like to know if it’s possible to use another operating system without the restrictions of Apple’s OS and fully take advantage of the hardware.
Another tech video not producing videos at 60fps, what's going on?
@@Garstonk Hi! Ah, I do shoot my videos in 24FPS.
Do you prefer 60?
Who cares? It’s a review video. 60 would take more time to upload. Not worth it. I shoot every thing at 30fps.
@@DavidAVelez1 Yes, The Tech Chap does 60fps, his videos look great! 60fps looks more appropriate for tech stuff.
@@PLANETWATERMELON Ah, I see. Now I know why👍
24fps slaps 💥
go birds!
GO BIRDS! Awesome channel, man!
@@DavidAVelez1 really appreciate it! I love tech. great channel here man!
I'm going to say it, Dave. Start a Eagles channel. 😎🦅🦅🦅
@phillyallaround6986 Hahaha! I do love the birds 😈 Doing both channels would be very hard 😆
I am SUPED for that Ravens game in two weeks!
So you're saying that 16GB of memory handled everything you threw at it? I'm freaking a bit because I just ordered a Mini M4 Pro with 2TB of storage and 24GB of memory and wondering if I should have gotten 48GB of memory?! Great video thank you got good vibes. 🤙🏾🤙🏾🤙🏾
16GB would be more than enough for the next 5 yrs... for a daily usage. Just get external SDD
@ so my M4 Pro I ordered with 24GB should be solid?
@@AtortAerialsit is. I am using one already.
@@AtortAerials With 24 GBs Should be solid for the next 12 years- - no joke, for a daily. But it ultimately depends on what you're going to be doing with your machine.
Always get more RAM. Use external TB for more storage.
Go Eagles!
@@JedEckert JED GETS IT
GO BIRDS 🦅 🔥
Great win on Thursday!
@@DavidAVelez1
Big time!
@@JedEckert That Ravens game in two weeks is going to be NUTS
1st. Yay!
FIRST! I'm going to give you a shoutout in the next video 😁
Here is your 🏆 😁
@ All joking aside, I’m enjoying your content and style.
@@xray2785 Thank you so much, Xray! I really, really appreciate that! Making these videos is tiring and so I super appreciate you letting me know you enjoyed the content here!
New sub here. First & foremost, GO BIRDS! Great channel. Would you be so kind as to answer a few questions. I mostly use Final Cut Pro & Photoshop to create videos on my Billy Luna Crime Stories YT channel. I am working in 1080p, but plan to start working in 4k. Currently I am Using a Sandisk Extreme Pro SSD (2TB & 4TB) to edit off whilst using FCP. I like to use Final Cut Pro, Photoshop and 40 web browser tabs open simultaneously.
1) For my needs, which exact configuration of the new M4 Mac Mini should I get? (Pro or no, RAM, SSD) I want a machine that is enough for what I do, but not more than I need for more $: These are the two configurations that I have been mulling. What would be the practical differences in using these two machines in my workflow?
$1,079.00
Apple M4 chip with 10‑core CPU, 10‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
32GB unified memory
Or
$1,799.00
512GB SSD storage
Apple M4 Pro chip with 12‑core CPU, 16‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine
48GB unified memory
512GB SSD storage
2) Is there any speed or performance advantage in going with a 1 TB SSD vs 512?
3) Do I need to worry about fan noise when I’m recording on camera video or voice over?
THANK YOU!
Tried M4 24gb with 512gb ssd and returned it. Had with 3 important apps that did not no matter what i tried. My current M1 with 16gb and 512gb ssd has no problems with each and every app.
what apps?
would you kindly explain more? i'm almost buying the mac mini to upgrade my m1 to m4 and your comment made me worry
@@audio.video.disco.- what important app wouldn’t be upgraded to remain relevant? Unless the company went bankrupt, you’d be cutting off future revenue stream by not making your software compatible
This comment doesn’t make sense. Not enough information. “did not no matter what I tried”. Did not what? Didn’t work, didn’t start, etc? Doesn’t make any sense that a 3 year newer computer with way better specs wouldn’t work way better. Need more info.
Troll?
In the EU it’s €720 for the base model… WTF?
REALLY? Pain 😭😭
In the States the price is without tax. EU price tax is included.
The total amount you pay is exactly the same. Only thing that makes the EU price 'more expensive' is that the Euro is worth more than a dollar.
@@Mtrospectiv Aha that explains a lot… EU tax is 21% and the USD is €0,95 at the moment. I feel much better now 😉
@ I beg to differ: in the USA the sales tax is 5-7%. In the EU 21%… HUGE difference.
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@davidthelonewolf2078 Haha, youre the 🐐, David! I really appreciate that!
@DavidAVelez1 Your Welcome 🤝🏾
Too much talking without any good info!
@Mohamedelbehwashyy Hi there! What information would you like for the next video? I'm currently workking on M4 Mini vs M4 Pro Mini
Stupidly long redundant content, didn’t even answer your title question about the 16gig ram if it’s enough or what. 🤣😂🤪💯👎👎👎
Hi! Sorry, this is a 16GB Mac Mini! I mentioned it in my videos last week and forgot to reiterate in this video 🤦♂️
I figured showing all of the tasks happening concurrently on was enough time make it clear that 16GB Ram has not been an issue so far!
Came for the 16GB ram concern and go no proper answer. Do you really get self satisfaction from this clickbait stuff?
Hi! Sorry, this is a 16GB Mac Mini! I mentioned it in my videos last week and forgot to reiterate in this video 🤦♂️
But I do promise this is the $599, 16GB RAM base model. I figured my showing of all of the tasks concurrently in video was enough to show that RAM has not been an issue so far in my testing
Click bait
Hi! Why do you say that?
Click bait. 🤮
Hey, Thomas! Why click bait?
its very slow man. people hyped it so much. Mainly my keyboard is not responsive. I have to close all the app to use keyboard. i open xcode visual c and browser ...it become slow.
I dont think its memory . Apple mac is slow
We like ipad because there is always only one app running
I am new to mac , its not good.
It has good concept of APP as a single stuff. No virus possibilities
But too many process running in background ..1000s.
Also IO is slowed by how much cpu is busy.
So far i am unimpressed. I bough a new laptop two month ago i7 32mb and 4060 gpu. its stunningly fast in windows 11
sure mac mini 4 is 400 dollar cheaper but kinda unusable with keyboard lag
Sounds like a 'your keyboard problem'. I think the internet would explode if all the professionals that chose Mac above Windows would experience the same problem, don't you think? IOS developers would lose it.
May be some problem with keyboard drivers on mac. I use Logitech mx series keyboard and mouse but on m4 mini pro. 256 GB ssd gets slower as you install apps and os size increase. Also if you want to resale after 2 years who will buy 256Gb model when new ones will be 512Gb. So I choose base model m4 pro mini for coding video editing and gaming is awesome as well. I like m4 pro so far
It's you.
Make a video about this
Another boring test done on video editing. Put it real machine learning coding those stuffs
I hate it. I feel like a fool buying this piece of ****. I can't finish any projects on this crash test dummy of a computer
@@Fossiil-Records Wait, really?! What kind of projects are you doing?
Just audio production. Crashes. Glitching. It's a nightmare. I can't fathom it handling video editing
@Fossiil-Records Oh man, that's so strange man. Maybe a defect unit? I can honestly say it has handled editing great. All of my RUclips buddies have been using it for editing also and have been really impressed with it
@@DavidAVelez1Maybe. I hope I'm just panicking right now and there's a reason for it I'm not seeing.