Received my Mac Studio and traded in my Mac mini. The extra TB ports for multiple displays and using the HDMI port to use as a source input into my ATEM Mini is a perfect config for me. The base model Mac Studio is probably the last Mac I will purchase for a loooong time.
@@tuckertech Maybe it’s cause mine are a little older but I couldn’t connect 2 displays but a displaylink adapter let me work around it. Edit: one using usb-c & one using hdmi didn’t work, display link converts it to usb instead.
We are soon 1,5 years into the M1 and it's amazing how well it has done. The performance and the low energy consumption of course, but also how Rosetta has provided such a smooth transition.
I picked up my base Mac Studio yesterday and will set it up on the weekend. I went with it for two main reasons - 1. I'm going from a 2014 5k iMac - I would hope the Studio will last as long, so while it's more than I need now, it likely won't be in the future. 2. Ports - My iMac's ports have been full all during WFH over the last 2 years and I would like to be able to leave more things plugged in - it even has USB-A. As for storage, I had an M.2 enclosure I got for free and a 2TB drive cost the same as upgrading the Studio from 512 to 1TB. The internal drive will be the home drive, the external for storage. That's it.
still using and typing this on a dual xeon 2008 cheesegrater with a GTx1070 and 56Gb of RAM, only considering retiring it because its now stuck on High Sierra and I cant upgrade to Davinci Resolve 17 for my speed editor keyboard.
I've been using the base model M1 Mini (8 GB RAM, 250 GB SSD) for over a year, and have been thrilled with it's performance. I was previously using a Mac Pro 2013 (trash can), which I paid a lot of money for, and this base model Mini blows it away. I use Lightroom and Photoshop extensively, and also Davinci Resolve for video.
I have a base model M1 mini and have yet to see it struggle at all. No freezes, no beachballs and best of all NO LOUD FAN NOISE! This is probably the best tech purchase I've ever made.
I'm sure a M1 Mac Mini would be plenty for me - *IF* I could get it with 32-gig of memory. I expect many people will be fine in 16-gig, but I know that I use more than 16-gig on a regular basis.
There is a case where you bought a 16 GB M1 mini but you really want 24 or 32 GB of RAM. So you could buy a Studio and sell your mini taking a loss on the mini and putting in the time and effort to sell it. Or you could buy a second refurb mini - if you can partition your workload accordingly. This would also give you native support for four displays. For some reason, I prefer the look of the mini to the Studio. It's possible that it's a symmetry thing in that the front ports look a bit out of place where they are to me.
@@movdqa - That's a good point, and I expect that could work fine for some people. For the kind of work I'm doing there really isn't any good way to split the work between two computers. However that is option that might be interesting for many users.
While you might very well need more than 16 gb, it IS still a difference between the M1 and your average intel mac when it comes to ram. I have 8 gb on my MBA and it's sufficient for my programming work (runs infinitely better than on my intel with 16 gb), for keeping 50-70 tabs open and occasionally playing WoW at high settings. So for most normal stuff, 8 is more than enough even if it sounds pitiful, but for Docker and some other programs it's not nearly enough. So it really depends on your particular case, but it's not the same as on your old intel mac. You might really need 32 gb or you might be fine with 8 - you'd have to look into it.
I got the base Mac studio for 1950 and had 700 Costco bucks to use towards the purchase. Get a two year extra warranty if you use your Citi plus more Costco bucks. Bought a 32 inch Samsung 4K for 325 on close out and brought back a 3 year old printer, so I paid 100 bucks for the monitor. Added speakers, Mac Keyboard etc and under 2000 I have a super fast system cheaper then a mid level PC. Still need a recommended SSD drive I could use to edit on with Resolve. I am very happy with the speed.
I liked your videos on the Mac Mini over a year ago and you helped me decide to buy that w/16GB. It's worked really well for Lightroom and Davinci (basic stuff). The only issued I've had is, if over a week or more without shutting down Lightroom, I'll get a memory error and have to shut it down. If I close the app every other day or so, I don't have a problem. Maybe I'll upgrade to a studio eventually (ports, more memory, etc.), but I think your right that everyday types like us are good with the
FINALLY! I've been deliberating between a Mac Mini M1 and the base Studio, this has made my mind up - moving from a 2015 iMac, the Mac Mini will be enough of a speed boost. Thanks for your excellent video!
@@ThatMarkGilroy I'm really pleased and definitely made the right purchase. Keep in mind there's an M2 Mac Mini on the way, although this might not arrive for quite some time, plus the leap from M2 to M2 isn't that enormous. Compared to my 2015 Core 17 4ghz iMac, my M1 Mac Mini screams!
@@ConnectCreativeDesign Awesome. Mine is the late 2015 i5 3.3Ghz option. I beefed the RAM up to 24GB but it’s starting to struggle with 4K edits. 7 years isn’t a bad innings.
@@ThatMarkGilroy you should see a big speed jump then. I purchased a used Mac Mini M1 and upped the ram to 16gb which seems to be enough. I don't edit 4k video though, only desktop publishing stuff.
Having invested an extra $250 in an OWC Thunderbolt dock for my M1 Mini, the clearly superior connectivity of the Studio is the -sigh- reason it makes no sense for me to buy the Studio. Both are so superior to my 2018 i5 Mini, that the difference is negligible. I do less video editing that you, so standing pat with the M1 is the clear choice for me. Excellent incisive analysis 😊
My first Mac purchase was the Mac mini M1 from over a year ago. Let me be clear, that computer is amazing. Quiet, fast, and can handle multitasking. My biggest complaint? That RUclipsrs we're writing it off. Why? Because it couldn't handle video rendering and professional editing for multiple task. RUclipsrs get so caught in their bubble that they fail to realize that normal people who work and go to school don't need a $1000 computer necessary. I'm able to run all my adobe software well and even do medical projects without hiccups. My advice? Stick with the M1 Mac mini, saves you money and offers you great reliable service. A legitimate complaint would be the ports. Two USB ports and 2 usb c connections may not be enough for everyone. For me it's fine since most of my accessories are wireless. But definitely something to think about.
I have a bit of a different point of view. Apple's XEON workstations always lasted 7 to ten years of doing what I needed before upgrading, where the old Intel Mac laptops would hit limits in two to three years. With these insanely great SOCs today, I could see a MAX laptop lasting much longer than I ever have experienced before, and the reason I might consider a Studio Max or Studio Ultra, would be to get that same 7 to ten years out of them that I came to expect from such expensive machines.
By the time I bought two thunderbolt 4 hubs for my Mini I had already spent more than the Studio. But I bought the 16/2 version of the mini and I regularly use about half of the internal SSD as extra memory. So that’s why I am ordering the Studio with 64mb/4tb, hell I may even order it with 8tb for headroom.
My 8GB m1 mac mini is great!! Browsing 12-15 firefox tabs open all day, play a few games, launch emacs or DaVinci Resolve once in awhile; it has never let me down. It is screamingly fast for most people.
I've had my base Mac Studio Max for a couple of weeks now and am really pleased with the upgrade from my M1 mini (which was itself a significant upgrade from my 2018 mini). Strictly speaking I'm not a "power" user but I'm close enough that I can see performance improvements in many of my tasks. Besides, I know I'll have the Studio for several years and I feel like I've done some future proofing, especially as more applications get M1 optimization.
I'm in the same boat and I absolutely love my base model Mac studio, kind of wish I went with 1tb of storage but its an incredible computer that I can see lasting me the long term.
I upgraded from a M1 Mac mini 16GB 1TB to the base Studio with a TB ssd. I have three 4k displays and the M1 Mini can't push that natively. I have been using a DisplayLink adapter and there are limitations. I don't expect to buy another Mac for a really long time.
I bought my mac mini m1 with 16g 512 in the end of 2021, I heard of the bluetooth issue in the beginning , so I avoid Bluetooth for all devices. Until now nothing I can complain about this machine , best Mac I have ever got. Don't think I will replace it unless the 32g mac mini is launched
❤️ All the extra I/O is a must for those of us who have a ton of peripheral‘s. Anyone who orders the M1 max with anything less than 64 GB of RAM and 2 TB of SSD is nuts.
You nailed it with the Mac Mini limitations of RAM and only 2 external monitors forcing me to buy the Studio instead. Forget the performance spec comparisons, the previously mentioned limitations are making the decision for me. The reality is, I wish Apple would include the specs of the Studio within the Mac Mini, but if they do, it would be around the same price anyway and just more compact. I have space and would rather have the larger case / fans to keep it cool over time. Thanks for this video!
What device are you using to switch between Mac mini and the Studio using the same monitor? Are you using a KVM switch, if so what brand and model? Thanks.
Do you edit off local storage or from your NAS? (internal storage is the one thing that I think I'd pay to upgrade on the Studio - or the mini) I use FCPX.
@@TheEverydayDad Worth noting as well that the Mac Studio comes with the 10Gb ethernet standard. If you have 10Gb on your home server you can greatly increase transfer rates to and from the home server. 10 Gb is a game changer for storage because you can offload most of your storage needs to a home server with an SSD cache and only store the things that need the fastest storage on the Mac. This also really makes the value proposition of the 16/256 GB mac mini with 10Gb interesting iff you already have a home server because then you can seriously consider the lower storage configurations for professional work without sacrificing meaningful amounts of time. (1 GB/s over the network vs 4 GB/s local isn't that big of a difference in most cases.)
FOMO is real. I don’t really need the Mac Studio but when I know that it’s not available everywhere I suddenly want to have one. I have the M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14 inch so it already serves everything that I need.
Editing crop-only videos with a single adjustment layer filter any i3 does, even in 4K. I want to see 10 layers of audio and video with motion effects together, showing the preview loading while editing. There we can see how the machine behaves in editing.
Great video. I just hate the thought of buying a M1 with the M2 on the horizon. 2022 is providing to be both the most exciting and frustrating year for Apple fans. So many choices! 😂
@Scepter01 I'm not sure that M2 will come already next year. I think we will see a M1 quad for the MacPro with swappable HDD and maybe even RAM. Doesn't make sense to have one model with a different architecture when all other models use M1. M2 will come 2024
Tbh that doesn't make sense to me. There will always be a new device right around the corner. And when M2 is out you will hate the thought that M3 is on the horizon and so on :p
@@Googaify You are right there will always be something new just around the corner. At the same time WWDC is less than a month away. With the supply chain problems no one can accurately predict what will happen. For me I don’t need a new computer (my current setup works for my needs). My work computer is a Windows laptop so I’m really only looking at my personal computer. Some days I land on buying a base model refurbished M1 Mac Mini. Other days I land on waiting is hard and that is really the only reason I want a new machine now. One day either way I will update my 10 year old Macs. 😅
@@Googaify beat me to it...was the same years ago with hifi...always waiting to buy knowing the next model was out any time soon...at some point you just have to buy and be done with it...same for all tech really
My thinking is that if I get the base model mac studio it will give me plenty of headroom which would make this machine last me a long long time I am in music hobbyist and artist and digital artist. I dabble with iMovie for family movies.
I think the Mac studio is great for what it is, but really the mini is 95% what I need and that other 5% (storage) is easy to find workarounds for. I think really easiest way to determine this is budget, you should always go with what you can afford and upgrade only when it becomes a need more than a want. Still, great video 👍🏼 though I do miss the camera reviews sometimes
I’m a graphic designer that does vehicle wraps very large file 110-150dpi at scale you can imagine one side of a tour bus is 4 gigs when I export to a jpeg my windows machine will do it but it doesn’t like it. My question is will the Mac mini with its unbelievable M1 chip get it done I don’t do video editing but I might do some wildlife video in the future.
Hi Gary, been enjoying some of your videos and your take on the tech review game. Quick question for you though, it's good to know that for most people's uses, even for creators who aren't churning out lots of video content, that most macs will get the job done. The thing is most people who aren't tech reviewers don't upgrade their machines that often, partly for the hassle and partly because upgrading tech more often is not a sustainable use of resources. So what should one do to future proof your purchase? Get the mac studio rather than mini? Get the max studio and some extra ram? Interested to know your take on this?
Recently switched from Android to Apple and from windows to IOS subscribing because I want to know everything about it how it works 😄 as I'm new to this apple
my mini m1 has 8x8 plus 16 gigs of ram and 512 ssd cost me 1700 cnd just it and it took 11:38 seconds to export a 22 gig 4 k video to my thats not bad at all the studio would be or should be alot faster now fo us here in canada the base model studio cost 2499 canadain im thinikng about getting it but iam not in a rush either i want to see whats coming next from apple before jumping on the bandwagon again but iam still happy with my mini either way
I found the regular M1 is choppy when I have multiple windows open and am doing video editing and it even made the computer restart when I was transferring big files between external drives. I may have the get a studio.
I am using my base Mac Mini M1 15 months now with Citrix Remote, Citrix Jabber for my work from home environment. At the same time I am running locally MS Office, Chrome with youtube playing 4k or a live tv stream or netflix, at least 10-15 chrome tabs, apple mail, viber, messenger, apple messages, tunein bluetooth mouse, keyboard, trackpad and nc headphones, a ubs dac/amp all of these bolted on a 32 inch 4k monitor......and runs like a champion. My PC colleagues are laughing at me and they don't believe me! Apple has shown the future.....this machine is a beast for single core operations and a very decent one for multi core.
i think it would be amazing if apple made a mac mini with the m1 pro chip and added 2 extra thunderbolt ports, its a happy middle ground. more ports, better performannce and not too expensive
Keep going back and forth between these. Studio upgraded to 1TB and a Mac Mini 16GB/1TB is $700 less than the Studio once I add in a good hub like like the CalDigit 4 and a card reader. How much better would the Studio be over the Mini using Lightroom?
Have you decided on one? Keep having the same problem, wondering which would be suitable for several Adobe apps + multiple tabs open. I feel like Mac Studio is an overkill, but I'm worried Mac Mini would be too slow. No idea whether I'm right or completely off. So frustrating.
@@Googaify I've decided to keep plugging along with my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) 4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 with 32GB of RAM. It's still doing the job. I'll wait to see what the revised M2 Mac Mini brings. I do know I want a 5K screen.
@@epcalderhead I have the exact same computer. I'm 100% satisfied with its performance, but I need to buy a new one within the next few weeks for reasons I won't bore anyone with so I have to decide on whatever is available right now
@@Googaify If money is an issue it's hard to beat a 16/500 Mini. I doubt you'd see huge gains for the money spent on a Studio just for what you're running.
Love your content! Can you please do a video comparison on 32 or 64gb of Ram on the studio and also compare that to the Mac mini 16 gb of ram? That is my biggest dilemma. I have a Mac mini with 16gb and I run a ton of safari tabs which slow my system down big time. Only upgrading to the Studio for the additional ram. Your input will help me decide on 32vs 64. Thanks!
Very good point about identifying the bottleneck in your workflow. I spend waaay more time assembling files, pulling everything together, trimming video files, scripting, doing voice overs etc than I do exporting the videos for RUclips. Like you, I don’t do much if any color grading, etc. Why do you feel the Max Mini does not have enough display ports? I might well use 2 monitors but can’t think why I’d want to connect to 3 or 4 monitors.
Hey bro Very helpful, I'm only using an old pc from 10yrs ago as media pc. So I'd use the Mac Mini same use. Would the base model be be sufficient? Regards, Loyiso, South Africa
I just returned my M1 Mac mini with 16gb of ram. With photoshop and bridge open activity monitor said the ram usage was hovering around 15GB and I was getting getting the dreaded “beachball”. Is that normal?
Gary - did you find a solution for how long searches on you NAS took or the audio track issues in FCP? I thought you said you ga e up on Apple for video editing?
When the Studio was announced I was immediately going to jump on it, but now I'm thinking that I'll now wait for the next version. I have the M1 Mac mini (16bg + 1TB) and it runs Photoshop and Premier Pro (my main apps) perfectly find and quickly.
Why trip out on display when you can buy a Samsung 48inch widescreen or lg 42inch(I believe) monitors...4k displays for 1k usd maybe cheaper during sales
I've recently turned 17, and now I'm able to earn my own money properly, I'm planning to enter the M1 userbase, and these videos are really splendid. Very informative and useful in purchase advice.
Hi, did apple upgrade the ports (usb thunderbolt etc) . I have a core i5 mac mini and it’s ports freeze once I use more than 2 at once, very frustrating
still on the mini for almost a year now. :) thanks for the tips. hahaha now I am pushing my upgrades in the near 3 years or so. :) so what if the mini renders slow? it means more sleep for me. :) hahahaha it lags but yeah, it is doable. :) real tips in this channel. i love it. :D thanks again.
My Mac Studio M1 Max will be returned because after working death silent on the Mac mini M1 for over a year the Mac Studio really has an annoying noise level at least for my sensible ears. It’s really a pity because I like the Mac studio and the more ports and the design in general but the noise level doesn’t match my expectations, sorry Apple.
I think most people get the 16GB RAM version of the mini. Baseline studio is 1799 on Apple Educational Store. M1Max 32 GB ram 512 SSD for what 7-800 more? I’m future proofing. 8 GB of ram isn’t going to cut it in 2-3 years. Baseline Studio should be good for 5-7 years. Also Mac mini upgrade in near future. Maybe then it’s a better competition.
Just ordered a base level Studio with 2TB of disk space. I do not need this much computer today. This configuration is based on future proofing. Software will require more compute power in the near future, the extra disk space in insurance and I hope to be using higher end software in the future. I am not a video person. I do lots of research requiring many apps open at the same time. I also restore old photos and documents associated with my research. So I view this purchase as a value deal that will meet my long term needs now and down the line.
Mini with 16GB, 1TB and 10G network costs $1300. I paid $2600 for MAX with 64GB, 1TB. So yes double the price. All photography related task tests I have seen cut time in half. And I don't need to buy $400 doc and a card reader. Personally MAX is worth it. It is same thing, do you need 100MP GFX or 5dmk3 is enough. All depends on your needs and wants.
The Mac Studio base model consumes 10gb of memory doing absolutely nothing when connected to a single Apple Studio Display monitor aka 27" 5k. Even using a multiple 2k monitors instead increases the memory consumption doing absolutely nothing. What was danced around is Monterey has increased the unspoken memory requirements since the release of the first gen Mac Mini M1. Buying a new Mac Mini 16gb now will be a short-lived investment from both the OS and when the new M2 chips are released with hopefully 16gb as the base memory.
I am procrastinating hard on buying my next computer. Currently have MBA 2017, and I am waiting on the M2 to come out but my patients is running short. Should I get a MacMini or a M1 MBA? I do some java code, school work and 1080p RUclips videos. HELP ME MR. EVERYDAY DAD!!!!
M1 MBA if you take it always with you for school or work.. If you’re just coding at home, M1 mac mini is cheaper and has a lot of ports compared to macbooks.. Both of them are great, just make sure to upgrade the RAM to 16GB.
Just think how much easier life would be if apple allowed user mem upgrades and not just their prop ridiculously OTT priced stuff...but that would be against every shred of business practice they have
I reckon if you’re using say 150mbps video that a lot of people probably use then I’d say no to the studio and buy a mini which Is exactly what I did. If you use a red camera or a pocket cinema camera then absolutely buy a studio.
Designers (incl. Photoshop extensive use), video editors, and musicians? How y'all finding the M1 Mac Mini? If someone has the M1 Mac Studio you're welcome to tell me your exp as well.
so tired of hearing what the Mac mini lacks. It is an ENTRY level device. It someone needs to drive more than. 2 monitors, then they need to buy a more powerful computer. That's like me buying a Chevy Volt and complaining that it is not as fast as a Tesla. This is why there are different options. So people can buy what they think they need. The Mac Mini is perfect for a whole lot of users, but not for everyone.
when did music and sound effects made it to your videos? personal opinion but… you don’t need them. Not trying to be a hater or negative but sounds to playful for the content. Just my unsolicited 2 cents.
just bought a refurbished M1 Mini for my 80-year-old mom, and it will be a fantastic machine for her. I wanted to get her an M1 iMac, but couldn't justify the price, especially considering I had a 27" 1080 monitor sitting at home, un-used. 🤘🏼
Received my Mac Studio and traded in my Mac mini. The extra TB ports for multiple displays and using the HDMI port to use as a source input into my ATEM Mini is a perfect config for me. The base model Mac Studio is probably the last Mac I will purchase for a loooong time.
I have the M1 Mac mini and it’s more than enough for my needs.. I love my M1 Mac mini ❤️
Nice! Glad you like it!
Is it still limited to only one external display?
@@tuckertech for the M1 mac mini, you can connect two displays, one via HDMI and one via thunderbolt port
Why is the SDD non removable
@@tuckertech Maybe it’s cause mine are a little older but I couldn’t connect 2 displays but a displaylink adapter let me work around it.
Edit: one using usb-c & one using hdmi didn’t work, display link converts it to usb instead.
We are soon 1,5 years into the M1 and it's amazing how well it has done. The performance and the low energy consumption of course, but also how Rosetta has provided such a smooth transition.
I picked up my base Mac Studio yesterday and will set it up on the weekend. I went with it for two main reasons -
1. I'm going from a 2014 5k iMac - I would hope the Studio will last as long, so while it's more than I need now, it likely won't be in the future.
2. Ports - My iMac's ports have been full all during WFH over the last 2 years and I would like to be able to leave more things plugged in - it even has USB-A.
As for storage, I had an M.2 enclosure I got for free and a 2TB drive cost the same as upgrading the Studio from 512 to 1TB. The internal drive will be the home drive, the external for storage. That's it.
still using and typing this on a dual xeon 2008 cheesegrater with a GTx1070 and 56Gb of RAM, only considering retiring it because its now stuck on High Sierra and I cant upgrade to Davinci Resolve 17 for my speed editor keyboard.
I've been using the base model M1 Mini (8 GB RAM, 250 GB SSD) for over a year, and have been thrilled with it's performance. I was previously using a Mac Pro 2013 (trash can), which I paid a lot of money for, and this base model Mini blows it away. I use Lightroom and Photoshop extensively, and also Davinci Resolve for video.
Can we just stop and appreciate the use of the term “Gooder” at the beginning of the video :-)
I have a base model M1 mini and have yet to see it struggle at all. No freezes, no beachballs and best of all NO LOUD FAN NOISE! This is probably the best tech purchase I've ever made.
I'm sure a M1 Mac Mini would be plenty for me - *IF* I could get it with 32-gig of memory. I expect many people will be fine in 16-gig, but I know that I use more than 16-gig on a regular basis.
Exactly. Unfortunately the M1 architecture maxes out at 16gb.
There is a case where you bought a 16 GB M1 mini but you really want 24 or 32 GB of RAM. So you could buy a Studio and sell your mini taking a loss on the mini and putting in the time and effort to sell it. Or you could buy a second refurb mini - if you can partition your workload accordingly. This would also give you native support for four displays. For some reason, I prefer the look of the mini to the Studio. It's possible that it's a symmetry thing in that the front ports look a bit out of place where they are to me.
@@movdqa - That's a good point, and I expect that could work fine for some people. For the kind of work I'm doing there really isn't any good way to split the work between two computers. However that is option that might be interesting for many users.
While you might very well need more than 16 gb, it IS still a difference between the M1 and your average intel mac when it comes to ram. I have 8 gb on my MBA and it's sufficient for my programming work (runs infinitely better than on my intel with 16 gb), for keeping 50-70 tabs open and occasionally playing WoW at high settings. So for most normal stuff, 8 is more than enough even if it sounds pitiful, but for Docker and some other programs it's not nearly enough. So it really depends on your particular case, but it's not the same as on your old intel mac. You might really need 32 gb or you might be fine with 8 - you'd have to look into it.
640K ought to be enough for anyone.
I got the base Mac studio for 1950 and had 700 Costco bucks to use towards the purchase. Get a two year extra warranty if you use your Citi plus more Costco bucks. Bought a 32 inch Samsung 4K for 325 on close out and brought back a 3 year old printer, so I paid 100 bucks for the monitor. Added speakers, Mac Keyboard etc and under 2000 I have a super fast system cheaper then a mid level PC. Still need a recommended SSD drive I could use to edit on with Resolve. I am very happy with the speed.
Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day!
I've never regretted having too much and I always regret having too little.
Lol. You just basically send in the end of your video you need to upgrade because it’s there. Love your videos!
I liked your videos on the Mac Mini over a year ago and you helped me decide to buy that w/16GB. It's worked really well for Lightroom and Davinci (basic stuff). The only issued I've had is, if over a week or more without shutting down Lightroom, I'll get a memory error and have to shut it down. If I close the app every other day or so, I don't have a problem. Maybe I'll upgrade to a studio eventually (ports, more memory, etc.), but I think your right that everyday types like us are good with the
FINALLY! I've been deliberating between a Mac Mini M1 and the base Studio, this has made my mind up - moving from a 2015 iMac, the Mac Mini will be enough of a speed boost. Thanks for your excellent video!
Hi Neil- I’m making the same move. How have you found it?
@@ThatMarkGilroy I'm really pleased and definitely made the right purchase. Keep in mind there's an M2 Mac Mini on the way, although this might not arrive for quite some time, plus the leap from M2 to M2 isn't that enormous. Compared to my 2015 Core 17 4ghz iMac, my M1 Mac Mini screams!
@@ConnectCreativeDesign Awesome. Mine is the late 2015 i5 3.3Ghz option. I beefed the RAM up to 24GB but it’s starting to struggle with 4K edits.
7 years isn’t a bad innings.
@@ThatMarkGilroy you should see a big speed jump then. I purchased a used Mac Mini M1 and upped the ram to 16gb which seems to be enough. I don't edit 4k video though, only desktop publishing stuff.
Having invested an extra $250 in an OWC Thunderbolt dock for my M1 Mini, the clearly superior connectivity of the Studio is the -sigh- reason it makes no sense for me to buy the Studio. Both are so superior to my 2018 i5 Mini, that the difference is negligible. I do less video editing that you, so standing pat with the M1 is the clear choice for me. Excellent incisive analysis 😊
My first Mac purchase was the Mac mini M1 from over a year ago. Let me be clear, that computer is amazing. Quiet, fast, and can handle multitasking. My biggest complaint? That RUclipsrs we're writing it off. Why? Because it couldn't handle video rendering and professional editing for multiple task. RUclipsrs get so caught in their bubble that they fail to realize that normal people who work and go to school don't need a $1000 computer necessary. I'm able to run all my adobe software well and even do medical projects without hiccups. My advice? Stick with the M1 Mac mini, saves you money and offers you great reliable service. A legitimate complaint would be the ports. Two USB ports and 2 usb c connections may not be enough for everyone. For me it's fine since most of my accessories are wireless. But definitely something to think about.
I have a bit of a different point of view. Apple's XEON workstations always lasted 7 to ten years of doing what I needed before upgrading, where the old Intel Mac laptops would hit limits in two to three years. With these insanely great SOCs today, I could see a MAX laptop lasting much longer than I ever have experienced before, and the reason I might consider a Studio Max or Studio Ultra, would be to get that same 7 to ten years out of them that I came to expect from such expensive machines.
By the time I bought two thunderbolt 4 hubs for my Mini I had already spent more than the Studio. But I bought the 16/2 version of the mini and I regularly use about half of the internal SSD as extra memory. So that’s why I am ordering the Studio with 64mb/4tb, hell I may even order it with 8tb for headroom.
you mean 64gb probably, not 64mb
My 8GB m1 mac mini is great!! Browsing 12-15 firefox tabs open all day, play a few games, launch emacs or DaVinci Resolve once in awhile; it has never let me down. It is screamingly fast for most people.
I've had my base Mac Studio Max for a couple of weeks now and am really pleased with the upgrade from my M1 mini (which was itself a significant upgrade from my 2018 mini). Strictly speaking I'm not a "power" user but I'm close enough that I can see performance improvements in many of my tasks. Besides, I know I'll have the Studio for several years and I feel like I've done some future proofing, especially as more applications get M1 optimization.
I'm in the same boat and I absolutely love my base model Mac studio, kind of wish I went with 1tb of storage but its an incredible computer that I can see lasting me the long term.
I upgraded from a M1 Mac mini 16GB 1TB to the base Studio with a TB ssd. I have three 4k displays and the M1 Mini can't push that natively. I have been using a DisplayLink adapter and there are limitations. I don't expect to buy another Mac for a really long time.
I bought my mac mini m1 with 16g 512 in the end of 2021, I heard of the bluetooth issue in the beginning , so I avoid Bluetooth for all devices. Until now nothing I can complain about this machine , best Mac I have ever got. Don't think I will replace it unless the 32g mac mini is launched
❤️ All the extra I/O is a must for those of us who have a ton of peripheral‘s. Anyone who orders the M1 max with anything less than 64 GB of RAM and 2 TB of SSD is nuts.
9:15 I thought something was happening to my monitor?!!? I even shook my desk - blinked my eyes a bunch of times... SMDH (
You nailed it with the Mac Mini limitations of RAM and only 2 external monitors forcing me to buy the Studio instead. Forget the performance spec comparisons, the previously mentioned limitations are making the decision for me. The reality is, I wish Apple would include the specs of the Studio within the Mac Mini, but if they do, it would be around the same price anyway and just more compact. I have space and would rather have the larger case / fans to keep it cool over time. Thanks for this video!
An m1 Mac mini paired to a studio display would be a really nice Mac desktop setup and be about as close to a 27” iMac as we are likely to see.
THE mac mini is the beat value....the ultra is all unnecessary for most people
What device are you using to switch between Mac mini and the Studio using the same monitor? Are you using a KVM switch, if so what brand and model? Thanks.
Same question, how did you switch between those two machines?
Do you edit off local storage or from your NAS? (internal storage is the one thing that I think I'd pay to upgrade on the Studio - or the mini) I use FCPX.
I store all my footage on my home built server, but if I were to upgrade one part about the Mac studio I would get at least the 1tb internal ssd.
@@TheEverydayDad Thanks for the note... Confirms what I was thinking -- get either 1TB or 2TB internal.
@@TheEverydayDad Worth noting as well that the Mac Studio comes with the 10Gb ethernet standard. If you have 10Gb on your home server you can greatly increase transfer rates to and from the home server. 10 Gb is a game changer for storage because you can offload most of your storage needs to a home server with an SSD cache and only store the things that need the fastest storage on the Mac. This also really makes the value proposition of the 16/256 GB mac mini with 10Gb interesting iff you already have a home server because then you can seriously consider the lower storage configurations for professional work without sacrificing meaningful amounts of time. (1 GB/s over the network vs 4 GB/s local isn't that big of a difference in most cases.)
FOMO is real. I don’t really need the Mac Studio but when I know that it’s not available everywhere I suddenly want to have one. I have the M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14 inch so it already serves everything that I need.
Editing crop-only videos with a single adjustment layer filter any i3 does, even in 4K. I want to see 10 layers of audio and video with motion effects together, showing the preview loading while editing. There we can see how the machine behaves in editing.
Great video. I just hate the thought of buying a M1 with the M2 on the horizon. 2022 is providing to be both the most exciting and frustrating year for Apple fans. So many choices! 😂
@Scepter01 I'm not sure that M2 will come already next year. I think we will see a M1 quad for the MacPro with swappable HDD and maybe even RAM.
Doesn't make sense to have one model with a different architecture when all other models use M1.
M2 will come 2024
Tbh that doesn't make sense to me. There will always be a new device right around the corner. And when M2 is out you will hate the thought that M3 is on the horizon and so on :p
@@Googaify You are right there will always be something new just around the corner. At the same time WWDC is less than a month away. With the supply chain problems no one can accurately predict what will happen.
For me I don’t need a new computer (my current setup works for my needs). My work computer is a Windows laptop so I’m really only looking at my personal computer.
Some days I land on buying a base model refurbished M1 Mac Mini. Other days I land on waiting is hard and that is really the only reason I want a new machine now. One day either way I will update my 10 year old Macs. 😅
@@Googaify beat me to it...was the same years ago with hifi...always waiting to buy knowing the next model was out any time soon...at some point you just have to buy and be done with it...same for all tech really
I am a videoproducer and no everyday casual user. I have the Mac mini and can push it easily to its limits. So what do you think? Max or Ultra?
My thinking is that if I get the base model mac studio it will give me plenty of headroom which would make this machine last me a long long time I am in music hobbyist and artist and digital artist. I dabble with iMovie for family movies.
It’s 4k monitor scaled to look like 1080p? Bottom icons appear big
love the video
just not a huge fan of the transitions with the music and floating title
I think the Mac studio is great for what it is, but really the mini is 95% what I need and that other 5% (storage) is easy to find workarounds for. I think really easiest way to determine this is budget, you should always go with what you can afford and upgrade only when it becomes a need more than a want. Still, great video 👍🏼 though I do miss the camera reviews sometimes
I probably could have gotten away with a Mac mini but I went with the studio but I play to have it for years
I’m a graphic designer that does vehicle wraps very large file 110-150dpi at scale you can imagine one side of a tour bus is 4 gigs when I export to a jpeg my windows machine will do it but it doesn’t like it. My question is will the Mac mini with its unbelievable M1 chip get it done I don’t do video editing but I might do some wildlife video in the future.
Hi Gary, been enjoying some of your videos and your take on the tech review game.
Quick question for you though, it's good to know that for most people's uses, even for creators who aren't churning out lots of video content, that most macs will get the job done. The thing is most people who aren't tech reviewers don't upgrade their machines that often, partly for the hassle and partly because upgrading tech more often is not a sustainable use of resources. So what should one do to future proof your purchase? Get the mac studio rather than mini? Get the max studio and some extra ram? Interested to know your take on this?
Recently switched from Android to Apple and from windows to IOS subscribing because I want to know everything about it how it works 😄 as I'm new to this apple
my mini m1 has 8x8 plus 16 gigs of ram and 512 ssd cost me 1700 cnd just it and it took 11:38 seconds to export a 22 gig 4 k video to my thats not bad at all the studio would be or should be alot faster now fo us here in canada the base model studio cost 2499 canadain im thinikng about getting it but iam not in a rush either i want to see whats coming next from apple before jumping on the bandwagon again but iam still happy with my mini either way
I found the regular M1 is choppy when I have multiple windows open and am doing video editing and it even made the computer restart when I was transferring big files between external drives. I may have the get a studio.
I am using my base Mac Mini M1 15 months now with Citrix Remote, Citrix Jabber for my work from home environment. At the same time I am running locally MS Office, Chrome with youtube playing 4k or a live tv stream or netflix, at least 10-15 chrome tabs, apple mail, viber, messenger, apple messages, tunein bluetooth mouse, keyboard, trackpad and nc headphones, a ubs dac/amp all of these bolted on a 32 inch 4k monitor......and runs like a champion. My PC colleagues are laughing at me and they don't believe me! Apple has shown the future.....this machine is a beast for single core operations and a very decent one for multi core.
i think it would be amazing if apple made a mac mini with the m1 pro chip and added 2 extra thunderbolt ports, its a happy middle ground. more ports, better performannce and not too expensive
I agree. But I'm also waiting on Apple to make HDMI 2.1 48Gbps standard on at least the Pro machines before I trade in my M1 Mac Mini.
So your slow internet is the bottleneck. Is that cable? Thanks
What's about Multicam Editing with for example 6x 4k?
If you don't mind me asking which monitor are you using?
Keep going back and forth between these. Studio upgraded to 1TB and a Mac Mini 16GB/1TB is $700 less than the Studio once I add in a good hub like like the CalDigit 4 and a card reader. How much better would the Studio be over the Mini using Lightroom?
Have you decided on one? Keep having the same problem, wondering which would be suitable for several Adobe apps + multiple tabs open. I feel like Mac Studio is an overkill, but I'm worried Mac Mini would be too slow. No idea whether I'm right or completely off. So frustrating.
@@Googaify I've decided to keep plugging along with my iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) 4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7 with 32GB of RAM. It's still doing the job. I'll wait to see what the revised M2 Mac Mini brings. I do know I want a 5K screen.
@@epcalderhead I have the exact same computer. I'm 100% satisfied with its performance, but I need to buy a new one within the next few weeks for reasons I won't bore anyone with so I have to decide on whatever is available right now
@@Googaify If money is an issue it's hard to beat a 16/500 Mini. I doubt you'd see huge gains for the money spent on a Studio just for what you're running.
Two reasons I want the Mac Studio, ports and I can do 3 monitors no jumping thru hops
Love your humor!
Love your content! Can you please do a video comparison on 32 or 64gb of Ram on the studio and also compare that to the Mac mini 16 gb of ram? That is my biggest dilemma. I have a Mac mini with 16gb and I run a ton of safari tabs which slow my system down big time. Only upgrading to the Studio for the additional ram. Your input will help me decide on 32vs 64. Thanks!
Very good point about identifying the bottleneck in your workflow. I spend waaay more time assembling files, pulling everything together, trimming video files, scripting, doing voice overs etc than I do exporting the videos for RUclips. Like you, I don’t do much if any color grading, etc.
Why do you feel the Max Mini does not have enough display ports? I might well use 2 monitors but can’t think why I’d want to connect to 3 or 4 monitors.
I'm still running a mac mini quad i7, a jump to M1 will be huge for me.
Hey bro
Very helpful, I'm only using an old pc from 10yrs ago as media pc. So I'd use the Mac Mini same use. Would the base model be be sufficient?
Regards,
Loyiso, South Africa
You mean for 4K in Final Cut Pro I can get by with the Mac Mini correct?
I just returned my M1 Mac mini with 16gb of ram. With photoshop and bridge open activity monitor said the ram usage was hovering around 15GB and I was getting getting the dreaded “beachball”. Is that normal?
excuse me.... but as far 4.18 goes...... is possible to connect one display to two different lcd?
Gary - did you find a solution for how long searches on you NAS took or the audio track issues in FCP? I thought you said you ga e up on Apple for video editing?
When the Studio was announced I was immediately going to jump on it, but now I'm thinking that I'll now wait for the next version. I have the M1 Mac mini (16bg + 1TB) and it runs Photoshop and Premier Pro (my main apps) perfectly find and quickly.
you think your set up would be fine for creating RUclips content in 4k
Do you think we should wait until the M2 Mac Mini comes out later this year?
Why trip out on display when you can buy a Samsung 48inch widescreen or lg 42inch(I believe) monitors...4k displays for 1k usd maybe cheaper during sales
I've recently turned 17, and now I'm able to earn my own money properly, I'm planning to enter the M1 userbase, and these videos are really splendid. Very informative and useful in purchase advice.
Did they ever fix the Bluetooth issues in the mini?
Hi, did apple upgrade the ports (usb thunderbolt etc) . I have a core i5 mac mini and it’s ports freeze once I use more than 2 at once, very frustrating
m1 with 8gb ram. when i used it in mainstage it shows memory full. when i checked the usage in mainstage im using a little less than 400mb.. wtf ???
I bought the quiizlab hub and that’s more than I need for my M1 mini 16GB 256GB from eBay.
Mac Mini Bluetooth issues vs Mac Studio?
still on the mini for almost a year now. :) thanks for the tips. hahaha now I am pushing my upgrades in the near 3 years or so. :) so what if the mini renders slow? it means more sleep for me. :) hahahaha it lags but yeah, it is doable. :) real tips in this channel. i love it. :D thanks again.
Is the mac mini good enough for 2D animation ?
My Mac Studio M1 Max will be returned because after working death silent on the Mac mini M1 for over a year the Mac Studio really has an annoying noise level at least for my sensible ears. It’s really a pity because I like the Mac studio and the more ports and the design in general but the noise level doesn’t match my expectations, sorry Apple.
Maybe a defect? On my max I can't hear the fans unless my ear is next to it.
Still waiting for the Intel Mac Mini replacement, then will evaluate vs the base M1 Mac Mini with upgraded RAM, storage, 10gb ethernet.
I think most people get the 16GB RAM version of the mini. Baseline studio is 1799 on Apple Educational Store. M1Max 32 GB ram 512 SSD for what 7-800 more? I’m future proofing. 8 GB of ram isn’t going to cut it in 2-3 years. Baseline Studio should be good for 5-7 years. Also Mac mini upgrade in near future. Maybe then it’s a better competition.
Just ordered a base level Studio with 2TB of disk space. I do not need this much computer today. This configuration is based on future proofing. Software will require more compute power in the near future, the extra disk space in insurance and I hope to be using higher end software in the future. I am not a video person. I do lots of research requiring many apps open at the same time. I also restore old photos and documents associated with my research. So I view this purchase as a value deal that will meet my long term needs now and down the line.
Nice! I hope you enjoy it and I totally envy that extra storage, I wish I'd gotten 1tb myself.
Someone is enjoying his new camera(s) hehehe
Mini with 16GB, 1TB and 10G network costs $1300. I paid $2600 for MAX with 64GB, 1TB. So yes double the price. All photography related task tests I have seen cut time in half. And I don't need to buy $400 doc and a card reader. Personally MAX is worth it. It is same thing, do you need 100MP GFX or 5dmk3 is enough. All depends on your needs and wants.
The Mac Studio base model consumes 10gb of memory doing absolutely nothing when connected to a single Apple Studio Display monitor aka 27" 5k. Even using a multiple 2k monitors instead increases the memory consumption doing absolutely nothing. What was danced around is Monterey has increased the unspoken memory requirements since the release of the first gen Mac Mini M1. Buying a new Mac Mini 16gb now will be a short-lived investment from both the OS and when the new M2 chips are released with hopefully 16gb as the base memory.
I use the base model M1 MBA and its plenty of horsepower for my work flow.
That base model mba is an incredible laptop.
Hey bro you need to a Lumix GH6 review :)
Is everything was working fine with the Mac mini, why do you feel the need to upgrade?
When is M2 coming out? Will the Mac Studio be reduced in price when M2 arrives? Who knows.
I am procrastinating hard on buying my next computer. Currently have MBA 2017, and I am waiting on the M2 to come out but my patients is running short. Should I get a MacMini or a M1 MBA? I do some java code, school work and 1080p RUclips videos. HELP ME MR. EVERYDAY DAD!!!!
M1 MBA if you take it always with you for school or work.. If you’re just coding at home, M1 mac mini is cheaper and has a lot of ports compared to macbooks.. Both of them are great, just make sure to upgrade the RAM to 16GB.
@@jbmagx thanks Amigo!
16gig ram limitation is the deal breaker for me. If it maxed out at 32 as a graphic designer that would be plenty
Eh same... But I also keep hearing that it works differently with M1 so that 16gb with M1 is more like 32 with Intel. No idea if it's true though
Just think how much easier life would be if apple allowed user mem upgrades and not just their prop ridiculously OTT priced stuff...but that would be against every shred of business practice they have
Dammit I am a software developer and 20-30 tabs open when I work is normal. I NEED HELP Everyday Dad !!!!!
So wish the Mac Mini could push 2 studio displays!
That would be awesome if it could!
I just needed affordable desktop Mac with 32GB memory. Basic Mac Studio has it. Done deal.
I reckon if you’re using say 150mbps video that a lot of people probably use then I’d say no to the studio and buy a mini which Is exactly what I did. If you use a red camera or a pocket cinema camera then absolutely buy a studio.
Because it's way better that simple.
I’d like the Mac studio base model to have 1TB SSD
I’m a fairly average kind of Mac user. I think I’ll keep my Mac mini until the M3 Mac Mini comes out…
I’m more than happy with my Mac mini M1 16GB.
Nice! I'm glad you like it!
Designers (incl. Photoshop extensive use), video editors, and musicians? How y'all finding the M1 Mac Mini? If someone has the M1 Mac Studio you're welcome to tell me your exp as well.
so tired of hearing what the Mac mini lacks. It is an ENTRY level device. It someone needs to drive more than. 2 monitors, then they need to buy a more powerful computer. That's like me buying a Chevy Volt and complaining that it is not as fast as a Tesla. This is why there are different options. So people can buy what they think they need. The Mac Mini is perfect for a whole lot of users, but not for everyone.
when did music and sound effects made it to your videos? personal opinion but… you don’t need them. Not trying to be a hater or negative but sounds to playful for the content. Just my unsolicited 2 cents.
Agreed I respect he’s trying new stuff but idk it just seems off tbh like it doesn’t fit
*goes to find everytab dad instead* 😜
why even buy 10gigabit ethernet port for mac mini when most internet providers provide only 1gbps max
Because you might have a home network with 10gbps transfer speeds?
just bought a refurbished M1 Mini for my 80-year-old mom, and it will be a fantastic machine for her. I wanted to get her an M1 iMac, but couldn't justify the price, especially considering I had a 27" 1080 monitor sitting at home, un-used. 🤘🏼
That's awesome! I hope she really enjoys it.
I do all my videos on my iPhone 13 😳
Is your Mini 8gb? Trying to wrap my head around video editing with 8gb ram. I Still haven't tried a mac but have started looking at used M1 models.