Mac Mini M2 Pro vs Mac Studio Base Model | Is it Clear Cut for YouTube and Working from Home?
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- I was so excited with the Mac Mini M2 Pro and gave it the win over the Mac Studio in my first thoughts. Then when I priced out a Mac Mini M2 Pro with some upgrades I started to have doubts.
You might be stuck thinking of which Mac to buy in 2023 upgrading from an intel Mac or M1.
In this video, I compare the Mac Mini M2 Pro with the Mac Studio M1 Max base model.
I add some upgrades and compare these as close as you can get between these 2 machines.
With today's technology, the 2 machines are absolutely great machines and will perform well for most if not all day to day tasks working from home and 4K editing and photo editing for RUclips.
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I chose the M2 Pro Mac Mini. I have a studio display, and two old 1080p monitors that I can hook up to it for added real estate. I chose 1TB hard drive because all my files in total are about 700GB, so I can have full files locally and in the cloud (and I already have an external 1TB SSD for cloned backups). With DOCSIS 4 technology around the corner, I wanted the 10GB ethernet so I'm ready for new network hardware that will take advantage of this. I'm already not taking full advantage of my 1.2 Gig internet plan with my modem that supports 950 MBps max. I do not do video editing, so a solid CPU was more important to me than GPU. I also like, reading in reviews, that the Mini is silent. The issue about no ports on the front, geez can get a 3 foot USB-C extension cable and have the end pointed at you. I have a small anker USB C hub with USB and a SD card slot lying around. It's not that hard to pull out the mini and attach something. Totally a first world problem. Another difference: the Mini is somewhat portable still, making travel with it possible, while I would not want to lug around a Mac Studio. When I visit my sister in Florida, she has a Mac keyboard/mouse and a giant 4K TV, I can bring my Mac mini in my carryon bag and plug into that. This is another benefit that I don't see reviewers commenting on. The Mac Studio is a great machine, if I were doing graphics work that would be my choice, hands down. I love that Apple is giving us more options, at multiple price points. It makes the choices harder, but great to have the options.
FINALLY a video that compares the base studio to the M2! As a professional photographer and person who struggles making decisions this has been a tough one for me too!😅 I like the more CPU on the Mac mini 2 , and its so cute and small but for pretty much the same price the base Mac Studio also comes with the SD card reader . I guess I’ve lasted this long. Im going to also wait !!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks, Allure Studios for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it. And yes, I will be in the same boat and wait, like you said we have lasted this long lol :)
i know right. its a no brainer this si the question that pros are ASKING. A spec'd up M2 mini is potentially more expensive than an M1 Studio with Max in it and same RAM, plus more headroom on thermals. But against that Studio has no future proofing on upgrades, since RAM and even "SoC" SSD is still not up-gradable, even for someone with a soldering iron.
@@bashful228 Right! Like maybe instead of 32 ram they should have made the 24 for $250 on the M2Pro instead of 32 for $500 upgrade then it would have been easier to save $500 and I would have been happy with the 24 gigs!
Good desicion, me too 👍
Hey Allure Studios! Great Point!!
I bought the baseline Mac Studio M1 Max with 2 TB of storage at the end of the last year and I don’t regret that. I opted for the 2 TB because I came from a fully equipped M1 mini with also 2 TB and I didn’t want to downgrade here. I buy my stuff when I need it so I didn’t wait for the M2 or M2 Pro to come. To be honest… we all know that there will be new chips and devices every year so of course you can always wait for a better one.
Hey, PlayStefan misc! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Yes, I agree it's best to buy when you need it, just so tempting at times lol. Yes, I wrote the exact thing in a couple comments that there will always be something better, but how much better? We are getting to the golden era where the chipsets are so fast in comparison to the capabilities of some software unless you are running a ridiculous amount of multiple streams of footage or content to redline a machine.
M1-Max-10-Core has 8 performance cores.
M2-Pro-10-Core has only 6 performance cores.
You need to upgrade to M2-Pro-12-Core to get 8 performance cores as well.
IMO Apple doesn't communicate this good enough.
Good Call Huzti 84!
First! I'm excited too but I have the M1 Max so I need to get another year or two out of it. I'll probably wait for the M3 or M4 Pro/Max/Ultra because it's so freaking expensive.
Love it!!! Yeah, if I had the Mac Studio M1 Max when it came out and didn't have my Mac Mini M1, I wouldn't upgrade either. It's hard, because the Mac Mini M1 is still good and still fits my needs, and the new Mac mini M2 Pro or the Mac Studio in this comparison are both good to have lol. Just thinking if I give my daughter the Mac mini M1 I can justify the upgrade this year as she is using my old MacBook Pro 13-inch circa 2011... I think lol.
5more gpu cores, 400gb/s memeory bw, extra encoder/decoder
Better thermals, extra ports, front accessible ports …
Just get the macstudio
Hey RunForPeace 2020! Totally! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Another thing to point out is that the m1 studio with 512gb ssd has a 5,000 r/r speed, where as the m2 mini pro is only a 3,000 mbps r/r for the 512gb ssd.
Hey Keenan! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, and for the info! That can make a difference when editing a lot of footage and swapping files.
Good comparison video... Here in Down Under a 32 gb ram M2 upgrade is $600.00, My 2020 iMac 27" i7 32gb ram upgrade cost me $175.00 to do the upgrade myself, My external Samsung T7 2Tb Shield was $237.00 on sale... Apples extravagant upgrade prices are a major consideration on purchasing a nice work horse..
Hey Brian Greenwood! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Yeah, the upgrade prices are a bit intense, especially with the Mac mini and Mac Studio where you can't upgrade anything after. I feel even the M1 is still such a great machine, that everything that is coming out now may only see a marginal performance boost in real-life situations (yes the bench-marks are going to be crazy increases). I mean who today, that isn't in cinema, is editing 8K footage regularly every single week and doing tons of layers editing photos. Don't get me wrong, I was complaining about export times on the Mac mini M1 for an 11min 4k video taking 13mins to export which is much faster than my MacBook Pro 15-inch 2016 which takes double the time. Is it worth $1000 - $2000 more for a marginal boost in real-life situations? Some, absolutely yes lol, most probably not.
A decent speed thunderbolt enclosure and fast 2Tb NVMe drive are a fraction of what Apple charges in upgrade costs. How long the market lets them get away with it is up to purchasers to stop paying them for it!
Yeah, I agree. I get that it can be acceptable to have a premium bump, but over $1200US for some upgrades is a little too much.
i hope in time the Right to Repair and EU govt can get some traction on Apple’s deliberate strategy to force people into the massive apple tax margins on higher spec’d models in each market segment of Mac products. (and iOS/iPad i guess)
apple always (like for decades) since the Mac 128K/512K days have gouged high end users as a way to bankroll the business and kept entry machines closer to costs to maximise market share. but now there’s no DYI or 3rd party workarounds they are forcing people to buy ahead of need and from Apple with their highly inflated pricing on RAM and SSD memory. they would have to be one of the bigger RAM and SSD procurers in the world today so their costs would reflect that, their prices are unreflective of that. the opposite even. it’s amoral at best.
I have a home recording studio for music production and still using a 2013 iMac. I went to Apple Store today with my mind set on the Studio M1 Max with upgrade of 32 gb memory and 1 tb storage. Apple employee recommended Mac Mini M2 Pro and upgraded with same memory and storage. Mini has more CPU but less ports. Both are same price with the extras I added. I use Logic Pro and a lot of plugins. I'm so confused now on which would be better for me.
I think both will be more than capable. It would depend on the peripherals for your setup and the ports you will need to run them. Also, the M2 Pro can only handle 3 displays and the Studio can handle 5. Another factor depending on your setup. If you need something now, I would say the M2 Pro if the ports are enough. Apple might update the Max Studio later this year, so it might be worth waiting for.
check out the ventilation in the m1max studio, if that does not disturb you (if you record silent acoustic instruments maybe) go for the studio. my 2009 mini is louder compared to this new studio. further pros: studio has twice the memory bandwidth than these m2pro m2 minis and got ports in the front, also an sxdc card port.
I was one of those that jumped from the M1 Mac mini to the base M1 Studio Max and have been happy with that decision ever since. Having said that, if this new M2 mini Pro had been available at the time I would have been sorely tempted because of the price difference.
Hey Bryan S! 100%, I almost jumped the gun on the M1 Studio Max when it first came out. It was sold out and was able to enjoy the M1 honestly yes, right now maybe at the end of the year I want to wait and see if Apple updates the Mac Studio before upgrading. :)
Similar dilemma- have M1 16GB 1TB Mini & torn between M2 Pro Mini vs Studio
Do relatively modest video editing for hobby & run virtual machines as well … likely will just wait and see what the next Studio will have, but 32GB & more CPU cores would be nice!
Same! Thanks Jacob Temple for taking the time to leave a comment really appreciate it. That comes to the dilemma lol. I am thinking to wait unless something happens to my M1 or I pass it on to my daughter a little bit earlier lol.
Yes, I have a similar dilemma. I was hoping it would start at 1199, then it would be a bit more clear. I have a base level M1 air. It has been ok, but 256Gb is a bit small. And I have some significant memory swap with 8GB. So, 512GB and 16GB of memory should be fine. $1300 is fine until 32GB of RAM and 1TB becomes tempting. I’m waiting the massive testing by Max tech and others.
Yeah, I am looking forward to seeing some benchmark comparisons and real-life situations, at the end of the day I am sure for most both are going to be great. It's just the thought of getting the best performance if they are the same price after some configuration changes and no regrets depending on what you need versus what you want.
I am on my way now to pick up an M1 Mac mini with upgraded storage (516g) for $450 (mouse thrown in). For $50 more plus tax I could have gotten the student discount for the M2 base but the drop in speed between 256gb & 516gb was enough to pursuade me otherwise!
That is awesome Matt Ruppert! Yeah, that is why I edit my videos on an external Ssd like the Sandisk Extreme Pro and cheaper than Apple Tax to upgrade the SSD. Let me know how it goes!
I think this year, a new Mac Pro is coming with a M2 Ultra...
I using a Mac Pro Late 2013 and i don't make videos, i more on picture side. I'm happy with my Mac Pro, no need for upgrade at the moment... but...
Maybe i take a Mac Mini M2 Pro at the end of the year.
Great video.
Thanks BlackWipeout for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it. I hope there is some exciting Mac Pro announcements, mind you "hope". Crazy thing is the Mac mini M2 Pro, the Mac Studio M1 Ultra are pretty incredible for performance, especially with Native Apps.
I returned my Mac Studio which I bought 10 days ago…waiting for the M2 Studio.
May not be here until October… so will buy a 2nd hand M1 Mac Mini in the interim
Hey Richard! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! I am in the same boat. I have already waited this long lol.
I will wait too to see what coming in march. When there are no new Modells I will go for the Mac studio
Hey Big mIKe! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Yeah, they didn't have a big event for this release, so it will be exciting to see what is presented in March for sure!!
I picked up a base M2 Pro mac mini, which is perfect for what I need at the moment.
Love it!! Night Coder, let me know how it goes and if you love it or return it/exchange it.
@@Elev8Project I'm loving it. It's so fast.
That's awesome!!!
Wouldn’t it make sense to run both against each other with identical workloads to see which performs best rather than relying purely on specs?
100%! In the video, I did state that the specs may not translate in better performance in real world. This was just going over the dilemma of choosing either or. I know a few channels were able to go through the actual performance between these 2, I just don't have either, and was sharing my dilemma and choosing to wait to see if Apple indeed releases a M2 Max Studio this year. We will see lol
I’m coming from a intel iMac so I’m happy to go for a M2 Pro Mac mini.
Hey Sean! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it. The M2 Pro will be pretty amazing in comparison to your older intel iMac. Let me know how it goes!
What do you suggest if I jump back-and-forth to Ai/Ps daily? I thought the MMM2 pro would work but after watching your video I think the studio might be the answer. Thoughts?
Hey Joeyxg! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! I think both will do the job really well, depending on how many layers you have. In the chart, it compares Ps performance with M1, not the M1 Max, so I think the performance will be comparable, and maybe the M2 Pro still edging out the M1 Max and it's a newer chipset, again depending on how many layers etc. M2 Pro with 16GB on a budget, and when you bump up to 32GB then there comes the dilemma depending on how much SSD storage you need. Hope that helps, and let me know what you end up getting!
@@Elev8Project and far as i know AI isn’t multithreaded. both AI and PS have GPU support for zooming in and out but the code base is so geriatric that i’d be surprised if either of them can get the full potential out of Max and Ultra chips.
A 1 TB ssd is reasonable, anything less is no longer realistic, precisely I am expanding from 512 GB. I don't know to what extent the difference between 16 GB and 32 GB is relevant. But it is true that the basic M2 mini is enough for those who only do email, internet or normal correspondence, for others the M2 Pro is necessary and there you can see that it is actually very expensive, especially if you want to expand it with other options.
Hey Rob700! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it. Yeah, I agree with the 1TB Ssd for today's minimum storage and the M2 is more than powerful to do email, internet and all the day to day basics. In my experience, and the plugins I use editing in FCP, and having other apps I get close and have reached 16GB usage. The 32GB is great for that extra headroom. Also, that depends on what you are doing etc. And Yes the M2 Pro with even my minor upgrades, adding the SSD from 512 to 1TB and upgrading the ethernet, doesn't seem as budget friendly as originally thought.
I think I will wait for the next Mac Studio.
Hey Chuan-kang Shih! My thoughts exactly! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! I really appreciate it!
Yea, i have the exact same problem. I love the m2 pro mac mini but i need 32 gb of ram and 1 tb ssd. The price is so close to the base studio. Im also considering the new 14” mbp base with the 1 tb ssd and steying with only 16 gb ram. The 16 gb ram upgrade is just too much. I now have a mac pro 5.1 with all the upgrades and it has 32 gb of ram. I hate closed m2 architecture
Hey nervtokyo3! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! I know the closed architecture and taking the ability to upgrade is kind of annoying. Mind you, I had my MacBook Pro 16inch for 5 years was happy till I wasn't and upgraded to my current Mac mini M1.
Thats my point too. If I’m using native apps GarageBand and iMovie only for my podcast , should I buy M2 basic or upgraded version?
I think the basic M2 is more than capable. Especially for native apps.
I've been using Macs since '92 and for my 1st several Macs I ordered the minimum amount of RAM pre-installed in the computer Apple offered because it was universally understood that Apple unconscionably charged WAY too much for RAM, exploiting the timid and somewhat technology phobic Mac users who didn't feel comfortable buying RAM from a 3rd party vendor and opening up the machine to pop in some SIMMS or (later) DIMMs. Then in the pursuit of ever-thinner designs, in the 2010s Apple decides to start gluing memory to the motherboards of many Mac models. Now with Apples "M"-series SoC processors with the "unified" RAM, Apple is once again in a position to charge an obscene premium on RAM. It shouldn't cost $400 frickin' dollars to opt for 32GB of RAM vs 16GB in a new M2 Pro - equipped Mac Mini. This one pricing decision alone will likely make me wait until the Mac Studio has a processor upgrade to a M2 or M3 chip where would otherwise buy a new Mac Mini right now.
@7:31 - gigabit not gigabyte (Gb not GB)
Yes!! Thanks, good catch. I seem to do that with TB terabyte too at times lol
I’m a paid video editor. I’m still running an Intel 2010 MacPro 12 core: it can still edit even 4K. I use a lot of moving graphics. I love my MacPro. But I’ve been saving up for the MacStudio, 32GB RAM 1TB SSD. I’m considering buying Apple refurbished. But now I see the M2 Pro MacMini and possibly M2 Mac Studio soon. What do I do? 😮 Just getting the M1 now will be a huge upgrade from what I use now so I don’t know what to do🤷🏻♂️ Any advice?
Hey Cesar! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! So, you sound like me before I got my Mac mini M1. I was editing my 4K footage with a MacBook Pro 2016 and started really struggling and the fans were on HIGH while editing. The M1 was an impressive upgrade in performance, especially for my editing workflow and the fans .... never turn on. I use FCP, not sure what program you use and should be similar if it is updated for M1. Because you don't have an M1, based on the options I would honestly recommend at least the M2 Pro if you need to upgrade now. Waiting for the M2 Mac Studio could be tomorrow, but most likely closer to the end of the year or next year. Hope that helps Cesar and let me know what you end up doing!
@@Elev8Project My MacPro struggles at times when heavier effects are added but it’s not terrible; I’m still able to do work on FCPX. And the only time there’s some slowing down is when I’m editing on FCPX. But aside from that all the other programs are working fine, Bluetooth, wifi, Ethernet, etc. So maybe I’ll take your advice and wait? Unless I can find a great deal on a refurbished M1 Mac Studio! Thanks for the feedback!
I'm going to wait for the M2 max and/or ultra to come out to see the real difference in price and power. Apple's "extras" are too expensive and do not justify their price. More memory and more ssd is necessary but the price does not match that processor.
100%
I’d like to point out your probably wrong on the potential pricing on future pricing of a future Mac-Studio.
The M2 MacBooks are consistently $600-700 more expensive than their equipment Mac Minis.
Future Mac-Studios M2 or 3 max will be $2119 or more if it has an M3.
Hey FreeJaffa92! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Yeah, you might be right or they might keep the base model the same, and get us with the upgrades. But that being said now that you bring up the M2 MacBooks increase, you might be on to something.
You didn't mention mac studio annoying sound, which is one of major showstoppers for me to chose the studio. Another one is hdmi port.
Hey AladdinLT! Good point, the fans are always on with the Mac Studio and depending on blockage and dust build-up I can only imagine the annoying sound. Yes, it is weird in 2022 they didn't update the HDMI port for the Mac Studio launch.
Doesn't seem like it would take that many months until studios get completely blocked with dust. If I dont clean my computer every 6 months its a mess inside there. I wonder if HP air will help? Wonder if making a careful incision to open it just for dusting purposes? Apple counting on thi$?
Hey James Jackson! My main hesitation with the Mac Studio has been that new thermal cooling system.
@@Elev8Project I like the fact that the Mac Mini is relatively easy to take apart to blow the dust out.
It's question. I'm using a maxed out Mac mini M1 aud it does surprisingly well with Davinci Resole with BMPCC4K shooting BRAW C4K at 24fps. more cpu and gpu power would be welcome. if doing 3d work I would opt for the Mini M2 Pro with the 12core cpu vs 10 core Studio. Basically same money one has more CPU's and the other more GPU's. different design but same foot print. At least we have good options today unlike in recent years past. i7's that barely edged out the i5's that where same real world as 2 gen before i7's and i5's.. I'll wait for real world testing with Davinci Resolve with 6k and 8k BRAW and let that direct me. my build for the Mini Studio pro would the 12core, 1 terabyte SSD, 10g ethernet for future proof when I get around to a server storage.. though with thunderbolt 3 or 4 you can daisy chain you can live without it for years. honestly I'll probably do a better keyboard from Logitech and more HDD arrays. Cheap $50 keyboards are like $9 keyboards of 10 years ago.. "why did buy this????"
Hey alexshdvideo! Yes, I agree that we have great options today, and I need to learn Davinci Resolve. I use FCP right now, but with Davinci now on iPad's that might be a sign lol. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it!
Now that I’ve started hearing more, I think I’m genuinely going to opt for an M1 Max Studio at the soonest.
Hell, by the time I might have the money for one, an M2 Max Studio might come out and be *cheaper*.
I believe they will increase the price of the new Mac Studio M2max.
Hey Dave-K! I hear you, my friend. If we look at the Mac mini M2 they dropped the price of the base. They might make the base Mac Studio the same and increase somewhere with upgrades. I mean, the upgrades in SSD are so high. But who knows what Apple will do.
@@TomasRamoska I agree, Apple are highly unlikely to release a base level Mac Studio M2 Max cheaper or the same price as an upgraded Mac mini M2 Pro chip with equal Ram and SSD as it wouldn't make sense. I believe the days of a 1999 (dollar or pound) priced Mac Studio could be numbered. Its also possible a new Mac Pro might start at a lower price level than existing ones and be more at Mac Studio M1 Ultra levels if the rumoured 'Extreme' chip isn't coming. I guess we all have to wait and see.
I'm going to sleep a wake-up when apple start refurbishing the mini m2 pro then buy one on the cheep😆🤣
Hey SPENSHELL YARDI! I love it!! I am a fan of the refurbished section of the Apple Store! I still have a MacBook Pro that still works just fine when I travel and light work at home when I switch to a different room.
Great analysis! I would love to hear feedback on my dilemma. I have ordered the Mini M2 Pro base with upgraded 32GB memory for $1699 from Apple. I also ordered the base Studio 32/512 with no upgrades from Costco's recent sale for the same price of $1699. At the same price point of $1699, which one would be your preference? For reference, I am a print designer working mostly in InDesign (80% of my workflow is InDesign), Photoshop, and Illustrator. Typical projects include book designs with several hundred pages and several hundred high-res cmyk images. I do not work with videos and I do not play games. Any thoughts between these two machines?
Hey Steve Cooley!!! That is a great question and the dilemma lol. Honestly, I would sway towards the Mini M2 Pro. One being the size factor and fan noise and structure. In regards to performance, I think based on the latest geek bench marks for the M2 Pro edges out the M1 Max in single-core and multi-core scores. But marginally, real world results for what you are doing will vary, but think it would be marginal and be really if you need 5 displays vs 3 displays (Mac mini) and if you need the front ports on the Mac Studio. Personally, between the 2 options, I would go for Mac mini purely based on the form factor. Hope that helps!
I just got the refurb mac studio for 1799.
Nice! I am a fan of the refurbished market on apple's website. That might have to be a choice as well if you can get a base model Mac Studio for cheaper, and better yet more SSD or even RAM for cheaper.
You happy with it? I’m considering doing the same!
@@Cesar-pq2ck haven't receive it yet.
I'm coming from a M1 mac mini base model which was nice but gpu throttle is happening more often.
Exactly! I would get mini M2 Pro with $2200 configuration over $2400 Mac Studio. But a Mac Studio M2 Max? That's worth waiting as it should be a 5-year investment.
I now right!! The waiting game is not as bad when you have a M1 variant, the suspense to see what Apple does.
@@Elev8Project I have a "good" PC that was top tier in 2019. I can manage to see how the Mac Studio gonna be. M3 might be a steep jump over all, but sometimes you need to stop waiting and get what's available. From what I've seen M2 Pro is competitive with M1 Max.
@@Bo_Hazem MaxTech basically got the M2 is a stopgap chip wait for M3 totally wrong. they have no shame either as they aren’t fessing up to how bad they got it wrong. all chips are stopgaps on the next series of chips. all improvements are largely incremental (except the switch from Intel to PowerPc and Intel to AS which a architecture shifts).
@@bashful228 The gains in 3nm gonna be insane though, but not sure if I would wait as eventually you would want to upgrade. But the lack of AV1 hardware acceleration is kinda weird so far.
There’s news they are not making Mac Studio anymore
Basically M2pro is overpriced. Or they going to increase the Mac Studio M2max price significantly.
Hey Tomas Ramoska! You might be right, but they might also keep the base Mac Studio M2max the same and bump up different configurations. Almost like a bait and switch. Might save and keep the 512GB of SSD, which I think with the Mac Studio should have a minimum of 1TB SSD for the base model, but wishful thinking over here lol. Then bump up the cost a bit more to get that minimum 1TB.
I think Apple are using the Mac Mini M2 Pro as a performance carrot in advance of an M3 Max based Studio revamp in the autumn. How many upset customers buying the M2 Pro now will there be when the next Studio is released? Even more so if same price or only a modest increase.
I’m tempted to wait until at least the WWDC to see what the rumour mill brings up about the next Studio Max. I’ve waited 7 years between Macs, what’s a few more months wait for something that will last me a long time?
I'm currently running a 10yr old Mac pro and have been waiting for the M2 Mac minis as I'm well overdue an upgrade. I'm now facing the dilemma of whether to get the base model Mac Studio instead of the M2 Pro Mac mini (I want 32gb and 1tb storage) which as you've pointed out takes it to the same cost. I do feel I'm going to go with the Mac mini M2 Pro though. I wasn't planning on spending £2k on this, but it's the only way I'm going to get 32gb which I currently run. I'd be much happier if Apple were only charging £200 for the extra 16gb of RAM in the Mac mini and not £400 (who wouldn't be!). It's a shame the non-Pro M2 Mac Minis only go up to 24gb or I'd be getting one of those instead, but Apple know what they're doing to get the most out of us.
If you go on the Apple refurbished you’ll get the studio for £1799
I have the M2 Pro Mini with 32GB and a Max Studio. Unless you need something that's easier to carry, the Max Studio is a better buy (noticeably better performance on most tasks). I got the Mini specifically for live gigs. It's smaller and has fewer moving parts that might fail. If you decide you need 32GB of ram, get the Max Studio, else you'll be getting less for more. Unless you absolutely need the smaller box that's also safer to move around.
@@Mario_Pintaric Thanks for the info. Much appreciated. I do not need to move my mac around at all so I'll have another serious think about potentially getting the Mac Studio. Apple must know what they're doing with their pricing, it's really frustrating. How did you manage to get a 32gb M2 Pro mini so fast? bumping up the RAM is adding a couple of weeks onto the delivery time. It is where I am at least which is the UK. Thanks again.
Hey Mario Pintraric! That is great insight! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
Hey Ian H! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! Yeah, it really gets confusing when you start making changes to the base configurations. I'm glad Mario Pintaric was able to give great insight from owning both.
Hi Ryan, Im all about music production but I tend to use Kontakt and Omnisphere that works with sample libraries. Do you think I should get the $400 extra 16gb ram on Mac Mini M2 Pro? Or 16gb is enough?
Hey Laser Jakk! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it! I am not too familiar with both software, but that being said I looked them up and think that 16GB of RAM will be enough as its unified memory and will get help when it needs it. That being said, if there is anything to upgrade if you have extra money is RAM or unified memory. You probably noticed I personally would opt to upgrade the RAM over the extra cores and GPU. I think the M1 was great and the M2 Pro is that much better for performance for what I do. The RAM or Unified Memory is something you can't upgrade after the fact and once the software is able to maximize those chipsets the RAM will be a big factor in my opinion. So, personally, I think 16GB will be enough, and if you have the extra cash I say go for it to future proof. Even with my M1 with 16GB of RAM, I can export a 4K video and still check my email and surf the web without my machine slowing down. I hope that helps and let me know what you end up doing!
@@Elev8Project in Brazil U$1,00 means R$5,60 so U$400,00 equals R$2.250,00. Also, when arrives here there is a probability to pay between 20 and 60% extra tax on top of full price, depending on the Oficcer mood on the airport (government here are real thief). But still worth to bring it from US cuz here a device like this can goes up to R$30.000,00 if buy from Brazil Seller. Maybe the strategy is get Mac Mini M2 Pro 10 core CPU, 16gb Ram, 1tb ssd for 1.499,00+tax. Bring from US on the backpack. Or wait 6 months and buy from someone on ebay around U$1.200,00 no tax.
go for 32gb memory instead.
Mac Studio is more like 3-4 times the height of the mac mini.
Hey bashful228! Good call, I didn't think it was that much taller. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment, I really appreciate it!
mac mini M2pro because it look the same
Love it! Can't deny the Mac mini design. I love that I can just hide it and not worry about thermals cooling are sound of fans :)