[Maursault]

> Just yesterday I started using a new maxed out Mac mini and everything about it is snappy.

Really?! I didn't think anyone here would fall for that.

      Mac Mini 12-core M2, 19-core GPU, 32GB, 10Gbit, 8TB storage? $4500

      Mac Studio 20-core M1, 48-core GPU, 64GB, 10Gbit, 1TB storage is $4000. 128GB of RAM is $800 more

but either Studio RAM configuration obviously spanks the M2 mini. It's sacrificing Apple's expensive storage, but with Thunderbolt 3 it's pretty academic to find 8TB or more of NVMe storage, probably 32GB of NVMe RAID[1], for less than Apple's charge of $2200 above cost of 1TB.

[1] https://eshop.macsales.com/shop/express-4m2

[detourdog]

I specced the smallest SSD. I use netwomr homes. The mini is a stop gap waiting for the pro. Drive size Indont really consider a performance item anymore.

I spent just over $2,000.

Mac mini With the following configuration: Apple M2 Pro with 12‑core CPU, 19-core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine 32GB unified memory 512GB SSD storage Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, HDMI port, two USB‑A ports, headphone jack 10 Gigabit Ethernet

Im satauisfied.

[Maursault]

Not awful, but for $2K you could have had 16-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine, 48GB unified memory, 512K SSD storage, Four Thunderbolt 4 ports, two HDMI ports, four USB-A ports, two headphone jacks, two Gigabit Ethernet.