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M2 Pro Mac Mini Review: Game Changer!

The M2 Pro Mac Mini

  • The M2 Pro Mac Mini is a powerful, efficient and tiny computer at a great price.
  • Processor upgrade from M1 chip to M2 chip with 5 nanometer process and blazing fast shared memory
  • 4 Thunderbolt ports and small exhaust fan with active cooling
  • Price lowered to $599 US
  • Dramatically better than Intel chips with ludicrous performance numbers
  • Now outperforms M1 Pro and M1 Max in the CPU department
  • Option of 10 gigabit ethernet and HDMI 2.1
  • Great overall everyday performance and high multi-core performance ceiling
  • Better performance per dollar than M2 Pro MacBook Pro ($1999) with same system on a chip

Mac mini

  • Mac mini now slots in really nicely underneath the other Mac products, and saves you $700 if you don’t need the display built in.
  • Sustainability features include recyclable aluminum and plastics, as well as ability to continue using same display and swap out displays when needed.
  • 2012 Mac mini and upgrades cost $1,759, but the new M2 Pro Mac mini has more power for less.
  • Recommends getting the base M2 $599 Mac mini if you need an upgrade from an older machine, and considers this a better purchase than the iMac (which is still M1 and provides a non-removable display for $1299).
  • Linked MacBook Pro M2-generation laptops are excellent for computing on the go, and M1-generation laptops are recommended if you can find them at a discount.
  • Differences between M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, and M2 Ultra are GPU power – CPU performance remains similar, but if your workflow will take advantage of GPU power bump it up.
  • Price for performance makes the Mac mini a huge winner – don’t need removable memory and makes massive media machines feel “middle”.
  • Student discount of $100 is available.
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