- I recently released a video
about why my M1 Mac Mini is trash.
I've had a number of problems with this computer,
but I didn't expect all the Apple fanboys
to come at me in my comment section
with so much criticism.
One viewer even called my video a clickbait nonsense rant.
I'm sick of it, and today,
it's time to address the toxicity
of the Apple fan community,
as well as why Mac Studio fixes everything.
(chuckles) I hope.
In my video, I give the M1 Mac Mini
the benefit of the doubt.
I excused the speed and the I/O gripes I had with it
because I signed up for that.
I knew what I was getting into when I bought a Mac desktop.
But what I expected to work properly was the ability
to use two monitors with my Mac Mini
and to have smooth performance with Bluetooth devices.
Some Apple fanboys immediately came at me
in the comment section saying I'm doing it wrong,
"Check your cables," "Check your monitor,"
or "You're just being too picky."
And as for the Bluetooth issue, it was a mix
of "Oh, the Bluetooth just doesn't support that range"
or "You're just being too critical."
There wasn't really a good excuse for it,
but people were just defending Apple.
Some people said it's because I bought a used Mac
and I bought a lemon, and maybe they're right,
but I don't wanna make this video too much
about the Mac itself.
I want to address the toxicity of the Apple community
that I've noticed in not just my comment section,
but comment sections all over YouTube.
Listen, if you're an Apple fan, I get it.
I'm an Apple fan, too.
I love Apple products.
I have a MacBook right here, Apple Watch,
iPhone, Mac Minis over here.
I love Apple.
I'm super excited about their products.
But why are we defending
a multi-trillion-dollar company so passionately?
Like, are you getting a commission
for selling Apple products?
I don't understand why if anybody has some criticism
against an Apple product, there tends to be this culture
of just attacking them and saying,
"You just don't have the right expectation.
You just need to lower your expectations,
because Apple does everything perfectly."
Unfortunately, with some of the issues I've had,
this M1 Mac Mini just didn't work well for me.
But apparently some viewers weren't happy
that I didn't validate their opinions.
Look, if you have the M1 Mac Mini
and it's working well for you, I'm glad.
But I've seen enough review videos
kind of sucking up to the Mac Mini,
saying it's a great product
and it's Apple's first-gen attempt at silicon,
and all this stuff is true.
Overall, I do feel that this Mac Mini is a great product.
But there were just some quirks
that made it honestly unusable for me,
and I'm just sharing my experience.
If it works well for you, great.
It didn't work well for me.
I wanted to share my experience to add perspective,
diversity to the reviews on YouTube
so that there's not just this echo chamber
of everyone saying the M1 Mac Mini is amazing
100% of the time.
Now I wanna take a minute to address some of the points
that Apple fans made that I feel are valid.
Many of you pointed out
that this is a first-generation product,
so I should expect issues and glitches along the way.
And you're right. I agree.
I acknowledge
this M1 Mac Mini is a first-generation product.
It's going to have problems, or maybe not.
I mean, let's look at the first-generation AirPods.
Apple put those out.
They were a hit.
They worked great.
And guess what?
They were out for a long time.
If you saw the first-generation AirPods released
and thought, "I'm gonna wait a year for version two
when they've refined it," guess what?
A year later, version two never came.
After all, we are over a year
after the release of this M1 Mac Mini,
and there's not a refreshed version yet.
But maybe there doesn't need to be.
That's because Apple generally gets products right
the first time, and listen,
I know there's exceptions to this.
A lot of you are probably already typing
in the comment section,
"What about this product that flopped?"
or "What about Apple announcing AirPower
and then it just completely flopped
before they even launched it?"
I know there are exceptions,
but when Apple puts out a product,
I know they aim to get it right the first time,
and with this being an Apple silicon product,
it's supposed to be Apple showcasing the future of Mac,
so I definitely had an expectation that some
of these glitches were already gonna be worked out.
And look, as for the monitor issue, I definitely agree
with what a lot of commenters were saying.
There's more that I could've done to troubleshoot.
I could try different cables.
I could try different monitors.
But I have also used these same monitors
and cables with other Macs and not had any problems.
And for those of you who are saying
the M1 Mac Mini only supports one external display,
that's just flat-out wrong.
Apple Support documentation states
that M1 Mac Mini supports one external display up to 6K
using a Thunderbolt 3 port
and one external display up to 4K
using the HDMI 2.0 port.
And yes, I have one monitor connected via HDMI
and one monitor connected via Thunderbolt.
And as for the Bluetooth issue,
what, I should just deal with it?
I should just accept it?
It is what it is?
This was the general vibe in the comment section,
is that, "Oh, it's a low-energy Bluetooth module
and that's why your mouse is cutting out,"
or "It's been a known issue for a while."
But why should I just accept that there's Bluetooth issues
with this computer and live with it?
Why is there this culture of, "Oh, just deal with it,
it's not that bad, you can get used to it"?
Why?
Using a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard
is one of the most common things
that I do with a Mac, and I've never had an issue
on any of my other Mac products.
So maybe the Apple fanboys had some points.
Was I too hard on this Mac Mini?
Were there additional steps I could've taken
to troubleshoot and maybe improve my experience?
In some ways, I think so,
and I acknowledge that this feedback is valid.
In all of this, there is a silver lining.
Apple is gonna be fixing most if not all of my complaints
in the brand-new Mac Studio.
The M1 Max and M1 Ultra chips
offer the performance I'm looking for.
The I/O. There's I/O for days!
Up to six Thunderbolt 4 ports
and an SD card slot right on the front of Mac Studio.
The marketing very clearly shows
that Mac Studio is made for using two displays.
Some people are arguing the Mac Mini is not made
for two displays, even though that's not true.
I showed you the Support documentation earlier.
But if there was any question
of if the Mac Mini could really support two monitors,
there is no question
that Mac Studio can absolutely support
two displays simultaneously or even more.
And hopefully the Mac Studio improves Bluetooth performance,
but there's not gonna be a way to know for sure
until I get it and am able to do some testing.
But I'm putting my money where my mouth is.
In my last video, I said I was excited
to try the next generation of Apple silicon desktop,
and the time has come with Mac Studio.
I've ordered one, and I can't wait
to see what Apple's come up with.
I'm very enthusiastic that Mac Studio is going
to work better for my needs than this M1 Mac Mini.
I called this trash for my use case,
and I still stand by that statement.
But look, I'm really not an Apple hater.
I love Apple products.
The innovation that Apple has done has greatly impacted
my life and my ability to create content that I love,
and in general, I love what Apple is doing.
I just don't wanna defend them for everything they do.
I wanna point out flaws when there are flaws,
and I wanted to share my different perspective
that I had with this Mac Mini.
Hopefully this video helped you out
if you're doing some research on the M1 Mac Mini,
and if you're part of the Apple community,
I hope that we can be all a little bit kinder
to each other going forward in the comment section.
Maybe we can all just be at peace with each other.
Or maybe not, I don't know.
I've had a fun time making these past couple videos.
I hope you've enjoyed.
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and with that said, I'll catch you guys next time.