- So I bought an M1 Mac mini and I hate it.
The reviews, they said it would be good.
Everybody online raved about this computer.
They said it's got the M1 chip,
the M1 chip is so powerful.
Apple Silicon is so much better than Intel.
This is revolutionary. It's efficient.
The fan doesn't kick in.
It's gonna blow your mind.
And in some ways the computer has blown my mind
but, in most ways it's been an utter disappointment.
So I started off my journey as a Mac user
with a used 2013 MacBook Pro.
I love that MacBook Pro it wasn't anything groundbreaking.
And, of course, I bought it used
when it was a couple years old
so it wasn't new either, but, it was a solid experience.
It got me into macOS and I said,
"someday I wanna buy the Mac of my dreams."
I wanna be able to buy a brand new Mac that's beefy
and specked out.
And in 2020, I was able to do that.
I purchased a brand new 2019, 27 inch iMac.
The one with the 5k display.
It was an Intel processor.
It was an eight core I9.
I upgraded it to 40 gigs of RAM.
It had a beefy GPU.
I'll have all the specs listed on screen
but, it was a nice Mac.
I got that thing.
It replaced my 2013 MacBook pro and I loved it.
It was such a great experience.
It was a powerhouse, it was a beast.
And then it, everybody started talking about Apple Silicon.
People started saying, hey, this Intel stuff
this is old news.
You don't want an Intel Mac.
You want an Apple Silicon Mac because Apple Silicon
it's more efficient. The fans don't run.
Everything is just smoother.
So I said, great, I'm excited for this
but, I'm gonna hold off.
I'm gonna let people use the new M1 Max
for a while and decide if I maybe want to give it a shot.
Meanwhile, Apple dropped the new MacBook pro.
Ah, yes, the 14 inch and 16 inch MacBook pros
with the M1 Pro and M1 Max chip.
My producer, Matthew was very excited
about these MacBooks when they came out
and I thought to myself,
you know I could use a MacBook to be able to cart it around
on the road and work on the go.
And I did kind of miss that MacBook experience.
So I decided to order one of the 14 inch M1 Pro models.
And let me tell you, it knocked my socks off.
Now this video is not about the MacBook Pro
or any of my past Macs,
but, I wanted to give you some context here.
I got that 14 inch Mac book.
I said, this is incredible.
It feels faster than my expensive iMac.
That's Intel.
I think I just wanna sell the iMac, get one
of those M1 Mac minis to still have a desktop set up
and be done with it.
So I know what you're thinking.
Oh, this Christian Guy, he's an idiot.
He's gonna sell this nice iMac.
That's super specked out
and he's gonna buy an M1 Mac mini.
Does he realize what he is getting into?
Yes, I will say this M1 Mac mini was always
meant to be a temporary setup.
I approached this whole thing
from the mindset that my 2019 iMac would likely
rapidly depreciate in value as interest for Apple
Silicon Max increased in demand for Intel max decreased.
So I thought to myself, you know what?
Why don't I sell this 2019 iMac that I have.
Get myself onto an Apple Silicon desktop
which is the M1 Mac mini for now.
And then when a better Apple Silicon desktop comes along
like a 27 inch iMac or a Mac mini with an M1 pro
or M1 max chip, I can sell this M1 Mac mini
and upgrade to whatever's next.
This was meant to be a stop gap solution.
So hopefully I wouldn't lose as much depreciation
on that iMac.
Cause I know M1 Mac mini is gonna hold its value.
So I ordered this M1 Mac mini used on SWAPA for $875.
This is one with 16 gigs of RAM and a 512 gigabyte SSD.
I wanted to set myself up for success.
So I did go for the highest RAM option available
and an SD size that would be comfortable for me.
I got the Mac mini in the, the mail, ripped the box open
took it out and it was in beautiful condition.
I plugged everything in
started using it and I was blown away.
The fan noise is non-existent.
Somehow this thing manages to stay super cool.
I'm feeling it right now and it's basically room temperature
and I've never even heard the fans turn on.
Some days I'm like, does it even have a fan?
How are you not burning up?
An Intel processor would be
on fire in a compact little package like this.
And the fans would be constantly running
not with M1 and not with Apple Silicon.
And speaking of efficiency, this thing is super speedy
with single core tasks like launching apps
opening my web browser
or doing simple tasks is super speedy.
Everything feels snappy.
And that's with two 27 inch 4k monitors plugged in.
I can even edit 4k video.
A lot of the recent videos I've put
out have been edited on this Mac mini in $875 Mac editing
10 bit log 4k video footage.
This blows my mind as great as all of this is.
I hate this Mac and my hatred for it is growing every day.
I can't wait to get rid of it.
I can't wait for Apple to release an Apple Silicon desktop.
That's going to be better and not have the quirks
that this thing does first are the things
that I knew I was signing up for
but, I've definitely learned that I would rather
have a more powerful, more capable Mac.
As speedy as this thing is,
it definitely struggles with video editing.
Sometimes it'll stutter
and multi-core tasks are a little bit sluggish.
It's noticeably slower than my M1 pro Mac book that I have.
And in general, I just wish it was faster.
but, I get it. I signed up for that.
I ask for that, I bought an $875 Mac.
I expected it might be a little bit slow, so, okay.
I'll give the pass for that.
And the second thing is
that the lack of ports is frustrating.
I wish that it had more Thunderbolt ports
like my iMac did, but, I get it.
I signed up for that. I knew the IO going into it.
I wasn't shocked when I pulled it
out of the box and saw the ports it had.
I signed up for it. So for that, I'll give it a pass.
And you're saying Christian in, where are you going?
You're telling us you knew what you bought.
It's performing as expected so far.
What's the issue? Why do you hate this Mac?
Well, look, I don't know if this is a quality control issue
or if this is a quirk of M1
but, this Mac has serious problems with the graphic driver.
It can run two monitors with no problem.
but, oftentimes I come back to my Mac.
When it's asleep, I press the space bar
and the displays just have a seizure.
Sometimes the displays turn on
and I click my mouse and nothing happens.
And the entire computer is frozen.
Sometimes only one display turns on
and I have to reboot the other display.
I have never had so many issues with a Mac waking up
out of sleep with multiple monitors plugged in.
I don't even know how to describe it, but, it's infuriating.
A lot of times when I return to my desk from a quick break
I end up having to pull out the HDMI cable
and the Thunderbolt cable from both of my monitors
and plug them back in and this specific order
and do weird sequential ritual just to
get my computer working again.
I have no idea why this is a problem
but, this is not something that I would expect
from an Apple Silicon Mac, maybe on an Intel Mac
but, this is Apple's baby.
Everything is contained.
The processor the firmware, the software, all aspects
of this computer are within Apple's control.
So there's no excuse here.
There's no room for Apple to say, yeah
we know that's a little bit glitchy, but, you know
it's a limitation of Intel.
This is an Apple processor.
This is an Apple display driver.
What's going on and why is this so bad?
but, wait, there's more. There's also serious issues
with the Bluetooth module of this thing.
I have had a lot of problems with my Bluetooth mouse cutting
out and my Bluetooth keyboard lagging.
And guess what?
The magic keyboard and the magic mouse that Apple sells
with this thing operate with Bluetooth.
Now, this is something that I was warned about
before buying this Mac.
A couple of the reviewers mentioned
that it has some quirks with Bluetooth connectivity
but, they sort of passed it off as not a big deal.
And you can just restart your computer when that happens.
And that's true.
I haven't had an issue with it all the time, 24/7
but, it strikes when you least expect it.
What if I'm on a zoom call?
What if I'm in an important meeting and I'm taking notes
and all of a sudden my keyboard starts lagging
and you know something goes wrong with my mouse
and I can't control stuff.
I mean, what if I'm live streaming? I'm a content creator.
I can't always just drop everything and restart my Mac.
What is the deal with this Bluetooth module?
I am so disappointed with this Mac.
These quirks that I've discovered have made it
nearly impossible to enjoy using this Mac on a daily basis.
And it's like, Apple was so close. They were so close.
They got to 90%,
but, that they missed it on a lot of these issues
that are causing serious reliability problems.
And if you can't tell, I'm fed up with this Mac
I've found myself editing most often on my MacBook
and really using my MacBook for more tasks
than I'd like to because the MacBook just works.
It's a wonderful computer.
Apple knocked it out of the park, but, this M1 Mac mini.
I don't know what's wrong with it
but, I can't stand it for much longer.
I wanna give Apple the benefit of the doubt here.
And I'm excited to try another Apple Silicon desktop.
When something is released, say an M1 Promac mini
or a 27 inch iMac with an Apple processor.
I love the MacBook Pro that I have
and if I could get that experience into an Apple desktop
that's all I'm asking for.
So what do you think of the M1 Mac mini
and what do you think of Apple Silicon in general?
Do you think this is the future for Mac?
Do you think it's highly innovative?
Are you excited about it?
Or do you think this is a dumpster fire
and a huge catastrophe waiting to happen
And Apple should have stuck with Intel?
I'd love to know your thoughts on the comments down below.
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