Why I am Returning my M2 PRO Mac Mini… But keeping the M2!

After owning BOTH Mac Mini's for over 3 weeks, I am RETURNING my M2 PRO Mac Mini BUT I am KEEPING my M2 Mac Mini! Let me tell you why you might want to do the same to consider only buying the M2 Mac Mini
Today lets explore....

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Special thanks for the concepts and footage from;
Matt Talks Tech; Most of these concepts are made by myself. Please seek permission for useage
Apple; Some shots form their keynote

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[kcreative]

After having an iMac for 9 years, it was a no brainer for me to get the M2 Pro. Keeping a computer longer than most, I wanted to future proof my computer. Love the extra ports, 32 GB ram and a 1TB drive.

[Christopher_D_]

I've got a feeling - he actually kept the Pro.

[RSV]

I also think the Mac mini M2 is enough to edit videos. Since I use graphical programs that use a lot of memory, I think it is better to be on the safe side and increase to 16 GB ram. You confirmed my decision, thank you

[limseehong]

Totally agree. I've just ordered my M2 Mac Mini with 16 GB Ram and 512 GB SSD. Gonna last me for at least 5 years down the road for personal basic video editing and everyday use.

[kenzone]

I have to agree with you. I chose the M2 Mac Mini and just upgraded the RAM (16GB) and SSD (1TB). It’s more than enough for the editing I do and I reckon it’s future proofed for the next 6-8 years. I kept my late 2013 iMac for 9 years, and I think the M2 will serve me well for the same timespan.

[rosey]

Very logical and reasonable arguments. I definitely agree with why you have chosen the M2 Mac Mini

[steveedina]

I needed more ram and storage. If I upgrade M2 Mac mini it goes up to $999. Having the extra ports, more cpu cores and gpu cores on M2 Pro Mac mini made the jump to $1299 easy for me.

[mgaming]

The base model IS a good machine. I tried that model. I would Highly recommend that Anyone that Can afford it, upgrade to 16GB ram. it makes the Entire system more responsive and more fluid throughout usage. Not to mention it helps future proof the machine so you can use it longer.

[Wurlyscope]

I’m into video editing too so your tests are very interesting. Thanks!

[RaghavVijay]

I plan to buy a MacBook in 2023-Good luck for 500K subscribers Matt!!!You are too close!!!.

1:50-This difference really does show it’s not worth it until you need to fully utilise it!.

This does make a lot of sense, The M2 pro is a very powerful chip but as you said most people won’t even utilise all of it and won’t need that much power, I definitely agree that the M2 is more then enough for majority of tasks!!.Thanks Matt for sharing your experience with the M2 pro and M2 mac mini and informing us that we don’t all need to get the best of the best for everything-Thanks so much Matt-Keep up the great content!.

[rolandgerard]

I do mostly music production (daw's). The Mac Mini M1 16GB 1TB is for this purpose working very well. I do not need more, however the new Mac M2's are so attractive ;-) but not now!

[inna]

you do so many good comparisons which is soooo helpful for apple because they have such variety with their products like pro, ultra, and max of ipads, watches, and iphones. keep up the comparisons matt super helpful 😊

[Giljrg]

I had the M1 Macbook Air and sold it, it felt a bit sluggish, have just got the M2 Mac Mini Pro for work, haven't turned my gaming rig on since, it's so powerful, ticks all the boxes for me... have done some gaming on it and some music production as well as lots of programming. I haven't tried the normal M2 but when your boss is paying the PRO is what you want, because you are PRO.

[jbar_]

I was thinking of getting M2 Mini with 16gbs and 512gb for work but I’m reading that M4 is coming so I might wait to see. It looks smaller and I need ports so I might as well buy the M2 actually. It’s plenty fast.

[carboncarbonx]

Mac Mini will work for low impact applications. However, my M2 Pro with 32 GB Ram kicks ass in Final Cut Pro. PLUS only two ports is a deal breaker.

[terjemaurset]

FINALLY! Was waiting for someone to tell me the comparison of H.264 / H.265 encoding on M2 vs M2 Pro

[shaymaahusein]

Hey Matt, I think you made a good decision there.
Great videos, keep it up.

[LucasssH]

This is a great guide to apple's doing. I will definitly think about trying to use a new macbook or even learn some art on an ipad. 2023 is my year.
Congrats on almost 500k

[jeysmoothies]

8 GB of ram is not enough.
I personally am planning to go for the 32 GB of ram and a 1T of storage. Along with the higher core count. I’m a graphic designer and know how horrible the 8 GB of ram was for me back in my 2017 iMac (intel version). I’ll be specking it out for that reason.

[slainiae]

I'd probably go with the Pro, just to future proof it for a bit longer.