“It’s been ages since the Mac mini received an update, so we can see how fans of Apple’s smallest Mac would be happy for any improvements,” Roman Loyola writes for Macworld. “If you were anticipating a major overhaul, your disappointment is understandable. But get over it, because the new Mac mini is a worthy Mac for $799. In fact, in our benchmarks, its performance is fast enough to give the iMac some competition. If you’re buying a new Mac, you should definitely consider the Mac mini, because you could end up saving some money — and still get a soild, fast Mac.”
“And if you own an older Mac mini and love the form factor, you’ll want to upgrade,” Loyola writes. “The performance — especially with multi-core professional software — is worth the money.”
“Whether you should upgrade from the previous Mac mini is a no-brainer: Do it,” Loyola writes. “If you use apps that can take advantage of multiple cores, you’ll see a huge improvement that’s well worth the cost. Even if you don’t use multi-core apps and use only consumer-level software, you’ll see a marked improvement in speed. You may have to buy a USB hub and a video adapter, but it’s worth it.”
Read more in the full review here.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s a powerhouse!
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Pros….Here is your new Mac Pro! Max it out to $4K+ and you can convince yourself that Apple finally came through!
Nor quite.
I may pick one up as a side machine (still waiting for a 2019 Mac Pro) but the one I’d want would cost $1999 (with minimum 8Gb RAM) and another $1080 to buy 64Gb from OWC (as opposed to $1400 from Apple). Buying the Mac Mini hopefully from B&H will take away some of the sting with no sales tax.
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/2666DDR4S64P/
Seriously considering upgrading my 2006 Mac mini 1,1 which is still running great, serving up movies via iTunes. Dilemma; what to do with it? Put it in the motorhome as a movie server!