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Apple
Mac mini
535 positive 3 neutral 117 negative
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A windows user here, need to buy Mac mini for some apps testing, should i wait for mac mini m5? what's the probability of June Release?
You don’t need all that CPU power just for app testing. Just buy some Mac Mini. Upgrade with maximum RAM for fortune use, that’s more important than CPU speed. The M4 is already rocket fast! 🚀
L0vely-Pink in r/macmini
February 20, 2026 7:26 AM
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it unites all of us
I was holding on to my gaming pc for so long but Windows has become utter trash now and because I only really play Cyberpunk2077, Minecraft, Nier, etc I’ll be just as happy with an M4 Mac Mini. Microsoft forcing AI into everything has just ruined the experience along side Windows being spyware now.
Emil_VII in r/mac
January 30, 2026 10:40 PM
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How big is the jump from M1 to M4/M5?
My M4 MacBook Pro (standard 10 core) 24GB/1TB rendered the same AfterEffects project in exactly half the time as the M1 Mac Mini (standard 8 core) 16GB/1TB in my own tests.
dpaanlka in r/mac
January 2, 2026 5:42 PM
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M4 Mac mini cluster saving thousands per month
We’re on monthly billing with Google Cloud. I maxed out most of the specs on the Mac mini but I don’t think I ended up needing to. I wasn’t sure what the hardware requirements would end up being so I erred on the side of over-provisioning: M4 Pro chip with 14‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 16-core Neural En
...zachrattner in r/mac
January 18, 2026 5:34 AM
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Should I switch to a Mac mini?
Yes. No question about it. I was a Windows user for over three decades but switched to a Mac mini m4 and was blown away by the performance of Apple Silicone Silicon. It blows Intel/AMD chips out of the water, and I’m not even exaggerating. You can run Windows in a VM if you still need access to some
...sunilnc in r/macmini
March 8, 2026 11:15 AM
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UNAS Home Media Server
I run plex on a Mac Mini M4 and all my media is on the UNAS Pro. 24TB Exos drives. It’s a base model Mac Mini with a 1Gb connection. I can stream MASSIVE bitrate movies to my Apple TV with no issues whatsoever. Your plan will work.
bill_delong in r/Ubiquiti
December 10, 2025 6:17 PM
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With AMD and Nvidia reportedly increasing GPU prices to $5000 for high end GPUS, is Apple suddenly the budget option?!
It's definitely hurting PCs. My M1 Max MacBook Pro 64gb was literally cheaper, by 30-50%, than an equivalent GPU setup workstation for data science applications (I needed to load 48GB of data into memory and use both CPU and GPU-based data science libraries). For gaming, I don't think anything comes
...Something-Ventured in r/mac
December 31, 2025 9:48 PM
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Apple May Drop Base $599 MacBook Neo as Chip, DRAM Costs Climb
I am a power user and got a MacBook Neo. For everything besides running an Android simulator for development the Neo runs about the same speed as my M2 Pro Mac Mini with 16 GB of RAM. I have Apple Music, Safari, Chrome, Visual Studio, and other software all open and running flawlessly on the Neo.
skeet_scoot in r/apple
May 7, 2026 2:45 PM
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M4 Mac mini cluster saving thousands per month
Sure! - M4 Pro chip with 14‑core CPU, 20‑core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine- 64 GB unified memory (probably could have gotten away with 48)- 1 TB SSD storage (probably could have gotten away with 512)- Gigabit Ethernet Price: $2,399 new Last 1 week energy usage: 908Wh @ $0.35/kWh = $16.53 per year in e
...zachrattner in r/selfhosted
January 19, 2026 1:27 AM
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My laptop really can't handle using my DAW and crashes. What should I upgrade to ? My budget is roughly $700
M4 Mac Mini is in that price range and the base model is perfect for music production
IzilDizzle in r/musicproduction
January 10, 2026 8:04 AM
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