Very happy that I went with a mini. Everything has worked perfectly the M1 chip worked better than I expected. It does have a few glitches but nothing that makes me regret the purchase.

All in all, it is a great fast machine. I use it for photo editing and seems to be able to keep up as well as my RTX 2080 machine, at least in photo editing. Great for browsing content and Apple silicon applications! The good: + It's fast and snappy + MacOS Big Sur is a joy to use (IMHO) + You can photo edit + Legacy Applications work! I am even able to get homebrew working using Rosetta 2 + Super fast on time when sleeping + Able to host an iMessage Server to have it on my Android device Some things I wasn't to fond of was: - I really wish the 16GB model was here. 8GB isn't enough - Although Rosetta 2 is great with the Legacy Intel Applications, they sometimes will freeze (only have happened 3 times in 3 weeks of everyday use) and use a lot more memory compared to the Apple Silicon apps. - Bluetooth connectivity to my keyboard and trackpad will sometimes disconnect. But not enough to where I am annoyed, but should be mentioned. I would recommend it. I think to, most of these issues are just small bugs that will hopefully be fixed in upcoming updates.

The Mac mini is great it was small and powerful great for games and work it is very fast and quiet for its size but it had problems connecting to more than 2 devices it has a bit of problems but it’s the best computer I have ever had used

My at-home office has two desks; one for my WFH setup with a Windows laptop and two monitors, and a second with my aging 27” iMac. The Mac needed to be replaced but wanted to eliminate the second desk. I decided to try using a Mac Mini on my WFH desk to leverage the existing two WFH monitors without taking up much space. I debated getting a 16GB version, but I decided that my personal use didn’t need to drive as many pixels as a gamer or an influencer so it ultimate chose the 8GB version. Setup was a breeze and all of my Time Machine information from my external hard drive transferred to the new Mac Mini seamlessly. The Mac Mini is super fast. My only complaint so far is that the built-in speaker is very weak. However, I can use AirPlay to send the sound to the HomePod Mini that is on my WFH desk.

Awesome computer for daily tasks and browsing. Tough to get things that aren't apple to work like external drives, specifically when migrating data but other than that pretty good value for apple here.