Mac mini Desktop - Apple M1 chip - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Silver

This little box is positively amazing. I don't know what else to say about it. It's fast, it's responsive (kinda the same thing as fast, but whatevs), and, man, it just plain works. And it works well. I got this mostly as a companion device for my significantly pricier A2141 MacBook Pro, which I absolutely adore.. (I'm a grown Millenial, recently returned to college in Spring 2020, right around the time the proverbial you-know-what hit the sociological fan with coronavirus). I won't lie, I watch a lot of tech YouTubers, and seeing them gushing over the M1 chip did induce just -tinge- of jealously in me, especially after I forked over $2200 for the aforementioned A2141 model less than 2 weeks before Apple Silicon was announced. Don't get me wrong, though, my 16" MBP is still nicest computer in current repertoire (until I graduate and start raking in that good healthcare money, that is), HOWEVER, this little $699 box - I don't know what to say.. It almost has to be seen to be believed. It's as fast and responsive as anyone would expect, and it can handle dang near anything you throw at it. Believe it or not, this little puppy can GAME. Nothing that's gonna make the PS5 or Series X start sweating, btw, but it will run some modern titles at settings that are easy on the eyes with minimal slowdown. Emulation is fast and excellent, native MacOS games that normally require a half decent dedicated GPU look nice and run at more than acceptable screen res and frame rates. I got this mostly because I wanted a competent little emulator box to stay stationary while I've got my MacBook Pro for traveling and heavy-lifting computing tasks, but its performance astounds me at every corner. I've long been a Galaxy fan when it comes to smartphones, I just like that you don't have to effectively jailbreak your device to side load software that isn't officially sanctioned on those devices. With my latest phone, the Galaxy Note 20, I started to realize that these modern ARM chips really do pack a punch, and that further piqued my interest concerning M1. Now that I've got one, however, the M1 Mac Mini doesn't so much pack a punch underneath its tiny hood as it does at TKO!! This little box is serious business. $700 is a steal for the all-around versatility you get in this attractive little box. I highly doubt anyone will read to the end of this gushing rant about how excellent I find this product, but if you do, there's some photos below, showing how for just under $1000, I turned a bedroom dresser/chest of drawers into a miniature workstation using the diminutive powerhouse in question, a magic keyboard w/ numpad, a Magic Mouse 2 borrowed from my A2141. Overall - love it. A must buy.

This is is really a compact desktop. I have a Mac Pro as well and this Mini desktop machine is no less than a Pro. Price is very good for a mac computer. I used it mostly for personal work, this worked fantastic. Just make sure to buy all other accessories, as this comes with only cpu machine and not even a monitor.

Absolutely love the sleek design! Fits perfectly and doesn't take up too much space! Using it with tv as monitor since I need to have several screens open at once. No lag or delays with speed. Would definitely purchase again!

Love it, even though I bought the lowest model (8GB RAM) I am pleased!!! I hope that the next generation they will probably have more cores on the CPU that I will be saying other branded chips who? What a splash the m1 chip made and this the lowest models are only a first stepping stone. For much bigger things to come.

This is the best purchase I have ever made when it comes to technology. I use it primarily for music production and the ease of use is amazing.

I fried my first one in 2 days. This was an apple issue though, not BestBuy! Took it back and they swapped it out for me! This thing is insanely fast for what I use it for (photo and video production) Check photos for a view of my little mobile setup.

The M1 is fast. I like this more than my macbook pro i5 for video editing. Have enough ports. I’m using dual monitors.

The new Mac Mini M1 don’t come with more than 8 gigabytes of ram. So if your into video editing, music creation, using dj apps and visual effects this is not for you. It lags so much and you will frequently see the beach ball of death. Works great with watching videos , web browsing or other apps that uses less memory. It has connectivity issues even with the apple magic mouse and keyboard.