But if you consider upgrading anything else-the processor or the RAM-I think most users would be happier and get more for their money, with the $1,999 Mac Studio. Assuming the Mac Studio updates this spring with the Mac mini’s HDMI 2.1 and Wi-FI 6E upgrades, and Apple doesn’t increase the price, there will be no reason whatsoever to recommend an upgraded M2 Pro Mac mini at all.īut for now, if you’re looking for a Mac desktop a bit more powerful than the regular M2 model, grit your teeth and grab the $1,299 Mac mini, possibly with a 1TB storage upgrade if you can swing the $200. Mac mini Apple M1 Chip 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU 8GB Memory 256GB SSD Silver Apple M1 Chip 8-Core CPU, 8-Core GPU 16-Core Neural Engine MacOS Big Sur. We haven’t heard much about an upcoming M2 Max M2 Ultra-based Mac Studio, but the M1 version is almost a year old, and with the M2 Max now available in the MacBook Pro, we’re only waiting on an M2 Ultra. The M1 Mac mini had a starting price of 699, while the new M2 Mac mini dropped that price to. So, which would you rather have for $1,999: an M2 Pro with 32GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, Wi-Fi 6E and HDMI 2, or an M1 Max with 32GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD, and front-facing USB-C ports and an SDXC card slot? The Mac mini with M2 Pro should really start at $1,099 like the Intel model it displaced, and of course, Apple’s long-standing ridiculous prices on upgraded RAM and storage are to blame here, too.Īnd then there’s the next generation of the Mac Studio. Apple is likely using single SSD modules again (like the base 256GB M2 Air and M2 MacBook Pro).
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