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I jumped on the hype train and got a M1 Mac Mini with 16gb and 1TB SSD, as it felt like a steal at around £1k Ex. VAT. for something that reviews told me would

I jumped on the hype train and got a M1 Mac Mini with 16gb and 1TB SSD, as it felt like a steal at around £1k Ex. VAT. for something that reviews told me would be quicker than my MBP. I've been blown away at how much faster/snappier it feels in day to day use compared to my 2018 16GB MBP. With the COVID situation I'm seated at my home office 95% of time now, rather than ~35%. One of the biggest changes has been that instead of having a jet engine level of noise next to me most of the day now, I have something that I haven't heard a noise from once in three or four days. It takes up way less desk space as well. It's much easier to tuck away somewhere than a laptop which you always have an emotional connection to needing portability with. I've had Photoshop, Illustrator, Media Encoder running encodes, After Effects, loads of web tabs open and it still feels cold to touch. More desk space, faster, less noise, less heat. It's ticked all those boxes.

culturestate 6y ago
Have you seen any issues with UI lag? I've been testing an M1 Mini for the same reasons, and connected to a 27" 4K display it feels much less responsive than my Intel MBP with the same monitor.
- bognition 6y ago
  I have a 27” 4K Dell that connects over USB-C and haven’t seen any lagging
- stunt 6y ago
  It could be a USB-C adapter issue if you are using HDMI. Just try different adapters until you find one that works well with your monitors. I don't understand why Apple doesn't make a high-end multi port USB-C dock after all these years. Third-party quality isn't consistent.
- christoph 6y ago
  I'm running two LG 34" ultra wides off it and I've not noticed anything to aggravate me, but maybe I'm just not that susceptible, I'm generally pretty forgiving having spent hundreds of hours doing VR dev work. I think my brain has become somewhat immune to visual lag effects. The one issue I have had is that one of the monitors on USB-C (HDMI connected monitor has always been fine) seems have some sort of bug waking up sometimes, that I can only solve by powering it off and back on. Irritating. Not sure if it's the monitor or the Mac. I'd say the Mac, as I never had this issue with the MBP. Also, the colour profile/difference between two identical monitors, one connected on HDMI, one on USB-C was startling. No idea why... I had to spend 20 minutes with Apples advanced calibration tool get them to match up. Even selecting the same colour profiles on both monitors gave a staggering difference in colour representation which I found very odd.

culturestate 6y ago

Have you seen any issues with UI lag? I've been testing an M1 Mini for the same reasons, and connected to a 27" 4K display it feels much less responsive than my Intel MBP with the same monitor.

bognition 6y ago
I have a 27” 4K Dell that connects over USB-C and haven’t seen any lagging
stunt 6y ago
It could be a USB-C adapter issue if you are using HDMI. Just try different adapters until you find one that works well with your monitors. I don't understand why Apple doesn't make a high-end multi port USB-C dock after all these years. Third-party quality isn't consistent.
christoph 6y ago
I'm running two LG 34" ultra wides off it and I've not noticed anything to aggravate me, but maybe I'm just not that susceptible, I'm generally pretty forgiving having spent hundreds of hours doing VR dev work. I think my brain has become somewhat immune to visual lag effects. The one issue I have had is that one of the monitors on USB-C (HDMI connected monitor has always been fine) seems have some sort of bug waking up sometimes, that I can only solve by powering it off and back on. Irritating. Not sure if it's the monitor or the Mac. I'd say the Mac, as I never had this issue with the MBP. Also, the colour profile/difference between two identical monitors, one connected on HDMI, one on USB-C was startling. No idea why... I had to spend 20 minutes with Apples advanced calibration tool get them to match up. Even selecting the same colour profiles on both monitors gave a staggering difference in colour representation which I found very odd.