New M1 is ****ing Awesome!!

[ivnj]

My old 2.6 ghz 8gb ram 1tb spinner hdd Mac mini would take over 1 minute to boot. The new M1 boots in 17 seconds flat. Even from an external thunderbolt 2 Lacie orange mini 2.5 hdd with a Samsung evo 860 I think. it was boots in 28 seconds. So 17 is not bad. And the pics. Installed geek bench 5 trial. First pic lower number is 2014 mini. Second pic is M1 mini. Huge improvement. Both 8gb of ram.

Geekbench Mac

Late 2014 Mac mini with 1tb spinner hdd 2.6ghz 8gb ram Late 2020 M1 Mac mini 8gb ram

mvvg.blogspot.com

 

[rasputin666]

I am coming from 2 Mac Pro since 2007. first the 3,1 then the 6,1. I refused to pay for the new Mac Pro and was nervous about buying the M1 Mini but have to say, I am thrilled. Although I haven't had issues with the limit, I wish they gave the option for more than 16GB RAM.

NOTE: people are right about one thing, Bluetooth craps out for my mouse at least once per day. just 1-3 minutes and I've tried only one device BT or 5, doesn't change the fact that 1/day, my mouse will have seizures all over my desktop when I try to move it

 

[Kung gu]

I am coming from 2 Mac Pro since 2007. first the 3,1 then the 6,1. I refused to pay for the new Mac Pro and was nervous about buying the M1 Mini but have to say, I am thrilled. Although I haven't had issues with the limit, I wish they gave the option for more than 16GB RAM.

NOTE: people are right about one thing, Bluetooth craps out for my mouse at least once per day. just 1-3 minutes and I've tried only one device BT or 5, doesn't change the fact that 1/day, my mouse will have seizures all over my desktop when I try to move it

use a wired mouse

 

[rasputin666]

use a wired mouse

that's so 1990's

 

[EmlynDewar]

Poor BT kills any desire for this machine (for me). Hope they sort it out for the next revision.

 

[rasputin666]

Poor BT kills any desire for this machine (for me). Hope they sort it out for the next revision.

my understanding is that it's a design issue that's been an issue for the Mini for a few years now. I read those complaints and bought the M1 Mini with zero regrets.

 

[Flint Ironstag]

Can they use eGPU yet?

 

[rasputin666]

Can they use eGPU yet?

No, but I read this when it came out and by the time I may be ready for that use case as I am not now, should be a viable solution

I thought this part the most interesting....The lack of support for external GPUs in Apple Silicon M1 Macs may only be temporary, as a connected eGPU is still detected, but doesn't do anything.

 

[Flint Ironstag]

We'll see. Wouldn't surprise me if they are gauging reaction. If nobody cares then great, they don't have to support eGPU.

 

[ivnj]

I never has bluetooth issue on 2014 mini. ButI use microsoft arc mouse no issues. It has a usb dongle so its wireless and no bluetooth needed.

 

[opeter]

that's so 1990's

Nope. Wired things simply works... that is why I am also using wired ethernet. No problems with slow speed, unreliable and lost connections. As they often said in the 1990's: it simply works™.

 

[Fishrrman]

Emlyn wrote:
"Poor BT kills any desire for this machine (for me). Hope they sort it out for the next revision."

I don't use bluetooth.

However, from reading the experiences of others in this forum, bt has been problematic on the Mini long before the m1 CPU came along.

A Fishrrman slightly-shaky prediction (take it for what you paid for it):
So long as the Mac Mini continues to be sold in its current form factor, bluetooth is NEVER going to achieve its full potential. This has to do with the design/location of the internal components -- too much interference from other things.

If bluetooth is the be-all, end-all factor for you, look at another Mac.
Or... consider some kind of 3rd-party bt adapter at the end of a dongle (to get it away from the Mini's chassis).