I've owned a Mac mini for 10 years now I did upgrade the rom memory and replaced the hard drive with an ssd and it runs better than new. 
I use my lg 65"tv as my  monitor. I like that it will give me step by step instructions on how to calibrate the colors on my tv.

The question remains can Apple get people to pay a lot more for next gen M series Pro models when the current base models using the M1 are already pretty fast? Adding more cores eventually produces less and less rewards in performance because apps won't take advantage of them. Already it's been shown that the M1 smokes Intel and AMD in benchmarks but less so in some more realistic scenarios. Unless you run benchmarks all day for a living, you are going to want that performance and usability in applications you use everyday.

Quote from: GabrielH on March 16, 2021, 09:34:48
Not happening.
Even this VERY optimistic estimation would place the M1X at the bottom of the scale for high range workstations. There's a reason the comparison was with the 2019 Mac pro : it's terrible and outdated. Wasn't good at launch, isn't good now.

Most of all, it's incredibly overpriced. It can have a 28 core processor which is still pretty powerful. But it's +$7000 option, on top of the $6000 base price (which includes an 8 core processor). Even measly 12 core option is +1000. That's not Intel pricing, that's Apple. For $6000, I can build a nice workstation with a 64 core Threadripper. Although I would probably stick with 32 core, unless your application really benefits from those extra cores. Of course, GPU is a big variable (my work is primarily CPU bound). 3970X should score close to 50k in CB R23 IIRC.

Quote from: ROGER RAW on March 16, 2021, 06:11:22
It has been a long time comming, but Apple is finally going to say goodbye to the inferior PC geared chip market and show the world what a computer should be.  Good luck WINDOZE with your antiquated hardware and crap software.

Not happening.
Even this VERY optimistic estimation would place the M1X at the bottom of the scale for high range workstations. There's a reason the comparison was with the 2019 Mac pro : it's terrible and outdated. Wasn't good at launch, isn't good now.

Quote from: AngelKing48 on March 15, 2021, 18:13:11
This is the same guy who thought the 4K Apple TV would make the PS5 and XSX obsolete and the M1 MBA would be a redesigned 32 core 3nm CPU with a 2080 ti level GPU.

Of course his prediction, at least for CB R23, is wrong. If we assume 8 Firestorm cores + 4 Icestorm cores running at the same frequencies as in M1. No way it can score 14700. Mathematical impossibility. You can't turn 7700 into 14700 by adding 4 Firestorm cores. You'd need to raise frequency to get there. Which could happen, I guess. Higher power limit, more refined process, higher yields.

It has been a long time comming, but Apple is finally going to say goodbye to the inferior PC geared chip market and show the world what a computer should be.  Good luck WINDOZE with your antiquated hardware and crap software.

Y'all really citing max tech videos as leaks now? That man is on apple's payroll. This is the same guy who thought the 4K Apple TV would make the PS5 and XSX obsolete and the M1 MBA would be a redesigned 32 core 3nm CPU with a 2080 ti level GPU.

To put it into perspective, a 4750G in a mini PC scores just under 13000 in Cinebench R23 IIRC.

Quote from: Fargas on March 15, 2021, 13:32:59
Mac Mini's should be the only desktop form for Apple, giving users the freedom to connect whatever size monitor(s) they desire.

Mac Mini is the only product worth buying from Apple. It was a solid option back in the 2018 model, because ram could be upgraded later.

Mac Mini's should be the only desktop form for Apple, giving users the freedom to connect whatever size monitor(s) they desire.