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Note: Manufacturer will start shipping this item on 1/24/2023. Orders will be filled on a first come first serve basis. Your card will not be charged until item ships.
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Specs (regular M2 models)
- Apple M2 Octa-Core Processor (4x high-performance + 4x high-efficiency)
- 10-Core Integrated GPU
- 8GB Unified Memory
- 256GB/512GB Integrated NVMe PCIe Solid State Drive
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6E / Bluetooth 5.3
- Ports:
- 2x USB Type-A
- 2x Thunderbolt 4
- 1x HDMI
- 1x Headphone Jack
- 1x Gigabit Ethernet
Top Comments
Now the reduced write speed in the 256GB M2 models is a bit of a bummer - if you research a little further you'll see that they aren't using the same components between M1 and M2. Sure, still the same SOC architecture, but different SSD chips in the 256 models.
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I have an m2 pro on the way and just want to edit 4k video regularly, and have it hooked up to a nice 27 inch 4k screen.
Is there any PC equivalent that is even close to the 1200 dollar price point (Not including screen here) of this mac mini m2 pro w/ 16 gb ram and 512gb drive?
Something on the pc side that has MORE of evrerything and is just as fast or faster?
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I have an m2 pro on the way and just want to edit 4k video regularly, and have it hooked up to a nice 27 inch 4k screen.
Is there any PC equivalent that is even close to the 1200 dollar price point (Not including screen here) of this mac mini m2 pro w/ 16 gb ram and 512gb drive?
Something on the pc side that has MORE of evrerything and is just as fast or faster?
After much research, I was going to buy a mac but decided on building an Intel 13th gen 13700k, 32GB, 1tb SSD with a RTX 3060 12GB desktop instead of buying a macstudio. Intel K series chips have iGPU which also has built-in dedicated decoders for 4k 422 10bit h265 codecs just like the new macs, only thing I wanted from the new m1/m2 macs. You can have the iGPU & dGPU work together so they handle different tasks and take a load off of each other. It's fast, and great for editing, runs similar to my brother's base $2,000 macstudio, maybe even better all around for CPU & GPU tasks plus it plays all games well. You can probably get a similar setup for $,1200 if you deal hunt your parts enough (I price matched MicroCenter for intel deals at bestbuy and bought a 3060 12gb used). Can also opt for a cheaper 12th gen intel i9 or i7, they have dedicated encoders and decoders if you edit h265. Go nividia for cuda cores over AMD as those are more recognized and optimized for most editing software. I went for the 12GB 3060 over the 8GB 3060ti for when I edit huge timelines. If you edit a lot of raw 4k, go AMD rhyzen..
If you're editing simple 4k timelines (no heavy color grading, effects) then a mac mini is a simple, and great solution. and if you are, the higher end macs are still too.
I edit in Lightroom, photoshop, Adobe PP & Davinci resolve and I also game so going the PC route made more sense. So this was a much better solution and much cheaper all-in-one.
After much research, I was going to buy a mac but decided on building an Intel 13th gen 13700k, 32GB, 1tb SSD with a RTX 3060 12GB desktop instead of buying a macstudio. Intel K series chips have iGPU which also has built-in dedicated decoders for 4k 422 10bit h265 codecs just like the new macs, only thing I wanted from the new m1/m2 macs. You can have the iGPU & dGPU work together so they handle different tasks and take a load off of each other. It's fast, and great for editing, runs similar to my brother's base $2,000 macstudio, maybe even better all around for CPU & GPU tasks plus it plays all games well. You can probably get a similar setup for $,1200 if you deal hunt your parts enough (I price matched MicroCenter for intel deals at bestbuy and bought a 3060 12gb used). Can also opt for a cheaper 12th gen intel i9 or i7, they have dedicated encoders and decoders if you edit h265. Go nividia for cuda cores over AMD as those are more recognized and optimized for most editing software. I went for the 12GB 3060 over the 8GB 3060ti for when I edit huge timelines. If you edit a lot of raw 4k, go AMD rhyzen..
If you're editing simple 4k timelines (no heavy color grading, effects) then a mac mini is a simple, and great solution. and if you are, the higher end macs are still too.
I edit in Lightroom, photoshop, Adobe PP & Davinci resolve and I also game so going the PC route made more sense. So this was a much better solution and much cheaper all-in-one.
Will be referencing this post later today when putting together a PC equivalent. I wish apple would just allow you to upgrade your own ram/hd.. that would then make it a real contender.
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Will be referencing this post later today when putting together a PC equivalent. I wish apple would just allow you to upgrade your own ram/hd.. that would then make it a real contender.
How many monitors do you have connected and at what resolution?
Will be referencing this post later today when putting together a PC equivalent. I wish apple would just allow you to upgrade your own ram/hd.. that would then make it a real contender.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_D0K3-uZMyY
I got a lot of my info from his channel when deciding if I should go mac, or PC and for building my 13th i7 gen intel PC with a 3060 12gb for video editing. I just finished my build yesterday with 6400mhz 32gb DDR5 ram and its so smooth in premiere pro now. Multiple clips of 4k, color grade and some effects. My build is more expensive than you rmac but I believe it can be had or similar with some deal hunting and buying a used GPU, and price matches to microcenter (what I did at bestbuy). Bump; down to an I5 if you have to..