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As a Mac user since 2009 (27” iMac and another in late 2014, both of which I SO LOVED, I have to say that you are RIGHT ON about the MANY shortcomings of the new, highly vaunted and extremely limited new iMac 24” system which Apple is currently soaking people for. I was gifted one at Christmas and would never have accepted it had I known the frustration I was letting myself in for. I am a power user and always spec up any system which I purchase but this was a surprise FOR SURE.! And I had no input. To say I hate the system would be the kindest thing I could say as in truth, I really want to throw it VERY, VERY FAR AWAY. And now, in order to have a system which will do what I need, I have to go get a MAC STUDIO AND STUDIO DISPLAY. But this time, I will use my own money and spec it up as I need. Of course, my house payments might suffer……..please do not also become just another$$$$ for Apple! ARGH.

Best solution is not to buy any of these trash from Apple. They need to be taught a lesson. - They are supposed to add ports but force users to buy adapters (and carry them around). - A jump in just 8GB RAM or 128GB SSD costs a fortune while those can be bought very cheap. Basically trashes.

WARNING: 8gb is not enough for OSX, it will use the SSD hard as extended memory and shorten the SSDs life. So get 16gb RAM. . With heat being a non issue, and dockingstations, a Macbook Air M1 can connect with two external monitors. So the Air might be the better choice. I bought mine used of course, 16gb, 1tb (500gb for music). But for most cases even 16gb, 512gb might be enough - with a dockingstation and external TBs drives that is.

Thank you, for providing an excellent summary of the pros and cons of Apple's colorful 24-inch iMac desktop computers. During my first two decades (during the 1990's and 2000's) as an Apple home computer user, I only picked-up All-in-One desktops a 15-inch 5400, white 20-inch G4 iMac, glossy white 20-inch G5 iMac, and glossy white 24-inch Intel iMac. However, starting in 2010, I now only buy "mac mini" models and pair them with an Apple monitor (smile...smile).

External storage has a certain risk though: if your Mac switches off due to a power grid failure or it freezes and you have to restart with the power button, then your external storage isn't ejected properly and it can be damaged. I had this problem with an 512GB SD card (made by a wellknown manufacturer, not a cheap one). It became unreadable on my Mac and I almost lost all data on it. Luckily I could reactivate it on an old PC. So yes, external storage is cheaper and more flexible, but it has a small risk too. It is great and probably necessary for backup purposes though. That said, prices for upgrading internal storage are way more expensive, probably too expensive.

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An object lesson in buying an earlier model within the Apple silicon models especially when at a discount (M1 Pro 14)

I bought the base model M1 MacMini (8GB ram and 250GB SSD) a couple of years ago for $500 on sale. The upgrades were ridiculously overpriced so I bought a aftermarket expansion module and put a 500GB SSD in that, that also had additional ports (the base model Mini has just a few USB ports. That machine is fast (be aware the base model M2's have a VERY slow SSD).I use the internal 250 GB just for the OS and program files - the external disk folds all my documents and music library. I don't think I'd like running photoshop on this but for most tasks it's more than enough power and that 8GB of ram has aleays been enough..

Cool vid and info. Confirmed that I’m happy with my M1 Pro Pro chip 😊

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Thank you very much for the clear direction. Will buy an M2macmini for home studio music production and CZcams. I think we will need 16GB RAM and 256 GB SSD internal plus external SSD .

Thank you very much for such reasonable and helpful video! Good work!

Thank you! Exactly what I needed to know.

Apple=octopus desktop

Thanks for the information

I've gone much the same route, maxing out my Mini with non-Apple accessories. Except for the magic trackpad. There is simply nothing else like it.

That was informative

Work on on the thumbnail my friend, good info otherwise

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I'm still using my magic keyboard that I bought in 2009 (not a typo, 2009) that I bought with my first ever Mac. I don't have a mac anymore, but I still use this magic keyboard with my lenovo laptop when it's docked on my desk and to this day it's still the best feeling keyboard I've ever used. I'll get the current model of the magic keyboard one day because it's rechargeable, which is convenient. As of right now, I just use rechargeable batteries. 2009. 15 years.

The thumbnail is cursed... just saying...

thanks!!!

Excellent and informative video. My family's main PCs have been running Windows forever, but I can't stand the crap experience that we've had using Windows 10 over the last few years. Terrible buggy OS. My son's gaming system I built for him uses Win 11 which works for him, but I'm going to switch to the Mac ecosystem for my wife's main PC and using your recommendations would last her many years of great usage with her average workloads. I personally use Linux distros for many years and have virtually zero issues. Keep up the beneficial work! God bless.

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Useful informations

Can we use this monitor as TV?

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Looks like a good dock, I didn’t see a vertical dock before. I have one that sits on top or below the Mac mini but it slides around if you try to plug in a usb or sd card. Will have to look into this option!

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