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Today is one of those days Apple fans get excited because they don’t get new hardware that often.
They’re not treated to the smorgasbord of desktop and laptop machines that Windows users have to choose from.
But today, there are new laptops and desktops for those guys.
I wanted to take a moment to highlight theMac Mini, though.
A desktop PC that I have a lot of fondness for.
I like theMac Mini.
And at its new $599 starting point, I love the sound of the new one.
This isn’t about the Mac Mini.
Apple Mac Mini powered by M2 compared to underpowered Windows desktop
Guess what?
The Apple M2 and M2 Pro are better than the M1 chips that came before.
The M1 Mac Mini is a fantastic computer, and my personal problems were never with the hardware.
I just think macOS sucks.
Obviously, Apple doesn’t name-drop competitors, but without scrolling right to the bottom, this sounds INCREDIBLE.
So let’s have a look at what that bestselling Windows desktop was running, shall we?
The bestselling system is based on publicly available sales data over the prior 12 months.
Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of Mac mini."
M2 versus an old Intel CPU?
It has to be running an 11th Gen Rocket Lake CPU or a 12th Gen Alder Lake CPU.
And more specifically, the Core i5-11400, i5-11400T, i5-12400, or Core i5-12400T.
The point isn’t that the Mac Mini is this much faster; you would really hope it is.
Intel’s 13th Gen is significantly better than its own predecessors; that’s how it goes.
But it’s the misleading and ridiculous nature.
This is most likely accurate, but it’s a poor comparison.
Who can get any real information from this?
If you fully spec up a Mac Mini, it will cost over $4,000.
Comparing to old Intel chips certainly isn’t the answer.
I like what Apple has been doing with its own silicon.
I have a lot of respect for its performance and its efficiency.
But I continue to hate the narrative around it.
It’s not magical; it’s a computer.
Unless Apple doesn’t really value its customers beyond helping them empty their wallets.
