1 review of this exact model; 3 of a sibling configuration (same chassis; a different chip or size, or the review does not state this Mac’s base chip with its CPU and GPU core counts), used for design topics only. Quotes are short, word for word, and each links to the article it came from. Every one was checked against that article on . MacIQ gives no score and no stars, and averages nothing.
Articles read Specifications and sources for the Mac mini M1 (2020)
A count of the reviews we quote on this page that have a quote on each topic, from the findings shown below. A review may say more on a topic than we quote, so it counts what is quoted here, not everything each review covers, and it says how often a topic is quoted, not what was said about it. Battery, performance and heat are counted over the 1 review of this exact model.
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Brian Westover
Reviewed: Mac mini with the Apple M1 processor and 8GB of RAM
This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.
the M1 Mac mini only supports two displays, and only one of those over Thunderbolt.
Matt Hanson
Tested: Mac mini (M1, 2020): Apple M1 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
One thing we should note, is that throughout our tests the Mac mini stayed virtually silent.
Port-wise you get Ethernet LAN, two Thunderbolt ports, HDMI, two USB and an audio jack for headphones.
Jonathan Bray
Reviewed: Mac mini with Apple M1 chip, 8-core GPU, 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD
This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.
the RAM and SSD are soldered to the motherboard and cannot be replaced.
Chris Welch
Reviewed: Mac mini with Apple M1 chip, 1TB SSD and doubled memory
This is a different configuration of the same chassis. Only its comments on design are quoted here; its battery, performance and heat findings belong to the chip it tested.
There’s still a speaker inside the Mac mini, but it’s the kind of speaker you’ll never, ever want to use.