When the Mac mini launched in 2005 as the first BYODKM Mac (bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse), it had the potential to be one of the most popular Macs ever made. Nearly two decades later, we think its a great option as en entry-level Mac, but it hasn’t really lived up to its hype, as specs, prices, and performance never quite reached the heights we expected.
Then rumours that Apple was intending to enhance the Mac mini in 2022 were verified when Apple introduced the Mac Studio in March 2022. The Mac Studio, which looks like a Mac mini from the top, but is roughly equivalent to three Mac mini stacked on top of each other in height. The Mac Studio features M1 Max and M1 Ultra options and is a great computer, but there is now a big gap in the line up with no desktop Macs offering the M1 Pro (which is only found in the 14in and 16in MacBook Pro models).
Read more at Macworld.com