A Christmas Present - The Outrageously Fast M1 Mac Mini - Only $669!

Are you looking for a computer that can edit and process video effortlessly? Until now, it could cost you a thousand dollars or more? Enter the new line of Apple Macs that have ditched the Intel processor in favor of their first Apple designed silicon for the Mac.

Apple has built up tremendous experience in designing processor chips for the iPhone with great success. The OS and Processor design go hand in hand to achieve the highest efficiency possible. Users can experience this with longer battery life combined with higher performance.

So why not do this for the Mac?

M1 Chip

Unlike the Intel Processors where Intel does not control the Operating Software, Apple does. They introduced their Big Sur OS for the Mac that was designed to provide optimum performance when used with the M1 Macs. PC computer manufacturers cannot do this as Microsoft controls the operating system design.

Apple designed the M1 chip to include components that in their Intel based computers consisted of add on chips. 5 nanometer metal is used for the circuits compared to 14 nanometers for the latest Intel i9 chip design. That is one of the reasons why Apple can pack so much more into their chip compared to Intel.

You may ask why doesn't Intel do that. The answer is simple. Intel has to sell their chip to a multitude of customers. Hence, they need to keep prices as low as possible as well as give these customers more flexibility.

Apple doesn't have this constraint and can design their chips to maximize performance for their computers alone. Also, Apple is a bigger company than Intel and has more capital to invest to be more innovative. By making their own processor they do not have to pay the "Intel Tax."

For these reasons and others, the specs alone do not give a fair indication of the actual performance of the computers. It is how everything works in harmony that provides the exceptional results.

Independent users have measured performance that far exceed anything that other PC's of similar price range can deliver. Especially for video processing.

Let's look what's inside the M1 Chip.

The M1 has 16 Billion transistors and can perform 11 Trillion operations per second.

Let that sink in. These numbers are mind boggling.

This is a complete system on a piece of silicon that takes up less space and makes everything work faster. As well as using much less power compared to the Intel chips. You can read more details in this review by Apple Insider.

3 New Computers

The following computers were the first that Apple recently introduced based on their M1 chip. Note that these computers are also available using the Intel chips. The only reason to buy these is if you need to use software that can only run on an Intel based computer.

However, CodeWeavers announced that CrossOver 20 now works on Apple Silicon Macs, which means that the new M1 Macs can run Windows software right on MacOS using the built in Apple's Rosetta emulation software.

Apple just introduced three M1 based computers that at the price, blows the socks off the competition.

MacBook Air

13" MacBook Air - $999

MacBook Pro

13" MacBook Pro - $1299

Mac Mini

Mac Mini - The desktop module. - $699

Power Unleashed

Note that, all of these computers compare well to the Intel based Mac-Pro that costs over $5000. The Mac Mini desktop computer is that square block under the monitor.

Read what The Verge had to say about this paradigm shift that Apple has unleashed on the computer world:

"The conversation has flipped instantly: it’s no longer “why would you take a gamble on Apple’s new, unproven processor” but “how will competitors like Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm respond?”

You can check all of these out at Apple's The Future Of Mac. You can also see how an expert describes his first experience with the desktop version the Mac Mini.

A Timely Christmas Present

I've been hesitating going into making videos for my affiliate marketing business because my ASUS $209 Windows laptop is grossly under powered to do a credible job editing video. This is a great laptop for everyday use such as to create my blog posts. But I need something more capable for video editing.

Today, I purchased the M1 Mac Mini for $669 on Amazon, the Black Friday sale price. I already have a monitor, keyboard and mouse that I use with my laptop. Hence, this Mac Mini will fit right in, I'll use is as a stand for my monitor. Not kidding. It is about 7" square and 1" thick.

I will need to get a camera to attach to my monitor to make videos that I want to appear in. That is not going to be an issue.

Some of the major advantages of the M1 Mac Mini is its fan is so quiet according to the reviews, you hardly hear it when it comes on. It also has the same performance as the new M1 MacBook Pro. If I want to carry it with me say to a hotel, I can with my monitor, keyboard and mouse.

Do You Have An M1 Mac?

If you have purchased an Apple M1 Mac, please share your experience in the comments below. I won't be getting mine until mid December, so I have to be patient. That is why I am calling it a Christmas Present.

There was a hard decision I had to make in order to afford this computer. It came down to a choice of upgrading my WA membership to Premium + or the Mac Mini. Since my premium membership is paid up till March 2022, I decided to go with the Mac Mini.

Once I earn my first $1000 in affiliate marketing I will happily upgrade to Premium +. My thinking is if i cannot earn $1000 with Premium alone, I should not be in this business. What do you think?

I am hoping the wait to upgrade will not be too long.

I wish you much success in your affiliate marketing business.

Cheers.

Edwin