Compared with Intel CPU, Apple's self-developed M series chips have stronger performance and better energy efficiency ratio, and notebooks equipped with M series chips have excellent battery life, and as for compatibility, now M series chips are already great, and most of the software has adapted them, so you don't have to worry about the experience.
At the moment, if you are ready to buy an Apple computer and the budget is not sufficient, you can consider the Apple mini host, the model is Macmini, which is equipped with an M2 chip.
Macmini M2 version configuration information
Starting at 8GB RAM and 256GB capacity
WiFi6E
2*USB Type-A、2*雷电4、1*HDMI、1*网口、1*电源接口、1*耳机孔
Built-in speakers
Macmini M2版本目前售价
The 8GB+256GB version fell to 2979 yuan.
Advantages of the Macmini M2 version
The advantage of Macmini is that it is lightweight and portable, and at the same time it has good performance, especially suitable for office parties, running between two points and one line every day, you can place a monitor at home and in the company, and you can take Macmini with you every day, which is much easier than carrying a notebook. As for the core performance, Macmini can choose from a lot of versions, M1, M2, M2Pro and previous Intel versions.
The M1 version of the Macmini has been released for a while, and the performance is not as good as the M2 series, as for the Intel version, it is not recommended, and the performance is not as good as the M-series version! The price of the M2Pro version is too high, and you can't buy it for about 3,000 yuan, so only the M2 version is the most suitable, and the 8GB+256GB version is about 2900 yuan. The M2 chip is manufactured on the second-generation 5nm process, which is 18% faster than M1, the image processing performance is improved by 35%, the neural network engine is 40% faster, and the memory bandwidth is 50% faster than M1. The daily office is completely sufficient, and the editing video is also hand-to-hand, and it is very smooth!
Many people say that the M2 chip can't play games, but I think it depends on what kind of game, like Civilization 6, Euro 2 and other games that don't eat much configuration, the M2 version of Macmini can still run smoothly, and there is no big problem with leisure and entertainment. In terms of interfaces, Macmini is equipped with 2 USB Type-A, 2 Thunderbolt 4, 1 headphone jack, 1 HDMI, 1 LAN port and 1 power port, which is very convenient for expanding displays, keyboards and mice, and headphones. Of course, if you have the conditions, you can also expand the graphics card docking station through the Thunderbolt 4 interface.
The appearance of the Macmini hasn't changed in years, but even so, it's still durable, and it looks like a craft! A lot of times you won't notice it's there, because the Macmini M2 version doesn't make any noise, whether it's running at full load or light use. As for memory and storage, 8GB of RAM doesn't look like a Windows computer, but the two aren't comparable, and the Macmini's 8GB of RAM is smoother than Windows's 16GB! The 256GB capacity depends on the specific needs, and you can consider not storing more data.