In crafting its Mac mini (Early 2020), Apple chose to focus on the ever-expanding storage needs of its users. While the Mac mini may be on the smaller side in terms of its physical size, that in no way means that its user base has equally tiny storage needs, and thanks to PCIe M.2 SSDs, larger capacities can fit in smaller form factors. So, what does this mean for the Mac mini? The base SSD capacity is now 256GB, which is up from 128GB in the 2018 iteration, and the maximum SSD capacity has been increased to 2TB, which is a bump from 1TB in the 2018 release.
Aside from this, the Mac mini remains unchanged from Apple’s 2018 redesign, and it remains a go-to system for industrial-grade tasks, such as home automation, giant render farms, running a live concert sound engine, or testing your latest iOS or iPadOS app. Along with powerful system and graphics performance, its thermal architecture is backed by a larger fan and expanded vents. Users will be able to choose from a 3.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i3 Quad-Core, 3.0 GHz Intel® Core™ i5 Six-Core, or 3.2 GHz Intel® Core™ i7 Six-Core processor; memory options of 8, 16, 32, or 64GB; and either a Gigabit Ethernet or 10 Gigabit Ethernet port for network connectivity. Once you’ve chosen your configuration, some constants that you’ll find across all Mac mini systems include four Thunderbolt™ 3 ports, two USB 3.1 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) Type-A ports, dual-band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.0, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. A keyboard and mouse are not included, so be sure to pick those up, plus any additional accessories.
Given the Thunderbolt™ 3 and USB Type-A ports, which can be used for external storage, as well as an external GPU, do you think the internal storage upgrade of the Mac mini makes it the right system for you? Are you a Mac mini user who loves this system? Feel free to leave your comments below.
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