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They feature the same processor with eight cores in total, including four high-performance cores and four 'efficiency' cores for less demanding tasks.
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The good news about Apple's self-made chips is that they make performance comparisons very easy indeed, because there are fewer variations than the myriad Intel processors out there.įor example, the M1 Mac Mini and M1 MacBook Pro 13-inch are pretty much identical for performance. (Image credit: Apple) Mac mini vs MacBook Pro: Performance
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The MacBook Pros support either two 6K displays (with the M1 Pro chip) or three 6K displays plus an additional 4K display (with the M1 Max chip).

There's also the return of the MagSafe charging connector, and you can use either this or the USB-C ports to charge it. There's three USB-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI 2.0 port, an SD card reader, and a 3.5mm jack with higher-power output to drive high-impedance headphones. What's more exciting is that these machines have better connectivity than the 13-inch model. It takes its lines and black keyboard backing pretty much directly from the much-loved titanium iBook from back in the day, and it's a fetching if unexciting design. Then you have the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, which both share a design that's new and also decidedly retro. You get just two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports, plus a 3.5mm headphone jack. The keyboard is excellent too, delivering just enough travel, and great feedback.Ĭonnections are very light on the M1 MacBook Pro 13-inch, though. You can choose a silver or darker 'space grey' finish in this case.Īpple gets key things right year after year, including elements such as the stiffness of the hinge, and the size of the trackpad.
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It's impressively thin and light for a portable machine with the power that the M1 chip offers (though the Intel model is the same size, it's much less powerful).Īgain, it's all aluminium, with a great level of fit and finish. The 13-inch MacBook Pro is, again a familiar design for anyone who's looked at Apple laptops in the last few years. It's also worth noting here that the M1 version officially supports two displays maximum (one up to 6K and one up to 4K), while the Intel version supports three displays maximum (4K max – two displays if one is 5K. The Intel version expands on this, adding two more USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports.
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The M1 version includes two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports, two USB-A ports, an HDMI 2.0 connector, 3.5mm jack, and a Gigabit ethernet port (which you upgrade to 10Gb). The Mac mini has a great suite of built-in connectivity.

This is the same whether you get it with an Apple-made processor or an Intel option – though the Apple version is silver and the Intel is dark grey. Specifically, a block 7.7 inches wide and deep, and 1.4 inches high. The Mac mini has exactly the same design as it has for several years, which is a small aluminium block. You can have Time Machine perform backups automatically as long as the drive is connected to the iMac.Look! The MacBook Pro has ports now! (Image credit: Apple) Mac mini vs MacBook Pro: Design & connectivity Click on Time Machine and you can set it up. Connect the drive to your iMac and then go to the Apple menu and open System Preferences. You need an external hard drive to use Time Machine. Time Machine can help you recover that file. Though it rarely happens, if you use your computer enough, there will come a time when you a file you’re working on goes bad, or you lose it, or you want to revert to a previously saved version. It’s called Time Machine, and it’s really easy to set up and use. The Mac operating system (called macOS) has a built-in feature for making backups of your data. That hard drive would be handy for the next step listed below. We also reviewed the WD_Black D50, a dock with a built-in 1TB hard drive for $449. We recently reviewed the OWC Thunderbolt Hub ($149) and liked it. There are a variety of docks available with different port offerings. This is a box that provides a set of different connectors you can plug into. If you have a lot of devices you want to connect, consider investing in a Thunderbolt dock. We have a complete guide to help you find the adapter you need. If you have a device that uses a different version of Thunderbolt, you need an adapter like Apple’s $49 Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter ( Amazon link). Apple has one for $19 ( Amazon link), but you can find third-party versions for a little cheaper. So the adapter you will need is a USB-C to USB adapter.

You’ll probably need Apple’s USB-C to USB adapter (left) and Thunderbolt (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 Adapter (right).Ĭhances are, the device you want to connect uses a USB-A connector, the most widely used version of USB.
