Good to see you again, I thought you fell off the planet. I bought the base M4 mini as soon as it released, and it's amazing. I have a 2TB external NVME drive to supplement the storage, and the mini is now my daily driver (it replaced my M3 Pro MBP 14, which I still have).
I really enjoyed the direction you were taking the channel with the discussion of e-waste and phone batteries. Hope that you continue those kind of video once you have more time
I just bought an M4 mini, base model. Literally crazy value. Had a $2k plus gaming desktop I hardly used. Went to this instead. What really got me was the efficiency. At idle, 2-3 watts of power. Streaming 4K, maybe 5w. All while being FASTER than my desktop in some tasks. Also, I get that MBA life! Finished my online program up last year. It’s a lot but definitely rewarding!
I've been excited to hear your take on the m4 machines since I found out about the BASE model m4s all having Thunderbolt 4! It'll be REALLY nice to have a MacBook Air that can run more than 1 external display finally (I mean, you know, when it comes out) without having to close the lid! Also, dude, I gotta say.. You are ROCKING that beard, man, it looks good on you. You should keep it. Cheers!
Great video, great breakdown! Also agree would've like to have seen a USB-A port. Best of luck on your Master's program! Also would love to get your take on the newest line of Pixel phones....lol if you have a have the time...somehow.
I've had my Mac mini M4 Pro for a few weeks and it's fantastic. I loaded it up with 64GB RAM and 2TB disk and it's awesome for everything I've thrown at it. I'm not even sure if I'll get the M4 Studio now since it does everything I need.
Photographers need SD cards! Transferring images and video directly from the camera can cause corruption (trust me I've experienced it twice), and also you won't get the fastest transfer speed either. I've just purchased the Caldigit TS4 dock for my Mac Mini M4 Pro which should be arriving by the end of the week. 😬🎉
I haven’t been on TH-cam much lately, but I clicked on this video. Damn, I didn’t even know that was you with that beard.. I just purchased the Mac mini M4 pro should have it tomorrow.
I was so torn when upgrading from my m1 iMac. I was going to get the new Mac mini. But ultimately opted for the M4 iMac as it was just more convenient. The quality and cost of some monitors are immense. I love the iMac, display is smaller than the intel counterpart but it's good enough to get a lot done. Great video. I haven't saw your videos in a while for some reason. I genuinely didn't recognize you with the beard lol. It suits you ✌🏻
I wish they would have made one of the thunderbolt ports power delivery. So you can run it off a 90w power adapter or a battery bank and make it portable. Probably would have been very easy for them to do.
Looks like he was trapped in a spaceship moving in a way that makes time move faster and when we revisit him hours later he’s grown a beard so we (as the audience) know that for him more time had passed
My M1 is still working quite well though I wish I'd have gotten 16g RAM. Still, I'm thinking about getting the M4 mini. I use an external drive for extra storage so the base would be decent.
The only question I have, and I'm asking myself lol. Do you really need this when you already have an M3 MBP? I use mine as my primary computer. I feel like with the current processors, the need for a dedicated desktop is not a thing anymore. IDK, I say that and I would like a Mini, but that's GAS.
Hey! Has it been that long since I’ve seen your videos? You look so different with the facial hair and no cap. But good to see you. Best wishes and God bless you with your studies for your Masters Degree. ✌🏾💻 🧢 🧔🏻
USB-A has to die a death lol.. it has its place still on multi-port power bricks and dongles. They'd have had to sacrifice that HDMI2.2 port for it.. no way lol. An SD Card slot woulds been amazing up front but no chance they'd do that or they'd kill higher end Mac sales.
WARNING ! if you only have USBA keyboard or mouse, if you do not have a high quality dongle - even if it works - the Mini may not notice them ! It may just give you an out of focus forest and then start talking about keyboard only operation. The fix? Get a better usba to c adapter. It will work at once. Apple Tech didn't know about this until I told them !
I'm happy there are no USB-A ports! I know the keyboards are still out there with them but let's future proof it. I have a little dongle, it's fine. You don't get to complain! lol
Like heck people don't! Not many are willing to carry around a bunch dongles for their stuff just to connect them. Screw off with such an arrogant statement!
@@keijijohnson9754 umm I have a single dongle and it stays plugged in. Works fine. Catch up with the 21st century, I'm glad Apple went with USB-C. I don't see how this is arrogant, just smart.
@mikeshafer Good for you but some of us 21st century folks are more used with what works just fine as well. It ain't a matter of being "smart" it's just a matter of being too forceful with their commitment to USB-C. It's all the more of an annoyance too since they're still including stuff like USB-A ports and SD Card slots still, but only for their most expensive Macs like the Mac Studio and the MacBook Pro with Notches. Needing to have to sell a solution to a self inflicted problem had always been an issue Apple confines to have and its one of many reasons why people are going to second hand markets like EBay to get these older models with the desired ports and are okay with them lacking USB-C.
Yeah as someone that's been using iMacs at college with them, it's really gotten to the point where it's not only an inconvenience having them without it, but it's gotten increasingly frustrating seeing it be limited to all these more expensive Macs nowadays. It just makes no sense limiting them these products and even less so when the recent Mac Pro lacks that as well!
5:02 - A LOT OF PEOPLE DUDE!! 😠 Especially those that work in professions like photography and the like! The nerve of you having to ask such an ignorant question!
Dear lord, I’ve missed your videos. Never go away again. I always look forward to your reviews.
It took time for him to grow that beard and let it get gray.
Seconded!
This is how I imagine an everyday dad looks.
The face matches the name now!
High beard-o-meter!
Good to see you again, I thought you fell off the planet. I bought the base M4 mini as soon as it released, and it's amazing. I have a 2TB external NVME drive to supplement the storage, and the mini is now my daily driver (it replaced my M3 Pro MBP 14, which I still have).
Thanks so much! Still on the planet just busy working on school stuff in the background.
I really enjoyed the direction you were taking the channel with the discussion of e-waste and phone batteries. Hope that you continue those kind of video once you have more time
Damn, beard makes you look ancient 💀
Kids do that to ya😂
Its giving Steve Carell from Evan Almighty
Time makes fools of us all 😂
With all respect, I think that beard looks incredibly handsome on you!!! 😊 Keep the beard! Dad status level 99
I hope you get be ancient...smh
Awesome! I’ve been waiting to see your review on the new Mac mini M4!
really missed you 😢 so glad to see you back
Man, good your back. I always look for your reviews. Short and content is king!
Nice to see you again... I bought my macbook air m1 watching your videos. And I am thinking about getting the Mac mini m4 next year.
Thanks! Feels good to make videos again.
Finally where have you been? I had to buy one couldn’t wait any longer for your opinion like I have in the past! Welcome home 👍👍👍
I am so happy that you made this video . Great video!!
I just bought an M4 mini, base model. Literally crazy value. Had a $2k plus gaming desktop I hardly used. Went to this instead. What really got me was the efficiency. At idle, 2-3 watts of power. Streaming 4K, maybe 5w. All while being FASTER than my desktop in some tasks.
Also, I get that MBA life! Finished my online program up last year. It’s a lot but definitely rewarding!
Good on you for going back to school!
Glad to see a new video
My man, as soon as I saw you posted again I clicked! Thanks for the video!
Well thanks so much!
Good luck with your Masters program, and I love the beard!
I've been excited to hear your take on the m4 machines since I found out about the BASE model m4s all having Thunderbolt 4! It'll be REALLY nice to have a MacBook Air that can run more than 1 external display finally (I mean, you know, when it comes out) without having to close the lid! Also, dude, I gotta say.. You are ROCKING that beard, man, it looks good on you. You should keep it. Cheers!
Base model value seems so good. My wife is a teacher so I'm getting the education discount. $499 for it is so good.
It really is, and $499 seems even crazier!
Great video, great breakdown! Also agree would've like to have seen a USB-A port. Best of luck on your Master's program! Also would love to get your take on the newest line of Pixel phones....lol if you have a have the time...somehow.
The M4 mini is tops on my 2024 new-tech list for sure!!
He’s alive! Thanks for the update; what Master’s are you working toward?
I've had my Mac mini M4 Pro for a few weeks and it's fantastic. I loaded it up with 64GB RAM and 2TB disk and it's awesome for everything I've thrown at it. I'm not even sure if I'll get the M4 Studio now since it does everything I need.
Where ya been? Glad you are back!
Initially, I was like, who did I subscribe to? And then, after hearing your voice, I was like... Oh yeaaah, my man!!!
Hey Garry always great see you making content I see you grow in the Santa Claus beard loved you’re content keep going brother
Photographers need SD cards! Transferring images and video directly from the camera can cause corruption (trust me I've experienced it twice), and also you won't get the fastest transfer speed either. I've just purchased the Caldigit TS4 dock for my Mac Mini M4 Pro which should be arriving by the end of the week. 😬🎉
I haven’t been on TH-cam much lately, but I clicked on this video. Damn, I didn’t even know that was you with that beard.. I just purchased the Mac mini M4 pro should have it tomorrow.
M4 Pro Mini and LOVE IT! It's great for everyday use vs. my power hungry PC with it's 4080 in it.
I was so torn when upgrading from my m1 iMac. I was going to get the new Mac mini. But ultimately opted for the M4 iMac as it was just more convenient. The quality and cost of some monitors are immense. I love the iMac, display is smaller than the intel counterpart but it's good enough to get a lot done. Great video. I haven't saw your videos in a while for some reason. I genuinely didn't recognize you with the beard lol. It suits you ✌🏻
That makes total sense, the iMac is also a fantastic value if you want something that totally works right out of the box.
What do you know it’s hairy Gary lol love the videos man keep it up brother !
Yes! Wake up babe. Gary is back!!!
Santa's back right for Christmas!
Damn, I literally had a double take after seeing you with the beard looks good
i missed u everyday dad!
I await your review on the new Mac mini M4 for 4k video editing.
The Tech-father is back ya'll. Happy Holidays!
I wish they would have made one of the thunderbolt ports power delivery. So you can run it off a 90w power adapter or a battery bank and make it portable. Probably would have been very easy for them to do.
I missed the videos. Looks like you’re doing well. The beard is so much more darker than mine.
If Steve Jobs was still alive, this M4 Mac mini with this beautiful design already came out 5 years ago.
Where have u been?
Looks like he was trapped in a spaceship moving in a way that makes time move faster and when we revisit him hours later he’s grown a beard so we (as the audience) know that for him more time had passed
Time, and TH-cam videos, are all linear.
My M1 is still working quite well though I wish I'd have gotten 16g RAM. Still, I'm thinking about getting the M4 mini. I use an external drive for extra storage so the base would be decent.
wow you now loook like the everyday dad
Gotta be who I am 😂
With the beard, you should change the name to “the every day older man “. I did miss seeing your videos.
Who are you!!! Love the vids.
Where have you been bro?!
Bro aged 10 years since the last time I saw one of his videos 😂
Value so good, Gary came back from the grandpa arc
strong beard game, keep it up 👍
I must’ve accidentally stumbled upon The Everyday Zaddy channel. ;)
Nice video
OK, now replace the baseball cap with a pointy hat to complate the look. 😅
Now you actually look like an everyday dad…
Holy crap I honestly thought you were bald due to the hat! Great to see you though, great new look too.
Does this mean you are back on Mac os and the surface pro 11 is on the back burner?
The only question I have, and I'm asking myself lol. Do you really need this when you already have an M3 MBP? I use mine as my primary computer. I feel like with the current processors, the need for a dedicated desktop is not a thing anymore. IDK, I say that and I would like a Mini, but that's GAS.
Thanks for the video. Nice beard!
Hey! Has it been that long since I’ve seen your videos? You look so different with the facial hair and no cap. But good to see you. Best wishes and God bless you with your studies for your Masters Degree. ✌🏾💻 🧢 🧔🏻
Thanks very much!
when i started the video a "damn" came up, like the kevin hart dAMn, but in a funny way, loving the bearddd
Damn, I was not expecting you to look like that! LOL
It's a cool look though!
The form factor does not impress. Apple made a NUC, 11 years after Intel did so.
Is the the guy from iPhonedo?
You look so handsome with that silver beard
USB-A has to die a death lol.. it has its place still on multi-port power bricks and dongles. They'd have had to sacrifice that HDMI2.2 port for it.. no way lol.
An SD Card slot woulds been amazing up front but no chance they'd do that or they'd kill higher end Mac sales.
That loss to Michigan really turned your beard grey huh 😂
WARNING ! if you only have USBA keyboard or mouse, if you do not have a high quality dongle - even if it works - the Mini may not notice them ! It may just give you an out of focus forest and then start talking about keyboard only operation.
The fix?
Get a better usba to c adapter. It will work at once. Apple Tech didn't know about this until I told them !
you thought: now my beard is long enough, i can upload a new video...
POV: Being the everyday dad
I'm happy there are no USB-A ports! I know the keyboards are still out there with them but let's future proof it. I have a little dongle, it's fine. You don't get to complain! lol
Like heck people don't! Not many are willing to carry around a bunch dongles for their stuff just to connect them. Screw off with such an arrogant statement!
@@keijijohnson9754 umm I have a single dongle and it stays plugged in. Works fine. Catch up with the 21st century, I'm glad Apple went with USB-C. I don't see how this is arrogant, just smart.
@mikeshafer Good for you but some of us 21st century folks are more used with what works just fine as well. It ain't a matter of being "smart" it's just a matter of being too forceful with their commitment to USB-C.
It's all the more of an annoyance too since they're still including stuff like USB-A ports and SD Card slots still, but only for their most expensive Macs like the Mac Studio and the MacBook Pro with Notches.
Needing to have to sell a solution to a self inflicted problem had always been an issue Apple confines to have and its one of many reasons why people are going to second hand markets like EBay to get these older models with the desired ports and are okay with them lacking USB-C.
u really let yourself go with the beard huh? being a dad finally took its toll...
❤
$100 is a low price for a 10 gig upgrade?
Yes, even 10gb cards for PC's cost at least $50-$100.
No SD card .....so sad ...:(((
Yeah as someone that's been using iMacs at college with them, it's really gotten to the point where it's not only an inconvenience having them without it, but it's gotten increasingly frustrating seeing it be limited to all these more expensive Macs nowadays.
It just makes no sense limiting them these products and even less so when the recent Mac Pro lacks that as well!
m4 mac mini = no brainer
great video. threw me off at start
The M series does not have RAM. Let's try that again. The M series does not have RAM. It's more like a really big memory buffer.
WOW the gray beard made you go from a 25 year old to 45 :)
This reminds me why I prefer clean shaven look on myself... :(
it would be perfect if it had user replaceable storage and ram.
ok i know this is going to sound rude as hell but WHEN DID YOU GET SO OLD i mean this in the nice way prossbles but damn dude
Time catches up to us all lol
Too few ports. 256GB SSD 😂😂😂😂 Pathetic. $800 to upgrade to 2TB. 😂😂😂😂😂
No thanks, Apple.
First!
It has one major problem, it is an apple apple = junk.
apple should just dump then Mac Pro. why pay 6K for that monstrosity.
First
Beat you by 20 seconds 😂
5:02 - A LOT OF PEOPLE DUDE!! 😠 Especially those that work in professions like photography and the like! The nerve of you having to ask such an ignorant question!
Thanks for reappearing 🎉, what occupation make you can’t shave 🪒 anymore? 😅