Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The M4 Pro Mac Mini was simply not a big enough upgrade from my M1 Max MacBook Pro, which is why I am returning my M4 Pro Mac Mini back to apple for a refund.
The M4 Pro Mac Mini was always going to be a stop gap for me until Apple release the M4 Ultra Mac Studio, sometime next year. However, in my use of DaVinci Resolve Studio I wasn't feeling any appreciable benefit using the M4 Pro Mac Mini over my M1 Max MacBook Pro. In fact, during the final export, there was a negative affect with the M4 Pro Mac Mini, as the M1 Max was significantly faster than the M4 Pro due to its encoder engines.
So I have now bought the M4 Max MacBook, which is noticeably more powerful than the M1 Max MacBook Pro.
So yeah, I was wrong about the M4 Pro Mac Mini. However, these are things that you sometimes don't know until you've bought in to something and had time to use it and compare it against what you are upgrading from.
My advice. If you have any M1 Max in either the MacBook Pro or Mac Studio and you are happy with the performance. You may want to think carefully about upgrading it to any M4 series computer for certain specific processing tasks. Although, upgrading to M4 Max will definitely net you performance gains all-round. However, you may not even need that performance gain.
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I’m David Harry. Thank you very much for watching this video, take care and goodbye now.
Cheers,
Dave.
#M4MacMini #MacMini #MacBookPro #M4MacBookPro
The M4 Pro Mac Mini was simply not a big enough upgrade from my M1 Max MacBook Pro, which is why I am returning my M4 Pro Mac Mini back to apple for a refund.
The M4 Pro Mac Mini was always going to be a stop gap for me until Apple release the M4 Ultra Mac Studio, sometime next year. However, in my use of DaVinci Resolve Studio I wasn't feeling any appreciable benefit using the M4 Pro Mac Mini over my M1 Max MacBook Pro. In fact, during the final export, there was a negative affect with the M4 Pro Mac Mini, as the M1 Max was significantly faster than the M4 Pro due to its encoder engines.
So I have now bought the M4 Max MacBook, which is noticeably more powerful than the M1 Max MacBook Pro.
So yeah, I was wrong about the M4 Pro Mac Mini. However, these are things that you sometimes don't know until you've bought in to something and had time to use it and compare it against what you are upgrading from.
My advice. If you have any M1 Max in either the MacBook Pro or Mac Studio and you are happy with the performance. You may want to think carefully about upgrading it to any M4 series computer for certain specific processing tasks. Although, upgrading to M4 Max will definitely net you performance gains all-round. However, you may not even need that performance gain.
M4 Max MacBook Pro 16" ➡ geni.us/70Xn
M4 Max MacBook Pro 14" ➡ geni.us/57QzTfu
M4 Pro MacBook Pro 16" ➡ geni.us/qSYR
M4 Pro MacBook Pro 14" ➡ geni.us/4thfyu0
M4 MacBook Pro 14" ➡ geni.us/Y7TFR
Mac Mini M4 Pro ➡ geni.us/ImJto
Mac Mini M4 ➡ geni.us/oibaLH
geni.us/57QzTfu
AMAZON ASSOCIATE DISCLOSURE:
I am an Amazon Associate.
My Amazon links are Amazon affiliate links.
I earn money from qualifying purchases when you use my Amazon affiliate links.
OTHER EARNINGS AND COMMISSIONS:
I also earn money from other product links within my video description.
For the sake of clarity and for the avoidance of any confusion, assume that I earn money from commissions from any and all links that I have within my video description.
Amazon links to stuff used in this video:
The gear that I use, have used or reviewed that I would recommend.
Cameras: amzn.to/3PzC8mI
Microphones: amzn.to/3tD6FaM
Computers: amzn.to/3tuwHNr
Phones: amzn.to/3ttqjWN
iPads & Tablets: amzn.to/46t8wxG
You can also send me a coffee donation via PayPal if you found my video super helpful:
paypal.me/DavidHarry
My Amazon pages with videos and product links:
Amazon USA amazon.com/shop/davidharry
Amazon UK amazon.co.uk/shop/davidharry
If you would like to help my channel please use my global Amazon Affiliate links. I will be paid a small commission for anything you buy from Amazon when using these links. These commissions don't cost you any extra but really do help me to buy gear for my productions and to review:
Amazon USA: geni.us/Amazon-USA
Amazon UK: geni.us/Amazon-UK
Amazon Deutschland: geni.us/Amazon-Deutschland
Amazon France: geni.us/Amazon-France
Amazon España: geni.us/Amazon-Espana
Amazon Italia: geni.us/Amazon-Italia
Amazon Canada: geni.us/Amazon-Canada
Contact for product reviews: YouTube@DavidHarry.com
DavidHarry.com
I’m David Harry. Thank you very much for watching this video, take care and goodbye now.
Cheers,
Dave.
#M4MacMini #MacMini #MacBookPro #M4MacBookPro
