Thinking of choosing between mac mini m1 vs macbook air m1. Planning to utilize the tax relief.
At the base spec, there's a difference of 1.2k. which is down to laptop vs desktop (portability).
I have external keyboard, mouse and monitor. Didn't use the screen on the laptop anymore, so no need to spend additional on those peripherals, but probably might need to fork out extra to get usb-c docking if i were to get macbook air.

As of now, my 9 year old lenovo y580 is still going strong with no lag for my current usage (thanks to the ssd and 8gb ram).

My usage is just normal web browsing, watching movies/videos , with occasional light gaming.

Any other thoughts or suggestions?

Have been preparing to get a new laptop with 3.5k budget while waiting for my current laptop to die. Interested to get this m1 version of mac due to performance and efficiency and also to dip my toe into mac since being a lifetime windows user.

This post has been edited by ck.chunkeat: Nov 20 2021, 12:25 PM

As of now I dont see myself bringing the laptop around. But I understand portability is always welcomed.

Main concern is not having 2 laptops, if I were to say , it's the price . My style is to only spend if it is necessary. So I'm contemplating between spending the extra 1-2k for the portability or use a portion of the money to upgrade the mac mini's ram to 16gb.

Anyone have issues with earphones hearing periodic static buzz from the m1 mini?