Hi sifus, just wanted to check - is the Mac Mini M1 [2020] a good choice as a desktop? I already have a Lenovo Y7000 as a personal laptop but that's mainly for light gaming [Football Manager with no graphics/Match highlight settings turned on]. Just that the moment I load several leagues up [> 5 leagues], the laptop fan starts to have very loud noise and slows down considerably.

I have read some pretty good reviews on the M1 Mac Mini and was wondering if it would be a good investment? I already have a monitor, keyboard etc at home which is basically plug and play so should I take the plunge or continue to hold out for a better PC?

iMac is a bit out of my budget at the moment though.

Just bought the 8/512 this afternoon.

Planning to pair with Xiaomi 34" curved monitor via HDMI.

Bought the Magic Keyboard also since I had RM50 off at Machines so it was either that or the Magic Mouse...

Will probably reuse an existing mouse to see how it goes since it's my first MacOs product in a very long time. The last time I was exposed to an Apple PC was many years ago and I wasn't used to the commands etc.

Bought a USB-C hub also for use and shall report back on how it turns out.

Thanks a lot for the advice and tips too. I finally managed to finish reading the whole thread from Page 1 and added a lot of things to my basket too, like the MX Master 3 and etc.

Ahh alright, will take note.

Thanks for the tip!

I see, thanks for the feedback bro.

I have another smaller curved monitor at 27" [the Spectrum G2711 bought from Heavy Arm previously].

Might just set it up as a mini PC/workstation in the near future.

So far works well - seriously quiet machine.