just made a purchase of M2 today since got 5% cashback. hope can get it

Why have 5% cashback?

cos of 5.5 shopback promotion.

You use a 8GB one?

Is Switch even selling the M2 Mini? I keep going to their website and it's still "Check back for Availability".

Went to Switch first, as I prefer pickup in person for such items. Gave up after they didn't give any ETA of when the M2 Mini was available or if they could quote an EDU discount. Finally, I got mine (EDU pricing) via Apple Malaysia.

Edit: M2 (non-Pro) Mini performance is night and day compared to my old 2015 Intel Mini.
The Intel Mini would spin the fans every time I run MS Teams. The M2 would run cool without breaking a sweat.

This post has been edited by tcwan: May 8 2023, 11:42 AM

well there's 8 years worth of technological improvement there.

Hello all. planning to move from Windows laptop to Mac mini m2. Any recommendation on accessories to expand the display to two monitors?

Thunderbolt to hdmi adapter/cable.
And, Hdmi cable.

This is what i did.

https://shp.ee/h8tcudx

This post has been edited by d@odao: May 11 2023, 12:23 PM

Ugreen? Should be ok right? I'm planning to use the 5 in 1 ugreen with hdmi. Hopefully ok? Also 8gb enough or should i upgrade RAM? ssd i think no need upgrade cause can buy external one

Ya ugreen.
Mine is 16gb ram and 256gb ssd. I just use external nvme 1tb and 1 tb hdd seagate. Ram is more important than storage.

yeah intel based mac mini is running hot. i am using 2020 intel mac mini to run windows 10. it is getting real hot during normal operation. i need to use Macs Fan Control program to force the fan to run at maximum speed at all time to keep the CPU temperature to be at 55 degree (still not too 'cold').

eyeing to get a mac mini m2 base model to replace it.

i dun do any video/photo editing but just use it for normal usage like web browsing, word processing etc. only.

but just not sure if running parellel software, can the armed-based windows meet my needs or not. i still prefer to use windows but i like mac hardware.

any bro here can help to buy the m2 mac mini at educational price?

yes, end up I get from apple online store. items ship from spore. using for a week. satisfy and happy. still learning Mac OS

bro, tis cable can extend as duplicate or extend as second screen? just plug n play? need install any software or change the setting?

Both can. No software needed.
Just go to the display setting and set as u like.
Simple as that.

Anyone know can student discount apply to mac mini M2 with 16GB, 512 storage ? Or just the base model ?

all models and variants.

Thank you ~

how much discount for edu price?

Is it recommend to get apple care?