Adam Kos Offer desktop computers Apple with M1 chips we have grown. It's not just the Mac mini (M1, 2020) anymore, but we also have the new 24″ iMac. In terms of design, there could not be two more different machines. But in terms of performance, they have more in common than you might think. So, is almost once such a price of an iMac compared to a Mac mini justified? If you're shopping for a new desktop, check out this comparison of the entry-level 24″ iMac (2021) and the Mac mini (2020).
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This comparison starts and ends with the price. Mac mini (M1, 2020) costs CZK 21 in the basic configuration. In contrast, the 990″ iMac (M24, two ports, 1) will cost you CZK 2021 in the basic configuration, which is an extra charge of CZK 37 compared to the mini model. But for this price, you don't just get a 990K display, as it might seem at first glance.
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Performance, Memory, Storage
Both machines offer an Apple M1 chip, an 8-core CPU with 4 performance and 4 economy cores and a 16-core Neural Engine. However, the Mac mini is availableit bothers me 8-core GPU, theThe Mac has a 7-core GPU. Memory is optional for both in 8 and 16 GB sizes. The repository starts at 256 GB SSD, for Mac mini you can want up to 2 TB SSD, iMac only reaches 1 TB SSD. However, these are additional configurations that have a significant effect on the price. If we were to rank, the 8-core GPU would put the Mac mini in the lead 1:0.
Display
Of course, the Mac mini doesn't have one. If you want to use it, it supports one display with a resolution of up to 6K and one display with a resolution of up to 4K. The iMac is equipped 24″m Retina 4,5K display with LED backlight. Its resolution is 4480 × 2520 pixels, brightness 500 rivets. There is a wide color range of P3 and technology True Not that. If you do some research across the internet, you'll find that a 4" curved 31,5K monitor can be found for around ten grand. We would leave it a draw here. Although the iMac has a smaller display than you can buy an external one, it still offers a higher resolution. However, it is necessary to add the price of a comparable monitor here. So the score stands 1:0 for Mac mini, but its price has already risen to 31 CZK.
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External displays mostly do not have a camera, the one in the iMac 2021 does FaceTime HD with resolution 1080p and the image signal processor of the M1 chip. You can get a basic USB webcam with the same resolution for just 400 CZK. The price of the Mac mini thus jumped to CZK 32. Of course, you can buy a better solution for more than 390 thousand. But you still have to decide what kind, you still have to attach it somewhere. The iMac wins here and gets half a point for good. So it's early 1:0,5 for Mac mini.
Hi-fi system of six speakers with woofers v antiresonant layout, wide stereo sound, support for surround sound when playing video in the format Dolby Atmos and an array of three studio-quality microphones with a high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming is clearly superior to what the Mac mini has. And that's nothing. If we don't solve Dolby Atmos and we will only buy "ordinary" but still high-quality speakers for the Mac mini, it is necessary to expect an amount of around 1 CZK. A studio microphone will then cost you CZK 500. So here we are assuming that the iMac will actually deliver the results Apple says it will. In any case, we are already at the amount of CZK 2 for the Mac mini, we are solving the cables and our workplace is filling up. Another half point for the iMac, which compares the score to 1:1.
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Wireless interfaces and ports
Both have Wi‑Fi 6 802.11ax, both have Bluetooth 5.0, both have two ports Thunderbolt/USB 4. But the Mac mini has two USB‑A ports on top, an HDMI 2.0 port and gigabit ethernet. The iMac does not need HDMI 2.0, because the monitor already includes it, gigabit ethernet can be ordered later, but it may not be a priority for everyone in terms of wireless technologies. USB-A may be missing for many, but it doesn't have to be at all. For this reason, we would not score, but we would buy a reducer for the iMac. The original Apple USB‑C/USB adapter costs CZK 590. The score is 1:1, the current prices are 36 for the Mac mini a 38 for the iMac.
Keyboard, trackpad, accessories
In the Mac mini package, you will find a Mac mini and a power cable. In the iMac package you will find the iMac, the power cable, Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse (optionally will Magic Trackpad, but for an additional fee) and USB-C/lightning cable to charge them. So when you want to buy a Mac mini Magic Keyboard, you will pay an additional CZK 2, for Magic You will pay CZK 2 for the mouse. The only advantage here is that with each accessory you also get one USB cable with a Lightning connector. There is no need to score here either. And since there are no other categories waiting for us, it remains score tied and that 1:1. Ultimately, the main difference is the price. In the sum of everything you will have to buy for the Mac mini, it will cost you 41 670 $, on the other hand, you will pay for an iMac, for which you only buy an adapter 38 580 $. Result: Mac mini will cost you CZK 3 more.
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Verdict
Of course, the Mac mini has an advantage in its variability of accessories. That way, you don't have to reach the said price at all, because you will be satisfied with other and cheaper accessories than the one listed. In addition, if you already own some peripherals, of course you don't need to buy them at all. Rather, the goal of this comparison was to defend the iMac's set price against another Apple device. And as you can see, she survived.
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It seems to me that it is quite a useless article. I'm sorry, but that's how it is. If we wanted a better comparison, we would take the more expensive configuration of the iMac, where there is the same M1 chip, the option of the same size ssd, ethernet and 2 more usb ports. As a result, it would then be shortened, whether users think that for about 21 thousand extra, an iMac "monitor" with a built-in camera and a high-quality speaker with a microphone is enough for them or rather they want to have their own choice or they already have their own solution . This way the article clearly looks like it was written just to have more paragraphs with differences and links to stores could fit in.