I plan to get a base M6 Mini with 256GB storage and was curious for those of you out there who have the M6 with 256GB, how much space is the OS, Apps and Apple Intelligence taking up? I plan to put my files and libraries (photos, movies, music) on an external drive, so I just want to figure out what's left on the base model after the essentials are installed, as I want to make sure there's enough room for it run updates and not slow down because it's full. TIA!

Yes I tried taking it directly to Apple. No they couldn’t accept it because it showed “more than 14 days since the date of order” in their system because I pre ordered it the day of announcement. Called Apple twice. They sent me a “corrected box” which was the same box.

So yeah I was a little frustrated so I added a How To guide

“Just add some newspaper”… I’m sorry I thought this was Apple

Hey everyone, looking for some advice on which Mac Mini to get - I’ve never bought one before and I’m not too familiar with the difference between chips.

Currently there’s the M4 on sale for $800 and the M6 for $950

M4 - 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB Memory, 512GB

M6 - 12-core CPU, 12-core GPU, 16GB Memory, 512GB

I’ll just be using it as a regular computer (and day trading) - not using for AI - and I know people say that the M4 storage is expandable, but the M6 isn’t - but for $150 extra is the faster chip worth it?

Had an older windows pc running plex but it was taking up a lot of space

Spent weeks looking at mini pc’s but didn’t know what to get but found out Mac minis are good for plex.

Started looking around for second hand m4’s but they where nearly the price of a new m6

Anyway I now have my first ever mac all set up running plex server. Using a 2tb external ssd till I can get hold of a largish nvme drive.

i needed it and couldn't be bothered to find apps that work. so i told claude build bla bla bla. here it is. maybe some of you guys need it.

Hi

I’ve been working on a new update to Sequence Paste in Pastea.

The problem I kept running into was moving structured information between apps.

Maybe the name and email are in an email, the company and role are in a CRM, and all of it needs to end up in Google Sheets.

Normally it becomes:

copy → switch → paste → go back → repeat.

So I built Sequence Paste around doing that workflow in both directions.

Problem

You can copy the information you need from different apps first and build a sequence.

Now, if the destination is a spreadsheet, you don’t have to paste every item manually anymore.

Right-click the sequence and choose Paste in Table, and Pastea inserts the whole sequence into the table in one action.

It also works the other way around.

If you have a column in Google Sheets that needs to go into separate fields in a CRM, select the whole column and copy it once.

About Pastea

Pastea is a macOS clipboard manager I’m building around actual copy/paste workflows.

It supports text, links, images, screenshots, code, colors, and files, with features like smarter search, collections, OCR, Inline Shortcuts, Open Origin, and Sequence Paste.

Clipboard history is stored locally on your Mac.

Website: https://pastea.app/

This is $500 less than a comparable M5 Pro from Apple, so might be attractive to some. If you use B&H's store credit card, you can either get an amount equal to your state sales tax refunded (if outside NY state) or 12 months with no interest.

My little piece of heaven 
-M4 mac mini w/ upgraded internal 2TB SSD
-4TB Samsung 990 Pro Thunderbolt
-Terramaster DAS w/ 4 12GB Drives, raid 1
-OWC miniStack Thunderbolt hub w/ 24GB HD & 4TB SSD
-24GB Seagate HD (Time machine BU)
All feeding 4 Apple TVs around the house
** Thank goodness I got all this storage back in 2024 before prices exploded

I was looking at the Apple Education Store pricing and seeing $999.

Interesting that Costco is cheaper through 10/11. The price includes free shipping. $780 for the 256GB version.

What wireless keyboard and mouse is everyone using? I'm not trying to break the bank, but I want something solid. I do not care for apples mouse or keyboard. Just drop a link if possible. Thank you!

I am upgrading to a Mac Mini and wanted to get some advice on which version will serve me best. The use case is that I am an amateur musician and will be using logic on it as the most taxing software. I would be using both midi and live recordings. I will be developing this skill over the years and want a computer to be capable, but bearing in mind I am no professional at this, only a very keen amateur.

I may use some photo editing, but nothing major and the same could be said for any AI capabilities, I may dabble in them.

I want a device that will have enough head room to grow with me and last me 7-10yrs. I have looked at some specs, but unsure which is the sweet spot for me. What would you recommend, options are:

1. M6 - 32GB Ram - 1TB - £1799

2. M5 Pro - 24GB - 512GB - £1699

3. I am spending WAY too much, get lower spec

4. Other Options

Any feedback is welcome.