


And if that DID happen, you would have access to the same fan replacement hardware as for the 2018 Minis. I had mine open to install more RAM and I was impressed by the solid metal casing of the fan, which was easily accessible und could be replaced in 5 minutes IF something were to go wrong with the fan. First of all, the fan failing is not a known issue with the 2018 Minis. Enjoy your little speed demon.Īnd don't worry about wearing out the fan, either. Single-core performance gets a slight boost, going from 1,721 on the M1 Max to 1,952 on the M2 Pro. And honestly, the results are pretty incredible. It will keep your system cool no matter how long or hard you ride your machine. Now that both the M2 Mac Mini and Mac Studio are in the wild, we’re able to get an idea of how the M2 and M2 Pro chips perform against the Mac Studio. The 2018 fan system could handle the i5 just fine, and it is total overkill for the M1.

So it looks like they did not change the fan system at all, and you know what: I think that's just great. Only then, putting my ear against it, could I tell it was even running. Even at night in as quiet an environment as could be. I am VERY picky when it comes to fan noise and the sound emitted from the Mini running at 1700 rpm, sitting beside my monitor, was inaudible.
