He handed the 2018 model a respectable score of 80 users gave it an average score of 76. Reviewer Christopher Schodt 'liked the machine' but admitted that its drawbacks make it useful for only a limited number of people. The Mac Mini performs tasks quickly and is easy to customize, but also expensive to upgrade and it also lacks a dedicated GPU. The 2018 update kept the same sleek unibody but included significant spec boots like an eighth-gen Intel processor and a variety of ports (ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack, full-size HDMI, four USB-C and two USB-3.0 Type-A).
When Apple released a refreshed Mac Mini last year, it had been four years since the last iteration.
