This is the first mini that I have ever owned.  In past iterations, I am used to the larger iMac towers.  This is a tenth as large, and even more powerful.  In terms of speed for all the usual functions: office productivity, light video editing, and heavy browsing without timeout issues.  The only recommendation is that if you are going much more heavy with something like GarageBand or doing complex Adobe tasks, I would recommend you to the 16 GB RAM version of this, but for ordinary use, there are no sacrifices or issues with any common or even heavy usage by normal users.  This actually will deal with Parallels and Boot Camp for a dual install, but is a bit cramped due to the small hard drive.  Otherwise, operating Windows is also seamless with business matters.  The compact nature of this box makes VESA mounting very easy, and the computer can work with either a wired Ethernet connection but also with a very fast Wifi 6 with good power.  I would recommend this for anyone who looks to get into the Apple world and for most enthusiasts who are not worried about extremely professional high end video or sound editing.  That is still for Mac Pro territory which needs an update.  Until then, this machine will carry anyone through anything based in MacOS or Windows territory.