I purchased my M1 Mac mini around May of 2021. I was unsure about the transition to Apple Silicon and wanted to hang onto my intel based iMac for a little longer. Temptation got the best of me and I pulled the trigger. I'm happy I did.This computer is a surprisingly good value. I thought I'd feel held back by the paltry 8gb of ram but truthfully I don't. If you are someone who is just doing basic computer things like word processing, browsing the web, and listening to music you will be extremely satisfied. I push this computer a little more with some gaming, movie editing, and music creation. It's held up well. I'd argue that Apple actually made this computer a little too powerful. I don't see myself upgrading anytime soon.One thing that shocked me is just how silent this computer is. You have to really put this machine to work to get it warm or even to get the fans to an audible level. My old iMac sounds like a jet engine compared to this thing.If I had to pick a downside it would be that I wish it had a few more ports and an SD card reader. You can't always have everything you want but it would be nice. You can always just buy an adapter or dock. If I am getting hyper critical I do wish that 16gb of ram and 512gb of storage was the base model. It would get some more longevity. We need to have a reason to upgrade though.Overall even in 2023 I believe this Mac is still worth a look. Keep an eye on prices and newer models though. If you are just a basic computer user and have a mouse, keyboard, and monitor hanging around this is a great option.*I want to be clear if you see an M2 Mac mini in this configuration or better for a good deal you should certainly go with that. Remember that you want at least a 512gb hard drive on the M2 Mac mini though so you get comparable SSD speeds. Especially if you are only getting 8gb of ram in it.