It was time to die. My 2014 iMac, outfitted with a 3TB drive and maxed out RAM, was a dream machine. For years, I fired it up and got to work, transcoding video, recording podcasts, and writing books.

The current Mac mini with larger, older versions behind it. The Mac mini is a compact desktop computer developed by Apple. It’s designed to offer powerful performance in a small form factor, making it ...