Mac Mini 2024

This configuration is great if you're going to do a bit more advanced video or audio editing, run a local AI assistant, or graphic design workflows, because the extra RAM will give you the overhead you need to run more applications and handle bigger files in memory.
You can easily add more storage with an external hard drive, which can run even faster than the internal hard drive. Apple doesn't allow you to upgrade the RAM, so it's nice to buy a little more RAM in the beginning.