M4 Mac Mini - Uneventful Usage Is Good Usage!

So I've been using the M4 Mini a few weeks now.  It's been uneventful since getting it all up and running.

I did have set-up issues that I don't remember occurring with my M1 Mini.

The biggest pains was during the setup phase.

An immediate issue was that the Mini wouldn't notice my Mac wireless keyboard, at all.  Now, I'm using the keyboard that came with my 2009 iMac, so I'm not sure if there was a compatibility issue, but I'm using that keyboard now.

I eventually got past that.

I then used the Migration Assistant (MA) tool to migrate the data from the M1 Mini to the M4 Mini.  I had to let the OS get the latest updates, which took awhile.  I attempted to use MA initially but got through a portion of the process before it told me that it had to perform updates to continue.

I then had issues afterward with the Edge browser - it would ocassionally reset pages, especially login pages.  I'd enter login creds and hit the ENTER key, only for the page to refresh without logging me in.  I ended up uninstalling and then immediately reinstalling Edge, which seemed to help some, but the issue persisted sporadically for a few days - during that time, I'd pivot to the Safari browser.

I decided to continue using the Quiizlab USB-C Hub that I was using with the M1 Mini, as I like the fact that I can use it's extra ports and card reader, plus I do have an SSD in the dock/hub.

I've already used it to create several YouTube videos for my channel.  It's been seamless and eventless when using the M4 in that fashion.  I'm not going to lie, though - the base M1 was sufficient for that, although there weren't many instances where I was taxing that system when using DaVinci Resolve, and I was using a large SSD in my workflow.

I should've done this a long time ago.

Some folks have been holding out for the M5 Mini.  No one knows when the M5 is coming so waiting is a bit silly.  As well, the M5 isn't going to be leaps/bounds better than the M4, and we don't know if there will be issues with the implementation that would impact consumers.  And then there's the SSD and memory shortages that might impact production of the M5 Mini - that crap might last years.  Nah...there was really no need to wait.  

I'm happy with the M4 Mini and may have even been happy with an M3!