I got my M1 Mac Mini two months ago after using Windows machines for 20 years or so. I absolutely love this little machine. What I love the most is its silence. I'm super sensitive to noise, and this M1 Mini is dead silent. All my instruments and effects work without an issue (Arturia V, Pigments, UVI stuff, Korg Collection, Cherry Audio, XLN, IKM stuff, Valhalla, TAL, Roland Cloud, and Waves One Knob series). I'm using a MOTU M4 interface, and everything is just fast.