It's all well and good recommending that you buy yourself a Mac mini instead of a MacBook Air or another laptop, but it's very easy to remember that while the Mac mini is cheaper (by a long shot), it doesn't come with anything bar a power chord. Now, if you've got all the accessories you need — chiefly, a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse — then you're going to be fine. But what if you don't?
Sales like Memorial Day are the perfect time to grab everything that you need to get a desktop setup without breaking the bank — you'll often find the price of your Mac mini creep over $100 the moment you start buying a decent monitor and other accessories. We made sure to keep our setup relatively affordable here, with a top limit of $900 — and we think we managed to create a very tasty Mac mini setup for less than the price of an M2 MacBook Air.
