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New Mac Mini M2 has constant issues with wifi. Its unusable. Ethernet works perfectly, but when using wifi the connection will consistently drop packets. Wifi works perfectly with older Mac mini M1, MacBook Pro, Intel Mac in the same small office. I have turned off all other devices and still have same issue. Did a factory reset and same issues.
Mac mini (2023 with M2)
Chiming in to say I'm still having the same issues. Thankfully I have access to ethernet in my spot in my home office, which is the ultimate band-aid fix. If I didn't, my computer would be unusable. Sadly, I've found it more convenient to just plug it in and let it ride with poor wifi but a strong hardwire connection.
Some other bandaid fixes that have worked for me:
I've also had some issues with my OWC Thunderbolt 4 Dock with transferring data from one drive to another (both being plugged into the dock). Not sure if this is an issue with the Power Delivery of the dock or its relationship to the computer, or something with Ventura or Silicon. All of these things feel like a symptom of the same issue, but I can't be sure.
Truly depressing that Apple has put out a product that is borderline unusable unless the consumer uses a specific setup. I can't believe this thread with almost 300 replies and tens of thousands of views has still been ignored by Apple. A huge betrayal of the company's power users. Shame on them.
Fortunately I still have Ventura 13.2.1. and I don't have any problem with it, but I'm waiting for an upgrade that will solve this problem definitively, since I've been a mac mini m2 Pro owner since day one and I know this problem very well.
I’ve had my Mac Mini M2 256/16Gb 4 weeks and it was having wifi issues like everyone else from day one, not connecting to sites, stopping without warning. I even plugged it into the router today and it worked for about an hour. I think I did everything that everyone has spoken about. Took it to the Apple Store today, no wifi, total failure. The store contacted me 4 hrs later, logic board needs replacing, 7 day wait. Hopefully that will resolve the issues. Will wait and see. Not good.
@mag442 This is a user-to-user forum, so Apple rarely posts here. However, Apple definitely is aware of the issue and has been contacting users who have posted here directly (including myself), to gain diagnostics data in order to fix the issue in a future release of macOS.
Yeah, the problem is its touted as "pro" and it clearly isn't. No pro on earth deserves this level of frustration. Its a consumer machine and quality control is on par with lesser brands. I will never trust the apple "pro" moniker again.
There’s no such thing as a Mac mini “Pro”. There is an option of choosing the M2 Pro chip (which is just faster), but that’s separate to this Wi-Fi issue, which seems to be affecting different Macs irrespective of whether the CPU variant is Pro or not.
there is something wrong with the power distribution to components.
Besides WiFI issue, I had USB-C connected devices turning off and on and HDMI connected monitor no displaying properly.
just shut off the Mac Mini, unplugged the power and hold down the power button for 15 seconds. Just like the old days. Everything is back to normal. Had the Mac Mini M2 for 2 months and did this procedure 3 times. Normal after updating. Including brand new out of the box.
Hey guys i have completely given up, do you guys know the best way to sell a mini? i feel after a trip to the apple store and multiple service calls i just want to be done with this machine, its an insult to my patronage of apple... cannot even watch 4k video on this machine, it wont do anything. Even airdrop a small file is unusable... i hate for even trying this long, its days of productivity wasted. All six of my other apple devices at the same location in my house all transmit FAST and super airdrop speed. Its not my router or anything i can fix, this is all on Apple.
No, "pro" is this case is just a marketing name for a higher specification CPU than the regular M2 - that's why you paid more - for a faster CPU. The rest of the computer is exactly same, including the Wi-Fi networking hardware. That's why this issue affects me with my regular M2 chip, and you with your M2 Pro. You didn't get a Mac mini built to a higher standard, or with higher quality parts, you just got a faster CPU/GPU.
Also, don't give up on it just yet - wait until the next Ventura release and see if that helps.
The “Pro” moniker debate is purely semantics, but it did make me think of something…
If I remember correctly, the internal design is slightly different in the Pro to make room for the 4 thunderbolt ports. I suspect the location placement of the airport card inside the machine is to blame for most of these issues, at least the ones I am having.
> I suspect the location placement of the airport card inside the machine is to blame for most of these issues
That wouldn't explain the issues I'm having, as my Mac mini M2 isn't the M2 Pro model and I've had major issues with Wi-Fi speed, stability, ping spikes and cross-device communications (AirDrop, SideCar etc.)
This is an Apple problem and we as owners should be taking them back to Apple. The product is less that 12 months old and is covered by their warranty and there are complaints all over the internet.
Apple needs to fix the problem and not rely on us as owners to sort out their problem.
If it can't be fixed, then we should get a refund, not wasting our time trying to come up with a solution, or passing it onto someone else.
There is consumer laws protecting the consumer regarding products that don't do as the manufacturer claims. If it can't be repaired or replaced with a working one and you are entitled to a full refund.
My MM M2 is in the Apple store as I write this on my 2014 MM, (which works and connects to the internet and doesn't fail or drop out). If the issue is not solved I'll be asking for a refund.
Murphy's Law!!!
I have previously extensively reported on how I had the same problem of lisign wi-fi, tempo solved by using an ethernet cable to a wi-fi extender.
Following a contact from a very charming Apple support person a dn gping through diagnostics with him, I unplugged the ethernet cable and everything was working fine - and high speed internet has been maintained for several days now.
So there are differences between when it was not working and now whne it is:
First, I have two identical HP27 monitors attached that were originally connected with 1) an HDMI-HDMI cable to the HDMI port, and the second with an HDMI cable plugged into a Thunderbolt port via an Apple USB-C dongle (the one that goes from Thunderbolt to HDMI, USB-2 and USB-C ports). I replaced both of these with new 1m Silkland USB C to HDMI 4k cables purchased from Amazon (described as [2021 Updated, Optimal Chip] USB C to HDMI Cable (Thunderbolt 3 compatible) for MacBook Pro/Air), both now plugged into Thuderbolt ports.
Second, I did the Apple Security update so I am running Venture 13.3.1 (a)
Now I do not know which, if either, of these changes has made the difference, but I am not suffering from the wi-fi drop-outs any more.
macOS 13.4 released today (18th May 2023) has resolved all of the Wi-Fi issues I had been having. For the first time since getting my Mac mini M2 three months ago, my Wi-Fi is full-speed, stable and not exhibiting the internet drop-outs due to AirDrop and the Displays settings. I get occasional ping spikes, particularly after waking up the computer, but probably wouldn't notice those if I wasn't specifically looking.
issue not fixed for me, I get constantly half WIFI speed when the 4 thunderbolt are connected to SSD m2
1100 Mbps with no thunderbolt
500 Mbps with 4 thunderbolt SSD connected
Moreover one disk fail to mount properly, I still use my USB3 powered HUB to have no issues
This does not help at all, this is a problem with Kext/driver for this chipset or something relative, its all over, we have networks that work just fine with M1 machines, both pro and air. When m2Pro with Wifi6e chipset came and these machines are not all over companys we have wifi tickets all over, they dropping, bad connection and such.
No other machines have these troubles.
Mac Mini M2 wifi issues
