Of course, many people switch between MacBook and desktop, so rest assured that you'll be getting a monitor that we rate highly whatever machine you happen to powering the display from. The main difference is that we don't prioritise a high-power USB-C connection in our selection for the Mac mini. Many of the displays here are also in our guide to the best monitors for MacBook Pro since they're ideal for working with Macs overall, and switching from laptop to desktop doesn't make that much of a difference. We've selected monitors that fulfil different needs for creatives. In the roundup below, we've considered image accuracy and colour gamut support balanced with good value. It offers a lot of flexibility since you could buy a low-priced screen to keep your overall budget down, or you could put the money you saved on the computer into a screen.
As we mention in our Mac mini M1 review, the mini is the cheapest way to get yourself a powerful new Mac.