How Does 2012 mac mini perform in 2020

It was interesting to watch this video about the virtues of the Late 2012 Mac Mini, as I have been using one since March of 2013.  And by using one, I mean this is my workhorse home office computer which gets used about 5-6 days per week.  It's been the best value I've ever obtained from a computer (I spent about $900 on it 7 years ago).  At this point, I plan to keep using it until it can't take any upgrades or it becomes obvious a new Mac Mini needs to be procured.

Anyway, watch keep going and watch the video if you are curious about Mac Mini longevity (or bored, because of COVID-19 related cabin fever):




Note on the differences between mine and the one in the video:

• Video Mac Mini: has Catalina (the latest OS), 8GB ram, a 256GB SSD hard drive, and an i5 dual core processor.
• My Mac Mini: older OS (but may go to Catalina soon), a 1TB conventional hard drive, and an i7 dual core processor.

Note on how mine is functioning:

• I have noticed, of late, that the MS Office 2016 apps are starting to act a little weird.  At some point I am going to upgrade to Catalina and Office 2019.  What I haven't assessed yet is which of my usual programs are 32 bit and won't function in the Catalina OS.   I imagine I will have to subscribe to Adobe Creative Cloud and pay for a few other upgrades after going to Catalina.  However, in general the computer works well and gets the business/personal/creative work jobs I need done.    

[Update: As of December 2020, the old Mac Mini was finally retired and replaced with the 2020 Mac Mini sporting the new M1 processor.]