I think what bugs me most about the M2 Mac Minis is they didn't make the base RAM at least 32GB. Or if they were gonna go with 16 as the base, then 32 should have been a $200 bump at most.
I'd be curious to know how an M2 Mac Mini or a base model Studio would compare to say, a 16 core Ryzen box with a similar amount of RAM and a decent GPU. A 16 core Ryzen box with 64GB RAM, 3060ti and 1TB SSD is comparable in cost to a base Studio or fully maxed out Mini.