How long does it take on the M1 mini (2020)? From hitting the “Accept” button (to accept the license) to login screen: 17 minutes. This excluded the initial download time before asking for license agreement.
Rough log:
- 07:54 - 59 minutes remaning
- 07:56 - 34 min
- 07:57 - 28 min
- 07:59 - 22 min
- 08:02 - 8 min
- 08:04 - about a minute
- 08:05 - I hit button to restart
- 08:07 - about 20-25% on the progress bar
- 08:08 - reboot, and a wider/longer progress bar appears at 5%
- 08:09 - 20-25%, and soon a blue flickering on the screen
- 08:10 - reboot, and a new thinner progress bar appears at 80%
- 08:13 - login screen is presented
- 08:14 - notification (after login): “Optimizing your Mac”
- 08:16 - the above notification goes away
So far, everything seems to work just fine: OBS, Zoom, Chrome, EOS webcam utility, …