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2018 Mac Mini Review
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Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Yeah, how about putting that disclaimer first paragraph, first sentence. I think (and I have no relation to this person) http://lon.tv is an example of an exemplary and ethical reviewer in this regard.
He puts it at the very first mention of the hardware he's reviewing. I think it's about as clear as you could ask for.
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Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can it really be more clear than this: Apple lent me a high-end configuration for review — 6-core i7, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD — which would cost $2499 (much of which is the SSD)
How about blazing red letters at the top of the page? How about putting "paid review" in the title of the HN submit?
Is it "paid" if you have to return it after? Presuming "lent" is being used in it's ordinary meaning...
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#24The pricing is not really justifiable especially given the most use cases of the Mac mini (Home Theater, NAS, Backup etc.) are better handled by other OSes. The NUC8 with comparable specs (sans 6 core CPU) comes at under half the price! If you needed the 6 cores sure but given most workloads other than encoding don't - it's questionable. Even then the 6C processor doesn't cost enough to make up for the difference.
It’s hilarious how often this exact comment gets made in every single new apple product thread everywhere.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#25A $2500 desktop computer with integrated graphics? Honestly, it feels like a bit of a joke.
You could add an eGPU over TB3.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#26> $2499 (much of which is the SSD)
Where 'much' is approximately 5-10%.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#27I really wish people would more clearly disclose when they have been provided a product to review by the manufacturer.
Can it really be more clear than this: Apple lent me a high-end configuration for review — 6-core i7, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD — which would cost $2499 (much of which is the SSD)
> much of which is the SSD
A 1 TB SSD is on the order of $150.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#28Apple’s new strategy seems to be, instead of having products that sell themselves for their clear benefits, just flood either YouTube casuals or Twitter “celebrities” (depending on target segment) with the highest end config machine and expect praise.
That has always been Apple's MO. Ever since their "Think Different" marketing campaign, where they realized they can convince the sheep to follow if they associate with the brightest minds and celebrities (e.g., put an Apple logo next to Einstein, next to an astronaut, etc.) without actually offering a better product. It's always been a fashion statement to own an Apple product... What bothers me is how the technical…
Win10 is known for autoupgrades now. It’s another thing than just telemetry.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#29I really wish people would more clearly disclose when they have been provided a product to review by the manufacturer.
Can it really be more clear than this: Apple lent me a high-end configuration for review — 6-core i7, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD — which would cost $2499 (much of which is the SSD)
How is this statement accurate?
> which would cost $2499 (much of which is the SSD)
A 1TB SSD is maybe $200 retail?
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#30Apple’s new strategy seems to be, instead of having products that sell themselves for their clear benefits, just flood either YouTube casuals or Twitter “celebrities” (depending on target segment) with the highest end config machine and expect praise.
That has always been Apple's MO. Ever since their "Think Different" marketing campaign, where they realized they can convince the sheep to follow if they associate with the brightest minds and celebrities (e.g., put an Apple logo next to Einstein, next to an astronaut, etc.) without actually offering a better product. It's always been a fashion statement to own an Apple product... What bothers me is how the technical…
Right. I guess, for me at least, before it might have existed to an extent, but since machine we’re good value and it was celebs that did the marketing, this didn’t bother me much. Now it seems to me like they are desperately trying to push those things in crowds where I do not want to see being corrupted like this, namely the technical community and engineers.