New Mac Mini with M4

Post by reaperducer » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:29 PM UTC

nordsieck wrote: post #290

Hamuko wrote: post #234

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think I’d miss my USB-A ports if I switched my Mac Studio for this. Apart from that, it looks pretty good. Not really sure if it’s worth saving a couple of hundred when you spec it up to par with an M4 Max Mac Studio when that comes out though. It’s the same price as the base M2 Max Mac Studio when you upgrade the memory and SoC.

I have lots of USB-A devices, so I get what you're saying. But converters are pretty cheap and seem reliable. And Apple has a long history of making this change ahead of the rest of the market. It's been years since they've move to all USB-C in their laptops, so IMO, it was only a matter of time. And yeah - upgrades are awful price wise. From what I can tell, it's basically only worth it to buy base models unless the…

Post by avidphantasm » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:29 PM UTC

crest wrote: post #201

jsheard wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It kind of undermines the sleek form factor if you need to have a clunky NVMe enclosure dangling off the back though. Even with this tiny new design I bet they could fit a hatch on the bottom with space for a 2230 M.2 drive, but they don't want to because that would let you upgrade to 2TB of fast internal storage for $200 instead of $800.

Until someone brings out little two or four drive NVMe enclosures that fits exactly under the Mac Mini with a Thunderbolt bridge/plug that doesn't snag cables, because we all know Apple can't resist gauging buyers by refusing to include two easy to access M.2 bays on the underside. I can't imagine anyone but Apple shareholders drooling at the taught of overpriced soldered memory would prefer a smaller Mac Mini case i…

Post by hbn » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:30 PM UTC

diggan wrote: post #123

pdimitar wrote: post #113

I've been pondering giving up on Macs for a while and this blind and rather stupid deferral to "AI" is going to accelerate the process. Almost nobody asked for this. I personally would have wanted one program to not stop starting with a cryptic message after upgrading to macOS 15.1 earlier today. But hey, crazies like me who want a decently working software are apparently not welcome in the customer base. The only re…

> Apple is now in decline I've been saying this since the butterfly-keyboard fiasco. At that point it was clear that professional users weren't the focus anymore, and I promptly left the ecosystem. I still have a iPhone (12 mini) that I only keep because it still works, but every time CarPlay tries to murder me in traffic, I get one step closer to just yeeting that phone into the sea.

Post by objclxt » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:31 PM UTC

not_your_vase wrote: post #396

Funny thing that when I look at it, $600 is objectively cheap, not only by Apple standards - I remember 8 or 9 years ago I really-really wanted a Mac Mini, but just couldn't afford the 320 EUR (including like 10 EUR IBMer discount) they asked for the base model back then, new. Inflation happens on strange ways...

Post by xenospn » Tue, Oct 29, 2024, 5:32 PM UTC

ksec wrote: post #340

As far as I am aware, there isn't a single competitor from big brand manufacture at $599 price point regardless of size. M4, 16GB RAM, Thunderbolt 4. The SSD is the main failing point but with TB4 you can easily get an external SSD. You can also get 10Gbps for extra $100. With EDU or Staff pricing this thing stars at $499. Which is practically a steal. I am thinking it may be better for cooperate to buy this and run…