2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by janvdberg » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:05 AM UTC

2018 Mac Mini Review
marco.org

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by nzjrs » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:42 AM UTC

I really wish people would more clearly disclose when they have been provided a product to review by the manufacturer.

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by bouvin » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:45 AM UTC

Looks promising. I've ordered one to replace my ancient cheese grater Mac Pro, and it should be quite an update.

I've always been fond of the old Mac Pros (still one of most beautiful machines from Apple), but the extensibility through TB3 has rendered many of the advantages moot (and my Mac Pro is stuffed to the gills).

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by msh » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:45 AM UTC

nzjrs wrote: post #2

I 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)

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by ElBarto » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:47 AM UTC

msh wrote: post #4

nzjrs wrote: post #2

I 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)

That should really be the very first line of the review instead of being buried at the 10th paragraph...

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by nzjrs » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:47 AM UTC

msh wrote: post #4

nzjrs wrote: post #2

I 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)

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.

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by TwoNineA » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:51 AM UTC

Stop using Geekbench for reviews :(

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by nl » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:51 AM UTC

This sounds like it’d make a decent development machine - better in many ways than a MPB.

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by thresh » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:53 AM UTC

The review doesnt tell you that you cannot upgrade or replace your SSD.

Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review

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Post by LeoNatan25 » Tue, Nov 06, 2018, 11:54 AM UTC

Apple’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.