A $2500 desktop computer with integrated graphics?
Honestly, it feels like a bit of a joke.
2018 Mac Mini Review
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Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#12The 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.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#13Earlier 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)
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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#14I 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 about blazing red letters at the top of the page?
How about putting "paid review" in the title of the HN submit?
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#15In a world of 5K displays and Apple's insistence on smoothness, this GPU just won't work.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#16Apple’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.
Can't say there was too much criticism on this review.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#17I bought a mac mini ten years ago (for about E400?). It still lives on today as my parent's desktop. I passed to them many years ago and not one problem. Fantastic machine.
However I cannot justify the prices they're asking for these ones. I'm looking for a new machine for myself now, but no way will these be considered.
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#18Apple’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 community, both software engineers and academics, have fallen into this trap.
A new Win10 pc is a much better development machine. Sorry, but I do prefer to Think Different and don't care about what is fashionable, but make my choices based on specs, utility and value.
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#19Slightly off topic but is there cloud Mac/Xcode that I subscribe to for my occasional App development?
Re: 2018 Mac Mini Review
#20Apple’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.
Can't say there was too much criticism on this review.
Well, you know, we waited years for a new Mac mini replacement, and we got one that is very disappointing on the low end, very expensive on the high end, no clear future support, missing features from previous iterations, but hey, it’s amazing machine because Apple finally graced us with it and I got it for free, so let me overlook that 2500$ price tag.