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My Next Mac Mini

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Re: My Next Mac Mini

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Post by tim333 »

mattnewton wrote: post #216
fowlerpower wrote: post #157

Someone here needs to explain it to me because I just don't understand. We have the largest computer company in the world, a shit load of people work there, supposedly smart people. Yet they can't put together a refresh of many of their desktop machines. Why the fuck not? What do all those people getting paid all that money do all day? I can only imagine the conversations, "it takes years it has to be super innovativ…

As an apple alumnus, I believe it has to do with a culture of "laser focus" There is an internal course called "what makes apple apple" that you can take, but it's not necessary to pick up one of the key pieces of culture: the importance of saying No to most things. Apple has built their reputation on high quality. To continue to deliver takes immense effort, even for incremental programs, and often almost if the tal…

I see what you are saying but you'd think you could update some of the chips in the mini without needing much company attention?

Re: My Next Mac Mini

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Post by dragonshed »

bitL wrote: post #200

Get a NUC5i5/NUC6i5 instead, that works with OS X like a charm. Kaby Lake won't work till Apple releases something with it. I have a quad boot on 5i5, Linux/W7/W10/OSX, a perfect little development machine.

It's interesting to me how few people consider this an option. I got a 6i5 and other than wifi, macOS runs great on it.

Re: My Next Mac Mini

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Post by petercooper »

rocky1138 wrote: post #47
jmkni wrote: post #26

I wish Apple would just team up with Intel and license macOS on the NUC. It's a perfect successor to the Mac Mini.

What's the point of OSX on the NUC when Linux or even Windows does everything a NUC is usually used for?

Some of the NUCs are so fast now they're totally fine as desktop machines. You can even get i7 ones.

Re: My Next Mac Mini

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Post by khazhou »

Ok great. So now I want to buy this. With a hard drive, etc ... I want to go a purchase site, select my specs, and hit purchase.

NOT SO FAST. This is a Kit. I have to buy the components separately and assemble. Hurray for roadblocks.

Re: My Next Mac Mini

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Post by benologist »

figers wrote: post #215
benologist wrote: post #170

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple has stated they think the iPad Pro is the next computer for everyone. I would bet Apple is quite far along making tools for the iPad Pro that let you create apps for the iPad Pro and iPhone. They released a first foray into this kind of tool last year with their Swift Playgrounds, a language they designed to replace old things, using all-new APIs like Metal. The computers we like all stem from what we call Appl…

Allow a mouse to connect to it and as a developer I would agree with you...

I kind of expect they'll only enable iOS development on iPad Pros, leaving them unable to create apps for platforms with mice.

Re: My Next Mac Mini

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Post by importantbrian »

TheSpiceIsLife wrote: post #236
dba7dba wrote: post #209

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's the management, not the product managers, designers or engineers. With the management led by a logistics/operations man, you end up with products that are UNinspired. It's a pity Mr. Jobs picked Mr. Cooks to be the successor.

If the share holders didn't like it could they vote him out of that position?

Of course, but Apple is enormously profitable. That's what shareholders care about, so why would they?

Re: My Next Mac Mini

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Post by kupiakos »

caleblloyd wrote: post #5

The NUC has full Linux support out of the box. You can configure them with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB-512GB SSD for $400-$500, especially if you go for the old model (Gen 6 Skylake instead of Gen 7 Kaby Lake, not much has changed)

Do you have any experience running Dolphin on these? I'm trying to replace my just-barely-too-old current system to run Gamecube games.

Re: My Next Mac Mini

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Post by Eric_WVGG »

krzyk wrote: post #214
fowlerpower wrote: post #157

Someone here needs to explain it to me because I just don't understand. We have the largest computer company in the world, a shit load of people work there, supposedly smart people. Yet they can't put together a refresh of many of their desktop machines. Why the fuck not? What do all those people getting paid all that money do all day? I can only imagine the conversations, "it takes years it has to be super innovativ…

Largest? You mean employing the most people or having the largest area? As for the employees, Apple has about 115 thousands, IBM has about 379 thousands, Samsung has 319 thousands, HP has 289 thousands (source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_informatio... ). You probably meant the most valuable (stock number * stock price).

If that figure includes Apple Store employees, the number of engineers and product people is even lower.

Cook has said multiple times that their biggest challenge is acquisition and retention of talent.

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