M4 Mac Mini on Amazon is $499. Add the UNAS Pro for another $499. You've got a more powerful compute module with more bays available in a rack-mount setup for less than the Synology RS822+.

BabyWrinkles in r/Ubiquiti

September 18, 2025 3:10 PM

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Is it realistic to use a Mac mini as a “portable” (carrying in a backpack + daily plugging/unplugging)?

I mean that many plug/unplug actions is less than ideal, but I can't say if it will actively harm the mini. If it's shut down each time I don't think there would be any risk involved. One idea would may be to never actually unplug the power cable from the mini (maybe get a very short one), and then

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Gamicus in r/mac

September 25, 2025 12:02 PM

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What's the most trusthworthy MiniPC brand?

M4 Mac Mini. Price match at Best Buy online against Apple’s education discount for $499. You can even request to pick it up same day. Hard to beat for that price. That or have first hand experience with beelink brand and they work great if you need a windows device.

Kenneth_Powers1 in r/MiniPCs

July 20, 2025 3:12 PM

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Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with the M4 chip and a sky blue color with a starting price of $999

Insane how much better of a deal MacBook Air got in the last 6 months. M3 --> M4 8GB base --> 16GB base $1,100 --> $1,000 If you have EDU, it's $899. This, along with the Mac Mini, are the best deals in personal computers in my opinion. Typing this on an M4 Mac Mini that I got for $550 total.

auradragon1 in r/hardware

March 5, 2025 4:15 PM

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It is insane how much more affordable MacBooks are compared to even just in 2010.

It’s insane to see that shift. For those looking into desktop computers at the moment, the base model M4 Mac Mini is the best price to performance computer on the market today.

StagePuzzleheaded635 in r/mac

June 8, 2025 5:43 PM

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Which gear or software did you bought in 2025?

Upgraded my M1 Mac Mini with 8GB of RAM to an M4 Mac Mini with 16GB of RAM Definitely worth it, especially on sale

evan274 in r/musicproduction

December 1, 2025 2:23 PM

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Affordable MacBook could make Windows 11 devices cheaper, and analysts agree

Both the M4 Mac Mini and M4 MacBook Air are solidly in the “affordable” category. We don’t live in 2008 anymore, where a MacBook Air started at $1800….

MC_chrome in r/Windows11

November 27, 2025 5:06 PM

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Is $700 too steep for this 2020 iMac

Spend $600 for the M4 Mac mini and $150 for a cheap monitor. 10x the comp

Upper-Mammoth-9151 in r/mac

February 25, 2025 3:58 AM

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