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Mac mini
535 positive 3 neutral 117 negative
Based on 655 Reddit mentions
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Just Apple Things
This is 100% ON PURPOSE. And so is putting the Mac Mini power button on the BOTTOM of the thing. There is someone at Apple that WANTS people to burn. Like the mouse is amazing, scrolling is amazing, gestures are amazing, but you can't even hold it properly because it's so fucking.. idk.. what's the
...thecoppermusicdude in r/SipsTea
June 13, 2025 8:53 PM
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We are Switching to Linux… For a Whole MONTH
Related story: his first Linux challenge is exactly why, when I bought a Steam Deck OLED (it's so fucking good wow), I told myself that was Linux enough for me, especially because [Fortune 250 company I work for] paid for my Windows laptop anyway on a lease-to-own. Around January last year, I bought
...This-is_CMGRI in r/LinusTechTips
March 7, 2026 6:25 PM
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safari vs the rest: is it actually the best browser for mac? (honest pros & cons)
I find safari on my m4 Mac mini renders pages noticeably slower than chromium and even Firefox for me
Jenings in r/macapps
April 12, 2026 3:06 PM
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Switched from Windows to Mac — surprised by window lag / Chrome stutter. Am I expecting too much?
You're running 3 external monitors, probably all 4K at 180 Hz, on a Mac Mini with a regular M4 chip. This isn't a Mini with an M4 Pro or a Mac Studio with an M4 Max or M3 Ultra.
gehacktes in r/MacOS
February 7, 2026 1:40 AM
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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
...Gamicus in r/mac
September 25, 2025 12:02 PM
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Oh that’s too bad. You should have bought a bigger SSD
Weird because I have a T7 I use for music production and I’ve been getting slow disk/overload errors in logic on an M4 Pro Mac mini with 24GB ram. That machine is more than capable of what I’m throwing at it and I’ve had 2015 Intel MacBooks and M1 MacBooks work larger projects off the same drive fin
...thedarph in r/applesucks
February 24, 2026 1:26 PM
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How do you square AI usage against self hosting?
What are you using LLMs for? I just don’t actually find them useful for most of the things I use self-hosted. My one exception is for very limited use of home Assistant voice control, which I use an m4 Mac mini to run a model that’s extremely lite and only really performant enough for basic tasks.
Serge-Rodnunsky in r/selfhosted
February 7, 2026 6:47 AM
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Finally decided to make the jump with this fantastic M2 Pro Mac mini deal!
A base model M4 Mac Mini will outperform the M2 Pro, and it'll be cheaper
Numerous-Buffalo6214 in r/macmini
April 28, 2025 9:01 PM
145
Holy hell, ASUS Zenbook A16 (Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme) is FAST
You are absolutely right, the Zenbook A16 is a speed demon and Windows 11 runs like a dream on it. My M4 Mac mini feels like it is trying to run through a swamp comparatively. Windows has a much snapper UI than the Mac. You are right to say it's the operating system of choice. People say one should
...DrDavyStrange in r/snapdragon
April 26, 2026 9:22 AM
10
Mac Mini or Studio?
Mac minis are good but once one starts adding lots of RAM the price does hit the Studio. Studio likely has better thermals. It definitely has more ports. I would not have ordered both, with RAM the same I would have just gone with the Studio. 1TB SSD should be plenty for internal but I could see 2TB
...Docster87 in r/macmini
May 12, 2026 9:50 PM
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